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Promoted ContentDecember 2003
Afrika - Das letzte Abenteuer
Die Geschichte eines Safariführers
by Ross, Mark / Übersetzt von Stumpf, Andrea; Übersetzt von Werbeck, Gabriele
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Promoted ContentHumanities & Social SciencesMarch 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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Trusted PartnerSeptember 2015
Die Hexe von Dunwich
Aus den dunklen Anfängen von Sherlock Holmes
by Pirie, David / Übersetzt von Ross, Michael
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Unter Wasser
Abenteuer in einer anderen Welt
by Ecott, Tim / Übersetzt von Stumpf, Andrea; Übersetzt von Werbeck, Gabriele
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Trusted PartnerFebruary 2007
Die Wunschliste
Roman
by Smolinski, Jill / Übersetzt von Stumpf, Andrea; Übersetzt von Werbeck, Gabriele
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Trusted PartnerLiterature & Literary StudiesOctober 2024
The Legacy of John Polidori
The Romantic Vampire and its Progeny
by Sam George, Bill Hughes
John Polidori's novella The Vampyre (1819) is perhaps 'the most influential horror story of all time' (Frayling). Polidori's story transformed the shambling, mindless monster of folklore into a sophisticated, seductive aristocrat that stalked London society rather than being confined to the hinterlands of Eastern Europe. Polidori's Lord Ruthven was thus the ancestor of the vampire as we know it. This collection explores the genesis of Polidori's vampire. It then tracks his bloodsucking progeny across the centuries and maps his disquieting legacy. Texts discussed range from the Romantic period, including the fascinating and little-known The Black Vampyre (1819), through the melodramatic vampire theatricals in the 1820s, to contemporary vampire film, paranormal romance, and science fiction. They emphasise the background of colonial revolution and racial oppression in the early nineteenth century and the cultural shifts of postmodernity.
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Trusted PartnerLiterature & Literary StudiesDecember 2023
Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 99/2
by Stephen Mossman, Cordelia Warr
The John Rylands Library houses one of the finest collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives in the world. The collections span five millennia and cover a wide range of subjects, including art and archaeology; economic, social, political, religious and military history; literature, drama and music; science and medicine; theology and philosophy; travel and exploration. For over a century, the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library has published research that complements the Library's special collections. The editors invite the submission of articles in these fields and welcome discussion of in-progress projects.
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Wer sein Haus auf Sünden baut
Kriminalroman
by James, P. D.
Übersetzt von Christa Seibicke
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Das Käthchen von Heilbronn oder Die Feuerprobe
Ein großes historisches Ritterschauspiel. Berlin 1810
by Heinrich Kleist, Axel Schmitt
Diese Ausgabe der »Suhrkamp BasisBibliothek – Arbeitstexte für Schule und Studium« bietet Heinrich von Kleists Drama »Das Käthchen von Heilbronn« nach dem Erstdruck des gesamten Textes aus dem Jahr 1810. Ergänzt wird diese Edition von einem Kommentar, der alle für das Verständnis des Dramas erforderlichen Informationen und Materialien enthält und den intertextuellen Charakter der Texte Kleists unterstreicht: die Entstehungsgeschichte, Dokumente zur zeitgenössischen Wirkung, einen Überblick Über die verschiedenen Deutungsansätze, Literaturhinweise sowie Wort- und Sacherläuterungen.
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Neun von Colette
Novellen
by Colette / Übersetzt von Ehm, Emi; Übersetzt von Wasserthal-Zuccari, Luise