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Creativity in the teaching of literature: Some strategic proposals
(2013-01-10)This paper explains a pedagogical proposal forteaching Literature in the public institutions of thesecondary education. The premise is that reading literature must be an enjoyable experience in order to do ameaningful and ... -
Political philosophy in the service of nationalism: The case of Vincenzo Gioberti
(2013-01-10)This essay provides an analysis of the politicalphilosophy of Vincenzo Gioberti (1801 -1852) in the his-torical context of the efforts for the unification of Italy.The author makes a tour of the historical and culturalbackground ... -
The culture of data
(2013-01-10)This article is about the importance of statisticalinformation for optimal organizational performance.“Trademark” is the key word for statistical research,and this concept was the point of view of a study conduc-ted at the ... -
Contemplation and salvation in the Eleusinian mysteries
(2013-01-10)This paper describes the manner in which the Eleusinian mysteries propitiated soteria or salvationand epopteia or contemplation among their initiates. Mystery cults are cosmopolitan rather than local, andindividually rather ... -
Thinking of the history of thought
(2013-01-10)The article discusses the relevance of studyingthe history of philosophy in higher education, as anencouragement for the teaching of philosophy. The premise is that all philosophical exercise takes place in ahistorical and ... -
The X-ray of the body in Yolanda Blanco’s poetry
(2013-01-10)The representation of the woman body in thepoetry of Nicaraguan author Yolanda Blanco is the mainobjective of this essay. By creating the equationbody=text in the book, the writer constructs a feministsubject in confrontation ... -
“Prayer for Marilyn Monroe” by Ernesto Cardenal: On the construction of a pragmatic character
(2013-01-10)The poem Oración por Marilyn Monroe, byErnesto Cardenal, was written after this famous NorthAmerican actress' death. Using a prayer as a structure,the poet moves the reader to wonder about differentsocial questions. The ... -
From absence to poetics (fragments of amorous discourse in Machado)
(2013-01-10)This paper analyzes the poem by AntonioMachado entitled “Other songs to Guiomar” and propo-ses that the text constructs a poetic that is shaped fromthe absence of the beloved, using as points of analysisthe poet’s notion ... -
The novel Los dorados by Sergio Muñoz: Hierarchy and exclusion in Costa Rican society
(2013-01-10)Sergio Muñoz text explains the socioeconomicproblems of the Costa Rican community, which are tangible and evident. The contribution of his story revealsthe character life in order to exceed the reality by meansof the ... -
The aesthetics of the sublime in the section El Jorullo in the Rusticatio Mexicana
(2013-01-10)This essay presents an analysis, based on theaesthetics of the sublime, of the work Rusticatio Mexicana(1782), Section II, from Guatemalan writer RafaelLandivar (1731-1793). The narrative on the eruption of Jorullo Volcano ... -
The art of deduction: Holmes’ mark on the media
(2013-01-10)The present article has the intention to analyzethe characteristics, relationships and audiovisual representations of famous literary character Sherlock Holmes,created by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Taking the ... -
A critical review of the construction of a myth in the autos sacramentales The Great Theater of the World and Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
(2013-01-10)This paper is a critical review that evidences theideological premises that support two autos sacramentales authored by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.