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Part of the series Fordham Series in Medieval Studies;Fordham series in medieval studies.
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• Eddic, Skaldic, and Beyond shines light on traditional divisions of Old Norse-Icelandic poetry and awakens the reader to work that blurs these boundaries. Many of the texts and topics taken up in these enlightening essays have been difficult to categorize and have consequently been overlooked or undervalued. The boundaries between genres (Eddic and Skaldic), periods (Viking Age, medieval, early modern), or cultures (Icelandic, Scandinavian, English, Continental) may not have been as sharp in the eyes and ears of contemporary authors and audiences as they are in our own. When questions of classification are allowed to fade into the background, at least temporarily, the poetry can be appreciated on its own terms. Some of the essays in this collection present new material, while others challenge long-held assumptions. They reflect the idea that poetry with medieval characteristics continued to be produced in Iceland well past the fifteenth century, and even beyond the Protestant Reformation in Iceland (1550). This superb volume, rich in up-to-date scholarship, makes little-known material accessible to a wide audience — Provided by publisher.
• Explores the blurring of boundaries between genres (skaldic and eddic), periods (Viking Age, medieval, early modern) and cultures (Icelandic, Scandinavian, English, continental) in Old Norse-Icelandic poetry — Provided by publisher.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-275) and index.
• Introduction / Martin Chase — The sources of Merlínússpá: Gunnlaugr Leifsson’s uses of texts additional to the De Gestis Britonum of Geoffrey of Monmouth / Russell Poole — The genesis of Strengleikar: scribes, translators, and place of origin / Ingvil Brügger Budal — Einarr Skúlason, Snorri Sturluson, and the post-pagan mythological kenning / Christopher Abram — Skáldskaparmál as a tool for composition of early skaldic poetry / Mikael Males — Háttatal Stanza 12 and the divine legitimation of kings / Kevin J. Wanner — Creating tradition: the use of skaldic verse in Old Norse historiography / Rolf Stavnem — Rattus Rattus as a beast of battle?: stanza 12 of Ragnars Saga / Rory McTurk — Wit and wisdom: the worldview of the Old Norse-Icelandic riddles and their relationship to eddic poetry / Hannah Burrows — Devotional poetry at the end of the Middle Ages in Iceland / Martin Chase — Love and death in the Icelandic Ballad / Paul Acker — Steinunn Finnsdóttir and Snækóngs Rímur / Shaun F.D. Hughes.

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• Old Norse poetry — History and criticism.
• Eddas — History and criticism.
• Scalds and scaldic poetry — History and criticism.
• Edda. (DE-588)4138527-5 gnd
• Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast (OCoLC)fst01411635

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• Parts One and Two published separately … in 1992 and 1998 –Title page verso.
• A classic of world literature, Goethe’s ‘Faust’ is a philosophical and poetic drama full of pathos, tragedy, satire, irony, and humor. Martin Greenberg renders not only the text’s varied meters and rhymes but also its diverse tones and styles–dramatic and lyrical, reflective and farcical, pathetic and coarse, colloquial and soaring. His translations of ‘Faust’ has been widely praised as the most faithful, readable, and elegant translation of Goethe’s masterpiece in English. Now the Greenberg ‘Faust’ has been fully updated and is available in a single volume, with an introduction by Goethe scholar W. Daniel Wilson. –Back cover.
• Includes bibliographical references.

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• Faust, -approximately 1540 — Drama.
• German drama — 18th century.
• Tragedies (Drama) lcgft
• Poetry. lcgft

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Part of the series Methuen drama engage;Methuen drama engage.
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• Bertolt Brecht’s reputation as a flawed, irrelevant or difficult thinker for the theatre can often go before him to such an extent that we run the risk of forgetting the achievements that made him and his company, the Berliner Ensemble, famous around the world. David Barnett examines both Brecht the theorist and Brecht the practitioner to reveal the complementary relationship between the two. This book aims to sensitize the reader to the approaches Brecht took to the world and the stage with a view to revealing just how carefully he thought about and realized his vision of a politicized, interventionist theatre. What emerges is a nuanced understanding of his concepts, his work with actors and his approaches to directing. The reader is encouraged to engage with Brecht’s method that sought to ‘make theatre politically’ in order to locate the innovations he introduced into his stagecraft. There are many examples given of how Brecht’s ideas can be staged, and the final chapter takes two very different plays and asks how a Brechtian approach can enliven and illuminate their production. Ultimately, the book invites readers, students and theatre-makers to discover new ways of apprehending and making use of Brecht — Provided by publisher.
• A re-examination of Bertolt Brecht the theatre practitioner in the light of his theoretical writings and his work in the theatre — Provided by publisher.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Introduction — 1. Revealing the Radical Theorist — 2. Buying brass as Performative Thinking — 3. Brecht and Difference — 4. Method Trumps styles — 5. Brecht and the Actor — 6. Brecht and the Director — 7. Brecht, Documentation and the Art of Copying — 8. Using Brecht’s Method — Epilogue — Notes — Bibliography — Index.

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• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 — Criticism and interpretation.
• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 fast (OCoLC)fst00031391
• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. (DE-588)118514768 gnd
• Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast (OCoLC)fst01411635

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• This reliable translation of Fables and Tales by C.F. Gellert makes a contribution to scholarship. Christian Fürchtegott Gellert was an eighteenth-century folklorist whose work has become part of the canon of German literature. His stories come from the German people (the Volk ), and they speak directly from the heart. These works are used less often for moral instruction in contemporary society, but they are still important components of German folklore.
• Includes bibliographical references.
• This title makes a contribution to scholarship. This the most reliable translation of Fables and Tales by C.F. Gellert. The book constitutes the most important collection of German folklore which passes on the morals of the Volk through stories. These are translations of fables and tales written by C.F. Gellert. Gellert was an eighteenth century folklorist whose work has been canonized. Critics have argued that the stories are fundamentally homegrown and come from the German people (the Volk ), and they speak directly to the heart of the people. These works are used less often for moral instruction in contemporary society, something the author laments, but are still important components of German folklore.

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• Fables, German — Translations into English.
• Tales — Germany — Translations into English.

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• Vol. 2 has title: Komödien II. und Frühe Stücke.
• 1. Romulus der Grosse. Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi. Ein Engel kommt nach Babylon. Der Besuch der alten Dame. 2. Frühe Stücke: Es steht geschrieben. Der Blinde. Komödien II: Frank der Fünfte. Die Physiker. Herkules und Stall des Augias. 3. Der Meteor. Die Wiedertäufer. König Johann. Play Strindberg. Titus Andronicus.
• 1.Romulus der Grosse. Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi. Ein Engel kommt nach Babylon. Der Besuch der alten Dame. 2. Fruhe Stucke: Es steht geschrieben. Der Blinde. Komodien II: Frank der Funfte. Die Physiker. Herkules und Stall des Augias. 3. Der Meteor. Die Wiedertaufer. Konig Johann. Play Strindberg. Titus Andronicus.

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• Anabaptists — Drama.
• German drama — 20th century.

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• On spine: Hörspiele.
• Der Doppelgänger. — Der Prozess um des Esels Schatten. — Nächtliches Gespräch mit einem verachteten Menschen. — Stranitzky und der Nationalheld. — Herkules und der Stall des Augias. — Das Unternehmen der Wega. — Die Panne. — Abendstunde im Spätherbst.
• Der Doppelganger. — Der Prozess um des Esels Schatten. — Nachtliches Gesprach mit einem verachteten Menschen. — Stranitzky und der Nationalheld. — Herkules und der Stall des Augias. — Das Unternehmen der Wega. — Die Panne. — Abendstunde im Spatherbst.

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• German drama — 20th century.

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• Originally published: New York : New Directions, 1951.
• In the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of his life– the beginning of suffering, rejection, peace, and, finally, wisdom.

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• Buddhism — Fiction.
• Buddhist philosophy — Fiction.
• Gautama Buddha — Fiction.
• India — Fiction.

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Part of the series Meridian, crossing aesthetics;Meridian (Stanford, Calif.)
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• Originally published in German under the title Der Meridian.
• Originally presented as a speech to the German Academy for Language and Poetry on the occasion of Celan’s acceptance of the Georg Büchner Prize for literature.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Translator’s Preface — Editors’ Preface — The Origin of the Büchner-Prize Speech — Presentation and Transcription — The Meridian, Final Version — Preliminary Stages — Drafts — I. Main Section — II. Main Section — III. Main Section — Materials — Darkness — The Poem — Breath — Breathturn — Encounter — Hostility to Art — Time Critique — Notes on Büchner and K.E. Franzos — Discarded Speech Parts — Materials from Other Posthumous Writings — Further Materials from The Meridian-Collections — Radio-Essay: The Poetry of Osip Mandelstam — Letter to Hermann Kasack of 16.5.60 — Appendix — Notes — Editorial Comments — On the Signature and Reference System — On the Final and the Preliminary Versions of The Meridian Speech — On the Drafts of the Büchner-Speech — On the Materials for the Büchner-Speech — On Materials from Other Archival Papers — Index of Names — Facsimiles.
• Originally Presented As a Speech to the German Academy for Language and Poetry on the occasion of Celan’s acceptance of the Georg Büchner Prize for literature, The Meridian is arguably the most important poetological statement of the second half of the twentieth century. Much more than a personal statement or occasional piece, it is a meditation on the state of poetry and art in general, and a rigorous attempt to account for what poetry is, can, and must be after the Holocaust. This definitive historico-critical edition, available for the first time in English, presents not only the first drafts, but also a vast array of notes and preparatory work, and a brief essay on Osip Mandelstam, all of which work to expand the field of reference of Celan’s manifesto and reveal its true scope. Rich commentaries clarify Celan’s notes to authors as diverse as Leibniz, Scheler, Kafka, Hofmannsthal, Husserl, Pascal, Valéry, Heidegger, and others.

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• Celan, Paul. Meridian.

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Part of the series Aschehougs og Gyldendals skoleutgaver av moderne norske forfattere
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• English title: Selected contemporary Norwegian poetry.

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• Norwegian poetry.

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Part of the series Methuen Drama parallel texts / series editor, Tom Kuhn
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• Anti-war play written in 1939.
• Text in English and German on facing pages preface, introduction, and notes in English.
• Subtitles on added t.p.: A chronicle of the Thirty Years’ War = Eine Chronik aus dem Dreißigjährigen Kreig.
• This translation first published in Great Britain in 2009 by Methuen Drama. Original work entitled Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder, published by Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt am Main 1949 –T.p. verso.
• In this play, a chronicle of the Thirty Years’ War, Mother Courage follows the armies back and forth across Europe, selling provisions and liquor from her canteen wagon. One by one she loses her children to the war but will not part with her livelihood nor the wagon. –Cover p. [4].

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