This handbook records more than 1300 Imperial Poets Laureate created within the Holy Roman Empire between 1355 and 1804, with a sketch of their lives, a list of their published works, and a note of relevant scholarly literature... Zobraziť viac
In its 11 chapters, the Study Companion on Linguistics supplies detailed guidance on the main sectors of the discipline. In this 5th edition, all the chapters have been substantially extended to take account of ... Zobraziť viac
The Companion to Central and Eastern European Humanism: The Czech Lands is the first reference work on humanists and their literary activities in this region to appear in English. It provides biographical and bibliographical... Zobraziť viac
The book contains ten papers discussing issues of the relation between syntax and morphology from the perspective of morphologically rich languages including, among others, Indo-European languages, indigenous languages of the Americas, Turkish, ... Zobraziť viac
The digital revolution fundamentally changed how cultural heritage is created, documented, analyzed, and preserved. The book focuses on this transformation's impact. How must museums and archives meet the challenges of digitally generated... Zobraziť viac
Peter Handke zählt nicht nur zu den wichtigsten, sondern auch zu den umstrittensten Autoren der deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur. Literaturwissenschaftler und Weggefährten unternehmen eine kritische Bestandsaufnahme und befassen sich ... Zobraziť viac
After the veritable hype concerning postmodernism in the 1980s and early 1990s, when questions about when it began, what it means and which texts it comprises were apt to trigger heated discussions, the excitement has notably cooled down at ... Zobraziť viac
The book offers a new angle on long-standing questions about the categorial status of English participles and gerunds. The book makes a major point: participles are not verb forms which behave like adjectives... Zobraziť viac
Der vorliegende Tagungsband greift eine empfindliche Lücke der Autobiographieforschung auf, die bisher kaum oder unzureichend berücksichtigte Autobiographik von Frauen. Die Beiträge untersuchen mit unterschiedlichen methodischen ... Zobraziť viac
Brickwork has long dominated architecture in almost every country in the world. And no wonder, it can be found virtually everywhere, considering the materials needed to produce it... Zobraziť viac
Amidst growing awareness over the past half century that human activity threatens our natural environment, many of the world’s largest cities have played a role in the sustainability movement, as seen by such initiatives as Day of Cities sponsored ... Zobraziť viac
This new edition of Josef Ehmer's much-praised textbook on historical demographics extends its perspectives to the new millennium, considering the most recent demographic developments. Ehmer reflects on the new paradigm ... Zobraziť viac
Discourse is language as it occurs, in any form or context, beyond the speech act. It may be written or spoken, monological or dialogical, but there is always a communicative aim or purpose... Zobraziť viac
The Evolution of Slavic Aspect examines the development of the Slavic aspectual systems in the historical era. The investigation focuses on developments that helped create the current east-west aspectual division of the Slavic languages... Zobraziť viac
The End of Diversity in Art Historical Writing is the most globally informed book on world art history, drawing on research in 76 countries. In addition some chapters have been crowd sourced: posted on the internet for comments... Zobraziť viac
