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Esta antología presenta una compilación de la obra de Lizardi en versiones parcialmente modernizadas para facilitar la lectura. Los textos aquí reunidos recorren varios géneros literarios como la poesía, la fábula o la dramaturgia.

Over the last half of the twentieth century, television has become the predominant medium through which the public accesses information about the world. Through the news, situation comedies, police dramas, and commercials, we learn about the world around us, and our role within it. These genres, narratives,...

The Bible, like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, is one of the greatest books of the world. To Christians it is the Holy Scripture, but its influence transcends the Church and religious matters. All through the past centuries it has had a profound impact on human society, literature, arts and all other spheres of human activity.

The most original and ground-breaking work on Beowulf in several decades, this book uses “lexomic” methods that blend computer-assisted statistical analysis with traditional approaches to reveal new and surprising information about the construction and sources of the greatest surviving Old English...

First published in 1970 and revised in 1982, this work provides a critical overview of the concept of irony in literary criticism. After establishing the relationship of the ironical and the non-ironical, it summarises the history of the concept of irony, before isolating and discussing its basic...

Furchterregend! Bemitleidenswert! Niedlich! Monster haben viele Facetten. Manche von ihnen arbeiten in ungeliebten Nebenjobs und andere suchen nach einem Sinn in ihrem Leben. Vielleicht gibt es aber auch Ungeheuerlichkeiten, die einfach nur auf Abenteuer aus sind. Identitätskrisen reichen dem normalen...

In 1982 I was travelling in a suburban train between Boston and New York. I suddenly felt a stirring at the base of my spine and a trickle quickly turned into a rush of energy moving upward. Another will seemed to be working within me and I felt a mandate to shift my posture. Feeling awkward and embarrassed...

In this collection of poems,there are some inspired by grief, some by love, one by a three-wheeler, my first car, and some just about thoughts and feelings. The first poem was written at the age of seventeen, the most recent, at the age of 37! When my nan died of lung cancer after a long battle, I...

It is unfortunately true that the terms education and culture are not synonymous. Too often we find that the children in our public schools, while possessed of the one, are signally lacking in the other. This is a state of things that cannot be remedied by teaching mere facts. The Greeks, many years...

These poems embody an inherent urge to unfold the ultimate truth; convey in simple and natural diction full of Indian sensibility; evolve through lyrical concentration and visual imagination and surprise the reader with sudden flashes of truly inspired utterances; successfully universalise the personal...

“Do I have any talents?” For years many children, and some adults, have been asking themselves this question. In this fun and charming tale we explore the concept of talents and how to find them. Charlie, normally a happy little boy, is upset and hating school. Charlie is hurt and...

PT the Swamp Boy is terrified. Mafia goblins threaten to murder him – in his first class. He is saved – by Monster School’s meanest: * A vampire with attitude! * A socially-challenged zombie!! * A joker giant spider called … Bruce!!! Now PT is really sweating. If...

At a family reunion in sunny California, seven cousinsfive dogs and two catsare brought together for the first time. Despite their many obvious differences, the seven are determined to get along. After getting to know each other a little better, the seven find inspiration in their diversity and decide...

Welcome to Tales from the Treasure Chest. An Anthology of 10 short childrens stories and two poems. These stories are suitable from ages 4 up. Though of course an older sibling or parent may like to read the stories to those so young. This collection is written by Children's Indie Authors from...