El método Gravitas

The volume aims to convey an impression of the richness and fascination of Romance Philology and the infinite variety of the contours and contents of the field of Romance Studies. The author was less concerned with developing novel theoretical models, but rather wanted to trace the manifestations of the most important stages in the development of the subject area and wherever possible to complement them with his own contributions. "

Enrique Gonz lez Mart nez (1871-1952) fue, en palabras de Alfonso Reyes, uno de los hombres m s extraordinarios y uno de los poetas m s altos de nuestra Am rica. Tu rcele el cuello al cisne es una obra certera contra el preciosismo y excesos de un modernismo ya en decadencia. Gonz lez Mart nez fue un escritor cuya poes a representa la historia de la ascenci n hacia mayor serenidad y a la vez mayor sinceridad.

This in-depth look at Latin American art explores the complexity of the contemporary aesthetic and cultural milieu in this vast and diverse region of the world, focusing on a critical re-reading of the Baroque in Latin America and its curious function as an important cultural metaphor. The diversity of artists represented--hailing from South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the United States--serves to critique and recuperate this concept of the Baroque that has become increasingly clichéd and misunderstood. With art by Ruben Ortiz Torres, Miguel Calderon, Rochelle Costi, Arturo Duclos,...

Isern struggles to make friends while his twin brother, Roger, has no problem doing so. With his help, Isern learns how to skateboard and he begins to see things in a different light.