Litteraturstudier: fra 1400 til 1600

Dette er en dansk litteraturhistorie, men det særlige er, at den ser sit emne fra så højt et fugleperspektiv, at detaljerne forsvinder og hovedkonturen - hovedsporet - træder frem. I én bog på 700 sider når vi fra Vølvens spådom og de islandske sagaer over Kingo, Holberg, Oehlenschläger og Hauch til Brandes, Blixen, Brøgger og Guldager. Arbejdsgruppen bag Hovedsporet - Jens Anker Jørgensen, Johnny Kondrup, Peter Olivarius, Bjarne Sandstrøm, Svend Skriver, Marianne Stidsen og Knud Wentzel - har skåret en principielt grænseløs historie ned til en stor, spændende fortælling om dansk litteratur.Denne e-bogsudgave er uden illustrationer.

Hvem var Byron og hvorfor læse en bog om ham i dag? Denne excentriske engelske lord, som Georg Brandes gav æren for at have indstiftet den moderne litteratur i Europa, og om hvilken Karen Blixen skrev, at der kun var "én bog, der ville blive skrevet igen og igen, og læst igen og igen, og hvert år blive stillet i reolen i en ny udgave, nemlig bogen om Byrons liv." Lord Byron (1788-1824) var ikke alene en af sin tids mest kontroversielle digtere, han var også en kompromisløs kunstner, der tog sit politiske engagement og frihedstrang til yderste konsekvens, på et tidspunkt hvor demokratiet var i sin vorden i Europa. Han døde i eksil som helt under den græske frihedskrig i 1824. Fortællingen om Byrons liv, fra han bliver baron som 10-årig, berømt digter som 24-årig og til hans død som 36-årig er beretningen om en af de mest dramatiske skæbner i den europæiske litteratur og tjente som inspirationskilde for et helt kontinent af forfattere. Byrons poesi, og hans kamp for frihed og tolerance, bidrager med et fornemt perspektiv til de begivenheder, der i dag præger den europæiske virkelighed. Byrons liv og værk er med to hundrede års forsinkelse med til at åbne bevidstheden for historiens betydning, dengang og nu. Grethe F. Rostbøll, mag.art., tidligere MF for De Konservative, kulturminister 1990-93, prisbelønnet forfatter og foredragsholder, tegner dette levende portræt af en af den europæiske litteraturs hovedskikkelser.

'The Syon Pardon Treatise' in London, BL, MS Harley 2321 is a Birgittine text from the second half of the fifteenth century. It has not previously been published and is unique except for eighteen lines found in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 156. The Harley text covers ninety-one pages and has the form of a sermon aimed at a lay audience. Birgittine sermons were delivered in the vernacular and restricted in length. However, the length of this text is such that it could not have been preached 'ad populum' in its entirety; the term treatise is more appropriate and has been used here. Harley 2321 appears to have been made for one or more brothers at Syon who were in contact with pilgrims there. The text provides a wealth of information on indulgences in late fifteenth-century England and insights that have relevance beyond Syon. The introduction contains detailed descriptions of the two manuscripts and discusses Birgittines and preaching, contemporary doctrine on indulgences and penance, and indulgences at Syon and other Birgittine foundations.

Globalisierung ist kein modernes Phänomen, sondern so alt wie die Menschheit selbst. Die Begegnung mit anderen Kulturen spielt dabei eine zentrale Rolle: Die Art und Weise, wie Individuen und Gesellschaften darauf reagieren, ermöglicht uns nicht nur tiefe Einblicke darin, wie andere Kulturen wahrgenommen werden, sondern auch in das eigene Selbstverständnis.Die vorliegende Dissertation untersucht genau diese interkulturellen Begegnungen in einer Zeit, die als eine der einflussreichsten Epochen der Globalisierung im modernen Sinn gilt: die Frühe Neuzeit in England. Am Beispiel von sechs ausgewählten Stücken William Shakespeares (Titus Andronicus, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Cymbeline und The Tempest) wird die Entwicklung der Darstellung dieser Begegnungen in drei Phasen nachgezeichnet, die durch die Ausrichtung der zentralen Grenzüberschreitung (transgression, presence und inversion) definiert wird. Diese Entwicklung reflektiert, so die Leitthese der Arbeit, die soziokulturellen Diskurse der Entstehungszeit der Stücke, welche zu verstehen helfen, wie Prozesse der frühneuzeitlichen Globalisierung aufgegriffen, fort- und umgeschrieben sowie mitgestaltet wurden.

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, RWTH Aachen University, language: English, abstract: The following essay is an analysis of Shakespeare's Puck and the way he is presented in A Midsummer Night's Dream. The first topic to deal with is that of Puck's background, the history of the hobgoblin before and after Shakespeare. After that, the main focus will be laid on Shakespeare's presentation of Puck's character in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Potential differences between the Shakespearean and the folklore Puck are also to be pointed out. Since Puck is an ambivalent figure, the characterisation is to be a try to find out wheatear Puck is presented as a more positive or a more malignant figure. The last point focuses Puck's functions in the play, since it is undoubted that he has more than one. Since his 'official' function is that of Oberon's servant and jester, Puck's relationship to his master will also be shortly examined in that chapter.

Seminar paper from the year 1983 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 3,0, Bielefeld University (Sprachenzentrum), course: Elizabethan English, language: English, abstract: The aim of the following paper is to take a closer look at Shakespeare¿s prose from a stylistic, linguistic and rhetorical point of view. Given the fact that Shakespeare¿s prose occurs both in his comedies, tragedies and histories and prose is being used in his plays by characters of different social ranks the question is to be asked which various functions prose as a medium fulfils in relationship to such other functions as setting, dialogue, action and theme. According to Brian Vickers Elizabethan audiences must have been aware of the alternation of prose and verse. It can be assumed that any deviation from the norm which was blank verse was a) felt by attentive audiences and b) had an impact on the way actors behaved on the stage. In the following essay I shall employ the critical method devised by Vickers in his book ¿The Artistry of Shakespeare¿s Prose¿. First, I shall be dealing with different forms of Shakespearean imagery. For the sake of convenience, I am making use of the categories suggested by Vickers. Second, I am trying to find examples showing those recurrent Shakespearean devices which have a determinant influence on what Vickers calls ¿the linguistic structure¿. These devices include features like repartee, equivocation, comic logic; malapropism, repetition; foreign and regional English; unusual syntax; fondness for proverbs; word play and punning. Third, I shall prove that Shakespeare made frequent use of various rhetorical figures.

This volume is one of scarce studies of religious literature of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth conducted by scholars from both Poland and Lithuania. What makes this endeavour important is mainly the will to overcome the frontiers and strains of the modern world that encourage exploring separateness instead of the realities of deep mutual interdependency. Lukasz Cybulski and Kristina Rutkovska analyse secular and religious writings of secular authors as well as those belonging to the clergy and religious orders. Their main interest lies in exploring the different genres of early modern Polish and Lithuanian sermons and novels, and in tracing this heritage to its social and literary context through the works' material presence in manuscript form and in print. Other papers in this volume give insights into the origins of vernacular translations of the Holy Scriptures and the controversies surrounding them, as well as into the written testimonies of religious devotion and conversions. The aim has been not only to confront different kinds of texts and experiences, but to situate this heritage in its social and confessional context.

Troja gehört zu den großen mythologischen Reservoirs europäischer Kulturen. Zu allen Zeiten konnte der Rückgriff auf die Erzählungen vom Krieg zwischen Griechen und Trojanern Legitimitätstransfers und kulturelle Selbstinterpretationen stimulieren. Das gilt nicht zuletzt für jene mittlere Epoche, die man trotz Ungleichzeitigkeiten der historischen und literarhistorischen Entwicklungen in Europa als Vormoderne fassen kann. Der vorliegende Band versammelt dreizehn Studien aus Anglistik, Germanistik, Latinistik, Romanistik und Skandinavistik, die Anverwandlungen des Trojastoffes dieser Epoche aus verschiedenen literarischen Kulturen in den Blick nehmen. Das Nebeneinander der so vereinten Textbetrachtungen zeigt - trotz aller Abhängigkeiten und Kontinuitäten, die die Texttradition auch kennzeichnen - ein weites Panorama erzählerischer Konstruktivität. Der Band bietet zugleich eine die akademischen Fächergrenzen übergreifende Sicht auf ein philologisches Denken, dessen Gegenstand das ,mittelalte' Troja ist.

Das Buch versammelt geschichts-, sprach- und literaturwissenschaftlichePerspektiven auf den Wissenstransfer in Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit. Einbesonderer Fokus wird dabei auf den Gemeinschaftsbezug gelegt. Er ist indidaktischen Wissensverhandlungen, in Netzwerken und Gruppenbildungen,selbst im rhetorischen und poetischen Bezugsraum präsent. Die Studien beleuchtentheoretisches wie praktisches Wissen in mündlicher und schriftlicherForm sowie in ritualisierten Kontexten. Im Mittelpunkt der Beiträge stehen kollektiveWissenshorizonte, Ideale und Deutungsmuster, welche in Mittelalter undFrüher Neuzeit einen beträchtlichen identitätsstiftenden Wert aufwiesen. Die14 Beiträge geben vielfältige Einblicke in dynamische Wissensverhandlungenund tragen damit zum Verstehen vormoderner Gemeinschaften bei.

Studies the reading habits of a group of historians and science administrators known as the Hardwicke Circle. The research is based on an analysis of the reading recorded in the 'Weekly Letter', an unpublished private correspondence written from 1741 to 1766 between Thomas Birch and Philip Yorke, later second earl of Hardwicke.

This book presents and discusses learning and teaching practices that can be successfully adopted in daily teaching by educators from a range of engineering and science disciplines. Leading educators share their research-informed practices that assist in engaging students in the course work.

This book provides analytical study of the colonial literature of Baghdad in relation to its historiography. The history of travelogues throughout different periods of Baghdad¿s history is highlighted, with a specific focus on 18th and 19th centuries¿ travelogues.

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 3.0, University of Trier, language: English, abstract: Heroes had always been there, but changed over time. They adapted to the needs of populations, societies and cultures, becoming sometimes national heroes. The best example of a changing and self-adapting hero would be Robin Hood. He is globally famous and his, probably, two best known attributes are: taking from the rich and giving to the poor, as well as being an outlaw. Not everyone might know that his real life existence is highly controversial. His legend, hence, varied from the location and the famous characters ¿ Lady Marian and Friar Tuck ¿ had to develop over time. Due to the change of the Hood myth in medieval times he could adapt from the society of the poor, working his way up, to the acceptance of high society. Always by adapting and changing the myth to the needs of the societies through the centuries, Hood could become the legend today¿s people know.

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Didactics - English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,7, University College Dublin, course: Hauptseminar: Writing and Performance in the Age of Shakespeare - Renaissance Literature, language: English, abstract: The play "Edward II" by Christopher Marlowe is a tragedy that depicts King Edward's reign, his forced abdication, and his death as well as the rise and fall of King Edward¿s opponent Mortimer Junior. The respective relationships of these men play a major role in their development, which is why this paper focuses on the homoerotic relationship of King Edward and Gaveston as well as on the relationship of Queen Isabel and Mortimer Junior. Analyzed will be sexual and social transgressions as well as their effects which drive the plot forward.

Shows that the work of Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835) forms a philosophy of dialogue and communication that is crucially relevant to contemporary debates in the Humanities.

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2, University of Tubingen (Anglistik), course: HS - Mediävistik: Pre-Shakespearan Drama: From Mankind to Marlowe, language: English, abstract: In this paper, I am going to show that the play "Cambises" by Thomas Preston is a very complex play combining different kinds of traditions, namely the morality play, the history play, the (de casibus) tragedy, and the comedy or farce. After some general remarks concerning the time the play was written, its author, the content of the play and Shakespeare's knowledge of the play, I am going to explain in detail how each of these traditions comes into play by showing in how far the play matches the definitions of each tradition. This will be followed, in each instance, by a hypothesis about the different traditions' intentions. I will, then, briefly look at the influence of Orientalism on the play. The conclusion will, first of all, sum up this paper, and, afterwards, address some open questions that could not be addressed in this paper but would still be interesting to look at in order to get a better understanding of the play.