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„Angesichts der gesellschaftlichen Umbrüche verlieren die Romantiker den Glauben an die nüchterne Vernunft und stellen ihr das Gefühl entgegen: Sie schwärmen für die Natur, feiern die Dunkelheit und ergründen mystische Welten.“ (Bayern 2, Hanna Dragon)…
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„Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald’s finest novel, published in 1925, one of the great American novels of the twentieth century. It is told by Nick Carraway, neighbour and friend of the mysteriously…
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„Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss two of China’s greatest poets, Li Bai and Du Fu, who wrote in the 8th century in the Tang Era. Li Bai (701–762 AD) is known for personal poems, many…
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Empörung, Revolte, Emotion: Emotionsforschung aus der Perspektive der German Studies Dieser Sammelband erörtert die Relevanz der aktuellen Emotionsforschung für die verschiedenen Fachrichtungen der Germanistik. Besonders berücksichtigt wird dabei eine bestimmte Emotion: die Empörung, als individueller…
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Aviation in the literature and culture of interwar Britain Aviation in the Literature and Culture of Interwar Britain looks at the impact of aviation in Britain and beyond through the 1920s and 1930s. This book…
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Queer transgressions in twentieth-century Polish fiction: gender, nation, politics Throughout the twentieth century in Poland various ideologies attempted to keep queer voices silent—whether those ideologies were fascist, communist, Catholic, or neo-liberal. Despite these pressures, there…
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The evolution of Spanish past forms The Evolution of Spanish Past Forms examines how Spanish past forms have changed diachronically. With examples from Medieval Spanish, Golden Age Spanish, and Modern Spanish literary works, this book…
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Animal-human relationships in Medieval Iceland: from farm-settlement to sagas Domestic animals played a range of roles in the imaginative world of medieval Icelanders: from partners in settlement and household allies, to violent offenders, foster-kin and…
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China Schreibt Anders In einer Zeit, da China immer wichtiger wird, wird es auch immer wichtiger, China zu verstehen. Viel ist da noch zu tun. Die chinesische Schrift ist das komplizierteste System von Formen, welches…
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OKAY across languages: toward a comparative approach to its use in talk-in-interaction OKAY has been termed ‘a spectacular expression’ and ‘America’s greatest invention.’ This volume offers an in-depth empirical study of the uses that have…