Examining the figure of Aesop and the traditions surrounding him, Aesopic Conversations offers a portrait of what Greek popular culture might have looked like in the ancient world.
From a devoted reader and lifelong bookseller, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstoresDo we need bookstores in the twenty-first century?
Ausgehend von Marx' Theorie der entfremdeten Arbeit, der Ideologiekritik der Frankfurter Schule, Sartres Konzept der mauvaise-foi sowie aktuellen Studien fragt Cora Rok nach alten und neuen Formen der Entfremdung in der Arbeitswelt des 21.
Über die Untersuchungen von Ruth Hoffmanns »Die Schlesische Barmherzigkeit« (1950), Kurt Ihlenfelds »Gregors vergebliche Reise« (1961), Utta Danellas »Der Maulbeerbaum« (1964), Arno Surminskis »Jokehnen oder Wie lange fährt man von Deutschland nach Ostpreußen?
Geology, one of the basic natural sciences, is proving to be of outstanding importance in solving problems relating to:- agriculture- exploitation of the Earth's mineral resources- environmental issues- soil preservation- water- energy and other resources- protection against natural disasters (landslides, floods, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes) as well as human health.
WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD 'A fascinating look at the impact of country home-making on the lives and work of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Rosamond Lehmann.
In this authoritative edition of John Milton s epic poem, Paradise Lost is presented in the original language of its 1674 publication, with explanatory annotations and word glosses.
Concern about the impact of air pollution has led governments and local authorities across the world to regulate, among other things, the burning of fossil fuels, industrial effluence, cigarette smoke, and aerosols.
I used to have this line I saved and brought out for grant applications and writers festivals - that having been Jane Eyre, Anna Karenina and Esther Greenwood all my life, my writing was an opportunity for the reader to have to be me.
The first book in English to examine Leon Battista Alberti's major literary works in Latin and Italian, which are often overshadowed by his achievements in architectureLeon Battista Alberti (14041472) was one of the most prolific and original writers of the Italian Renaissancea fact often eclipsed by his more celebrated achievements as an art theorist and architect, and by Jacob Burckhardt's mythologizing of Alberti as a Renaissance or Universal Man.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;Shakespeare's Christmas Gift to Queen Bess"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
La Crónica del moro Rasis (siglo XV) es el último eslabón de una cadena de versiones que se inicia a partir de la obra del cronista cordobés Ajbār mulūk al-Andalus o Historia de los soberanos de al-Ándalus (siglo X).
In der Persönlichkeit von Otokar Fischer (1838-1938) scheint die faszinierende Vielfalt der Identitäten und Kulturen in Mitteleuropa zwischen 1900 und dem Zweiten Weltkrieg auf.
Chromium nutritional supplements are the second best selling mineral supplements after calcium as chromium is found in pills, sports drinks, chewing gums, smoothies, and numerous other products.
Der vorliegende Band widmet sich in drei Sektionen den Fragen nach Sinn und Zweck der Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft und bietet Einblicke in die Praxis literaturwissenschaftlichen Arbeitens.
Unter Aufgabe der strikten Entgegensetzung von 'Personalität' und 'Transpersonalität' von Herrschaft und des Postulats einer vorwiegend personal geprägten vormodernen Herrschaft zeigen die hier vereinten Beiträge an zahlreichen Fallbeispielen aus Asien, Ägypten und Europa das Neben- und Miteinander personaler und transpersonaler Aspekte auf.
This meticulously edited "e;THOMAS MORE Premium Edition "e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Utopia (1516) The History of King Richard the Third (c.
A fascinating playbill of stories from the weird and wonderful world of Shakespearean theatre through the centuries, including distinguished actors falling off stages, fluffed lines, performances in the dark, and why you must never, ever say the name of that Scottish play, especially if you are Peter O'Toole.
En la actualidad, el gesto nostálgico de rescatar antiguas fotografías analógicas reivindica simbólicamente la perdurabilidad de lo tangible frente a la inconsistencia de las imágenes digitales.
A uniquely personal account of the life and enduring legacy of the Renaissance libraryWith the advent of print in the fifteenth century, Europe's cultural elite assembled personal libraries as refuges from persecutions and pandemics.
Die Epistolarkultur um 1900 ist bislang kaum erforscht worden - obwohl Autoren wie Hugo von Hofmannsthal und Rainer Maria Rilke immens viele Briefe verfasst haben, deren Poetizität an Prosagedichte heranreicht.
