Jetzt neu als Broschurausgabe! Dieses einzigartige und provozierende Buch demonstriert, daß große Romane und Theaterstücke eine reiche, bislang ungenutzte Quelle sind für Lösungsmöglichkeiten bei Geschäftsproblemen. Bob Brawer taucht tief ein in die... Zobraziť viac
Brian McHale provides a series of readings of a wide range of postmodernist fiction, from Eco's Foucault's Pendulum to the works of cyberpunk science-fiction, relating the works to aspects of postmodern popular culture. Zobraziť viac
This companion is the first book of its kind to focus on the whole of European Romanticism. Describes the way in which the Romantic Movement swept across Europe in the early nineteenth century.Covers the national literatures of France, Germany, Italy,... Zobraziť viac
The twentieth-century English novel encompasses a vast body of work, and one of the most important and most widely read genres of literature. Balancing close readings of particular novels with a comprehensive survey of the last century of published... Zobraziť viac
This book demonstrates how Homeric poetry manages to confer significance on persons and actions, interpreting the world and the lives of the people who inhabit it. Taking central themes like characterization, death, and the gods, the author argues that... Zobraziť viac
The Mind's Eye focuses on the relationships among art, theology, exegesis, and literature--issues long central to the study of medieval art, yet ripe for reconsideration. Essays by leading scholars from many fields examine the illustration of... Zobraziť viac
The discourse of Heimat, meaning homeland or roots, has been a medium of debate on German identity between region and nation for at least a century. This study explores the theme of German identity between locality and nation in literature and film... Zobraziť viac
This casebook presents 235 representative texts drawn largely from Roman legal sources, especially Justinian's Digest. These cases and the discussion questions that follow provide a good introduction to the basic legal problems associated with the... Zobraziť viac
Literary Societies in Republican China provides a new and comprehensive perspective on the fascinating literary world of the most turbulent period in recent Chinese history: the Republican era of 1911-1949. Wedged between the fall of the Empire and the... Zobraziť viac
A comprehensive introduction to Cicero's writings for students and non-specialists. Draws on recent transformative research on the political and literary culture of the late Roman Republic and presents important new research on Cicero's reception in... Zobraziť viac
"All for one, one for all!"--Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers, by French writer Alexandre Dumas, was first released in serial form in 1844, a year before Dumas' publication of The Count of Monte Cristo. The story was an... Zobraziť viac
As the greatest Roman orator of his time, Cicero delivered over one hundred speeches in the law courts, in the senate and before the people of Rome. He was also a philosopher, a patriot and a private man. While his published speeches preserve... Zobraziť viac
The Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of methodologies in translation studies, including both well-established and more recent methodological approaches. It is essential reading for all students and scholars involved in translation methodology... Zobraziť viac
Das Thema der Monographie sind nichtlineare Prozesse, Oszillationen, Resonanzen, Pulsierungen und Schwingungen in Literatur und Kultur, die Edmund Burke als sublim und Immanuel Kant als erhaben bezeichnet haben und für die Walter Benjamin den Begriff... Zobraziť viac
The development of literature in Canada with an eye to its multicultural, multiethnic, multilingual nature. Zobraziť viac
Examines Bukowski’s writings, colourful life and the desperate conditions of his lifestyle. This book explores the effect the writer’s hybrid identity had on the themes and content of his work. It catalogues and dissects the many versions of Bukowski... Zobraziť viac
Dantes 'Komödie', die erst Boccaccio 'göttlich' genannt hat, schildert eine Reise durch die drei Reiche des Jenseits. Durch Hölle und Fegefeuer führt den Autor, der zugleich seine eigene Hauptfigur ist, der römische Dichter Vergil. Durch das Paradies... Zobraziť viac
Con motivo de los 400 años de la muerte de Miguel de Cervantes, publicamos una antología única, a cargo de José María Micó, que reúne aquellos fragmentos emblemáticos de Don Quijote de la Mancha, Viaje al Parnaso, y los prólogos que escribió el... Zobraziť viac
Accessible, lively new biography of an under-served female writer, from a bestselling, acclaimed literary biographer... Zobraziť viac
The definitive guide to telling an unforgettable story in any setting, drawing on twenty-five years of experience from the storytelling experts at The Moth... Zobraziť viac
