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An intriguing collection of more than 70 Latin American essays, some never before translated into English, gives us the whole spectrum of concerns that have ani

This collection of 140 essays by 120 writers features classics, curiosities, meditations, diversions, old favorites, and recent examples.

2004 is the quatercentenary of the death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. This collection of 39 essays is published in celebration of his life and achiev