Author: Alex NatanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, German
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
German Men of Letters
Author: Alex NatanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, German
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Men of Letters
Author: Leslie DowniePublisher: Digital on Demand
ISBN: 0639727107
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Leslie dumps her legal career to write to 10 men of letters, ranging from a war journalist to a nanotechnology guru, legal beagles, sportsmen and a comedian. Their responses to her are a roller-coaster read, followed by Leslie’s Guide for Writing to Men which explains how you can initiate your own letter writing group. Each writer describes how he felt about being approached by a woman to be part of Men of Letters, followed by practical advice and templates for starting your own group with a view to self-publishing.
Travels Through Germany, in a Series of Letters
Author: Johann Kaspar RiesbeckPublisher:
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Category : Austria
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Travels Through Germany, in a Series of Letters; Written in German by the Baron Riesbeck, and Translated by the Rev. Mr. Maty, Late Secretary to the Royal Society, and Under Librarian to the British Museum
Author: Johann Kaspar RiesbeckPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Austria
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Engish Men of Letters
Author: John MorleySwiss Men of Letters: Twelve Literary Essays
Author: Alex NatanPublisher: Berg Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The literature of a nation reflects the history of the country concerned. Although Switzerland is only a small nation she can look back upon a long and fascinating history. The Swiss Confederation was not brought about in any spectacular way but can best be described as the end product of prevailing common sense which welded four distinctly different ethnic groups together and safeguarded their independent cultural development. The ways and means of this achievement were complicated and intricate, and mirrored successfully solutions which the rest of Europe, facing similar problems, never mastered. In this indigenous evolution of Switzerland the reader will find the explanation why there is no history of Swiss literature but a history of the literatures of all four national languages, each of which can claim special and adequate attention by literary historians. While the literature of other countries brought the testimonies of literary achievement forward like a huge wave which began in times immemorial, reached the present and flows on into the future, one feels rather inclined to speak of four different rivers in Swiss literature, each taking its own and individual course.
American Men of Letters
Author: Edwin Leavitt ClarkePublisher:
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Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
German Students' War Letters
Author: Philipp WitkopPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812208781
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Originally appearing at the same time as the pacifist novel All Quiet on the Western Front, this powerful collection provides a glimpse into the hearts and minds of an enemy that had been thoroughly demonized by the Allied press. Composed by German students who had left their university studies in order to participate in World War I, these letters reveal the struggles and hardships that all soldiers face. The stark brutality and surrealism of war are revealed as young men from Germany describe their bitter combat and occasional camaraderie with soldiers from many nations, including France, Great Britain, and Russia. Like its companion volume, War Letters of Fallen Englishmen, these letters were carefully selected for their depth of perception, the intensity of their descriptions, and their messages to future generations. "Should these letters help towards the establishment of justice and better understanding between nations," the editor reflects in his introduction, "their deaths will not have been in vain." This edition contains a new foreword by the distinguished World War I historian Jay Winter.
English Men of Letters
Author: John MorleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Imperialism
Author: Richard KoebnerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521054915
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
This is a comprehensive study examining the changing concepts of Empire and Imperialism from the nineteenth century to the beginning of the 1960s. This study is not simply the biography of a word, but a history of political consciousness, important to historians and political scientists alike.