Author: Achim Hermann Hölter
Publisher: de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110574333
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This five-volume work presents the collected papers of the twenty-first congress of the International Comparative Literature Association (ICLA), which took place at the University of Vienna (Austria) from July 21st to July 27th 2016 and was dedicated to the general topic "The Many Languages of Comparative Literature". The contributions gathered in these volumes explore many of the countless ways in which language shapes not only ?national? literatures and ?world literature?, but also the discipline of comparative literature itself. As a whole, these proceedings highlight the opportunities and the challenges associated with the multilingualism of both the discipline and the objects of its study. Yet they also go beyond reflections on the scholarly language of comparative literature in order to investigate how language functions within diverse literary texts and their contexts. Contributors to this compilation are concerned, amongst other aspects, with the way the language used by different social and ethnic groups feeds into literary texts; with the vocabulary of theoretical and cultural discourses such as gender studies and ecocriticism; and with language in a metaphorical sense, as referring to certain codes, forms, or styles. Moving between the discussion of literature itself and the observation of how literature is being discussed, this collection testifies to the polyglot, diverse, and ever-evolving state of the discipline.
The Languages of World Literature
Author: Achim Hermann Hölter
Publisher: de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110574333
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This five-volume work presents the collected papers of the twenty-first congress of the International Comparative Literature Association (ICLA), which took place at the University of Vienna (Austria) from July 21st to July 27th 2016 and was dedicated to the general topic "The Many Languages of Comparative Literature". The contributions gathered in these volumes explore many of the countless ways in which language shapes not only ?national? literatures and ?world literature?, but also the discipline of comparative literature itself. As a whole, these proceedings highlight the opportunities and the challenges associated with the multilingualism of both the discipline and the objects of its study. Yet they also go beyond reflections on the scholarly language of comparative literature in order to investigate how language functions within diverse literary texts and their contexts. Contributors to this compilation are concerned, amongst other aspects, with the way the language used by different social and ethnic groups feeds into literary texts; with the vocabulary of theoretical and cultural discourses such as gender studies and ecocriticism; and with language in a metaphorical sense, as referring to certain codes, forms, or styles. Moving between the discussion of literature itself and the observation of how literature is being discussed, this collection testifies to the polyglot, diverse, and ever-evolving state of the discipline.
Publisher: de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110574333
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This five-volume work presents the collected papers of the twenty-first congress of the International Comparative Literature Association (ICLA), which took place at the University of Vienna (Austria) from July 21st to July 27th 2016 and was dedicated to the general topic "The Many Languages of Comparative Literature". The contributions gathered in these volumes explore many of the countless ways in which language shapes not only ?national? literatures and ?world literature?, but also the discipline of comparative literature itself. As a whole, these proceedings highlight the opportunities and the challenges associated with the multilingualism of both the discipline and the objects of its study. Yet they also go beyond reflections on the scholarly language of comparative literature in order to investigate how language functions within diverse literary texts and their contexts. Contributors to this compilation are concerned, amongst other aspects, with the way the language used by different social and ethnic groups feeds into literary texts; with the vocabulary of theoretical and cultural discourses such as gender studies and ecocriticism; and with language in a metaphorical sense, as referring to certain codes, forms, or styles. Moving between the discussion of literature itself and the observation of how literature is being discussed, this collection testifies to the polyglot, diverse, and ever-evolving state of the discipline.
Major Versus Minor?
Author: Theo d' Haen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789027201287
Category : Communication in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this book, the possible banes and benefits of globalization are illuminated from many different viewpoints by scholars based in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789027201287
Category : Communication in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this book, the possible banes and benefits of globalization are illuminated from many different viewpoints by scholars based in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania.
The Book of Languages
Author: Mick Webb
Publisher: Owlkids
ISBN: 9781771471558
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
"Take a tour of 21 of the world's most commonly spoken languages!"--Back cover.
Publisher: Owlkids
ISBN: 9781771471558
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
"Take a tour of 21 of the world's most commonly spoken languages!"--Back cover.
An Introduction to the Languages of the World
Author: Anatole Lyovin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195149882
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
The only textbook of its kind, An Introduction to the Languages of the World is designed to introduce beginning linguistics students, who now typically start their study with little background in languages, to the variety of the languages of the world.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195149882
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
The only textbook of its kind, An Introduction to the Languages of the World is designed to introduce beginning linguistics students, who now typically start their study with little background in languages, to the variety of the languages of the world.
Languages of the World
Author: Asya Pereltsvaig
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107002788
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Introduces readers to the rich diversity of human languages, familiarizing them with the variety of languages around the world.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107002788
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Introduces readers to the rich diversity of human languages, familiarizing them with the variety of languages around the world.
The World's Major Languages
Author: Bernard Comrie
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317290496
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1125
Book Description
The World's Major Languages features over 50 of the world's languages and language families. This revised edition includes updated bibliographies for each chapter and up-to-date census figures. The featured languages have been chosen based on the number of speakers, their role as official languages and their cultural and historical importance. Each language is looked at in depth, and the chapters provide information on both grammatical features and on salient features of the language's history and cultural role. The World’s Major Languages is an accessible and essential reference work for linguists.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317290496
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1125
Book Description
The World's Major Languages features over 50 of the world's languages and language families. This revised edition includes updated bibliographies for each chapter and up-to-date census figures. The featured languages have been chosen based on the number of speakers, their role as official languages and their cultural and historical importance. Each language is looked at in depth, and the chapters provide information on both grammatical features and on salient features of the language's history and cultural role. The World’s Major Languages is an accessible and essential reference work for linguists.
Making Languages Our Business
Author: American Council on the teaching of Foreign Languages
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942544647
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942544647
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Compendium of the World's Languages: Abaza to Kurdish
Author: George L. Campbell
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415202961
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 970
Book Description
Many languages, particularly those which have achieved literary status, have been studied in great detail, and specialized descriptions of these are plentiful. What has not been so readily available, however, is a general survey covering a wide spectrum of the world's languages on a comparative basis. It is this kind of comparative cross-section of languages, ranging from the familiar and well-documented to the relatively obscure, that the Compendium of the World's Languages presents.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415202961
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 970
Book Description
Many languages, particularly those which have achieved literary status, have been studied in great detail, and specialized descriptions of these are plentiful. What has not been so readily available, however, is a general survey covering a wide spectrum of the world's languages on a comparative basis. It is this kind of comparative cross-section of languages, ranging from the familiar and well-documented to the relatively obscure, that the Compendium of the World's Languages presents.
The Sounds of the World's Languages
Author: Peter Ladefoged
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631198154
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
This book describes all the known ways in which the sounds of the world's languages differ. Encapsulating the work of two leading figures in the field, it will be a standard work of reference for researchers in phonetics, linguistics and speech science for many years to come. The scope of the book is truly global, with data drawn from nearly 400 languages, many of them investigated at first hand by the authors.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631198154
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
This book describes all the known ways in which the sounds of the world's languages differ. Encapsulating the work of two leading figures in the field, it will be a standard work of reference for researchers in phonetics, linguistics and speech science for many years to come. The scope of the book is truly global, with data drawn from nearly 400 languages, many of them investigated at first hand by the authors.
Classical Antiquity in Heavy Metal Music
Author: K. F. B. Fletcher
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350075361
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This book demonstrates the rich and varied ways in which heavy metal music draws on the ancient Greek and Roman world. Contributors examine bands from across the globe, including: Blind Guardian (Germany), Therion (Sweden), Celtic Frost, Eluveitie (Switzerland), Ex Deo (Canada/Italy), Heimdall, Stormlord, Ade (Italy), Kawir (Greece), Theatre of Tragedy (Norway), Iron Maiden, Bal-Sagoth (UK), and Nile (US). These and other bands are shown to draw inspiration from Classical literature and mythology such as the Homeric Hymns, Vergil's Aeneid, and Caesar's Gallic Wars, historical figures from Rome and ancient Egypt, and even pagan and occult aspects of antiquity. These bands' engagements with Classical antiquity also speak to contemporary issues of nationalism, identity, sexuality, gender, and globalization. The contributors show how the genre of heavy metal brings its own perspectives to Classical reception, and demonstrate that this music-often dismissed as lowbrow-engages in sophisticated dialogue with ancient texts, myths, and historical figures. The authors reveal aspects of Classics' continued appeal while also arguing that the engagement with myth and history is a defining characteristic of heavy metal music, especially in countries that were once part of the Roman Empire.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350075361
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This book demonstrates the rich and varied ways in which heavy metal music draws on the ancient Greek and Roman world. Contributors examine bands from across the globe, including: Blind Guardian (Germany), Therion (Sweden), Celtic Frost, Eluveitie (Switzerland), Ex Deo (Canada/Italy), Heimdall, Stormlord, Ade (Italy), Kawir (Greece), Theatre of Tragedy (Norway), Iron Maiden, Bal-Sagoth (UK), and Nile (US). These and other bands are shown to draw inspiration from Classical literature and mythology such as the Homeric Hymns, Vergil's Aeneid, and Caesar's Gallic Wars, historical figures from Rome and ancient Egypt, and even pagan and occult aspects of antiquity. These bands' engagements with Classical antiquity also speak to contemporary issues of nationalism, identity, sexuality, gender, and globalization. The contributors show how the genre of heavy metal brings its own perspectives to Classical reception, and demonstrate that this music-often dismissed as lowbrow-engages in sophisticated dialogue with ancient texts, myths, and historical figures. The authors reveal aspects of Classics' continued appeal while also arguing that the engagement with myth and history is a defining characteristic of heavy metal music, especially in countries that were once part of the Roman Empire.