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"If We Had The Word": Ingeborg Bachmann, Views And Reviews (Book Review), Kathrin Bower Apr 2015

"If We Had The Word": Ingeborg Bachmann, Views And Reviews (Book Review), Kathrin Bower

Kathrin M. Bower

This collection of essays grew from a 1996 symposium held at SUNY-Binghamton to commemorate what would have been Ingeborg Bachmann's seventieth birthday. Gisela Brinker-Gabler, the symposium organizer, provides a brief foreword to the volume. Brinker-Gabler begins by articulating parallels between Ingeborg Bachmann and the poet Sylvia Plath, both in terms of their poetic prowess and their fascination with death, but the foreword is primarily a short literary biography of Bachmann, noting the highlights in her career and the difference in reception between her poetry and prose. While the foreword does serve to situate Bachmann as a writer, it does not …


Neighbours And Strangers: Literary And Cultural Relations In Germany, Austria And Central Europe Since 1989 (Book Review), Kathrin Bower Apr 2015

Neighbours And Strangers: Literary And Cultural Relations In Germany, Austria And Central Europe Since 1989 (Book Review), Kathrin Bower

Kathrin M. Bower

In this collection of fifteen papers inspired by a 2002 conference held in Salford, England, the reader will find wide variations on the broadly stated theme of neighbors and strangers in the European context. Pulling together the diversity of essays is the main problem with the volume and one that the editors have done little to alleviate in their haphazard introduction. While they allude to the unification of Germany as the impetus and point of departure for the anthology, they offer no coherent argument for the selection and sequence of the essays included in the book. The reader is left …


Moore, T. 2012. Roman Theatre. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Christopher Bungard Mar 2015

Moore, T. 2012. Roman Theatre. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Christopher Bungard

Christopher Bungard

Christopher Bungard's review of Roman Theatre, by Timothy Moore.


“Birthright 2012: A Voyage Into The Heart And Soul Of Israel”, Book Club Dec 2013

“Birthright 2012: A Voyage Into The Heart And Soul Of Israel”, Book Club

Andrew Blitman

No abstract provided.


"Birthright Inspiration", Sergio Carmona Dec 2012

"Birthright Inspiration", Sergio Carmona

Andrew Blitman

No abstract provided.


“Mps Alum Publishes Book About His Journey To Israel”, Rsmas Blog Dec 2012

“Mps Alum Publishes Book About His Journey To Israel”, Rsmas Blog

Andrew Blitman

No abstract provided.


[Review Of The Book Icons Of Democracy: American Leaders As Heroes, Aristocrats, Dissenters And Democrats], Nick Salvatore Jul 2012

[Review Of The Book Icons Of Democracy: American Leaders As Heroes, Aristocrats, Dissenters And Democrats], Nick Salvatore

Nick Salvatore

[Excerpt] Icons of Democracy is a welcome change from the rather arid, often quantified analyses of political leadership so prevalent in academic writing. Well read in both primary and secondary sources, Miroff has deeply grounded his ideas in the rich historical context. In addition, he carefully chose his subjects and drew from their experiences central themes which, in divergent fashion, they also held in common. The resulting collective biography engages and challenges the reader. While partial to leaders in the dissenting tradition (they are "our true subversives and at times our truest democrats"), Miroff consistently points to the complexity of …


[Review Of The Book Making A New Deal: Industrial Workers In Chicago, 1919-1939], Nick Salvatore Jun 2012

[Review Of The Book Making A New Deal: Industrial Workers In Chicago, 1919-1939], Nick Salvatore

Nick Salvatore

[Excerpt] This is a superb book. Lizabeth Cohen has attempted nothing less than a major reinterpretation of how industrial workers became deeply involved with the union organizing drives of the 1930s. Rather than focusing on external stimuli such as governmental actions, Cohen explores in great detail the ways in which changes in working people's own attitudes allowed them to be participants in, indeed makers of, their New Deal. Her themes are critically important, broadly conceived, and explored with imagination and verve. Her extensive research matches her intellectual vision, and she sensitively uses such diverse sources as advertising agency memoranda, early …


Review Of Renato Raffaelli, Alba Tontini (Ed.), Lecturae Plautinae Sarsinares Xii. Miles Gloriosus: (Sarsina, 27 Settembre 2008). Ludus Philologiae. Urbino: Edizioni Quattroventi, 2009. Pp. 160. Isbn 9788839208729. €20.00 (Pb)., Christopher Bungard Dec 2009

Review Of Renato Raffaelli, Alba Tontini (Ed.), Lecturae Plautinae Sarsinares Xii. Miles Gloriosus: (Sarsina, 27 Settembre 2008). Ludus Philologiae. Urbino: Edizioni Quattroventi, 2009. Pp. 160. Isbn 9788839208729. €20.00 (Pb)., Christopher Bungard

Christopher Bungard

With its twelfth volume, the Lecturae Plautinae Sarsinates, directed by R. Raffaelli and A. Tontino, have continued their substantial contribution to Plautine scholarship, focusing this volume on Plautus’ Miles Gloriosus. For those interested in Vorbilder, Nachleben, and historical linguistics, the first four essays will be of interest. For those interested in interpretation of the play itself, the final three essays will be of interest, particularly the contributions of Stockert and Rafaelli.


An Essay On Names And Truth, By Wolfram Hinzen, Ileana Paul, Robert Stainton Mar 2009

An Essay On Names And Truth, By Wolfram Hinzen, Ileana Paul, Robert Stainton

Ileana Paul

No abstract provided.


Old Comics And Current Technology Combine To Form New Hybrids, James Carter Dec 2005

Old Comics And Current Technology Combine To Form New Hybrids, James Carter

James B Carter

Critical reviews of "40 Years of The Amazing Spider-Man." DVD-ROM. Graphic Imaging Technology. New York: Marvel Comics, 2004 and "44 Years of Fantastic Four." DVD-ROM. Graphic Imaging Technology. New York: Marvel Comics, 2005.


Heinrich Beck And Else Ebel, Editors. Studien Zur Isländersaga: Festschrift Für Rolf Heller, Russell Poole Dec 2003

Heinrich Beck And Else Ebel, Editors. Studien Zur Isländersaga: Festschrift Für Rolf Heller, Russell Poole

Russell Poole

No abstract provided.


Review: Adele Marie Barker And Jehanne M. Gheith, Eds., A History Of Women's Writing In Russia, Susanne Fusso Dec 2002

Review: Adele Marie Barker And Jehanne M. Gheith, Eds., A History Of Women's Writing In Russia, Susanne Fusso

Susanne Fusso

No abstract provided.


Review: Olga Freidenberg, Image And Concept: Mythopoetic Roots Of Literature, Ed. Nina Braginskaia And Kevin Moss, Trans. Kevin Moss, Susanne Fusso Dec 1998

Review: Olga Freidenberg, Image And Concept: Mythopoetic Roots Of Literature, Ed. Nina Braginskaia And Kevin Moss, Trans. Kevin Moss, Susanne Fusso

Susanne Fusso

No abstract provided.