The Forbidden Zone. A nurse's impressions of the First World War. Mary Borden. Hesperus Press. London. 2008 ¡Zona prohibida! Una enfermera norteamericana en la Gran Guerra. Trad. Teresa Gómez Reus y Peter Lauber. Biblioteca Javier cay d'Estudis Nord-Americans. Valencia. 2011 etcetera It seems quite difficult to figure out a poem without words. The idea may... Leer más →
Wuthering Heights. Andrea Arnold. 2011 Such Great Heights It is good to know that there are some other perspectives above the classics. It feels like discovering a new way of learning and loving. A new kind of "literature love". Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights was one of the most interesting books I have ever studied; so... Leer más →
SHAME. Steve McQueen; 2011 What to expect when you're expecting Someone is trying to tell you a story: you are just sitting on your sofa and while the dvd is turned on, a series of astonishing images allow you to understand that somebody somewhere wants you to know his history. The problem is you don't know... Leer más →
Yo; Rafa Cortés 2007 Meeting the folks Yes, there's no way out: once you've made up your mind and you're trying to be kind with the new people, it seems that they already know who you are, what are your weaknesses and also which is the best way to put you out of their way.... Leer más →
Walk on the Wild Side; Album Transformer (Lou Reed, 1972). Written by Lou Reed. Why not? Considered as a sharp loving group portrait of the misfit boys and midnight darlings of New York City, this song was written in 1971, when Lou Reed was asked to compose the music for a theatrical adaptation of A... Leer más →
Anne Bradstreet vs. William Shakespeare (analysis) Love, Nature and Death Puritanism in England might have been a consequence of distinct social changes, such as the increase of the population; the dramatic demographic shift created tension in an already troubled economy. Religion was a daily presence in the lives of the Puritans. Followers of Calvin, they... Leer más →
The Conversation; Francis Ford Coppola, 1974 Hidden Charms Throughout the last decades, it has been said a lot about this movie and its timely coincidences with the "Watergate" case. There is so little to add to this subject, that the next lines will not mention a word of political matter. It is over and it... Leer más →
La mano que escribe con pluma (por María López Villarquide) 