Ometeca
ciencia y
humanidades
science & humanities
ciência e humanidades
Volume XI
2007
Editors • Directores • Diretores
The Ometeca Institute
Editor Emeritus • Editorial Advisor
The Ometeca Institute
Managing Editor • Redactor Técnico • Redator Técnico
Book Review Editor• Editor de
Reseñas
Editorial Board • Consejo Editorial • Conselho Consultivo
Cristina Boiero
de De Angelo, U. Nacional
de Río Cuarto, Argentina.
Regis
Cabral,
Michael Capobianco,
Eduardo A. Castro,
Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.
Diógenes Céspedes,
U. Autón. de
Sto Domingo, Dominican Republic
Camilo Gomides,
Carl Mitcham,
José C. Brandão Tiago de Oliveira, Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Nelson Orringer,
Dale Pratt,
Alicia Rivero,
Lance Schachterle, Worcester
Polytecnic Institute,
Juan Zoreda-Lozano,
Univ. Autónoma Metropolitana,
México, D.F.
Margaret Lee Zoreda, Univ. Autónoma Metropolitana, México, D.F.
Ometeca is indexed in the Index of American Periodical Verse, the MLA Bibliography, The American Humanities Index.
ISSN 1041-3650
Contents • Sumario
Front Matter
Our Cover : p. 4
Preface : p. 4
Prefacio : p. 5
Guide for authors : p. 6
Pautas Editoriales : p. 7
Subscription Rates : p. 9
Suscripciones • Assinaturas :
p. 9
Articles
A Parody of
Madness in El loco by Pedro Molina, by Luis A. Jiménez : p. 10
Illusions and
Reality: the Hidden Biology of Fantasy, Secrecy, and Mystery, by David P. Barash :
p. 22
La Escuela de Salamanca y la Enseñanza Agustina de la Cosmografía en la
Nueva España, by Armando Barrañón Cedillo : p. 32
The Social
Construction of Age: A Look at the Discourses, by Patricia Andrew :
p. 50
Between Models and
Metaphors: On the Popularization of Techno-Science in Contemporary
Science Writing
and Beautiful Writing, by Liliana
Mammino : p. 104
The Two Stories:
Ecological Facts and Environmental Values, by Teresa Kwiatkowska : p. 128
Razón y Sensibilidad: Alrededor del Sacrificio, by Raúl
Hernández Valdés : p.
139
Evolutionary Narrative: An AdaptationistApproach to Narrative, by Jerry Hoeg : p. 153
El Proyecto Ometeca
sobre la Convergencia de las Ciencias y las Humanidades, by Eduardo A. Castro : p. 177
Book Reviews/Reseñas
David P. Barash and Nanelle R. Barash. Madame Bovary’s Ovaries: A Darwinian Look at Literature, Reviewed by Kevin S. Larsen : p. 186
Jerry Hoeg and Kevin S. Larsen, eds. Science, Literature, and Film in the Hispanic World, Reviewed by Eduardo A. Castro : p. 190
Jennifer M.
Correy. Perceptions of Magic in Medieval Spanish Literature, Reviewed by Kevin S. Larsen
: p. 192
Our Cover
Our cover was designed by Patrick
Daugherty, the
sensibilidad: alrededor
As always, this issue is the fruit of the labor of many
people: the authors of the various articles, James Anderson, Kevin Larsen, and
Patrick Daugherty, to name but a few. I
have tried to put their efforts together in this issue as best I can. The mistakes are mine, and the good ideas,
and good will, in this volume are theirs.
Thank you all.
First of all, we wish to thank Joe
Vogel and Camilo Gomides for the wonderful job they did in organizing Ometeca’s
IX Conference at the
We also need mention Ometeca’s
upcoming Working Conference X organized by Rafael Català and Lloyd Haver, to be
held in
Finally, I would like to remind everyone to please send any contributions, comments, suggestions, or advice regarding the journal to me at:
Jerry Hoeg, Penn State-Fayette,
Uniontown, PA 15401 USA,
jvh1@psu.edu
Este número de Ometeca es fruto de la labor de los
varios autores cuyos artículos aquí aparecen así como la de otros colegas,
entre ellos: James Anderson, Kevin Larsen, and Patrick Daugherty, para nombrar
solo algunos. He armado este número con la mejor intención de incorporar los
excelentes esfuerzos de todos nuestros colaboradores. Los errores son míos, en
tanto las buenas ideas y la pródiga voluntad son de ellos. Gracias a todos.
Antes que nada, queremos agradecerles al Dr. Joseph Vogel y al Dr.
Camilo Gomides los dos de la Universidad de Puerto Rico-Recinto Río
Piedras, por su magnífico trabajo en la organización de
nuestro IX Congreso en San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Fue un éxito impresionante, con un gran número de trabajos de altísima
calidad, algunas de las cuales saldrán el el próximo número de la revista.
También,
queremos mencionar que nuestro X Congreso/Sesión de Trabajo, organizado por
Rafael Català y Lloyd Haver, tendrá
lugar en el año 2008 en St. Petersburg, Florida. Los detalles aparecerán en el
portal de Ometeca (www.ometeca.org) tan pronto como se hayan finalizado. De
nuevo, muchísimas gracias a todos, y favor de dirigir cualquier manuscrito,
comentario o sugerencia a:
Jerry Hoeg, Penn State-Fayette
jvh1@psu.edu
Guide for Authors
Ometeca (ISSN 1041-3650) is a refereed scholarly publication devoted to the relations of literature and science. It publishes theoretical articles on the relations of literature and science in general; critical studies on science in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian literatures and cultures; and science poetry. Ometeca publishes material in three languages, English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Contributions to Ometeca will be welcomed from throughout the world, in English, Spanish or Portuguese. Manuscripts, following submission and style requirements described below, should be forwarded to the Editor, at the address below.
All papers are subject to peer review. Author(s) can suggest possible referees, including their name, affiliation and email address. Copies of referees’ comments will be forwarded to author(s) together with publication decision. Opinions expressed by contributors to Ometeca are their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of the editors or those of the Editorial Board of the journal.
Only papers not previously published will be considered. Authors must agree not to publish elsewhere papers submitted to and accepted by the journal.
Copyright. Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any material for which copyright exists. This applies to all illustrations, but does not apply to brief quotes of material with appropriate attribution to their creators.
Submission. May be electronic or hard copy. If electronic (i) please use Word; (ii) specify hardware used (PC or Mac); (iii) do not mix tables and graphics, if any, with the text file — include the text, tables and graphics as a separate files; (iv) do not use bold or underline, use italics only for foreign words or book titles. Do not use any other formatting codes.
Title page. The title page must contain: (i) the full title of the article; (ii) name of the author(s); (iii) affiliation of the author(s) at the time the work was conducted; (iv) full corresponding address of the author(s), telephone and fax numbers; (v) email addresses; and (vi) a footnote giving any acknowledgements.
Style and
references. All typing must be double-spaced, Times New Roman 12, including
all text, title, captions, author affiliation, and references. Use centered
subheadings for sections. Do not use endnotes or footnotes. All works cited must be listed under “Works
Cited” at the end of the paper, following MLA style. Avoid abbreviation of
journal titles and incomplete references. Ometeca follows
the style guidelines of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers,
by Joseph Gibaldi (5th ed.
Sample citations in text: Do not use footnotes or endnotes for citing works. Use the parenthetical method described in the MLA Handbook. For example, “Hert and Marchionini found that,” or “... as found in other studies (Hert & Marchionini; Clarke & Willett).” Whether paraphrasing or quoting directly, the source must be credited. For a direct quote supply page numbers, e.g. (Anderson 445). Also provide page numbers when citing only a part of a work.
Communications. For all communications please contact:
Jerry Hoeg, Editor
Penn State-Fayette
724 430-4265, jvh1@psu.edu
Note: This guide for authors is based on the “Guide for Authors” used by IP&M: Information Processing & Management, with thanks to and permission from its editor, Dr. Tefko Saracevic.
Pautas Editoriales
Ometeca (ISSN
1041-3650) es una publicación de investigación teórica, crítica, y de creación
poética dedicada a las relaciones de las ciencias con la literatura, y viceversa. Ésta publica artículos teóricos sobre las
relaciones de las ciencias con la literatura en general; estudios críticos
sobre la ciencia en las literaturas/culturas
hispánicas y luso-brasileiras, y poesía de este género. Ometeca publica artículos y
poesía en tres idiomas: español, inglés y portugués.
Los artículos deber seguir las pautas editoriales del MLA Handbook for
Writers of Research Papers, by Joseph Gibaldi (5th ed. New York:
Modern Language Association of America, 1999).
Favor de no usar notas. Cada manuscrito debe contar con un resumen del
artículo. Si fuera posible debe enviar
el manuscritopor correo electrónico, en Word, New Times Roman 12. Las opiniones expresadas por los contribuyentes
de Ometeca no son necesariamente las de los editores o las del
Consejo Editorial de la revista.
Toda correspondencia deberá ser enviada al editor:
Jerry Hoeg, Editor
Penn State-Fayette
724 430-4265, jvh1@psu.edu
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