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This volume presents studies on pronouns in embedded contexts, and offers fundamental insights into this central area of research. Much of the recent research on pronouns has shown that embedded environments, such as clausal complements of attitude predicates, provide a...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-10-18
Collection :
Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
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A History of Eighteenth-Century British Literature is a lively exploration of one of the most diverse and innovative periods in literary history. Capturing the richness and excitement of the era, this book provides extensive coverage of major authors, poets, dramatists,...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2017-10-05
Collection :
Blackwell History of Literature
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The Atlantis story remains one of the most haunting and enigmatic tales from antiquity, and one that still resonates very deeply with the modern imagination. But where did Atlantis come from, what was it like, and where did it go to?Atlantis was first introduced by the...
Editeur :
Robinson
Parution :
2017-09-14
Collection :
Brief Histories
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An exciting study of ancient slavery in Greece and Rome This book provides an introduction to pivotal issues in the study of classical (Greek and Roman) slavery. The span of topics is broad—ranging from everyday resistance to slavery to philosophical justifications of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2017-09-12
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In this book, Eva Yampolsky explores the questions of identity, illusion and suicide in the works of Guy de Maupassant. Utilizing a historical context which stimulated numerous social, technological and scientific transformations and developments during the 19th...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2017-09-06
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Best known for his Gothic masterpiece Uncle Silas and the vampire story Carmilla, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was a prolific writer whose extensive body of work included historical, sensation and horror novels, poems and ballads, numerous stories of the supernatural,...
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Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2017-09-06
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François Laruelle?s ?non-philosophy? or ?non-standard philosophy? represents a bold attempt to rethink how philosophy is practiced in relation to other domains of knowledge. There is a growing interest in Laruelle?s work in the English-speaking world, but his work is...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2017-09-05
Collection :
Key Contemporary Thinkers
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Art history traditionally concentrates on the visual. Sound has either been ignored or has been appreciated in a highly selective manner within a different discipline: music. This book is about recent attempts by artists trained in (West) Germany to provoke listening...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2017-08-31
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Die Autorin befasst sich mit dem literaturkritischen Werk von Matthias Claudius im Rahmen des Rezensionswesens im 18. Jahrhundert. Claudius verfasste die meisten seiner Kritiken als Redakteur der Zeitung des «Wandsbecker Bothen» und nahm die Besprechungen größtenteils...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2017-08-21
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An important question concerning literary studies is the circulation of literary works beyond their place of origin. Many other aspects must also be taken into consideration, such as the asymmetric positioning of authors and their work in international circulation,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2017-08-17
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Taking as its point of departure The Odyssey, Plato’s account of Atlantis and The Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor, this book examines the profound influence of these works on the development of island fiction as a genre specific to English literature. Close readings of...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2017-08-17
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Provides a detailed map of contemporary critical theory in Renaissance and Early Modern English literary studies beyond Shakespeare A Handbook of English Renaissance Literary Studies is a groundbreaking guide to the contemporary engagement with critical theory within...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2017-08-14
Collection :
Critical Theory Handbooks
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In der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts gewann jener Prozess an Dynamik, der mit der Entfremdung des Menschen von der Natur unzureichend beschrieben wird. Die Städte entwickelten sich nicht nur zu Motoren der Industrialisierung, sondern wurden zu Zentren des modernen...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2017-08-11
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Translating for younger audiences is in need of critical investigation, as children’s and teenagers’ literature and media products are being increasingly globalized and glocalized, with translation playing an important role in the process. Media phenomena such as Harry...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2017-08-10
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The relationship between biological thought and literature, and between science and culture, has long been an area of interest by no means confined to literary studies.The Darwin Anniversary celebrations of 2009 added to this tradition, inspiring a variety of new...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2017-08-10
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Obwohl sich der Film als Gegenstand im Deutschunterricht etabliert hat, stellt sich die Frage nach Unterrichtskonzepten stetig neu. Dieser Sammelband thematisiert die permanente Veränderung der Inhalte, die im Kontext der Ausprägung von Visual Literacy zu betrachten...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2017-08-09
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William Blake (1757–1827) is one of the most significant figures in the history of English poetry. He is also one of the most mysterious, most challenging, and most frequently misunderstood. His Songs of Innocence and of Experience, on the surface so simple, are laden...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2017-08-08
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Giovanni Arpino (1927–1987) bezeichnete sein Schreiben als «ricerca dell’umano», als eine «Erforschung des Menschlichen». Im Vordergrund steht dabei, was eine Figur fühlt und denkt. Diese Selbsteinschätzung des bisher kaum erforschten Autors fungiert als...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2017-08-08
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Die chinesische Germanistik erlebt gegenwärtig ihre Blütezeit – insbesondere dadurch, dass die Zahl der Universitäten, an denen man Germanistik als Bachelorstudiengang belegen kann, stark gestiegen ist.Die vorliegende Publikation besteht aus den Beiträgen chinesischer...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2017-08-04
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This edited collection explores the conjunction of multiculturalism and the self in literature and culture studies, and brings together essays by prominent researchers interested in literature and culture whose critical perspectives inform discussions of specific...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-07-31
Collection :
Second Language Learning and Teaching
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