Literary studies: general

L’écrivain Mbarek Ould Beyrouk, homme du désert mauritanien et journaliste au regard aiguisé, puise dans les traditions bédouines et observe la société contemporaine qui, lentement, efface les valeurs ancestrales.

The subjects of medieval romance are the great and permanent concerns of the human mind.

This book provides close historical, theological and cultural analyses of an important, but neglected, Late Antique writer, Isaac of Antioch, who was active during the second half of the fifth century.

This volume presents information regarding the mechanisms of protein absorption under normal and pathologic conditions, in addition to reviewing changes that occur at various stages of life.

Presenting recent advancements in research findings and the resulting new schools of thought on the physiology of human bone, this comprehensive reference examines information on dietary pattern and specific nutrients in bone health.

Time is one of the most prominent themes in the relatively young genre of children's literature, for the young, like adults, want to know about the past.

Physical activity remains a critical area of research as we consider cost-effective measures for lowering the chronic disease epidemic worldwide.

Sappho – ein Name, der seit über zweitausend Jahren für Leidenschaft, Schönheit und dichterische Meisterschaft steht.

In the last three decades, revolutionary achievements have taken place in nutraceutical and functional food research including the introduction of a number of cutting-edge dietary supplements supported by human clinical trials and strong patents.

Originally published in 1985, this study provides a clear and intelligent introduction to the work of the former Poet Laureate, Ted Hughes.

Relocation narratives form a distinct subgenre of contemporary travel memoirs concerned with the experiences of travellers who become settlers in foreign locales and narrate their experience of cultural accommodation in serial autobiographical accounts.

Los estudios más recientes señalan que la inflamación es una verdadera bomba de tiempo que amenaza el bienestar de tu organismo.

Thirteen selected papers from an international conference on contemporary Chinese literature held near Gunzburg, Bavaria, in June-July 1986 constitute both a record of literary writings from the PRC, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, as well as an overview of the broader international role of Chinese writing in translation.

A companion to volume 1, Hamlet: Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition, Volume 2 presents key critical accounts of Hamlet from 1885-1964.

Dante's Visions: Crossing Sights on Natural Philosophy, Theory of Vision, and Medicine in the Divine Comedy and Beyond offers a fascinating insight into Dante's engagement with the science of his time, particularly with visual perception and neurological disorders.

First Published in 1934, this book gives a general survey of the history of classical Greek literature from Homer to Aristotle.

Sie habe schon unzählige Diäten und Sportarten ausprobiert, das lästige Bauchfett sind Sie aber bis jetzt nie losgeworden?

In the 5th century B.

Romantic fiction has long been dismissed as trivial and denounced for peddling supposedly oppressive patriarchal myths of heterosexual love and marriage.