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French In Springfield: A Variationist Analysis Of The Translation Of First-Person Singular Future Actions In The Quebec And French Dubbings Of The Simpsons, Jean-Guy Mboudjeke
French In Springfield: A Variationist Analysis Of The Translation Of First-Person Singular Future Actions In The Quebec And French Dubbings Of The Simpsons, Jean-Guy Mboudjeke
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
This article follows on from Plourde’s work to the extent that it uses the French and Quebec dubbings of The Simpsons as a springboard to address a broader question. However, unlike Plourde’s study, which is only translation studies-oriented, our analysis combines sociolinguistic (variationist), discursive, grammatical, and translation studies approaches. Furthermore, rather than focusing on the adaptation of cultural elements in both dubbings, it looks at one particular linguistic constituent which is omnipresent in all the episodes of its corpus, namely the translation of first-person singular future actions. Building on variationist sociolinguistics, it seeks to uncover the patterns underlying the various …
The Geography Of Beer In Europe From 1000 Bc To Ad 1000, Max Nelson
The Geography Of Beer In Europe From 1000 Bc To Ad 1000, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
Did Ancient Greeks Drink Beer?, Max Nelson
Did Ancient Greeks Drink Beer?, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
In some recent scholarship it has been suggested that ancient Greeks commonly drank beer. However, a careful examination of ancient sources, both for negative evidence (the lack of references to beer-making and beer-drinking among Greeks) as well as for positive evidence (the mentions of beer as a foreign product), supports the commonly held belief that Greeks in the archaic and classical periods did not regularly drink beer. There is also no evidence that kykeon was a type of beer.
Review Of: Divination In The Ancient World: Religious Options And The Individual. Potsdamer Altertumswissenschaftliche Beiträge, 46, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
Review Of: Saints And Symposiasts: The Literature Of Food And The Symposium In Greco-Roman And Early Christian Culture. Greek Culture In The Roman World., Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
Lucius's Rose: Symbolic Or Sympathetic Cure?, Max Nelson
Lucius's Rose: Symbolic Or Sympathetic Cure?, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
Beer: Necessity Or Luxury?, Max Nelson
Beer: Necessity Or Luxury?, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
It is often stated that in the Middle Ages beer was a necessity since drinking water was generally unsafe. It is argued here instead that water was widely drunk (often after having been purified through boiling) and that beer (as well as wine) was an
Apuleius: Metamorphoses: An Intermediate Latin Reader (Review), Max Nelson
Apuleius: Metamorphoses: An Intermediate Latin Reader (Review), Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
Aristophanes: The Complete Plays (Review), Max Nelson
Aristophanes: The Complete Plays (Review), Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
The History Of The Wood-Pulp Beer Coaster, Max Nelson
The History Of The Wood-Pulp Beer Coaster, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
The wood-pulp beer coaster (or mat) was patented by Robert Sputh of Dresden in 1892. It became a popular advertising medium in the early twentieth century and after World War II a common collectible.
The First Olympic Games, Max Nelson
The First Olympic Games, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
The Phantom Stelai Of Lysias, Against Nicomachus 17, Max Nelson
The Phantom Stelai Of Lysias, Against Nicomachus 17, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
Divine Or Godless Drinks?, Max Nelson
Divine Or Godless Drinks?, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
The Barbarian's Beverage: A History Of Beer In Ancient Europe, Max Nelson
The Barbarian's Beverage: A History Of Beer In Ancient Europe, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
This book is an attempt at analyzing all surviving evidence for beer in ancient Europe, whether literary or material, from the beginnings to about A.D. 1000. While in general in those places where cereal was grown beer was also produced, this was not
It's In The Mail: Two Lost And Unpublished Papyri From Roman Egypt, Max Nelson
It's In The Mail: Two Lost And Unpublished Papyri From Roman Egypt, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
It's in the Mail: Two Lost and Unpublished Papyri from Roman Egypt
On A Beautiful Girl And Some Good Barley Beer, Max Nelson
On A Beautiful Girl And Some Good Barley Beer, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
The Cultural Construction Of Beer Among Greeks And Romans, Max Nelson
The Cultural Construction Of Beer Among Greeks And Romans, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
Zutourgeion: A Scholarly Ghost Word, Max Nelson
Zutourgeion: A Scholarly Ghost Word, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
The word "zutourgeion", still accepted in the Liddell, Scott, and Jones ancient Greek lexicon in the sense of "brewery", is a modern scholarly invention which can be traced back to the publication of the Tebtunis and Flinders
Review Of: Empire Of Pleasures: Luxury And Indulgence In The Roman World, Max Nelson
Review Of: Empire Of Pleasures: Luxury And Indulgence In The Roman World, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
A Note On Apuleius's Magical Fish, Max Nelson
A Note On Apuleius's Magical Fish, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
Narcissus: Myth And Magic, Max Nelson
Narcissus: Myth And Magic, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
The Lesser Mysteries In Plato's Phaedrus, Max Nelson
The Lesser Mysteries In Plato's Phaedrus, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
Plato set his dialogue Phaedrus at a sacred grove by the Callirrhoe spring in Agrae outside of Athens primarily because this was the location of the Lesser Mysteries. Plato not only had Socrates use Mystery terminology in his main speech, he also
A Note On The Olisbos, Max Nelson
A Note On The Olisbos, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
Review Of: Aristophanes' Clouds (With An Introduction By Ian C. Storey), Max Nelson
Review Of: Aristophanes' Clouds (With An Introduction By Ian C. Storey), Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
No abstract provided.
E. R. Dodds: Two Unpublished Letters On Ancient 'Irrationalism', Max Nelson
E. R. Dodds: Two Unpublished Letters On Ancient 'Irrationalism', Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
Two as yet unpublished letters by E. R. Dodds demonstrate his wide-ranging interests in what he termed "irrationalism". The first, from October 17, 1945, is a response to an inquiry about the significance of Dionysiac cults for medieval
The Mysticism Of Socrates, Max Nelson
The Mysticism Of Socrates, Max Nelson
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Publications
According to Plato, Socrates had a tendency to stop and stand still for long periods of time in a sort of meditative state. These occasions seem less like periods of intense contemplation and more like mystical trances.