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Eine der geheimnisvollsten Figuren der Weltliteratur, der bedeutendste portugiesische Lyriker dieses Jahrhunderts, ein unscheinbarer Angestellter, der in seiner Freizeit Gedichte schrieb: mit diesem Mann beschäftigt sich Tabucchi seit vielen Jahren. Die Texte des vorliegenden Bandes versuchen, dem Rätsel dieses Dichters auf die Spur zu kommen, der sich zeitlebens unter einer Vielzahl von Heteronymen versteckt hat.

Antworten am Wegrand könnte als Leitwort über vielen von Philippe Jaccottets Texten stehen. Immer wieder sind es Bilder aus der Natur, sind es Farben und Bewegungen, die auf die bedrängendsten Fragen Antwort zu geben scheinen: der Anbruch des Morgens in der Eiseskälte des Berggipfels, das brennende Rot im Abendlicht eines fruchtbeladenen Kirschbaums.

Maurice Blanchot wird neben Jacques Derrida als einer der größten Literaturkritiker der Neuzeit angesehen. In seiner Essaysammlung "Das Unzerstörbare" umkreist der Sprachwissenschaftler das Zentrum seines philosophischen und dichterischen Schaffens: Die Erfahrung von Sprache, Literatur und Kunst nach der radikalen Auflösung aller positiven Absolutheitsvorstellungen. Geht es zunächst um Kommunikation zwischen Literatur und Kunst, so thematisier...

vermittelt alle Inhalte und Kompetenzen auf dem Niveau der Beruflichen Gymnasialen Oberstufe nach dem bewährten Doppelseiten-Prinzip konzipiert ideale Vorbereitung auf das Zentralabitur ein Kooperationsprojekt der Schulbuchverlage Ernst Klett Verlag & Bildungsverlag EINS illustriert die Inhalte mit einer Vielzahl von Grafiken und Abbildungen enthält zahlreiche Aufgaben und Materialien für eine variable Unterrichtsgestaltung fördert Methodenkom...

We are living in a golden age of self-expression. The explosion of user-created content on blogs and social networking sites moved "Time" magazine to name "You" their 2006 person of the year. But while we may be spending a lot more time in virtual worlds, we have not lost the urge to make our physical world more meaningful. By leaving art and ideas in public places, you can affect someone's daychange their mood or their mindand maybe even chan...

Oz started working on her book while still in high school, where she helped change her schools lunch menu to include whole grains and raw foods. She is the daughter of Dr. Mehmet Oz, bestselling co-author of "You: The Owners Manual" and "You: On a Diet.

Why France and Britain are so different, and why they do things in opposite ways.

What do Rock and Roll and Bagels have in common? Not much unless you're a lovesick writer and musician working in a Bagel bakery making a last ditch effort to snag the fabled Brass Ring.Combines the insider rap and comedy of "High Fidelity" along with the romantic, inspirational quirkiness of "Almost Famous.

Kevin Narizny is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Lehigh University.

The Gentleman from San Francisco is easily the best known of Ivan Bunin's stories and has achieved the stature of a masterpiece. But Bunin's other stories and novellas are not to be missed. Over the last several years a great many of them have been freshly and brilliantly translated by Graham Hettlinger. Together, along with four new pieces, they are now published in a one-volume paperback collection of Bunin's greatest writings.

This book contrasts voluntary labor and political migration with the involuntary diaspora by focusing on the paradoxes of migration, exile, and survival of African immigrants in the New World.

John Calvin was one of the most important leaders of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. In this revision of his major biography, T. H. L. Parker explores Calvin's achievement against the backdrop of the turbulent times in which he lived. With clear and concise explanations of Calvin's theology, analyses of his major works, and insights into his preaching, this definitive biography brings this crucially important reformer and his wor...

The concept 'peaceful development' has become the new thinking in Chinese foreign policy under the fourth-generation leadership. But what are the new dimensions of Chinese foreign policy and how do they impact China's foreign relations? This is the first edited volume that attempts to address this significant question, and its insightful contributions will enrich understanding of new dimensions of Chinese foreign policy and their implications ...

The Gaba Receptors, Third Edition, presents a critical appraisal of our current understanding of the molecular, behavioral, biochemical, clinical, and pharmacological properties of GABA receptors. Emphasis is placed on exploring cutting-edge findings on the structureal properties of receptor sites, mechanisms of receptor expression, chemical agents that differentiate receptor subtypes, and phenotypes displayed by GABA receptor null mice. Chapt...

The ICSID Reports provide the only comprehensive published collection of arbitral awards and decisions given under the auspices of the World Bank's International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes or pursuant to other multilateral or bilateral investment treaties, including in particular the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). These decisions, which are fully indexed, make an important...

Threats of force are a common feature of international politics, advocated by some as an economical guarantee against the outbreak of war and condemned by others as a recipe for war. Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter forbids states to use threats of force, yet the meaning of the prohibition is unclear. This book provides the first comprehensive appraisal of the no-threat principle: its origin, underlying rationale, theoretical implica...

The Cambridge Handbook of Consciousness is the first of its kind in the field, and its appearance marks a unique time in the history of intellectual inquiry on the topic. After decades during which consciousness was considered beyond the scope of legitimate scientific investigation, consciousness re-emerged as a popular focus of research towards the end of the last century, and it has remained so for nearly 20 years. There are now so many diff...

Molecular simulation is a powerful tool in materials science, physics, chemistry and biomolecular fields. This updated edition provides a pragmatic introduction to a wide range of techniques for the simulation of molecular systems at the atomic level. The first part concentrates on methods for calculating the potential energy of a molecular system, with new chapters on quantum chemical, molecular mechanical and hybrid potential techniques. The...

Offers a compilation of twenty-four articles covering a wide spectrum of topics in Iroquoian archaeology. These essays collectively represent the state of knowledge and research in the field. This book also includes responses by Haudenosaunee writers to the political context of contemporary archaeological work.

It's no surprise that Friends pioneered on race and gender issues, it is less well known that most trustees at early Johns Hopkins were Friends or more women ministers came from a Quaker school at the turn of the 20th century than any other institution. This book overthrows stereotypes about religion in education with data about interactions between Friends, Holiness, liberalism, and other currents. Azusa Pacific, Barclay, Bryn Mawr, Cornell, ...