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VIRGIL “A truly useful introduction to Vergil and his poetry. Smith combines up-to-date information on the issues with an intelligent and well-written assessment. Highly recommended.” Karl Galinsky, University of Texas at Austin “For the newcomer to Virgil, this book...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2011-06-24
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Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World
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A Companion to the Latin Language presents a collection of original essays from international scholars that track the development and use of the Latin language from its origins to its modern day usage. Brings together contributions from internationally renowned...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2011-06-24
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Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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This comprehensive collection offers a complete introduction to one of the most popular literary forms of the Victorian period, its key authors and works, its major themes, and its lasting legacy. Places key authors and novels in their cultural and historical context...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2011-06-20
Collection :
Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
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Die Küchenmeisterei, als erstes gedrucktes deutschsprachiges Kochbuch bereits 1485 in Nürnberg bei Peter Wagner erschienen, erlebte rasch zahlreiche Auflagen und Abdrucke, unter anderem 1486 bei Johann Petri in Augsburg und 1487 bei Peter Schöffer in Mainz. Erhalten...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2011-06-15
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These stories by Otti Binswanger, the niece of the German aviator Otto Lilienthal, were written in the 1940s in New Zealand, where they were published originally in 1945. Otti Binswanger had come to New Zealand in 1939 as a refugee from Nazi Germany together with her...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2011-06-15
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Il presente volume contiene una raccolta di saggi dedicati alla figura e all’opera di Piergiuseppe Scardigli (Altopascio 1933 - Firenze 2008), insigne docente di filologia germanica e geniale studioso del mondo germanico antico e medievale, apprezzato in Italia e...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-06-15
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When Alice was nine years old, she and her father - a beloved school librarian - made a promise to read aloud together for 100 consecutive nights. Upon reaching their goal, they celebrated over pancakes, but it was clear that neither wanted to let go of what had become...
Editeur :
John Murray
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2011-06-09
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This book is the definitive guide to Victorian poetry, which its author approaches in the light of modern critical concerns and contemporary contexts. Valentine Cunningham exhibits encyclopedic knowledge of the poetry produced in this period and offers dazzling close...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2011-06-03
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Guides to Literature
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Previous criticism has not adequately discussed oriental aspects of the content of Shakespearean drama. In addition to his portrayal of oriental figures (such as Cleopatra, Othello, and Shylock) and his use of literary genres and motifs that have roots in oriental...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2011-05-27
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This text makes use of contemporary work in linguistics to provide up-to-date commentary on the development of Latin, from its prehistoric origins in the Indo-European language family, through the earliest texts, to the creation of the Classical Language of Cicero and...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-05-23
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In December 1921 the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed, which led to the creation of the Irish Free State and the partition of Ireland the following year. The consequences of that attempt to reconcile the conflicting demands of republicans and unionists alike have dictated...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-05-17
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This book explores bilingualism and translation in contemporary women’s writing. The author argues that the ‘in-between’ or interstitial linguistic areas of bilingualism, translation and regionalism provide a language and imagery suitable for the expression of a...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-05-17
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Elisabeth Castonier, die 1894 in Dresden geborene Tochter des Malers Felix Borchardt, in Dresden, Paris und Berlin aufgewachsen, begann 1917 als Journalistin zu arbeiten. Ende der Zwanzigerjahre hatte sie mit Feuilletons und Zeitungsromanen in Berlin ihren Platz...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-05-04
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The Literary Theory Toolkit offers readers a rich compendium of key terms, concepts, and arguments necessary for the study of literature in a critical-theoretical context. Includes varied examples drawn from readily available literary texts spanning all periods and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-05-04
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A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West presents a series of essays that explore the historic and contemporary cultural expressions rooted in America's western states. Offers a comprehensive approach to the wide range of cultural expressions...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-05-04
Collection :
Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
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In lively and unflinching prose, Eric Cazdyn and Imre Szeman argue that contemporary thought about the world is disabled by a fatal flaw: the inability to think "an after" to globalization. After establishing seven theses (on education, morality, history, future,...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2011-05-03
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AFTER GLOBALIZATION “Relentlessly, remorselessly, endlessly, we are told there is no alternative to globalization, whether our lecturers are bourgeois economists, progressive journalists, or imaginative litterateurs. Eric Cazdyn and Imre Szeman dare to go beyond the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-05-03
Collection :
Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos
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After the Fall A common refrain heard since the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001 is that “everything has changed.”After the Fall presents a timely and provocative examination of the impact and implications of 9/11 and the war on terror on...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-05-03
Collection :
Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos
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A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West presents a series of essays that explore the historic and contemporary cultural expressions rooted in America's western states. Offers a comprehensive approach to the wide range of cultural expressions...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-05-03
Collection :
Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
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Reading Sixteenth-Century Poetry combines close readings of individual poems with a critical consideration of the historical context in which they were written. Informative and original, this book has been carefully designed to enable readers to understand, enjoy, and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-05-03
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Reading Poetry
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