Der Band untersucht das OEuvre Ostades erstmals unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Komik. Es wird dabei in Bezug gesetzt zur Kultur des Komischen im 17. Jahrhundert im Bereich der Literatur und der...
The second volume of the new series Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses points out the roots of the concept of "human rights" in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It shows how far the...
Join the culinary experts at The Gourmand journal on an in-depth exploration of the literary, linguistic, historic, and gastronomic legacy of lemons, where the line between food and art is happily...
L' criture fait des miracles: elle nous transporte dans les moments qui ont fait l'Histoire, la cr ativit et le quotidien de l'humanit, et nous relie intimement des personnages qui ont...
Entrez dans un monde balayé par les vents magiques, peuplé d'amoureux au destin maudit, de géants malveillants et de trolls, et de bien d'autres merveilles issues des illustrations les plus...
En 2002, Simon «Woody» Wood imaginait toutes sortes de stratagèmes pour obtenir des sneakers gratuites. Deux semaines plus tard, il était le fier patron de Sneaker Freaker, et sa vie en était...
Mit atemberaubenden Bildern, expliziter Gesellschaftskritik und einer hypnotisierenden schauspielerischen Leistung von David Bowie in der Hauptrolle wurde The Man Who Fell to Earth (Der Mann, der...
How can insights from Construction Grammar (CxG) be applied to foreign language learning (FLL) and foreign language teaching (FLT)? This volume explores several aspects of Pedagogical Construction...
Scared of the Dark? It's Really Scared of You is a picture book that playfully unpacks a common childhood fear. You may be afraid of the dark... But did you know that the dark is actually...
Even among the geniuses of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci is a figure of exceptional significance. This updated XXL monograph, comprising all of his paintings and almost 700 drawings, provides...
Tutankhamun's royal voyage into paradise, as told by ancient Egyptian treasures. When acclaimed photographer Sandro Vannini started his work in Egypt in the late '90s, a technological...
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) ist selbst in der an Genies nicht armen Renaissance eine Ausnahmeerscheinung. Diese nach neuestem Forschungsstand aktualisierte XL-Monografie ist das umfassendste...
At first glance, Walton Ford's large-scale, highly detailed watercolors of animals recall the prints of 19th-century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear. A closer look reveals a...
In this historical introduction to philosophical hermeneutics, Jean Grondin discusses the major figures from Philo to Habermas, analyzes conflicts among various interpretive schools, and provides a...
This book provides an in-depth insight of different multi criteria decision making (MCDM) techniques, with particular enphasis to their application. Among others, techniques such as Analytic...
This work provides an exploration of the history of South Africa, from the earliest known human habitation of the region to the end of the 20th century.
"Jon Scieszka, the groundbreaking storyteller and master of wit, brings us a smart and hilarious adventure. AstroNuts doesn't just break new ground-it breaks outer space Brilliant." --...
Il Musaeum Hermeticum è un compendio di testi alchemici pubblicato in Germania nel XVII secolo. Tra le sue pagine il lettore sarà condotto in un viaggio fantastico e avventuroso che unisce i...
Confrontations between the powerless and the powerful are laden with deception - the powerless feign deference and the powerful subtly assert their mastery. Peasants, serfs, untouchables, slaves,...
It's an unforgettable field trip! In this follow-up to A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School..., Henry is late to a museum where his class is spending the day. But he has a plan:...
Ein Jahrhundert nach seinem Tod erstaunt der Wiener Künstler Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) noch immer mit seiner unverfrorenen Erotik, blendenden Oberflächen und künstlerischer Experimentierfreude. In...
Painting in Latin America, 1550-1820: From Conquest to Independence surveys the diverse styles, subjects and iconography of painting in Latin America between the 16th and 19th centuries. While...
Nel pieno del realismo artistico che caratterizzava il periodo tardo gotico e gli inizi del Rinascimento, il pittore olandese Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) rappresentava qualcosa di più di...
This definitive introduction to the gnostic scriptures provides a crucial look at the theology, religious atmosphere, and literary traditions of ancient Christianity and Hellenistic Judaism. This...