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Play Among Books : A Symposium on Architecture and Information Spelt in Atom-Letters
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Abstract: Wie verändert Codierung unser Denken über Architektur? Eine Frage, die in der Forschung eine wichtige Perspektive eröffnet. Miro Roman und seine KI Alice_ch3n81 entfalten in diesem Buch ein wahrhaft spielerisches Szenario, in dem sie Codierung als neue...
Emotions Across Cultures : Ancient China and Greece
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Abstract: It is now recognized that emotions have a history. In this book, eleven scholars examine a variety of emotions in ancient China and classical Greece, in their historical and social context. A general introduction presents the major issues in the analys...
Visualizing the Invisible with the Human Body : Physiognomy and Ekphrasis in the Ancient World
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Abstract: Physiognomy and ekphrasis are two of the most important modes of description in antiquity and represent the necessary precursors of scientific description. The primary way of divining the characteristics and fate of an individual, whether inborn or acq...
Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue – Volume 3 : Sessions 4 and 6 From the Conference Broadening Horizons 6 Held at the Freie Universität Berlin, 24–28 June 2019
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Abstract: Since 2007, the conferences organized under the title ‘Broadening Horizons'have provided a regular venue for postgraduates and early career scholars in Ancient Near Eastern Studies. Three volumes present the proceedings of the 6th Broadening Horizons C...
Dictionary of World Biography
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Abstract: Jones, Barry Owen (1932–). Australian politician, writer and lawyer, born in Geelong. Educated at Melbourne University, he was a public servant, high school teacher, television and radio performer, university lecturer and lawyer before serving as a Lab...
Latin As the Language of Science and Learning
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Abstract: This book investigates the role of the Latin language as a vehicle for science and learning from several angles. First, the question what was understood as ‘science'through time and how it is named in different languages, especially the Classical ones,...
Re-mapping World Literature : Writing, Book Markets and Epistemologies Between Latin America and the Global South / Escrituras, Mercados Y Epistemologías Entre América Latina Y El Sur Global
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Abstract: How can we talk about World Literature if we do not actually examine the world as a whole? Research on World Literature commonly focuses on the dynamics of a western center and a southern periphery, ignoring the fact that numerous literary relationship...
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Onomastics of the “Chanson De Roland” : Or: Why Gaston Paris and Joseph Bédier Were Both Right
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Abstract: This ambitious study of all proper names in the Chanson de Roland is based for the first time on a systematic survey of the whole geographical and historical literature from antiquity to after 1100 for the Geographica, and on working through (almost) t...
Rethinking Orality II : The Mechanisms of the Oral Communication System in the Case of the Archaic Epos
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Abstract: This is the second volume on the mechanisms of oral communication in ancient Greece, focused on epic poetry, a genre with deep roots in orality. Considering the critical debate about orality and its influence on the composition, diffusion and transmiss...
Rethinking Orality I : Codification, Transcodification and Transmission of 'Cultural Messages'
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Abstract: The volume deals with the mechanisms of the oral communication in the ancient Greek culture. Considering the critical debate about orality, the analysis of the communicative system in a predominantly oral-aural ancient society implies a reassessment an...