Teutonic mythology, tr. by J.S. Stallybrass PDF Download

Author: Jacob Ludwig C. [single works] Grimm
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Languages : en
Pages : 638

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Author: Walter W. Skeat
Publisher: DigiCat
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 643

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This book is a glossary of what we now call the Early Modern English language, and what the author refers to as Stuart and Tudor words. It uses books, plays, essays, and other written publications released to the public between the 15th and 17th centuries as its main source of references, such as Paradise Lost, The Canterbury Tales, and Britannia's Pastorals.

Author: Mary Anne Perkins
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351915886
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361

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The emergence of the modern nation state in Europe and the accompanying rise in national consciousness led to a heightened awareness of the close relationship between language and national identity. In this book the author shows that this relationship was expressed through the themes and figures of a ’language’ of nationhood, drawn from a common European cultural heritage, particularly the Classical and Christian traditions. Despite its common roots, this language became the medium through which the diversity of national characters was expressed. The idea of the divine Word, for example, enabled the sacredness and power of national language to be celebrated. The identification of poet and prophet gave Romantic nationalists an authority to speak for and to the nation, and the theme of the Chosen People was often adopted to express the elect status of a writer’s own nation. In conclusion, it is shown that this language of nationhood remains a powerful force at the end of the twentieth century.

Author: Patrick Bridgwater
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004490213
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Kafka, Gothic and Fairytale is an original comparative study of the novels and some of the related shorter punishment fantasies in terms of their relationship to the Gothic and fairytale conventions. It is an absorbing subject and one which, while keeping to the basic facts of his life, mind-set and literary method, shows Kafka’s work in a genuinely new light. The contradiction between his persona with its love of fairytale and his shadow with its affinity with Gothic is reflected in his work, which is both Gothic and other than Gothic, both fairytale-like and the every denial of fairytale. Important subtexts of the book are the close connexion between Gothic and fairytale and between both of these and the dream. German text is quoted in translation unless the emphasis is on the meaning of individual words or phrases, in which case the words in question are quoted and their English meanings discussed. This means that readers without German can, for the first time, begin to understand the underlying ambiguity of Kafka’s major fictions. The book is addressed to all who are interested in the meaning of his work and its place in literary history, but also to the many readers in the English and German-speaking worlds who share the author’s enthusiasm for Gothic and fairytale.

Author: Perth (W.A.). Public Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 618

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Author: Western Australia. Public Library, Perth
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 608

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Author: William Swan Sonnenschein
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 476

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Author: James Blackstone Memorial Library (Branford, Conn.)
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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Author: Branford (Conn.). James Blackstone Memorial Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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Author: John Arnott MacCulloch
Publisher: DigiCat
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 608

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"Celtic Mythology" is a study on ancient folk tales and legends of old Ireland, Wales and other Celtic regions, which remained a precious legacy to their illustrative history. The book deals with different aspects of folklore and mythology: myths of the creation, tales of gods and their position and behavior, the mythical creatures and animals, folk tales of the divine land and many more. Well grounded in history and sociology, the author relates these folk tales, legends and myths of Gaelic, Brythonic and Gaulish people to each other and explores the influence of Christianity on their development through the ages. "The Religion of the Ancient Celts" is an exhaustive and comprehensive study of the Celtic religion. It provides insights into Celtic religious practices, and comparisons geographically as well as with more familiar Roman and Christian pantheons. The author offers numerous interpretations and overlaps regarding the mythological roles of gods and goddesses. The Celts interacted with many cultures over the years and adopted their gods and combined with theirs. Roman and Greek gods were adopted as were Vikings' and Christianity later.