Yourcenar, Marguerite 1903-1987 creator Calatayud, Emma Debolsillo (Firm) text mx Mexico Debolsillo 2017 monographic spa

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440 paginas : ilustraciones ; 19 cm Set in sixteenth century Europe, Opus Nigrum/ The Abyss retells the tragic destiny of an exceptional man and makes us live again through the fascinating time that spans from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Opus Nigrum / The Abyss, an old alchemic formula for the Masterpiece which also symbolizes the evidence of the spirit in its process of liberation, is the title selected by Marguerite Yourcenar to outline the life of Zenon, a character inspired by the German chemist Paracelso, the Spanish doctor Miguel Servet, the Italian philosopher Tommaso Campanella, and Leonardo da Vinci Marguerite Yourcenar Y81 2017 9786073157902 6073157908 260629 20260629123448.0 spa