Vicky Baum. Anniversary of her death. some novels
Vicki Baum was a prolific and highly successful Austrian writer. On the anniversary of her death we remember her figure and some of her novels.
History of literature
Fictional houses. A review of the most famous
Some fictional houses are as famous as the stories that take place within their walls. We review the most famous.
Haiku. Characteristics and authors
Haiku is a Japanese poetic genre. We talk about its characteristics and most representative authors with some examples.
Jorge Manrique. Anniversary of his death. poems
Jorge Manrique passed away on a day like today in 1479. We remember his figure with this selection of poems from his work.
The science tree. Review and analysis
The Tree of Science is one of Pío Baroja's most representative novels. In this review we analyze it.
Fuenteovejuna: summary
Fuenteovejuna is a tragicomedy divided into three acts written by the Spanish playwright Lope de Vega. Come, learn more about the author and his work.
Car of the Magi. To remember on this magical day
The Auto de los Reyes Magos is the first dramatic work written in Spanish. We remember her on the day they arrive.
11 recommended classic books
Do you know all the essential books in the history of literature? Have you read them all? Here we select 11 essential classics.
13, Rue del Percebe, the classic by Francisco Ibáñez
13 Rue del Percebe is one of Francisco Ibáñez's greatest creations, which is over 50 years old. We review it.
The most read book in history
In the last 50 years, more than 3,9 billion copies of the Bible have been sold. Come and learn more about the most read book in history.
Tolkien: books
Tolkien was a British writer, philologist, linguist, university professor, and poet. Come, learn more about the author and his work.
Literary modernism: what it is and its characteristics
The term modernism refers to a cultural and literary movement born between 1880 and 1917. Come and learn more about it.
Women writers who used and use male pseudonyms
There are many female writers who used and use male pseudonyms to sign their works. These are some examples.
5 steps to contact a proofreader
Here are 5 steps to contact a proofreader and find out a little more about proofreading work, its types and other questions.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery: Books
Saint-Exupéry's written creations represent the singular reflection of a pilot, warrior and poet. Come, learn more about the author and his work.
Anton Chekhov. writing tips
Anton Chekhov is one of the most important Russian writers and a master storyteller. These are some of the writing tips from him.
The 9 most famous Spanish poets
Spanish poetry is full of excellent poets. Here we propose a selection with the 9 most famous poets of Spanish literature.
What was the first printed book
Do you know what the first printed book was? Gutenberg's Bible is always pointed to, but there were also others before the s. XV. Let's see them!
Carmen Count Abellan. Anniversary of her birth. selected poems
A new anniversary of the birth of Carmen Conde Abellán is celebrated. These are some poems chosen to remember her.
Rose Chacel. Anniversary of her death. selection of poems
A new anniversary of the death of the writer Rosa Chacel is celebrated. This is a selection of her poems to remember her.
What is Enlightenment
The Enlightenment is one of the most unknown centuries in the history of literature. Here we tell you what you need to know.
Novels by Gaston Leroux
Gastón Leroux was a French writer, journalist and lawyer who left his mark on world literature. Come, learn more about the author and his work.
The Three Musketeers. Selected film versions
The Three Musketeers is perhaps the best-known novel by Alexandre Dumas, who is celebrating his birthday today. These are some of the film versions of him.
Authors of Spanish Romanticism
Do you know which are the most important authors of Spanish romanticism? Here we leave them together with their best works.
The Countess of Segur and her fairy tales
The Countess of Segur and her fairy tales are ideal reading for this Children's and Youth Book Day. This is a brief review.
Rudyard Kipling. Anniversary of his death. selected phrases
It marks a new anniversary of the death of Rudyard Kipling. With these chosen phrases we review his work.
Saturnino Calleja, his stories and more
A review of the figure of the writer and editor Saturnino Calleja.
The Book of Good Love
The Good Love book is a miscellany produced by Juan Ruiz, the XNUMXth century Archpriest of Hita. Come, learn more about the work and its author.
Ramón de la Cruz. The Enlightenment and the sainetes
Ramón de la Cruz was born in Madrid on March 28, 1731 and is a faithful representative of the ...
Ramón M.ª del Valle-Inclán. Anniversary of his birth. Fragments
Ramón M.ª del Valle-Inclán. Anniversary of his birth. Fragments
Daniel Defoe. Anniversary of his birth. Some fragments
Daniel Defoe, the famous English novelist and journalist, was born on a day like today in 1660. These are some fragments of his works.
Ramón Gómez de la Serna
Ramón Gómez de la Serna was a Spanish writer, one of the greatest exponents of Hispanic literature. Come, know more about him and his work.
Francisco de Quevedo. Anniversary of his death. Sonnets
It is a new anniversary of the death of Francisco de Quevedo in 1645. To remember this is this selection of sonnets.
Roberto Segura. Biography and famous people
Roberto Segura was one of the great cartoonists of the golden age of comics in Spain. This is a memory of his work.
Jane Austen: books
Jane Austen was a renowned XNUMXth century novelist, her books are classics of English literature. Come, learn more about his life and works.
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels is a famous prose satire written by the Irishman Jonathan Swift. Come, know more about the work and its author.
Infinity in a reed
Infinity in a junk is an essay by the writer and philologist from Zaragoza, Irene Vallejo. Come, learn more about the author and her work.
Emilia Pardo Bazán. 100 years after his death. Story fragments
Emilia Pardo Bazán passed away on a day like today in 1821. This is a brief selection of fragments from some of her stories.
Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima was an important XNUMXth century Japanese novelist, poet, and essayist. Come, know more about the author and his work.
Contemporary Chilean writers
Many contemporary Chilean writers have left an invaluable mark on world literature. Come, learn more about them and their works.
The best book in the world
Elevate a text as "the best book in the world" is a subject - certainly - subjective. Come and know which is the best work of humanity.
The poetry of the Generation of 27
The poetry of the Generation of 27 marked a before and after in Spanish literature. Come, learn more about their authors and their works.
Marquis of Santillana. Anniversary of his death. Poems
We all know Íñigo López de Mendoza and de la Vega as the Marqués de Santillana. Is one of…
Best Philosophy Books
The best philosophy books reflect the thinking of great intellectuals in history. Come, learn more about the works and their authors.
Charles Dickens. Other lesser known books by the English writer
On a new anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, I review a selection of lesser-known books by the English writer.
Best Historical Novel Books
The historical novel is a genre of great importance, since it allows to relive momentous events. Come, know the best works.
Spanish literature
Spanish literature is almost a thousand years old, and includes an enormous intellectual and historical wealth. Come and know more about her.
Books for, for and about Christmas. A selection
This is a selection of books chosen for, for and about Christmas. Of various shades and authors and for all readers.
Types of poems
There is a great variety of types of poems, according to the meter of their verses, their rhyme or the size of their stanzas. Come and learn more about it.
Lyrical subgenres
The lyrical subgenres are texts characterized by the expression of the "poetic self" of the writer. Come, learn more about it.
La Celestina Summary
La Celestina is one of the most important pieces in the history of Spanish literature. Come, learn more about the work and its author.
Summary of Life is a dream
Life is a dream is the classic example of Baroque dramaturgy by Calderón de la Barca. Come, learn more about the work and its author.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the Scottish writer who went down in history for creating Sherlock Holmes. Come, know more about the author and his work.
The yes of the girls
The Yes of the Girls is a theatrical comedy by the Spanish playwright Leandro Fernández de Moratín. Come, learn more about the work and its author.
Miguel Delibes. Centenary of his birth. Film adaptations
One hundred years have passed since the birth of Miguel Delibes. I review some of the film adaptations of his works.
The Trickster of Seville
The Trickster of Seville is one of the most emblematic dramatic texts of the Golden Age. Come, learn more about the work and its author.
The Knight of Olmedo
El caballero de Olmedo is a piece that marks a before and after in Castilian dramaturgy. Come, learn more about the work and its author.
La dama boba
La dama boba is a text ahead of its time and created by the playwright Lope de Vega. Come, learn more about the work and its author.
Dadaism
Dadaism is an artistic movement was founded by the Romanian poet Tristan Tzara (1896 - 1963). Come, learn more about this current.
98 Generation
Discover what are the characteristics of the Generation of '98 and which authors we highlight from the group that made up the first three.
Coplas to the death of his father
Coplas a la muerte de su padre is a poetic piece by Spanish pre-Renaissance Jorge Manrique. Come, learn more about the work and its author.
Marianela
Marianela is one of the most important works of the Spanish author Benito Pérez Galdós. Come, know more about the novel and its author.
Count Lucanor
El Conde Lucanor, by Don Juan Manuel, is one of the most significant works of medieval literature. Know our review.
Medieval literature
Medieval literature groups together the literary manifestations that occurred in Europe during the Middle Ages. Come, learn more about this topic.
The black novel
Raymond Chandler defined the crime novel as "the novel of the professional world of crime." Come, learn more about this literary genre.
The mayor of Zalamea
The mayor of Zalamea, one of the most emblematic pieces of Calderón de la Barca in the Golden Age. Come, learn more about the work and its author.
Literary Movements
Throughout history, different literary movements have been established within the world of letters. Come and learn more about each one of them.
Radio and literature I. Literary programs of today's radio
A review of the literary programs that we can now find on the radio. And also in podcast format. To listen to literature on demand.
Western novels turned into famous movies
A review of Western novels that became much more famous films of the genre, such as Centaurs of the desert or Gone with the wind.
History of Book Day
Book Day is celebrated on April 23, but has it always been this way? Know who invented it and everything about the origin of this date.
Ramón del Valle-Inclán, biography and works
Ramón del Valle-Inclán was a Spanish playwright, poet and novelist, a bastion of XNUMXth century Spanish literature. Come and learn more about his life and work.
Cinderella and her true origin
Cinderella is an acclaimed tale covered by The Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault. Come and learn more about its historical origins and the work itself.
The truth behind Snow White
Few people today have not seen the film Snow White, but the original story is far from it. Come and learn interesting facts about this work.
Stephen King: the success of constancy
Stephen King represents is one of the fortresses of the world of literature. However, his promotion was not easy. Come and learn more about his life and work.
Felix de Samaniego. Fables chosen on the anniversary of his birth
On this day Félix de Samaniego was born, one of the great names of letters of the Age of Enlightenment. I remember some of his fables.
Scenarios of Spanish crime fiction that you want to visit.
Crime novels with a local setting triumph in the Spanish market. Walking the streets of towns and cities add up to a ...
Medieval September III. Spanish classic ballads
Third article dedicated to medieval literature with a review of the classic Spanish ballads and its best known and most famous texts.
The new era of Literary Cafes.
Only two decades ago the nostalgic people remembered with melancholy the literary cafes, those where the intellectuals of each ...
Medieval September II. The Archpriest of Hita and his Book of Good Love.
In this second article dedicated to medieval Spanish literature I remember the Archpriest of Hita and fragments of his Book of Good Love.
Medieval September I. The jarchas and cantigas de amigo
First article dedicated to medieval literature, where the Mozarabic jarchas and the cantigas de amigo are the protagonists.
The genre of culture: Does female literature exist? And male?
Does female literature exist? Does culture have gender? What's behind gender labels? Is the label male literature used?
Biography and works of Ernesto Sabato
Ernesto Sabato was one of the most influential writers in Latin America between the XNUMXth and XNUMXst centuries. Come and learn more about his life and work.
Marco Valerio Marcial, an essential classic. Some epigrams
Marco Valerio Marcial is an essential classic among the great Roman authors. Because I have special sympathy for him, today I remember some of his epigrams.
Poems by Rosalía de Castro
Rosalía de Castro was a Spanish writer whose work focused on giving the Galician language a revival. Come and learn more about his life and work.
Virtual Cervantes
Cervantes Virtual is a website in charge of the study and dissemination of the Spanish language. Come and learn more about its content and history.
Biography and works of Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the most important intellectuals of world events, his literary work is impressive. Come and know more about him.
Biography and works of Horacio Quiroga
Horacio Quiroga is considered the best short story writer of all time, his work is full of originality. Come and know a little more about his life.
The best Latin dictionaries, and other resources to learn this language
Latin is a very interesting language, learning it offers new perspectives and brings you closer to the knowledge of the ancient ones. Come and find out how to learn it.
Latin: the father of romance
Latin is one of the most important languages in the world. Although it is considered a dead language, its use is widespread. Come and learn a little about its history.
Jules Bonnot, Conan Doyle's Chauffeur, Was One Of The Most Persecuted Criminals In France
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the unforgettable Sherlock Holmes, always had a love-hate relationship with crime. As Doyle struggled ...
Madrid's Literary Quarter. Walks, routes and places
The Barrio de las Letras in Madrid is a must for natives and foreigners. Its streets ooze the atmosphere and the most immortal literary ghosts.
Why do writers use a pseudonym?
When we talk about writers with pseudonyms, classic and modern authors come to mind, from Fernán Caballero to Blue ...
The Commercial Café reopened. Madrid recovers one of its classic literary venues
The historic Café Comercial de Madrid has reopened its doors two years after its abrupt closure. We had a literary coffee to celebrate.
Literary transmission to this day
In this article we will tell you how literature has been transmitted from century to century and how some works already created have been models for other writers
Quevedo and Góngora continue with theirs on Twitter
The disputes between Quevedo and Góngora and the verses that were mutually dedicated have returned to our time thanks to Twitter.
Vanessa, a name of love and literature.
The origin of the name Vanessa is directly related to literature, It was Jonathan Swift who created the name and popularized it in one of his works,
Federico García Lorca's secret friend
Professor Jesús Cotta brings us with his work the clandestine friendship between Lorca and Primo de Rivera. Friendship, this one, condemned to secrecy for its ideologies.
The curse of Quevedo's spurs.
The story of Quevedo's golden spurs shows the hectic life of one of the greatest writers of the golden age.
The new face of Cervantes
The painter A. Ferrer-Dalmau, with his latest work, shows us the writer during the battle of Lepanto. A masterpiece with Cervantes as the protagonist.
The golden age of Agatha Christie is back
In her time Agatha Chrsitie created the golden age of the detective novel and thriller. Today it is still a very accomplished genre.
Did Shakespeare invent as many words and phrases as claimed?
The Oxford English dictionary is accused of attributing phrases and words to Shakespeare that have been shown to be used previously.
Changes in the titles of famous works
Find out what were the first titles, the titles that the books were originally going to have, of the best-known works.
Big names in recent Latin American fiction
There is no doubt that the XNUMXth century was the golden age of Spanish American literature. Since the beginning of ...
5 writers who hated William Shakespeare
Discover the 5 writers who hated the author William Shakespeare and what they said about him and his works.
10 authors who weren't recognized until after their death
Discover these 10 authors whose works were not known until after their death.
Don Quixote in the world: his slow arrival in China
Although Don Quixote is a universal work, it did not arrive in China until 1922. Today we briefly approach its arrival in the East and a curiosity ... premonitory?
What did the literature of Romanticism leave us in Spain?
What did the literature of Romanticism leave us in Spain? Are these types of classics with a romantic side still being sold?
Multiperspectivism in current literature
In our times multiperspectivism is very fashionable, both in literature and in film and television (Once Upon a Time and Game of Thrones).
Miguel de Unamuno and the sincere student
Miguel de Unamuno lived this funny anecdote with a student of his who asked him a curious thing before taking a Greek exam
García Márquez and misspellings
García Márquez is a writer who always had a special relationship with spelling mistakes ...
Flaubert, Madame Bovary, judgment and fire ...
Flaubert's book Madame Bovary was once the cause of the writer being brought to trial for moral scandal
Quevedo insults the queen ... and she thanks him
Quevedo managed to insult the queen ... and thereby win a bet with a friend. Do you want to know how he did it? Keep reading and you will find out
The bad milk of Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernán Gómez insistently sent shouts to shit to a fan who insistently asked him for a dedication during an act
Borges and cannibalism
We bring you an anecdote about Borges who answers with irony to a journalist who tells him about cannibalism in his country ...
The letter that was not from Gabriel García Márquez
García Márquez had to deny at the time the authorship of this well-known letter that went around the world.