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Russian Stories
Drift through outer space with a doomed cosmonaut whose engine is 'kaput!'; return to an irradiated village with an elderly couple who want to go home; ask yourself, did Elvis really play a concert in Red Square? Twenty-one impish and irrepressible stories by five neglected or forgotten Russian writers. Fresh-faced vignettes from modern St Petersburg; hair-raising tales of state insanity, snatched from the Soviet archives; dark fables from the days of serfdom, when the land was untamed and life was brutish and short. Each mines a discrete facet of Russian life, history or culture, and taken as a whole they sketch a historical arc from the nineteenth century to the age of the budget airline, offering the reader a unique combination of daring, wit, dash and charm.
El món interior
Un relat personal, una indagació europea, un llibre extraordinari. «Hauríeu d'haver passat una guerra», responien els avis sempre que algú es queixava. Ho deien més com un recordatori i com un advertiment que com un desig o una maledicció. En la sentència hi havia la memòria i l'acceptació que, si havia passat una vegada, podia tornar a passar. D'Hamburg a Saidí, dels diaris i les fotos de l'Alemanya de la Segona Guerra Mundial als testimonis de la invasió russa d'Ucraïna, El món interior recull l'experiència del Front d'Aragó dels Orwell, Hemingway, Sales, Sender i Weil, la mirada dels fotògrafs i dietaristes dels documents trobats a Berlín, les converses amb la família i els amics que s'han quedat o que han fugit de Rússia i d'Ucraïna. Francesc Serés explora la condició humana a través de la vivència personal d'una guerra familiar i llunyana, una història europea.
A Comparative History of Literatures in the Iberian Peninsula
"A Comparative History of Literatures in the Iberian Peninsula" is the second comparative history of a new subseries with a regional focus, published by the Coordinating Committee of the International Comparative Literature Association. As its predecessor for East-Central Europe, this two-volume history distances itself from traditional histories built around periods and movements, and explores, from a comparative viewpoint, a space considered to be a powerful symbol of inter-literary relations. Both the geographical pertinence and its symbolic condition are obviously discussed, when not even contested.Written by an international team of researchers who are specialists in the field, this history is the first attempt at applying a comparative approach to the plurilingual and multicultural literatures in the Iberian Peninsula. The aim of comprehensiveness is abandoned in favor of a diverse and extensive array of key issues for a comparative agenda."A Comparative History of Literatures in the Iberian Peninsula" undermines the primacy claimed for national and linguistic boundaries, and provides a geo-cultural account of literary inter-systems which cannot otherwise be explained.
Nature of Nature
In this inspiring manifesto, an internationally renowned oceanographer makes the provocative case for why protecting nature makes economic sense. Enric Sala wants to change the world--and in this groundbreaking book, he shows us how. Once we appreciate how nature works, he asserts, we will understand why its preservation is economically practical and essential to our survival. In this highly readable narrative, Sala, director of National Geographic's Pristine Seas project, tells the story of his scientific awakening, the colorful mentors whose work inspired him, and his transition from academic to activism--because, as he put it, he was tired of writing the obituary of the ocean. His revelat...
Contes russos
Ola Yevguènieva, Véra-Margarita Abansèrev, Vitali Kroptkin, Aleksandr Vòlkov i Iosif Bergxenko eren per a mi uns escriptors desconeguts abans que Anastàssia Maxímovna em fes arribar els seus contes. Per a mi, formen part d'una ficció sobre una ficció. Tot el que s'esdevé en els seus relats acaba configurant la història d'un territori i d'un país que podria ser imaginari. Fins i tot en la realitat, ¿no podria ser susceptible d'ésser pensada com una enorme fàbula, la història de Rússia del darrer segle i mig? Un país tan gran que sembla mentida que pugui existir, amb unes epopeies d'una magnitud inconcebible i que ha provocat i patit sismes que es noten arreu del globus. I com...
Manual of Catalan Linguistics
This manual is intended to fill a gap in the area of Romance studies. There is no introduction available so far that broadly covers the field of Catalan linguistics, neither in Catalan nor in any other language. The work deals with the language spoken in Catalonia and Andorra, the Balearic Islands, the region of Valencia, Northern Catalonia and the town of l'Alguer in Sardinia. Besides introducing the ideologies of language and nation and the history of Catalan linguistics, the manual is divided into separate parts embracing the description – grammar, lexicon, variation and varieties – and the history of the language since the early medieval period to the present day. It also covers its current social and political situation in the new local and global contexts. The main emphasis is placed on modern Catalan. The manual is designed as a companion for students of Catalan, while also introducing specialists of other languages into this field, in particular scholars of Romance languages.
El mundo interior
Una historia personal que recorre la Europa de los últimos cien años a través de las vivencias y los recuerdos. «Deberíais haber pasado una guerra», respondían los abuelos siempre que alguien se quejaba. Lo decían más como un recordatorio y una advertencia que como un deseo o una maldición. En la sentencia estaba la memoria y la aceptación de que, si había pasado una vez, podía volver a pasar. De Hamburgo a Saidí, de los diarios y las fotos de la Alemania de la Segunda Guerra Mundial a la invasión rusa de Ucrania, El mundo interior recoge la experiencia del Frente de Aragón de Orwell, Hemingway, Sales, Sender y Weil, la mirada de los fotógrafos y diaristas de los documentos encontrados en Berlín, las conversaciones con la familia y los amigos que se han quedado o que han huido de Rusia y de Ucrania. Francesc Serés explora la condición humana a través de una vivencia personal de una guerra familiar y lejana, una historia europea.
Learning Arabic in Renaissance Europe (1505-1624)
From the first Arabic grammar printed at Granada in 1505 to the Arabic editions of the Dutch scholar Thomas Erpenius (d.1624), some audacious scholars - supported by powerful patrons and inspired by several of the greatest minds of the Renaissance – introduced, for the first time, the study of Arabic language and letters to centres of learning across Europe. These pioneers formed collections of Arabic manuscripts, met Arabic-speaking visitors, studied and adapted the Islamic grammatical tradition, and printed editions of Arabic texts - most strikingly in the magnificent books published by the Medici Oriental Press at Rome in the 1590s. Robert Jones’ findings in the libraries of Florence, Leiden, Paris and Vienna, and his contribution to the history of grammar, are of enduring importance.
A Guide to the Latin American Art Song Repertoire
A reference guide to the vast array of art song literature and composers from Latin America, this book introduces the music of Latin America from a singer's perspective and provides a basis for research into the songs of this richly musical area of the world. The book is divided by country into 22 chapters, with each chapter containing an introductory essay on the music of the region, a catalog of art songs for that country, and a list of publishers. Some chapters include information on additional sources. Singers and teachers may use descriptive annotations (language, poet) or pedagogical annotations (range, tessitura) to determine which pieces are appropriate for their voices or programming needs, or those of their students. The guide will be a valuable resource for vocalists and researchers, however familiar they may be with this glorious repertoire.
