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El manuscrito de piedra / The Stone Manuscript (Narrativa (Punto de Lectura)) (Spanish Edition)
by Luis García Jambrina
Paperback : 320 pages
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Introduction
Towards the end of the fifteenth century, Fernando de Rojas, a law student at the University of Salamanca and future author of La Celestina, would investigate the murder of a theology professor. The event sets off a complex plot that weaves together the circumstances of Jews and converts, unleashed passions and heterodox doctrines, the emerging wave of Humanism and Salamanca s underground movement. This is a book about the history and legend of a fascinating city in a time of change.
Spanish Description:
A finales del siglo XV, Fernando de Rojas, estudiante de Leyes en la Universidad de Salamanca y futuro autor de La Celestina, debera investigar el asesinato de un catedratico de Teologia. Asi comienza una compleja trama en la que se entremezclan la situacion de los judios y conversos, las pasiones desatadas, las doctrinas heterodoxas, el emergente Humanismo, la Salamanca oculta y subterranea y la Historia y la leyenda de una ciudad fascinante en una epoca de gran agitacion y cambio.
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