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Although the Western Roman Empire collapsed in the 5th century AD, medieval European culture was born from the ruins of its civilisation. In the field of wisdom, the Latin literary tradition accompanied and guided the different kingdoms in formation. This volume brings...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2026-04-02
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"The author's remarkably perceptive analysis of the complex, demanding story "Here and There" is a true tour de force: first, it carefully disentangles the hierarchically organized worlds and narrative levels, then it masterfully weaves them back together like a skilled...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2026-04-01
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This book targets a cluster of darknesses in a century that, in the wake of the Romantic euphoria for the nocturnal, preferred to see itself guided by the glaring light of positivism and clear factitiousness. Yet, both canonical and non-canonical texts of the Victorian...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2026-03-31
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In diesem Open-Access-Buch wird die bislang umfassendste empirisch gestützte Untersuchung der Entwicklung des Umweltbewusstseins in Deutschland für den Zeitraum 1890-2023 vorgenommen. Das Umweltbewusstsein wird dabei nicht nur als gesellschaftliche Haltung zur...
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J.B. Metzler
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2026-03-31
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The contributions to this volume unearth, discuss, and (re)map networks and circuits of intellectual and cultural exchange among women across the Atlantic in the period stretching from the 19th to the 21st century. Rather than providing a transhistorical understanding...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2026-03-31
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'In short, I write just what I think.'
After a successful career in the service of an aristocratic family, Charles Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729–1780) established a successful grocery business in Westminster and had eight children, four of whom survived to adulthood....
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OUP Oxford
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2026-03-31
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This volume explores the relationship between democracy, secrecy, and transparency in contemporary English literature. It focuses on how fiction engages with the tension between secrecy and disclosure, central to debates about freedom in information societies. Drawing...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2026-03-30
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Lusophone Welten in Sachsen? Die sich weit über Portugal hinaus erstreckenden lusophonen Welten und Sachsen werden aufgrund ihrer Entfernungen nicht als primäre Ausgangspunkte für Sprachkontakte wahrgenommen. Dennoch haben Menschen und Artefakte aus den...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2026-03-26
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A majestic literary history, revealing the power and possibilities of silence found in literary works.
Silence:A Literary History traces silences over twelve centuries of English literature, from the solitary states of exile on icy seas described in Anglo-Saxon poems...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-03-25
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Explore the mystique, power, and beauty of poetry with this easy-to-read guide Poetry For Dummies, 2nd Edition is an easy-to-follow and insightful guide to poetry designed to unlock your innate ability to understand and appreciate this powerful art form. The authors...
Editeur :
For Dummies
Parution :
2026-03-25
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'In short, I write just what I think.'
After a successful career in the service of an aristocratic family, Charles Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729–1780) established a successful grocery business in Westminster and had eight children, four of whom survived to adulthood....
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-03-25
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1492: a year that captivated the world. Columbus's "discovery" of a new continent is widely remembered for revealing both the wonders of the earth and the unprecedented capacity of men to free themselves from boundaries. But the invention of America was actually a story...
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Polity
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2026-03-24
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Feniza, or The Ingenious Maid, a free adaptation of Lope de Vega’s La discreta enamorada (1606), is one of several English plays from the Carolean period heavily influenced by Spanish comedias de capa y espada. Set in Madrid, this comedy follows the wittyFeniza, who...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2026-03-24
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Explores the intersections of print, writing, and media in early American literary cultures Print Technologies and the Emergence of American Literary Cultures traces the complex dynamics that shaped literary production in North America from pre-Columbian times through...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2026-03-22
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American Literary Culture
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In this timely book, the author explores new ways of reading Hemingway’s work, considering nature, gender and American identity. Through forensic analysis of Hemingway’s fiction, the author traces his early experiences of post-frontier America and the decline of the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2026-03-20
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Der Sammelband vereint interdisziplinäre Beiträge zur deutschen Literatur, Sprache und Kultur in mehrsprachigen und multiethnischen Regionen. Die Autorinnen und Autoren widmen sich literarischen Neuerscheinungen mit biografischen oder thematischen Verbindungen zu...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2026-03-16
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A majestic literary history, revealing the power and possibilities of silence found in literary works.
Silence:A Literary History traces silences over twelve centuries of English literature, from the solitary states of exile on icy seas described in Anglo-Saxon poems...
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OUP Oxford
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2026-03-10
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Den Schwerpunkt des XLVII. Jahrgangs der Simpliciana bilden die Beiträge zur Tagung «Lust, Drogen, Rausch – Zur Dialektik von Moralität und Devianz im Werk Grimmelshausens und in der Literatur der Epoche» veröffentlicht, die vom 3. bis zum 5. Juli 2025 in Oberkirch und...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2026-03-09
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swoon/swu?n/verb1. faint, especially from extreme emotion. 'The girl swooned and had to lie down'2. be overcome with adoration, or other strong emotion. 'She was swooning over Him'Etymology traces to the Old English word 'geswogen', meaning 'overcome'On the eve of her...
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Corsair
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2026-03-05
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'I marvel at Ada Limón's ability to weave on the page her playfulness and wisdom. Her lyricism dances. This is the poetry of a tender and compassionate human' Joan Baez'Startlement is a book of rare treasures. With lyrical mastery and intimate storytelling, Limón's...
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Corsair
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2026-03-05
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