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July 2003Nietzsche Trilogie. Lange Nacht
Stücke und Materialien
by Einar Schleef
Nietzsche Trilogie In den drei Teilen, überschrieben mit Gewöhnlicher Abend, Messer und Gabel und Ettersberg, führt Einar Schleef den Philosophen als still gestellten Unruhestifter vor. Er zeigt ihn nach seinem psychischen Zusammenbruch als ein gestürztes Genie, ein Dämmern im Schatten der reinen Vernunft und in der beängstigenden Enge der Familie, in den quälenden Fängen von Mutter und Schwester. Lange Nacht Einar Schleefs letztes Stück setzt sich mit den Jahren 1979 bis 1995 auseinander. Erzählt wird die Geschichte zweier Brüder, die aus unterschiedlichen Gründen die DDR verließen und sich anläßlich des ersten Besuchs der Mutter im Westen wieder begegnen.
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November 2020Lange Liebe
Vom Glück des Zusammenbleibens | Das perfekte Hochzeitsgeschenk
by Antonia Meiners
Liebe, die ein Leben lang hält – alle träumen davon, nur wenigen ist sie vergönnt. Und doch hört man immer wieder von Paaren, denen dieses Glück gelungen ist. Ab der ersten Zigarette wie bei Helmut Schmidt und Loki, nach arrangierter Hochzeit im Falle von Friedrich Wilhelm III. von Preußen und Königin Luise, vereint durch gemeinsames Engagement wie bei Gertrude Stein und Alice B. Toklas, eins im Schreiben bei Christa und Gerhard Wolf, magisch-romantisch wie bei Paul und Linda McCartney. Wie lange Liebe gelingt? In diesem Buch wird es erzählt.
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September 2008Liebesgedichte
by Kurt Tucholsky, Katja Lange-Müller, Katja Lange-Müller
Kurt Tucholsky ist vor allem als Großstadtlyriker bekannt, als nüchterner Beobachter des Alltags und politischer Humorist. Dennoch gehören seine Liebesgedichte zu den schönsten der deutschen Literatur. Mit leichter Hand, im freizügigen Ton der zeitgenössischen Chansons oder in zarten, melancholischen Zügen porträtiert er darin die Liebe selbst: Den unendlichen Reichtum des frischen, unverbrauchten Augenblicks und den Schmerz der unvermeidlichen Trennung. Katja Lange-Müller, Tucholsky-Kennerin und -Liebhaberin, hat die schönsten Gedichte für diesen Band ausgewählt. In einem Nachwort stellt sie Leben und Werk Tucholskys vor.
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January 2011Gullivers Reisen. Mit einem Vorwort von Alexa Hennig von Lange
Arena Kinderbuch-Klassiker
by Swift, Jonathan / Vorwort von Hennig von Lange, Alexa
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The ArtsJanuary 2019The new pornographies
Explicit sex in recent French fiction and film
by Victoria Best, Martin Crowley
The turn of the twenty-first century has witnessed the striking advance of pornography into the Western cultural mainstream. Symptomatic of this development has been the use by writers, artists, and film-makers of the imagery and aesthetics of pornography, in works which have, often on this basis, achieved considerable international success. Amongst these artists are a number of French authors and directors - such as Michel Houellebecq, Catherine Breillat, Virginie Despentes, or Catherine Millet - whose work has often been dismissed as trashy or exploitative, but whose use of pornographic material may in fact be indicative of important contemporary concerns. In this, the first study of this significant trend, the authors explore how the reference to pornography encodes diverse political, cultural, and existential questions, including relations between the sexes, the collapse of avant-garde politics, gay sexualities in the time of AIDS, the anti-feminist backlash, the relation to the body and illness, the place of fantasy, and the sexualisation of children. It will be of interest to undergraduates, graduates, and researchers in the fields of French culture, gender, film and media studies.
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The ArtsJune 2021The new pornographies
Explicit sex in recent French fiction and film
by Victoria Best, Martin Crowley
The turn of the twenty-first century has witnessed the striking advance of pornography into the Western cultural mainstream. Symptomatic of this development has been the use by writers, artists, and film-makers of the imagery and aesthetics of pornography, in works which have, often on this basis, achieved considerable international success. Amongst these artists are a number of French authors and directors - such as Michel Houellebecq, Catherine Breillat, Virginie Despentes, or Catherine Millet - whose work has often been dismissed as trashy or exploitative, but whose use of pornographic material may in fact be indicative of important contemporary concerns. In this study of a very significant trend, the authors explore how the reference to pornography encodes diverse political, cultural, and existential questions, including relations between the sexes, the collapse of avant-garde politics, gay sexualities in the time of AIDS, the anti-feminist backlash, the relation to the body and illness, the place of fantasy, and the sexualisation of children. It will be of interest to undergraduates, graduates, and researchers in the fields of French culture, gender, film and media studies.
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December 2006Generationen und Familien
Analysen – Konzepte – gesellschaftliche Spannungsfelder
by Frank Lettke, Andreas Lange
Von der Krise der Familie und dem demographischen Ende des Generationenvertrags ist allenthalben die Rede. Dieser Band unternimmt die längst fällige Bestandsaufnahme der Forschung und ergänzt dabei den Diskurs über Familien und Generationen in der Gegenwartsgesellschaft in theoretischer und empirisch- konzeptueller Hinsicht. Die Beiträge zielen dabei nicht nur auf die Soziologie und angrenzende Disziplinen, sondern explizit auch auf die Politik und auf öffentlich geführte Debatten, etwa zur Kinderbetreuung oder zu Generationenbeziehungen in späten Familienphasen. Der Band bietet eine umfassende und offene, zugleich aber auch unaufgeregtnüchterne Analyse der heutigen Familienund Generationenbeziehungen. Andreas Lange ist Privatdozent für Soziologie und arbeitet als wissenschaftlicher Referent am Deutschen Jugendinstitut e.V. Frank Lettke lehrt Soziologie an der Universität Konstanz und ist Leiter des Forschungsbereichs »Gesellschaft und Familie«.
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Children's & YAHeart of Mist
by Katrin Lange
A girl torn between two brothers. Regardless of which one she falls in love with it will be disastrous for the other. Christopher and Adrian have sworn that no girl will ever come between them again, because there is a sleeping monster inside Adrian, just waiting to hurt his brother. But then Jessa comes to High Moor Grange… Jessa would do anything to find her sister Alice, who has been registered as missing for five years. High Moor Grange is the first clue she has been given after all this time – but apart from a ruin shrouded in mist, all she finds there are the owners of this dilapidated manor house. Jessa suspects that they both know more about Alice’s disappearance than they admit. Christopher wants nothing more than to be rid of her, and constantly gets on her nerves with his arrogance – and even his warm-hearted brother Adrian seems to be harbouring some secrets. Jessica knows that she ought to stay away from the twin brothers, because instead of finding answers at High Moor Grange, she finds herself in danger of losing her heart in a battle against a 200-year-old curse. Dark, irresistible and deeply romantic – a modern Beauty and the Beast story by the queen of emotions!
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Literature & Literary StudiesMarch 2007Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada
by Dominic Moran, Catherine Davies
Pablo Neruda's Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada (1924) is the most widely read and best loved book of poetry ever written in Spanish. Its verses can be recited by heart by millions of Latin Americans from every background and walk of life, and it has become almost a bible for young lovers. Yet despite, or perhaps because of this immense popular success, it has received scant attention from scholars, often being studied out of context and in relatively superficial fashion. This new critical edition - the first to include critical notes in English - argues that the book constitutes a critical juncture in the young Neruda's development as a poet, and that the poems are as much painstakingly wrought experiments in style, language and form as they are outpourings of youthful passion. A detailed introduction in English demonstrates that the Viente poemas represent the culmination of complex and sometimes fraught poetic apprenticeship, significant traces of which can be found in the poems themselves. This is followed by a series of commentaries which offer close readings of all twenty-one poems, an extensive bibliography, a selected vocabulary, and a list of key rhetorical and metrical terms. ;
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Literature & Literary StudiesApril 2023Charles Dickens and Georgina Hogarth
A curious and enduring relationship
by Christine Skelton
Charles Dickens called his sister-in-law Georgina Hogarth his 'best and truest friend'. Georgina saw Dickens as much more than a friend. They lived together for twenty-eight years, during which time their relationship constantly changed. The sister of his wife Catherine, the sharp and witty Georgina moved into the Dickens home aged fifteen. What began as a father-daughter relationship blossomed into a genuine rapport, but their easy relations were fractured when Dickens had a mid-life crisis and determined to rid himself of Catherine. Georgina's refusal to leave Dickens and his desire for her to remain in his household led to rumours of an affair and even illegitimate children. He left her the equivalent of almost £1 million and all his personal papers in his will. Georgina's commitment to Dickens was unwavering but it is far from clear what he did to deserve such loyalty. There were several occasions when he misused her in order to protect his public reputation. Why did Georgina betray her once much-loved sister? Why did she fall out with her family and risk her reputation in order to stay with Dickens? And why did the Dickenses' daughter Katey say it was 'the greatest mistake ever' to invite a sister-in-law to live with a family?
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September 2011Die jungen Hunde
Erzählung. Neu übersetzt von Susanne Lange. Mit Fotografien von Xavier Miserachs
by Mario Vargas Llosa, Susanne Lange
Wie junge Hunde im Käfig der Gesellschaft läßt Mario Vargas Llosa seine jugendlichen Protagonisten aufeinander los. Ihr Leben wird behütet von Bourgeoisie, Kirche und Militär, und doch bricht sich eine unterschwellige Gewalt Bahn. In Peru, das Mario Vargas Llosa bereits verlassen hatte, fiel der Text der Zensur zum Opfer; so war es ein aufstrebender spanischer Verlag in Barcelona, der 1967 die Erstveröffentlichung wagte, versehen mit 35 Schwarzweißfotografien von Xavier Miserachs. Der damals ebenfalls junge katalanische Fotograf hatte sich einen Namen gemacht als ›Bildeinfänger‹, und so zog er aus, die vitale Atmosphäre des Romans mit seinem eigenen Blick einzufangen. Entstanden ist ein eindrucksvolles Ensemble aus Text und Bildern, in dem beide für sich stehen können und ihre Ausdruckskraft gegenseitig noch verstärken. Jetzt ist der Band zum erstenmal auf deutsch erhältlich – in der brillanten Neuübersetzung der vielfach mit Preisen ausgezeichneten Susanne Lange.
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BEEP! BEEP! GET OUT OF THE WAY!
Seven Tools for Powerful Creation and Living Your Unstoppable Life
by Catherine DeMonte
Beep! Beep! Get Out of My Way is based on the seven transformative tools from Abundance Circle groups created by psychotherapist Catherine DeMonte where participants manifested their long- held dreams. This process shifted them into manifesting mavens.This easy-to-read and engaging book shares the inspiring stories of those partic-ipants and how they manifested what their heart deeply desired but had been elusive for many years, even when the odds seemed impossible. Learn how they did it and practice easy, enjoyable exercises and tools to manifest your own dreams.
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The ArtsJanuary 2019From Perversion to Purity
The stardom of Catherine Deneuve
by Lisa Downing, Sue Harris
Catherine Deneuve is indisputably one of the world's most celebrated actresses, both in her native France and throughout the world. Her career has spanned five decades during which she has worked with the most significant of French auteurs, as well as forging partnerships with international directors such as Bunuel and Polanski. The Deneuve star persona has attained such iconic status that it can now symbolise the very essence of French womanhood and civic identity. In this wide-ranging and authoritative collection of essays by a selection of international film academics and writers, the Deneuve persona is scrutinised and illuminated. Beyond the glamorous iconographic status of Yves Saint Laurent's muse, and the epitome of sexual inviolability, Deneuve's status as actress is foregrounded. The book will be essential reading for students and lecturers in star studies.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJuly 2000Cultures of Empire
A reader
by Catherine Hall, Meg Davies
Collects together the best articles by key historians, literary critics, and anthropologists on the cultures of colonialism in the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.. A substantial introduction by the distinguished historian, Professor Catherine Hall, discusses new approaches to the history of empire and establishes a narrative frame through which to read the essays which follow.. The volume is clearly divided into three sections: theoretical, emphasising concepts and approaches; the colonisers 'at home', focusing on how empire was lived in Britain; and 'away' - the attempt to construct new cultures through which the colonisers defined themselves and others in varied colonial sites. A useful guide to recent scholarship on the culture of imperialism. ;
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Literature & Literary StudiesOctober 2006El Caballero de Olmedo by Lope de Vega Carpio
by Catherine Davies, Anthony Lappin
El Caballero de Olmedo is a history play, a retelling of a folk talk, a celebrated piece of Golden Age drama, and also an intense mediation upon the power of desire, the deceits of eroticism and literary convention, the injustice of a world obsessed with appearance, and the tragic potential inherent in the courting of beautiful women. The introduction sets this play within the context of Baroque eroticism and sexual mores as well as dramatic practice. The text is presented with glosses to words unfamiliar to undergraduate students; the notes comprise summaries of acts and scenes from a dramatic point of view, and in-depth notes to problematic passages in the text, written with an undergraduate readership in mind. ;
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October 2005Wo Engel zögern
Unterwegs zu einer Epistemologie des Heiligen
by Gregory Bateson, Mary Catherine Bateson, Hans-Ulrich Möhring
Nach Geist und Natur. Eine notwendige Einheit hat Gregory Bateson an dem vorliegenden Buch gearbeitet, das er zu Lebzeiten aber nicht mehr zum Abschluß bringen konnte und das von seiner Tochter Mary Catherine fertiggestellt wurde.Ausgehend von dem, was wir über die biologische Welt wissen, sowie davon, was wir über das »Erkennen« zu begreifen vermögen, möchte Bateson erklären, was unter »dem Heiligen« zu verstehen sein könnte. Neben dem »Heiligen« spielen zwei weitere »integrative Erfahrungsdimensionen« eine wichtige Rolle: die des »ästhetischen« und die des »Bewußtseins«. Es ist diese Konstellation von Problemen, der man sich, so Bateson, widmen muß, wenn man zu einer Theorie des Handelns in der lebendigen Welt gelangen will – zu einer kybernetischen Ethik.
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January 1998»Paul Valéry – Glück, Dämon, Verrückter«
Tagebuch 1920–1928
by Catherine Pozzi, Max Looser, Max Looser
"Im Juni 1920 lernt Catherine Pozzi Paul Valéry kennen. Er ist seit zwanzig Jahren verheiratet und hat drei Kinder. Es beginnen acht Jahre einer notgedrungen heimlichen, aber jeden Tag erneuerten und wieder in Frage gestellten Beziehung; acht Jahre der abgenötigten und unhaltbaren Versprechen; Pozzi und Valéry erleiden »den Tod und die Leidenschaft« ihrer Liebe; aber auch acht Jahre der gemeinsamen Arbeit, Lektüre und Forschung; acht Jahre eines intellektuellen und philosophischen Zwiegesprächs unter Gleichen."
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November 2000Was ist Literaturgeschichte?
by Stephen Greenblatt, Barbara Naumann, Reinhard Kaiser, Catherine Belsey
Im England der frühen Neuzeit konnte die schlichte Fähigkeit zu buchstabieren lebensrettend sein: Daran entschied sich nämlich, ob man der weltlichen Gerichtsbarkeit überantwortet wurde oder der geistlichen, die die Todesstrafe nicht kannte. Greenblatt beschreibt, wie sich von dieser existentiellen Bedeutung aus der Literaturbegriff immer weiter verzweigte und wie aus einer »Buchstabenwissenschaft« Literaturwissenschaft im modernen Sinn wurde. Ergänzt wird der Band durch einen Kommentar der britischen Literaturwissenschaftlerin Catherine Belsey und eine Betrachtung zu einem der großartigsten Werke der Literaturwissenschaft, zu Erich Auerbachs Mimesis-Buch.
