Hollwerth Alexander Hollwerth 
‘Kontaminierte Landschaften’ [PDF ebook] 
Mitteleuropa inmitten von Krieg und Totalitarismus. Eine exemplarische Bestandsaufnahme anhand von literarischen Texten

The first comprehensive and objective history of the literature of Georgia, revealed to be unique among those of the former Byzantine and Russian empires, both in its quality and its 1500 years» his …

While much has been written on Shakespeare»s debt to the classical tradition, less has been said about his roots in the popular culture of his own time. This is the first book to explore the full ra …

Post-colonial theory is a relatively new area in critical contemporary studies, having its foundations more Postcolonial Criticism brings together some of the most important critical writings in the …

Fragmented, buried, and largely lost, the classical past presents formidable obstacles to anyone who would seek to know it. »Deep Classics» is the study of these obstacles and, in particular, of th …

This book examines the struggle for Protestant consensus and unity through the work of John a Lasco (1499-1560). It is only in recent years that scholars have begun to recognize the importance of Las …

In the eighteenth century, audiences in Great Britain understood the term ’slavery’ to refer to a range of physical and metaphysical conditions beyond the transatlantic slave trade. Literary represen …

The first full-length study of the reception of John Milton’s (1608-74) writings in the Arab-Muslim world, this book examines the responses of Arab-Muslim readers to Milton’s works, and in particular …

Hailed by critics during the 1980s as the decade»s »Great American Playwright», Sam Shepard continued to produce work in a wide array of media including short prose, films, plays, performances and …

Folklore: The Basics is an engaging guide to the practice and interpretation of folklore. Taking examples from around the world, it explores the role of folklore in expressing fundamental human needs …

At last! Everything you ever wanted to know about postmodernism but were afraid to ask. Hans Bertens» Postmodernism is the first introductory overview of postmodernism to succeed in providing a witt …