Part I of this authoritative handbook offers systematic essays, which deal with major historical, social, philosophical, political, cultural and aesthetic contexts of the English novel between 1830 and 1900.
At the intersection of literary theory, philosophy of history and phenomenology, Arts of Connection: Poetry, History, Epochality explores the representation of connections between events in literary, historical and philosophical narratives.
Die Editionswissenschaft, aber auch die editorisch arbeitenden Fachdisziplinen haben sich bisher nicht besonders intensiv um das spezifische Verhältnis von Kanon und Edition bemüht.
In einzelnen Werkvergleichen zwischen Friedrich Hebbel (1813-1863) und seinem großen Vorgänger Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) mangelt es in der Forschung keineswegs.
Designed to reform contemporary British society, Joseph Addison and Richard Steele's The Tatler (1709-1711) and The Spectator (1711-1712, 1714) rely heavily on the representation of contemporary manners.
The study is a fresh interpretation of the Roman foundation myth and one of the most important Roman festivals - the Lupercalia, an annual celebration of youth and sexuality by Roman men and women.
So selbstverständlich uns der Begriff des ‚Spätwerks‘ in der allgemeinen Kommunikation über Literatur erscheint, so erstaunlich ist seine weitgehend unreflektierte, zumeist nur intuitive Verwendung im Bereich der Literaturwissenschaft.
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.
This volume looks at the rīti poet Dev’s works and career through the study of the socio-historical context of the first half of the 18th century and the analysis of the Rasavilāsa, a text dedicated to the description of the feminine literary figure of the nāyikā.
Hilaire Belloc's thinking on the economy constitutes, by its originality and acuity, a heterodox approach of the greatest interest in addressing the economic problems of his time and those of our own.
Für die Untersuchung des Verhältnisses von Literatur und Musik im Arbeitsgebiet der Comparative Arts, des Künstevergleiches gibt es keine allgemeine Methodenlehre und selten wird in den speziellen Studien methodologisch reflektiert.
Die Arbeit nimmt sich Bruder Philipps ‚Marienleben‘ an, der meistüberlieferten Reimpaardichtung des deutschen Mittelalters, und untersucht seine Rezeption und Weitertradierung in niederdeutscher Schreibsprache.
Was kann die kulturwissenschaftliche Rekonstruktion und Reflexion von Figuren und Narrativen, von Konzepten, Medien und Praktiken der Tiefe leisten, was soll sie leisten?
The study of narrative-the object of the rapidly growing discipline of narratology-has been traditionally concerned with the fictional narratives of literature, such as novels or short stories.
The interaction between orator and audience, the passions and distrust held by many concerning the predominance of one individual, but also the individual's struggle as an advisor and political leader, these are the quintessential elements of 4th century rhetoric.
Petrons Satyrica, einer der maßgeblichen fiktiven Texte der antiken Literatur, stehen seit den sechziger Jahren im Brennpunkt der internationalen Forschung.
This book critically analyses classical Indian literature and explores the philosophical, literary, and cultural landscapes which have emerged in response to ancient Indian texts.
In this book, Lynn Ramey explores the life and works of Jean Bodel, a twelfth-century French poet, playwright, and epic writer, providing translations and summaries of works never published before in English while delving into Bodel’s historical and cultural context.
With a panoramic sweep across continents and topics, Early Modern Improvisations is an interdisciplinary collection that analyzes the relationship between early modern literature and history through lenses such as gender, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, and politics.
Die Denkfigur des ordo inversus, die seit der Antike in den verschiedensten Disziplinen epistemische Sicherheit garantierte, verliert in der Zeit um 1800 an Plausibilität.
Giovanni Villani's New Chronicle traces the history of Europe, Italy, and Florence over a vast sweep of time - from the Tower of Babel to the great earthquake of 1348.
China's strong economic growth occurring alongside modernization across the great majority of Asian societies has created what many see as a transnational space through and by which not only economic, social and cultural resources, but also threats and crises flow over traditional political boundaries.
Im Kern jeder intimen Begegnung, das können wir unzähligen Texten der Weltliteratur entnehmen, findet sich ein Moment des Nichtsagbaren, der die Sprache transzendierenden Liebe.
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.
There is an academic cottage industry on the "e;Jewish Freud,"e; aiming to detect Jewish influences on Freud, his own feelings about being Jewish, and suppressed traces of Jewishness in his thought.
