Anthologies: general

New Stories from the Midwest presents a collection of stories that celebrate an American region too often ignored in discussions about distinctive regional literature.

The most enjoyable way to learn about an unfamiliar culture is through its stories--especially when they're told in two languages!

Anais Nin made her reputation through publication of her edited diaries and the carefully constructed persona they presented.

A powerful memoir from 'the Democrats most talented political newcomer since Barack Obama' (Time)'Spectacular .

"e;Five charming novellas which have astonishing freshness, color, and warmth.

The Trident of Life – Thirukkural Porutpaal in Tamil is an insightful commentary that interprets the Porutpaal section of Thirukkural through the light of Vedathiri Maharishi's World Peace philosophy.

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, Teacher Training College in Kielce (INSTITUTE OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE), language: English, abstract: The aim of the present study is to analyse Edgar Allan Poe's selected short stories paying special attention to the author's fascination with human mind and its morbid states.

Ob ein Essen bei einem Bekannten, eine Zugfahrt durch den Schwarzwald oder ein Besuch beim Bäcker, ob Tod und Krankheit, Liebe und Sehnsucht, eine Flasche Bier oder eine russisch-westfälische Tunke, für den scharfsinnigen Denker und Aphoristiker Otto Jägersberg ist alles Anlass zur Äußerung, zur literarischen Positionierung oder zum hellsichtigen Philosophieren.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2023 im Fachbereich Literaturwissenschaft - Mittelalterliche Literatur, Note: 1,0, Universität Konstanz, Veranstaltung: Emotionen im Nibelungenlied, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Hausarbeit untersucht die Darstellung von Trauer im Nibelungenlied am Beispiel der Figur Kriemhild.

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2024 im Fachbereich Literaturwissenschaft - Mittelalterliche Literatur, Note: 1,3, Universität Konstanz, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht die komplexe Verbindung von Liebe, Freude und Trauer im mittelhochdeutschen Roman Willehalm von Orlens von Rudolf von Ems.

Master's Thesis from the year 2026 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies, grade: Distinction, University of Nottingham (School of English), language: English, abstract: This thesis compares the Old English Battle of Maldon and the Old Norse Haraldskvae i to examine how early medieval poets adapted shared Germanic poetic traditions within different cultural contexts.

In een leven gebeuren dingen die je vormen, die schaden.

What Clever Friends, edited by Chad Wriglesworth, is a selection of engaging, frank letters between poet Jane Kenyon and fiction writer Alice Mattison.

What Clever Friends, edited by Chad Wriglesworth, is a selection of engaging, frank letters between poet Jane Kenyon and fiction writer Alice Mattison.

Even Monkeys Fall From Trees: The Wit and Wisdom of Japanese Proverbs, with a foreword by Edward G.

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,7, Humboldt-University of Berlin, course: Ergativity: A Comparative Perspective, language: English, abstract: Thematic roles are a linguistic phenomenon describing the more specific relations between a predicate and its respective arguments.

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Fachbereich Translations-, Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft), course: Advanced Seminar "e;Contemporary American Fiction"e;, language: English, abstract: This paper examines the moral complexity of Sethe, the protagonist in Toni Morrison's novel "e;Beloved"e;, who is torn between the roles of a hero and a murderer.

Seminar paper from the year 1997 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: very good, University of Vienna (Anglistics/American Studies), course: Linguistic Seminar: Applications of Theories of Discourse, language: English, abstract: According to Norman Holland, a story deals with the author, the author's relationship to his work or what he creates.

Sammelband aus dem Jahr 2024 im Fachbereich Literaturwissenschaft - Mittelalterliche Literatur, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Sammelband aus sechs Titeln.

Seminar paper from the year 2024 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Hannover (American Department), course: Men & Masculinity, language: English, abstract: This paper analyzes the constructions and crises of masculinity in The Great Gatsby through the characters of Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby.

When did you feel the pull of poetry?

Diploma Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Fachbereich Translations-, Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft), course: Diplom-Ubersetzer, language: English, abstract: This thesis explores the complex interplay of race and colorism in Toni Morrison's "e;Paradise"e;, focusing on the racial tensions within an isolated African American community.

When did you feel the pull of poetry?

Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject American Studies, grade: 1,3, University of Paderborn (Fakultat fur Kulturwissenschaften), course: Feminist Wars, language: English, abstract: The London Porn Festival is known to celebrate queer sexuality and holds annual festivals with pornographic screenings.

Examination Thesis from the year 2001 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2 (B), University of Cologne (English Seminar), language: English, abstract: "e;How do we learn language ?

Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1 (A), Dresden Technical University (American Studies), language: English, abstract: It is an undeniable fact that the United States is a country with a huge impact on the world.

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,0, University of Innsbruck (Department of English Studies), course: Narrative Analysis of Literary Fiction and Fiction Film, language: English, abstract: The depiction of virtual realities seems to be very popular in modern film production.

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Tubingen (English Seminar/Applied English Linguistics), course: HS Lexical Semantics, language: English, abstract: This paper seeks to describe and analyze typical strategies employed for explaining unknown words.

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Siegen, course: Protest and Liberation: American Literature of the 60s and 70s, language: English, abstract: From its beginnings, American society was a system based on certain values, e.

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Rostock, course: Proseminar Englishes around the globe, language: English, abstract: 1) Introduction: the terms' dialect' and 'Cockney'The paper shall explore the question of the english urban dialect Cockney as an influence of the English language, its spread all over the world and its validity nowadays.

Seminar paper from the year 2024 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: 1,0, University of Augsburg, language: English, abstract: This paper analyses Kae Tempest's poem "e;Europe Is Lost,"e; focusing on the interplay of liquid textures and the ambivalent emotional responses they elicit, specifically stuplimity and worry.

Seminar paper from the year 1995 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1, University of Tubingen (Department of American Studies, Faculty of English Philology), course: Hauptseminar "e;American West "e;, language: English, abstract: University of Tubingen, Department for American Studies, HS: The American WestWestern Myth with gender change: Thelma & Louise (1990)von: Sebastian HoosAbstractThe scientific community widely agrees that no region on earth shaped as many contemporary myths as the American West.

Seminar paper from the year 2025 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Comparative Literature, grade: 1,7, University of Osnabruck (Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Emily Dickinson, language: English, abstract: This term paper explores how Emily Dickinson's renowned poem "e;I heard a Fly buzz - when I died-"e; critiques 19th-century American cultural and religious ideals surrounding death and the afterlife.

Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,3 (B), University of Stuttgart (Institute for American Studies), course: American Studies Advanced Seminar: American Picaresque Fiction, language: English, abstract: Caroline Meeber is one of the most fascinating characters American author Theodore Dreiser ever came up with.

Seminar paper from the year 2025 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: 2,0, Martin Luther University (Institut fur Anglistik/Amerikanistik), language: English, abstract: "e;I don't see color, I see people!

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,7, University of Rostock, language: English, abstract: Diese Arbeit beschreibt die Entstehung und die Entwicklungsphasen des britischen Standard-Englisch von den keltischen Siedlern bis zu den technologischen Entwicklungen unserer globalisierten Zeit und der Weltsprache Englisch.

We Rode the Rhythms as One offers readers an immersive journey into the life and legacy of one of America's most unorthodox and inspiring poets.

We Rode the Rhythms as One offers readers an immersive journey into the life and legacy of one of America's most unorthodox and inspiring poets.

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1, University of Frankfurt (Main) (Institut fur England- und Amerikastudien), course: Continuity and Change in Contemporary Southern Literature, language: English, abstract: In times of the decline of the family as a social parameter we witness an unquestionable popularity of the family novel in American literature.

Essay from the year 2000 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,7 (A-), University of Hamburg (FB Anglistics), course: Seminar II, language: English, abstract: This paper deals with a fundamental branch of linguistic research.

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,7, University of Bayreuth, language: English, abstract: This manuscript examines the semantic change in the English language during the Early Modern English (EME) period.

Queer Subjects in Modern Japanese Literature: Male Love, Erotics, and Intimacy, 1886-2014 is an anthology of translated Japanese literature about men behaving lovingly, erotically, and intimately with other men.

Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, Ruhr-University of Bochum, language: English, abstract: In 1967 Eric Heinz Lenneberg established his groundbreaking work "e;Biological Foundations of Language"e; in which he tries to push the biological view on language forward.

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Heidelberg, language: English, abstract: In this paper, I will focus on two aspects of language acquisition, namely external factors and the acquisition process itself.

Millions of Suns is an open invitation for all writers to create something new.

Seminar paper from the year 1998 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: Good, University of Vienna (Anglistics/American Studies), course: The Image of German Speaking Countries in American Texts from 1860 to 1930, language: English, abstract: The first chapter of this paper presents a survey of Henry James' biography.

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: A+, Victoria University of Wellington (School of English, Film and Theatre der Faculty of Humanities and Social Science), course: ENGL439 - Journalism And Literature, language: English, abstract: A close reading of Tome Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test considering Wolfe's concept of New Journalism as a form of writing between the novel and journalism.

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 86% (High Distinction), Monash University Melbourne (School of Linguistics), course: Second Language Acquisition, language: English, abstract: Why do people learn second languages?

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1, LMU Munich (Institut fur Englische Philologie), course: Corpus linguistics and teaching, language: English, abstract: [.

Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,7, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg (Institut fur fremdsprachliche Philologien), course: Perspectives in Semantic Theory (WS 2002/2003), language: English, abstract: The following paper describes in detail the development of logic from syllogisms via propositional and quantified predicative logic to componential analysis.