Infinity in Language: Conceptualization of the Experience of the Sublime (Holmqvist Kenneth)(Pevná vazba)

Infinity in Language: Conceptualization of the Experience of the Sublime (Holmqvist Kenneth)(Pevná vazba)

The book Infinity in Language is a research monograph on the problem of the sublime in language. The authors use methods from cognitive semantics and poetics in order to thoroughly describe how the sublime is used in language. It is a unique attempt to account for one of the most fascinating

Snow: Peter Mathis (Mathis Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Experience the infinite varieties of snow in the Alps through the lens of famed Austrian landscape photographer Peter Mathis. Renowned for his gorgeous mountain scenes and spectacular photos of winter athletes, Peter Mathis has chosen black and white film to capture the essence of snow in this

Childbearing and the Changing Nature of Parenthood: The Contexts, Actors, and Experiences of Having Children (Pisco Costa Rosalina)(Pevná vazba)

Around the globe, the very conceptualization of family is associated with the relationship between a parent and a child. The birth of a child represents both the end of one experience, and the beginning of another. Entry into parenthood represents a fundamental shift in family structure and family

The Infinity of the Unsaid: Unformulated Experience, Language, and the Nonverbal (Stern Donnel B.)(Paperback)

The Wind in the Willows (Grahame Kenneth)(Pevná vazba)

Since its beginnings as a series of stories told to Kenneth Grahame's young son, The Wind in the Willows has become one of the best-loved children's books ever. Toad, Rat, Mole, and Badger will find yet another new audience with this good-looking

The Language of Angels: The Reinvention of Hebrew (Michelson Richard)(Pevná vazba)

In 1885, few Jews in Israel used the holy language of their ancestors, and Hebrew was in danger of being lost--until Ben Zion and his father got involved. Through the help of his father and a community of children, Ben modernized the ancient language, creating a lexicon of new, modern words to

Taming Babel: Language in the Making of Malaysia (Leow Rachel)(Pevná vazba)

Taming Babel sheds new light on the role of language in the making of modern postcolonial Asian nations. Focusing on one of the most linguistically diverse territories in the British Empire, Rachel Leow explores the profound anxieties generated by a century of struggles to govern the polyglot

My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water (Liu Betty)(Pevná vazba)

Experience the sublime beauty and flavor of one of the oldest and most delicious cuisines on earth: the food of Shanghai, China's most exciting city, in this evocative, colorful gastronomic tour that features 100 recipes, stories, and more than 150 spectacular color photographs.Filled with

Records of the Three Kingdoms in Plain Language(Pevná vazba)

The Imperative to Write: Destitutions of the Sublime in Kafka, Blanchot, and Beckett (Fort Jeff)(Pevná vazba)

Is writing haunted by a categorical imperative? Does the Kantian sublime continue to shape the writer's vocation, even for twentieth-century authors? What precise shape, form, or figure does this residue of sublimity take in the fictions that follow from itand that leave it in ruins? This book

The Wind in the Willows (Grahame Kenneth)(Pevná vazba)

Far from fading with time, Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of fantasy has attracted a growing audience in each generation. Rat, Mole, Badger and the preposterous Mr Toad (with his 'Poop-poop-poop' road-hogging new motor-car), have brought delight to many through the years with their odd adventures

The Journal of Albion Moonlight (Patchen Kenneth)(Paperback)

Inspired by one of the finest lyrics in the English language, the anonymous, pre-Shakespearean 'Tom o'Bedlam' ('By a knight of ghosts and shadows / I summoned am to tourney / Ten leagues beyond the wide world's end / Methinks it is no journey...'), Kenneth Patchen sets off on an allegorical journey

The Art of Naruto: Uzumaki (Kishimoto Masashi)(Pevná vazba)

The world of Naruto explodes in full color ; Experience Naruto in full, vibrant color ; Experience the art of Naruto Relish Masashi Kishimoto's artwork in all its colorful glory in this new hardbound collection of images from the Naruto manga Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi and all your favorite

Towards the Sun: The Artist-Traveller at the Turn of the Twentieth Century (McConkey Kenneth)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive monograph of artistic travel at the height of British imperial power. Kenneth McConkey takes us around the world to show how British travelers, equipped with cameras and canvases, created artworks commemorating scenes and experiences in southern Europe, North Africa, the Middle

The Torlonia Marbles: Collecting Masterpieces (Settis Salvatore)(Pevná vazba)

A sublime volume about one of the most important collections of ancient marble sculptures in the world, an astonishing private trove largely hidden to scholars and the public until now. Last published in a nineteenth-century catalog, the distinguished Torlonia Collection of more than 600 priceless

The Routledge Handbook of Language Revitalization the Routledge Handbook of Language Revitalization (Hinton Leanne)(Pevná vazba)

The Routledge Handbook of Language Revitalization is the first comprehensive overview of the language revitalization movement, from the Arctic to the Amazon and across continents. Featuring 47 contributions from a global range of top scholars in the field, the handbook is divided into two parts,

Wind in the Willows (Grahame Kenneth)(Pevná vazba)

One of the most famous animal stories of all time, The Wind in the Willows is a classic that has been entertaining children and adults alike for over a hundred

A Spy in the Sky: A Photographic Reconnaissance Spitfire Pilot in WWII (Johnson Kenneth B.)(Pevná vazba)

Many stories abound of the daring exploits of the RAF's young fighter pilots defying the might of Hitler's Luftwaffe, and of the dogged courage of the men of Bomber Command flying night after night over Germany in the face of flak and Focke-Wulfs, yet little has been written about the pilots who

Invisible Presence: The Representation of Women in French-Language Comics (MacLeod Catriona)(Pevná vazba)

The most complete study of women in French-language comics to date - and the first published in English. Taking a two-pronged approach of historical and case-study analysis, and with a chronological span of over a century, it is the fullest examination thus far of female depiction in Francophone

On Assassinations (Baker Kenneth)(Pevná vazba)

In this revealing look at the history of assassinations, Kenneth Baker examines over one hundred political and religious murders and murder attempts, from the murder of Julius Caesar to the assassination of John F. Kennedy to the raid of Osama bin Laden's compound. Assassins hope to change the

Solid State: The Story of abbey Road" and the End of the Beatles" (Womack Kenneth)(Pevná vazba)

Acclaimed Beatles historian Kenneth Womack offers the most definitive account yet of the writing, recording, mixing, and reception of Abbey Road.In February 1969, the Beatles began working on what became their final album together. Abbey Road introduced a number of new techniques and technologies

Language in Our Brain: The Origins of a Uniquely Human Capacity (Friederici Angela D.)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive account of the neurobiological basis of language, arguing that species-specific brain differences may be at the root of the human capacity for language.Language makes us human. It is an intrinsic part of us, although we seldom think about it. Language is also an extremely complex

A History of the Chinese Language (Dong Hongyuan)(Pevná vazba)

A History of the Chinese Language provides a comprehensive introduction to the historical development of the Chinese language from its Proto-Sino-Tibetan roots in prehistoric times to Modern Standard Chinese. Taking a highly accessible and balanced approach, it presents a chronological survey of

The Book of Samurai: The Fundamental Teachings (Cummins Antony)(Pevná vazba)

The Book of Samurai series presents the lost arts of the samurai in the English language for the first time. Antony Cummins and Yoshie Minami have brought the teachings of the famed samurai school Natori-Ry? back to life through The Book of Samurai series, and present the lost arts of the samurai