Novedades

The ancient story and legend of Odysseus's return home.

Quizá la historia universal es la historia de unas cuantas metáforas», escribió una vez Borges en una brillante reflexión sobre la representación de Dios y del Ser como «esfera infinita».La larga trayectoria de esta metáfora, muy discutida durante toda la Edad Media por teólogos, no puede prescindir del segundo aforismo de este anónimo Libro de los veinticuatro filósofos, enigmático texto de la segunda mitad del siglo XII que recoge las definiciones de la divinidad propuestas por veinticuatro sabios reunidos en un simposio: «Dios es una esfera infinita cuyo centro se halla en ...

Does Nature Discrimate the Downtrodden? I watch the villagers come out when the weather gets cool in the evenings, looking up with eager eyes for signs of rain, praying that their crops are safe and don’t wither under the persistent scorching sun. Seeds dying even before they sprout are as common as the dust-filled roads that mar the paths they tread upon. Their animals, bared of flesh, are constantly in their minds. Their bony form requires nourishment and water so that they can turn the soils of the land and be a source of staples. Can Yearning Hearts Be Pacified With A Touch of Beauty ...

This anthology of Old English poetry brings together sacred texts from two of the great surviving Anglo-Saxon poetic codices: the Vercelli Book, including one of the most famous of medieval texts, the Vision of the Rood, and the Exeter Book, source of the Advent Lyrics, Riddles and Physiologus. The Venerable Bede’s Historia ecclesiastica gentis anglorum is the source for the only surviving work by the poet Cædmon. John Gallas, has not simply translated these texts but has crafted beautiful and accessible contemporary poetry, retaining the half-line alliteration of Old English poetic ...