Das Buch von Michelle McSweeney wurde am 11.4.2023 im New Books Network Podcast vorgestellt: „OK“ as a word accepts proposals, describes the world as satisfactory (but not good), provides conversational momentum, or even agrees (or disagrees). OK as an object, … Weiterlesen
In der letzten Zeit sind u.a. diese frei verfügbaren Titel erschienen: Are Books Still ‚Different‘? Literature as Culture and Commodity in a Digital Age Caroline Koegler & Corinna Norrick-Rühlhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781108982450 The famous 1962 precedent at the Restrictive Practices Court of the … Weiterlesen
To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the New York Public Library, a list was published of the ten books that had been checked out the most in the history of the library — and most of these were children’s books, … Weiterlesen
„Singer and song collector Sam Lee traces a map in stories, folklore and song along England’s longest and most famous river, the Thames. Beginning at its underground source in the idyllic Gloucestershire countryside, Sam follows the Thames from a trickling … Weiterlesen
Visible English: graphic culture, scribal practice, and identity, c. 700 – c. 1550 Visible English recovers for the first time the experience of reading and writing the English language in the medieval period through the perspectives of littera pedagogy, the … Weiterlesen
„Jessica Mitford ist schon als Kind rebellisch – und bleibt es bis zu ihrem Tod am 23. Juli 1996. Statt in der starren Welt der britischen Aristokratie zu verharren, macht sie als gesellschaftskritische Autorin Karriere. „Von meinen Töchtern ist eine … Weiterlesen
The Modern American Poetry Site is devoted to the teaching and study of modern and contemporary American poetry with particular emphasis on original and excerpted scholarship about key poems, poets, and contexts. This criticism is accompanied by images, media, and … Weiterlesen
„Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today those objects are housed in genteel institutions across the UK and the world. They usually come with polite plaques. This week, 99pi is featuring an episode from the … Weiterlesen
Der Podcast – eine Kooperation von arte und Deutschlandfunk Kultur – ist im Mai 2023 gestartet:
The Hidden History of Coined Words How are words coined? That provides the focus of The Hidden History of Coined Words. Based on extensive research, its author, Ralph Keyes, has determined that successful neologisms are as likely to be created by chance … Weiterlesen
In der letzten Zeit sind u.a. diese frei verfügbaren Titel erschienen: Equine medicine and popular romance in late medieval England Francine McGregorhttps://doi.org/10.1163/9789004538405 Equine Medicine and Popular Romance in Late Medieval England explores a seldom-studied trove of English veterinary manuals, illuminating … Weiterlesen
„F. Scott Fitzgerald: Kein anderer US-amerikanischer Autor hat das Leben der Roaring Twenties so detailliert und schillernd dargestellt wie er. Besonders bekannt und spektakulär verfilmt – Der große Gatsby.“ (SWR, Astrid Mayerle) Sie können die Sendung aus dem Jahr 2016, … Weiterlesen
How adjectival can a participle be? Subsective gradience in English 2nd participles Most analyses of the English passive (formed with be + V‑ed) claim that there is a verbal passive and an adjectival passive. How can the same form express … Weiterlesen
Die studentische Zeitschrift wurde 2018 gegründet. Satura has a home at the English Department of the University of Münster. The journal was founded by students of two of the Master programs available at WWU: British, American and Postcolonial Studies, and National … Weiterlesen
„Actor, comedian and Author Ben Miller discusses the colourful, complicated and uncompromising life of William Hazlitt. Born in 1778 William Hazlitt is considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, but for centuries, … Weiterlesen