Ici Paris

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Traces the history of the Jews in Spain until the expulsion in 1492 in regard to relations between the Crown, the Church, and the populace regarding the Jews and Conversos. Discusses, also, the fate of the Conversos during the 16th century. Focuses on Castile, with special attention to the city of Ávila. Asserts that anti-Jewish hostility in Spain, already from the time of the Visigoths, was not based on racism, but rather on negative religious stereotypes rooted in the minds of the populace and of the lower clergy, as well as on socioeconomic factors, such as the rise of Jews to dominant...

El autor nos conduce por terrenos variados: los textos literarios y didácticos, los nombres propios, las imágenes y las obras de arte; y en todos esos terrenos, nos descubre el modo en que esta historia simbólica de los animales y los vegetales, de los colores y de las imágenes, de los signos y de la heráldica, lejos de oponerse a la realidad social, económica o política, es uno de sus componentes esenciales: el imaginario -dice el autor- siempre es parte de la realidad.

“Una original novela histórica que afronta con maestría, lingüística y estilística, las intrincadas vicisitudes de la Corte francesa. Con extrema credibilidad cobran vida las dinámicas de palacio sin que nada sea omitido u otorgado a la casualidad. Una escritura coherente y adaptada al contexto de la narración acompaña al lector, de manera apasionante y nunca aburrida, gracias al dinamismo y al ritmo apremiante conferidos por los diálogos, en un placentero recorrido de experiencias. Intrigas, juegos de poder, mentiras, revelaciones, envidias, pasión e inteligencia son la flor del...