A Little Workshop of Stories
Calderón’s hero Sigismundo, imprisoned all his life, is granted a single day of freedom. His jailers drug him and transfer him to the royal palace, where Sigismundo awakens dressed in splendid garments. The courtly entourage informs him that he is a prince and heir to the throne. Deprived for years of life’s pleasures, Sigismundo becomes … Read more
Handwritten traces on the pages of books are as varied and colorful as readers themselves (I don’t pretend to be an expert, but in my years of reading I have come across all kinds). From small doodles scribbled out of sheer boredom, to love notes, dedications, offensive or lascivious remarks, to abstract and accidental lines. … Read more
Of course, the invention of the printing press completely altered the character of the book and, so to speak, separated it from the human being — its creator. The printing machine put an end to handwriting, which for centuries revealed the author or the scribe on the pages of a book. Handwriting, in turn, is … Read more