The revolutionary spirit that animates the culture of the Germans has been alive for at least twelve centuries, far longer than the dramatically fragmented and reshaped political entity known as Germany. German culture has been central to Europe, and it has contributed the transforming spirit of Lutheran religion, the technology of printing as a medium of democracy, the soulfulness of Romantic philosophy, the structure of higher education, and the tradition of liberal socialism to the essential character of modern American life. In this book leading scholars and critics capture the spirit of this culture in some 200 original essays on events in German literary history. Rather than offering a single continuous narrative, the entries focus on a particular literary work, an event in the life of an author, a historical moment, a piece of music, a technological invention, even a theatrical or cinematic premiere. Together they give the reader a surprisingly unified sense of what it is that has allowed Meister Eckhart, Hildegard of Bingen, Luther, Kant, Goethe, Beethoven, Benjamin, Wittgenstein, Jelinek, and Sebald to provoke and enchant their readers. From the earliest magical charms and mythical sagas to the brilliance and desolation of 20th-century fiction, poetry, and film, this illuminating reference book invites readers to experience the full range of German literary culture and to investigate for themselves its disparate and unifying themes. Contributors include: Amy M. Hollywood on medieval women mystics, Jan-Dirk Müller on Gutenberg, Marion Aptroot on the Yiddish Renaissance, Emery Snyder on the Baroque novel, J. B. Schneewind on Natural Law, Maria Tatar on the Grimm brothers, Arthur Danto on Hegel, Reinhold Brinkmann on Schubert, Anthony Grafton on Burckhardt, Stanley Corngold on Freud, Andreas Huyssen on Rilke, Greil Marcus on Dada, Eric Rentschler on Nazi cinema, Elisabeth Young-Bruehl on Hannah Arendt, Gordon A. Craig on Günter Grass, Edward Dimendberg on Holocaust memorials.
The First Two Centuries of Florentine History: The Republic and Parties at the Time of Dante Professor Pasquale Villari Published by T. Fisher Unwin Illustrated.
This book develops the dual themes that languages can differ widely in their vocabularies, and are also sensitive indices to the cultures to which they belong. Wierzbicka seeks to demonstrate that every language has key concepts, expressed in key words, which reflect the core values of a given culture. She shows that cultures can be revealingly studied, compared, and explained to outsiders through their key concepts, and that the analytical framework necessary for this purpose is provided by the natural semantic metalanguage, based on lexical universals, that the author and colleagues have developed on the basis of wide-ranging cross-linguistic investigations. Appealing to anthropologists, psychologists, and philosophers as well as linguists, this book demonstrates that cultural patterns can be studied in a verifiable, rigorous, and non-speculative way, on the basis of empirical evidence and in a coherent theoretical framework.
Tekst na latinskom jeziku.
The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico Bernal Diaz Del Castillo Published by Farrar , Straus and Cudahy, New York, 1956. Bernal DA del Castillo(1495-1584) served under CortA©through the entire Mexican campaign, and his narrative, one of only four extant firsthand accounts, is both an invaluable hirstorical document and a spectacular epic. He was with CortA©when the latter sank the ships, thus committing the small band of conquistadors irrevocably to the Conquest; he was privy to the counsels of the leaders and was at hand when Montezuma was made a prisoner in his own palace. Bernal DA fought in over a hundred battles and skirmishes against an enemy who made living sacrifices of their prisoners. These things he saw and recorded in a bold blunt voice whose immediacy, in Maudslay’s classic translation, reaches across the centuries to invite readers to witness for themselves the horrors and wonders of the initial, apocalyptic clash between two great civilizations.
Very interesting work on Turkey with two beautiful color maps at the end of the volume. Written by Sir Charles Eliot, new edition of 1908.
A New Approach to Sanskrit, Integrating Traditional and Academic Methods and Based on Classic Yoga Texts–for University Courses, Yoga Programs, and Self Study
Ova snažna knjiga, po kojoj je slavni redatelj Terrence Malick snimio film Skriveni život, donosi potresnu životnu priču Franza Jägerstättera, jednostavna austrijskoga seljaka, sakristana i oca troje djece, koji je odbio služiti u njemačkim oružanim snagama jer je sudjelovanje u Hitlerovoj borbi za osvajanje svijeta doživljavao kao osobni grijeh. U zatvoru je bio od ožujka 1943. do 9. kolovoza iste godine kada je nad njim izvršena smrtna kazna odrubljivanjem glave. U mjesecima u zatočeništvu i pred izvršenje smrtne kazne oslonac mu je odnos sa suprugom Franziskom prepun ljubavi, s kojom razmjenjuje dirljiva pisma, sva sabrana u ovoj knjizi. Osim zatvorskih pisama ova jedinstvena knjiga sadrži i Franzove potresne duhovne zapise iz razdoblja nakon smrtne presude, sve do pogubljenja, koja daju ganutljiv uvid u njegov duboki nutarnji razvoj i snagu vjere zbog koje je ostao pri svojoj odluci, za što je u konačnici dao život.
Početnica japanskog jezika
How to Apply the Secrets of Chinese Wisdom for Health, Wealth and Happiness
Despite slight shelf wear, the book is secure. Published nearly 200 years since its initial manuscript, this journal is a must-have in literary history and an immediate worldwide success. The nine-month journal recounts Boswell’s life in London when he was only twenty-two, and is renowned for its insight and accurate detail. It records the facts of the author’s life frankly and honestly, as well as for its sharp evaluation of his thoughts and decisions. About the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell: In 1949, Yale University began a literary-historic endeavor to publish a long-forgotten and substantial assortment of papers, letters, manuscripts, and journals of 18th century Scottish biographer, lawyer, and diarist, James Boswell. The papers, retrieved centuries after being lost, were compiled by Ralph Isham and then claimed by Yale University. The institution constructed a devoted department to edit and release the journals and correspondences. In 1950, the BOSWELL’S LONDON JOURNAL was the first of the thirteen volumes which have been published since. From 1949 to 1979, Frederick A. Pottle, Sterling Professor of English Emeritus at Yale University, led the Yale Boswell Editions.
Prevod i predgovor Đorđa Živanovića. Pismo ćirilica. Redaktor akademik D. Nedeljković. Spomenik LVII, Odelenje društvenih nauka, Nova serija, broj 9. Arci sveska nerazrezani.
Opera u tri čina. Libreto i muziku napisao Ivo Tijardović. Preveli na njemački Roza Dvornik-Cobenzl i Alan Steven Dale.
Academy f Sciences of the U.S.S.R. Institute of Philosophy. Second edition, supplemented. Translated Hugh McLean, Jr. With an introduction by Percy E. Corbett.
Discover how to reprogram your biology and thinking, and break the habit of being yourself so you can truly change your mind and life. Best-selling author, international speaker, chiropractor, and renowned researcher of epigenetics, quantum physics, and neuroscience, Dr. Joe Dispenza shares that you are not doomed by your genes and hardwired to be a certain way for the rest of your life. New science is emerging that empowers all human beings to create the reality they choose. In Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself, Dr. Joe Dispenza combines the fields of quantum physics, neuroscience, brain chemistry, biology, and genetics to show you what is truly possible and how to recondition the body and create better health. Not only will you be given the neces…
Explores the potential of psychedelics as medicine and the intersections of politics, science, and psychedelics Explores the tumultuous history of psychedelic research, the efforts to restore psychedelic therapies, and the links between psychiatric drugs and mental illness Offers non-technical summaries of the most recent, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies with MDMA, psilocybin, LSD, and ayahuasca Includes the work of Rick Doblin, Stanislav Grof, James Fadiman, Julie Holland, Dennis McKenna, David Nichols, Charles Grob, Phil Wolfson, Michael and Annie Mithoefer, Roland Griffiths, Katherine MacLean, and Robert Whitaker
Many of our global economic problems started in 1971…when President Richard Nixon took the U.S. off the gold standard. Throughout history, when a government went off the gold standard, an age of turbulence began. In 1997, Robert’s bookRich Dad Poor Dad stunned readers stating, Your house is not an asset. As howls of protest went up around the world, the book went on to become an international bestseller and the #1 personal finance book of all time. Rich Dad Poor Dad is not a book on real estate. It is a book about the importance of financial education.Rich Dad Poor Dad was written to prepare you and your loved ones for the financial turbulence Robert’s rich dad saw coming.
Is it possible to heal by thought alone—without drugs or surgery? The truth is that it happens more often than you might expect. In You Are the Placebo, best-selling author, international speaker, chiropractor, and renowned researcher of epigenetics, quantum physics, & neuroscience, Dr. Joe Dispenza shares numerous documented cases of those who reversed cancer, heart disease, depression, crippling arthritis, and even the tremors of Parkinson’s disease by believing in a placebo.
With more than 100,000 copies sold of his self-published book, The Biology of Belief, Bruce Lipton teams up with Hay House to bring his message to an even wider audience. This book is a groundbreaking work in the field of new biology, and it will forever change how you think about thinking. Through the research of Dr. Lipton and other leading-edge scientists, stunning new discoveries have been made about the interaction between your mind and body and the processes by which cells receive information. It shows that genes and DNA do not control our biology, that instead DNA is controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our thoughts. Using simple language, illustrations, humor, and everyday examples, he demonstrates how the new science of Epigenetics is revolutionizing our understanding of the link between mind and matter and the profound effects it has on our personal lives and the collective life of our species.
