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En 1906, el escritor suizo Carl Spitteler publicó su novela Imago, que obtuvo un éxito considerable en el seno de la comunidad psicoanalítica naciente. El argumento de esta novela es sencillo: Viktor, un joven poeta, decide viajar hasta la ciudad de X para encontrarse con Theuda, el amor de su vida. Sin embargo, a las pocas páginas nos preguntamos quién es esta enigmática mujer, felizmente casada con el director Wyss que no parece conocer de nada al perplejo Viktor. Tras el grave desengaño, irán apareciendo por las páginas de esta bellísima novela personajes tan singulares como la Rigurosa Señora, capaz de regir las acciones de nuestro protagonista hasta la locura; Pseuda, la falsa Theuda, que jura y perjura no haber visto a este hombre en toda su vida y, por último, Imago culpable de todos los males que acontecen a Viktor y extrañamente emparentada con la Rigurosa Señora. La mezcla de fantasía y realidad, así como el tema de la mujer, a la vez inspiradora y destructora, fascinó a otro eminente suizo, Carl Gustav Jung, que elaboró su noción de Imago a partir de la lectura de esta novela. Carl Spitteler es nuestro Homero; es el mayor poeta en lengua alemana desde Goethe. Romain Rolland

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Considered by many scholars the finest extant Mexican codex and one of the most important original sources for the study of pre-Columbian religion, the Codex Borgia is a work of profound beauty, filled with strange and evocative images related to calendrical, cosmological, ritual, and divinatory matters. Generally similar to such Mixtec manuscripts as the Codex Nuttall, the Codex Borgia is thought to have its origin (ca. A.D. 1400) in the southern central highlands of Mexico, perhaps in Puebla or Oaxaca. It is most probably a religious document that once belonged to a temple or sacred shrine.
One use of the Codex many have been to divine the future, for it includes ritual 260 day calendars, material on aspects of the planet Venus, and a sort of numerological prognostic of the lives of wedded couples. Another section concerns various regions of the world and the supernatural characters and attributes of those regions. Also described are the characteristics of a number of deities, while still other passages relate to installation ceremonies of rulers in pre-Columbian kingdoms.
Until the publication of this Dover edition, the Codex Borgia has been largely inaccessible to the general public. The priceless original is in the Vatican Library and previous photographic facsimiles are very rare or very expensive or both. Moreover, the original Codex has been damaged over the centuries, resulting in the obscuration and loss of many images. In order to recapture the beauty and grandeur of the original, Gisele Diaz and Alan Rodgers have painstakingly restored the Codex by hand a seven-year project employing the most scrupulous research and restoration techniques. The result is 76 large full-color plates of vibrant, striking depictions of gods, kings, warriors, mythical creatures, and mysterious abstract designs a vivid panorama that offers profound insights into pre-Columbian Mexican myth and ritual. Now students, anthropologists, lovers of fine art and rare books anyone interested in the art and culture of ancient Mexico can study the Codex Borgia in this inexpensive, accurate, well-made edition. An informative introduction by noted anthropologist Bruce E. Byland places the Codex in its historical context and helps elucidate its meaning and significance.

...(*_*)9780486275697_Considered by many scholars the finest extant Mexican codex and one of the most important original sources for the study of pre-Columbian religion, the Codex Borgia is a work of profound beauty, filled with strange and evocative images related to calendrical, cosmological, ritual, and divinatory matters. Generally similar to such Mixtec manuscripts as the Codex Nuttall, the Codex Borgia is thought to have its origin (ca. A.D. 1400) in the southern central highlands of Mexico, perhaps in Puebla or Oaxaca. It is most probably a religious document that once belonged to a temple or sacred shrine. One use of the Codex many have been to divine the future, for it includes ritual 260 day calendars, material on aspects of the planet Venus, and a sort of numerological prognostic of the lives of wedded couples. Another section concerns various regions of the world and the supernatural characters and attributes of those regions. Also described are the characteristics of a number of deities, while still other passages relate to installation ceremonies of rulers in pre-Columbian kingdoms. Until the publication of this Dover edition, the Codex Borgia has been largely inaccessible to the general public. The priceless original is in the Vatican Library and previous photographic facsimiles are very rare or very expensive or both. Moreover, the original Codex has been damaged over the centuries, resulting in the obscuration and loss of many images. In order to recapture the beauty and grandeur of the original, Gisele Diaz and Alan Rodgers have painstakingly restored the Codex by hand-- a seven-year project -- employing the most scrupulous research and restoration techniques. The result is 76 large full-color plates of vibrant, striking depictions of gods, kings, warriors, mythical creatures, and mysterious abstract designs -- a vivid panorama that offers profound insights into pre-Columbian Mexican myth and ritual. Now students, anthropologists, lovers of fine art and rare books -- anyone interested in the art and culture of ancient Mexico -- can study the Codex Borgia in this inexpensive, accurate, well-made edition. An informative introduction by noted anthropologist Bruce E. Byland places the Codex in its historical context and helps elucidate its meaning and significance.(*_*)9780486155210_

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The Codex Borgia: A Full-Color Restoration of the Ancient Mexican Manuscript

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