Confluencias literarias y cotidianas de la retórica

This book presents a selection of works from the contemporary art collection of the UMAC, emphasizing more recent acquisitions and a few works that have been placed on long-term loan. Also includes some of the highlights from earlier phases of the collection's history.

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) is one of the undisputed masters of 19th-century Spanish painting. He is also often called "The first of the Moderns" because of his bold technique and his belief that the personal vision of the artist is more important than the tradition. With illustrations and the text covering the main incidents of his life, this book on Spanish painter Goya will entice all art lovers.

Every night the small animals of the forest gather around the old oak tree to hear a story under the stars. Tonight the oak tree tells the story of Camila, the strange iguana, who never spoke but ate flies, laid in the sun and smiled at everyone who said hello. One day Camila lost her smile and began to lose her brillant green color. When the animals discover the cause, they try to help their new friend.

Ariel Pérez Rodríguez (Santa Clara, Cuba, 1976). Casi doscientos años después del nacimiento de Jules Verne, aún quedan textos inéditos del autor en castellano. En esta compilación se presentan tres de ellos. El primero, Viaje de estudios, es el último de los textos en los que Verne trabajaba antes de morir y que luego sirvió a su hijo Michel para crear, a nombre de su padre, La asombrosa aventura de la misión Barsac. El segundo de ellos presenta a un Verne que aprovecha el complicado panorama político acaecido durante la oleada revolucionaria europea del siglo XIX y en particular...