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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        October 2021

        Mary and Philip

        The marriage of Tudor England and Habsburg Spain

        by Alexander Samson

        Mary I, eldest daughter of Henry VIII, was Queen of England from 1553 until her death in 1558. For much of this time she ruled alongside her husband, King Philip II of Spain, forming a co-monarchy that put England at the heart of early modern Europe. In this book, Alexander Samson presents a bold reassessment of Mary and Philip's reign, rescuing them from the neglect they have suffered at the hands of generations of historians. The co-monarchy of Mary I and Philip II put England at the heart of early modern Europe. This positive reassessment of their joint reign counters a series of parochial, misogynist and anti-Catholic assumptions, correcting the many myths that have grown up around the marriage and explaining the reasons for its persistent marginalisation in the historiography of sixteenth-century England. Using new archival discoveries and original sources, the book argues for Mary as a great Catholic queen, while fleshing out Philip's important contributions as king of England.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2017

        The Arctic in the British imagination 1818–1914

        by Andrew Thompson, John M. MacKenzie, Rob David

        The Arctic region has been the subject of much popular writing. This book considers nineteenth-century representations of the Arctic, and draws upon an extensive range of evidence that will allow the 'widest connections' to emerge from a 'cross-disciplinary analysis' using different methodologies and subject matter. It positions the Arctic alongside more thoroughly investigated theatres of Victorian enterprise. In the nineteenth century, most images were in the form of paintings, travel narratives, lectures given by the explorers themselves and photographs. The book explores key themes in Arctic images which impacted on subsequent representations through text, painting and photography. For much of the nineteenth century, national and regional geographical societies promoted exploration, and rewarded heroic endeavor. The book discusses images of the Arctic which originated in the activities of the geographical societies. The Times provided very low-key reporting of Arctic expeditions, as evidenced by its coverage of the missions of Sir John Franklin and James Clark Ross. However, the illustrated weekly became one of the main sources of popular representations of the Arctic. The book looks at the exhibitions of Arctic peoples, Arctic exploration and Arctic fauna in Britain. Late nineteenth-century exhibitions which featured the Arctic were essentially nostalgic in tone. The Golliwogg's Polar Adventures, published in 1900, drew on adult representations of the Arctic and will have confirmed and reinforced children's perceptions of the region. Text books, board games and novels helped to keep the subject alive among the young.

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        January 1993

        Der Mord zum Sonntag

        7x Spannung von der Meisterin des Psycho-Krimis

        by Clark, Mary Higgins

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        August 2018

        John und Mary

        oder Jeder Tag beginnt bei Nacht

        by Jones, Mervyn / Übersetzt von Mendelssohn, Peter de

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        March 2025

        The Catholicism of literature in the age of the Book of Common Prayer

        Poetry, plays, works, 1558-1689

        by Thomas Rist

        Offering a complete reading of English Literature throughout 1558-1689, this book demonstrates the continuity of Roman Catholicism in English Literature from the accession of Elizabeth I to the deposing of James II. Rist shows that poetry and plays promoted Roman Catholic ideas in a Biblicist age which established the Church of England through the Book of Common Prayer. From the very idea of literary works to chapters on the Eucharist, Purgatory, Christian worship and the Virgin Mary, Rist joins together major and minor authors of the era to present English Literature afresh. Important literary figures include William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Thomas Middleton, Queen Henrietta Maria, John Donne, John Dryden, Robert Herrick, Margaret Cavendish and Aphra Behn.

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        March 2019

        Mary Poppins 2. Mary Poppins kommt wieder

        by Pamela L. Travers, Horst Lemke, Frauke Schneider, Elisabeth Kessel

        In "Mary Poppins kommt wieder" kehrt das zauberhafte Kindermädchen Mary Poppins zurück in den Kirschbaumweg 17, zur großen Freude von Jane und Michael. Nachdem das Leben der Familie Banks seit ihrem Weggang durch den Wind ein einziges Durcheinander war, bringt Mary Poppins erneut Stabilität und zauberhafte Abenteuer ins Leben der Kinder. Die Geschwister tauchen mit ihr in eine Welt voller magischer Momente und erleben außergewöhnliche Begebenheiten, die das Alltägliche in ein Spektakel verwandeln. Der Roman, ein unvergesslicher Klassiker von P.L. Travers, bezaubert erneut mit seiner Mischung aus Alltag und Magie und ist eine Hommage an die Fantasie und die kindliche Freude an der Entdeckung des Wunderbaren im Alltäglichen. Bezaubernde Fortsetzung: Die Rückkehr von Mary Poppins verspricht erneut eine Reise voller Magie und Abenteuer. Klassiker neu erleben: Ein zeitloser Klassiker, der Kinder und Erwachsene gleichermaßen fasziniert. Fördert die Fantasie: Die abenteuerlichen Geschichten fördern Kreativität und Vorstellungskraft junger Leser. Liebevolle Aufmachung: Teil einer schön gestalteten Reihe, die Klassiker in neuem Glanz präsentiert und sammelwürdig ist. Erziehungswerte: Vermittelt subtil Werte wie Respekt, Verantwortung und die Bedeutung von Familie.

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        October 2009

        Holozän

        Nach einer Erzählung von Max Frisch

        by Max Frisch, Manfred Sandner, Heinz Bütler, Manfred Eicher

        Eine »brillante Parabel von unauslotbarer Bedeutung« nannte die New York Times Max Frischs 1979 erschienene Erzählung über einen alten Mann, der in einem Dorf im Tessin, abgeschnitten vom Rest der Welt, gegen das Vergessen kämpft. Er, Geiser, schneidet erdgeschichtliche und geologische Artikel aus und heftet Zettel über Zettel an die Wand. Indem Frisch diese Notizen in seine Erzählung montiert, verknüpft er Menschheitsgeschichte und individuellen Verfall. Heinz Bütler und Manfred Eicher haben die Vorlage kongenial adaptiert.

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        Exhibition catalogues & specific collections
        March 2011

        Mary Kelly

        Projects, 1973–2010

        by Edited by Dominique Heyes-Moore

        Mary Kelly, we are told, was not a feminist artist, but a feminist who made art. Designed to accompany a major retrospective at the Whitworth Art Gallery, this book contains essays and interviews which show the implications of that distinction and also the legacy of feminists and feminism in relation to art. Challenging and beautiful, Kelly's artworks address questions of sexuality, identity and historical memory in the form of large-scale narrative installations. The works are agilely discussed in contributions by some of the luminary feminist art scholars of our time, including Janet Wolff, Laura Mulvey, Carol Mavor and Amelia Jones, making this collection an essential new text in the discourse on art, feminism, psychoanalysis and representation.

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