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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
Description
Teresa de Jesús, descendiente de judeo-conversos y monja carmelita, emprendió en pleno corazón de Castilla, un movimiento en pro de la liberación del espíritu, dejando en sus escritos uno de los testimonios más apasionantes de aquel tiempo, en que, entre enormes tensiones, se estaban sentando las bases de la modernidad europea.
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Pub. Date
[2008], c2007
Language
English
Description
Art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon continues his travels from southern to northern Spain, revealing a stunning and informative array of artworks. In this program, he journeys to the provinces surrounding Madrid-where, during the 16th and 17th centuries, many of the world's great artists flourished against a backdrop of imperialism and fervent Catholicism. In Toledo, El Greco's mystical style is studied; at the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe,...
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Language
English
Description
This program examines the structure and major tenets of these four eastern religious philosophies. The role of the spiritual master in Hinduism is defined, and the belief in transcendental power and a multitude of deities is explained. The history of Buddhism is traced from the 6th century BC. Reincarnation and nonviolence are discussed as major beliefs. Chinese Taoism, especially its stress on the equilibrium of forces, is examined. Shintoism, a...
Pub. Date
[2007], c2001
Language
Español
Description
This program considers the works of Marco Fabio Quintiliano, Gonzalo de Berceo, Ana Maria Matute, Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Manuel Breton de los Herreros, Gregorio Martinez Sierra, Gerardo Diego, Rafael Alberti, Miguel de Unamuno, Federico Garcia Lorca, and Juan de Burgos.
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