El Suspiro del Moro: Leyendas, Tradiciones, Historias Referentes a la Conquista de Granada, |...

Adaptación de una tesis de doctorado. El autor define el centro histórico, delimita su espacio y describe su esencia como individuo geográfico. Da cuenta de su desarrollo como espacio central, en el que se reúnen los testimonios arquitectónicos de seis siglos de historia colonial.

Francis Bacon advirtió de que los hombres que han alcanzado altas posiciones acaban siendo extraños a sí mismos. Consideraba que a la ardua ascensión de los poderosos seguía inevitablemente un eclipse que derivaba en "cosa melancólica", pues resulta muy difícil resignarse a la vida privada y al retiro. Montaigne confesaba en sus ensayos que en su dedicación a los otros, a la política, no pudo evitar apartarse de sí mismo. ¿Por qué tantos hombres de sabiduría se han metido en política?, se pregunta el autor, en clara alusión a su propia experiencia.Casi todos los intelectuales...

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