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  Comparative Literature at UGA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Comparative study of the self as presented in literature of the first person (such as lyric poetry and autobiography) with particular emphasis on questions of genre, rhetoric, and poetics.
The literature of twentieth-century Africa in translation with emphasis on the African novel.
The literature of England, France, and Germany in the eighteenth century, with emphasis on literary types and prevailing ideas.
www.uga.edu /~cml/courses/undergraduate.html   (1102 words)

  
 1450   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Covers crime, prevention, and punishment in four eras: before 1450, 1450-1750, 1750-1900, and 20th century, using documents from the Public Record Office.
KMRY AM 1450 Station in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Thutmose III Egyptian pharoah, reigning from 1504 to 1450 BCE.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-1450.html   (342 words)

  
 Resources by Subject - Comparative Literature
The collection is particularly strong in literature, women's history, native studies, travel and exploration, and the history of French Canada.
Essay and General Literature Index focuses on the humanities and social sciences, with subject coverage ranging from economics, political science, and history to criticism of literary works, drama, and film.
Literature Online Complete Collection contains an ever-growing database of more than 260,000 works dated 600AD to the present (English poetry from 600 AD to present, American poetry from 1603 to present, English and American drama 1280 to 1915, English prose 1500 to 1900, and more).
www.lib.uwo.ca /resources/comparativeliterature.shtml   (3417 words)

  
 Culture and Belief in Europe 1450 - 1600 - Book Information
Some have never previously been published, others have not been reprinted since their original appearance in the sixteenth century, and a number are translated into modern English for the first time.
Works of literature also feature extensively, and writings from Cervantes, Rabelais, Edmund Spenser, and Sir Philip Sidney amongst many others are all to be found here.
A general introduction describes the anthology's central aim - to explore aspects of the interrelationship between the politics, religion and writing of the period.
www.blackwellpublishing.com /book.asp?ref=0631169911&site=1   (266 words)

  
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The department also offers courses in classical literature and civilization; all periods of Spanish and Latin American literature, German literature, Italian literature, and Russian literature; literary theory and criticism; cultural studies; women's studies; applied and theoretical linguistics; and comparative literature.
Faculty are engaged in research and publication in the areas of classical literature and civilization, literary and cultural studies, linguistics, and foreign language teaching.
The Italian program was moved to the Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures from the French department in the same year; enrollment in Italian courses has increased, and new courses are under consideration.
www.lib.lsu.edu /collserv/colldev/policies/foreignlanguage.html   (760 words)

  
 Comparative Literature at UGA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Specific literary period from an international perspective, with emphasis on theoretical problems in periodization and the relationship of literature to other cultural institutions.
Major genre, the epic in the literatures of Europe and America, with particular attention to recent developments in genre theory.
The relationships between literature and philosophy, and in the philosophical issues that literature examines.
www.uga.edu /cml/graduate.html   (744 words)

  
 Locating literary criticism
Literature Online's Criticism and Reference (Criticism) search page provides access to the Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL), the Cambridge University Press's New Essays on the American Novel series, and additional full-text online journals.
Find books about a particular national literature by performing a subject search that combines the name of a nationality or region with subheadings as shown in the examples below.
Find books that focus on works written during a particular period by performing a subject search that combines the name of a nationality or region with the word "literature" and a date.
ww2.lafayette.edu /~library/guides/litcrit.html   (1241 words)

  
 German Language & Literature Collection Development Policy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Geographical: Primarily the literature of the unified Germany, the former Federal Republic of Germany and the former German Democratic Republic, Austria, German-speaking Switzerland and German exile literature.
The literatures of Scandinavia and the Netherlands are primarily collected in English translations.
Secondary sources in English are referred to the English Language and Literature librarian if the scope of the title is comaparative in nature.
www.library.nd.edu /colldev/policy/german_language_literature.shtml   (382 words)

  
 World-Wide Web Resources - Literature
Literature and Language Resources available electronically via the University of Kentucky Libraries.
The Sixteenth Century Journal, encompassing art, literature, and history from 1450 to the end of the 30 Years' War.
To request a purchase for the general literature collection in the University of Kentucky Libraries, use this form.
www.uky.edu /Subject/lit.html   (1359 words)

  
 german
Students may choose to study for degrees in German literature since 1500 or German philology and linguistics; some courses are cross-listed with Comparative Literature, History, or English.
Drama is fairly prominant, as are themes such as psychology, women in literature, Expressionism, the Baroque, Symbolism, and literature of the DDR (the former East Germany).
All aspects of twentieth-century German literature, especially the novel, Expressionism, DDR (German Democratic Republic) literature, exile literature, women writers, lyrical poetry, and drama, literature and politics.
ublib.buffalo.edu /libraries/asl/staff/cd/cdpolicygerman.html   (1005 words)

  
 Alcoa -- Product Catalog: Window: Concealed Vent 1450 KASSIOPEE for Renovation
The striking 1450 Kassiopée window revolves around the concept of a hidden opening for the individual and collective residential sectors, as well as the non-residential sector – in both new and renovated properties.
In 1 or 2 leaves version, fixed, side-hung, tilt-turn; traditional or thermal break, the opening frame is always hidden by the mullion.
The 1450 Kassiopée concealed vent assessed under the number 163-15-33 (May 7, 2004) in its thermal break version is in accordance with the 2000 Thermal Regulation.
www.alcoa.com /global/en/products/product.asp?prod_id=998   (159 words)

  
 History
Besides all modern literatures and all languages, the MLA also indexes folklore, film studies and literary theory.
Francis on Eureka, produced at the CNRS and available through the Eureka gateway, combines 19 indexes in the humanities and social sciences in one large database covering ca.
Indexes and abstracts the historical literature from 1450 to the present.
web.uflib.ufl.edu /cm/spanish/local_resources.htm   (353 words)

  
 Libraries | Arts and Humanities Library
Evaluative, annotated bibliography of important reference books and periodicals on American and English literature, of sources for research in other national literatures, and of more than 300 reference books in related subjects.
Literature of each language divided chronologically into periods, then listed alphabetically by author.
Brief articles treat all aspects of French language literature; longer articles treat major authors and include chronologies of life and works, and synopses of major writings.
www.libraries.psu.edu /artshumanities/complit/complitbib.html   (2383 words)

  
 Music Graduate Courses
An historical and chronological survey of symphonic literature from the pre-classic to the present, including a study of formal elements and aural recognition of representative works.
A survey of percussion literature from its earliest antecedents in military and orchestral music through the major genres of the 20th century, including chamber music, percussion and marimba ensembles and solo genres for timpani, multiple percussion and keyboard percussion.
A study of styles, trends, systems and literature from 1900 to the present, including neo-tonal, atonal, serial, electronic and experimental forms.
www.winthrop.edu /graduate-studies/must.htm   (920 words)

  
 English literature
English literature, literature written in English since c.1450 by the inhabitants of the British Isles; it was during the 15th cent.
Middle English literature - Middle English literature, English literature of the medieval period, c.1100 to c.1500.
Middle English literature: Background - Background The Norman conquest of England in 1066 traditionally signifies the beginning of 200...
www.factmonster.com /ce6/ent/A0817377.html   (150 words)

  
 The Performance of Nobility in Early Modern European Literature - Cambridge University Press
Ranging widely from Castiglione and French courtesy manuals, through Montaigne and Bacon, to the literature of the Grand Siècle, David Posner examines the structures of public identity in the period.
These tensions produce a transformation in the notion of the noble self as a performance, and eventually doom court society and its theatrical mode of self-presentation.
Situated at the intersection of rhetorical and historical theories of interpretation, this book contributes significantly to our understanding of the role of literature both in analysing and in shaping social identity.
www.cambridge.org /catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521661811   (249 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
GER 551 GERMAN LITERATURE FROM THE EARLY ENLIGHTENMENT TO STORM AND STRESS (3) Advanced overview of major developments in German literature from the early to the late 18th century.
GER 571 GERMAN LITERATURE FROM THE TURN OF THE CENTURY TO 1945 (3) Advanced survey of German literature from the era of Naturalism to that of Exile literature.
GER 597A THE ACQUISITION OF GERMAN AND DUTCH (3) Effective Date: SP2007 This graduate course is designed to provide students with an overview of the current literature on the acquisition of German and Dutch by children, with a comparative examination of selected research on the acquisition of German as a second language (L2).
www.psu.edu /bulletins/bluebook/courses/g_ger.htm   (1103 words)

  
 Onitsha Market Literature
The various compilations of Bernth Lindfors’ Black African Literature in English, spanning most of the period covered by this listing, were invaluable for this project.
Emphasizes the importance of popular literature in a speech on “The Creative writer and the challenge of the moment.
He reads from one of his short novels and comments on the early beginning of literature in modern Nigeria.
onitsha.diglib.ku.edu /bibliography.htm   (727 words)

  
 Literature Research, Boreham Library, UA Fort Smith
Outline of the Dewey Decimal Classification for Literature.
A very useful series of books published by the Gale Group are available in our library in book form and also within the Literature Resource Center database.
UA Fort Smith is not responsible for and does not routinely screen, approve, review or endorse the contents of or use of any of the products or services that may be offered at these websites.
www.uafortsmith.edu /Library/LiteratureResearch   (1179 words)

  
 Second and third-year elective courses, Spring 1999
The emphasis will be on body theory and the body and technology, focusing on the implications of technology for humanity in the new millennium.
However, the emphasis of the course will be on the literary rather than the linguistic aspects of the poem, such as its place within the genre of romances and the various interpretations that it has been given by different scholars.
The course will include a study of a number of 20th century American novels and plays emphasizing the cultural diversity of the United States and how this diversity is reflected in the literature and the literary history of the country.
www.hi.is /~peturk/SKOR/23yEl99a.html   (653 words)

  
 Birmingham-Southern College Catalog: Music (MS) (MU) (MEd)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The use of secondary seventh chords and chromatically altered chords; analysis of style and texture in nineteenth century literature; elementary composition.
A survey of choral literature from 1450 to the present, with emphasis on the anthem, cantata, oratorio, mass, motet, and passion since 1100%.
Historical and analytical studies focusing on a discrete body of literature, delimited by period, region, composer, or genre.
www.bsc.edu /academics/catalog/music.htm   (4278 words)

  
 German (GER)
GER 460 LITERATURE OF THE BAROQUE (3) The literature and literary movements of seventeenth-century Germany, including such writers as Opitz, Fleming, Gryphius, Hofmannswaldau, and Gunther.
GER 461 LITERATURE OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT (3) Lessing and his contemporaries; new currents in German literature of the eighteenth century.
GER 462 LITERATURE OF THE LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY (3) Literature of the period of Empfindsamkeit and Sturm und Drang, including Rococo and Anacreontic tendencies.
www.psu.edu /bulletins/gradcourses.old/ger.htm   (2309 words)

  
 The making of the modern world : : the Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature. Resource Information Page
The making of the modern world : : the Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature.
Collection contains materials on commerce, finance, social conditions, politics, trade and transport; documents the dynamics of Western trade and wealth; focuses on economics interpreted in the widest sense, including political science, history, sociology; special collections on banking, finance, transportation and manufacturing.
This resource is available only to current faculty, staff and students of Columbia University.
www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/eresources/databases/5495305.html   (136 words)

  
 PSU Library -- European Studies Resource Guide
The Art Index and Art Index Retrospective are a pair of databases that cover the periodical literature in art, photography and related topics.
Historical Abstracts is the leading database for historical research at the PSU library.
A database that gives citations for journal articles in the fields of folklore, literature and language.
www.lib.pdx.edu /instruction/SINQeurostudies.html   (542 words)

  
 Researching the Renaissance
A bibliographic database indexing scholarly literature on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present.
Includes abstracts and citations of books, journal articles, and dissertations on world history from 1450 to the present, excluding the United States and Canada.
Produced by the Modern Language Association, this database covers literature, languages, linguistics, folklore, journalism, communications, film, media, and theater and indexes journal articles, books and book chapters, dissertations, and bibliographies from 1926 to the current year.
www.library.wwu.edu /ref/inst/community/pathfinders/renaistour.htm   (655 words)

  
 UCB Libraries | Research Resources | New & Trial Databases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Contains texts from the beginning of Latin literature (Livius Andronicus, 240 BC) through to the texts of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965).
This database indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world.
BDSL covers all aspects of secondary literature in the areas of German language, linguistics, and literary studies.
ucblibraries.colorado.edu /research/newandtrialdb.htm   (1731 words)

  
 Italian Renaissance (1330-1550)
Ascends to the Throne - Pope Nicholas V takes the first steps toward turning Rome into a Renaissance city, undertaking many construction projects and strongly encouraging the arts.
1450: Francesco Sforza Seizes Control of Milan - After a short experiment with republican government, Milan returns to monarchy when Francesco Sforza takes control of the city.
Prints the Gutenberg Bible - Gutenberg is credited with the invention of the printing press in Europe, and ushers in the age of printed books, making literature more accessible to all Europeans.
www.sparknotes.com /history/european/renaissance1/htimeline.html   (862 words)

  
 Literature
Description of and links to electronic resources for all literatures (including film and theatre): poetry, drama, film, prose, short story...
Bibliographic information (beginning in 1926) for critical scholarly materials in literature, criticism, drama, language, linguistics, humanities, and folklore...
Large and diverse collection of digitized texts and images, with a focus on history, literature, philosophy, religion, history of science...
infotree.library.ohiou.edu /bysubject/humanities/literature   (607 words)

  
 Humanities - Literature Source List
Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800: Critical Discussion of the Works of Fifteenth-, Sixteenth-, Seventeenth-, and Eighteenth-Century Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Philosophers, and Other Creative Writers.
Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism: Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of World Authors from Classical Antiquity through the Fourteenth Century, From the First Appraisals to Current Evaluations.
Native North American Literature Biographical and Critical Information on Native Writers and Orators from the United States and Canada from Historical Times to the Present.
www.gslis.utexas.edu /~l382l2lr/source/literature.htm   (881 words)

  
 Court and Culture
Not only is this a new chapter in Dutch literary and cultural history, it also provides a new perspective on the larger court culture of medieval Europe.
Van Oostrom interweaves dynastic history, documentary evidence, art, architecture, and literature in his analysis of the medieval Dutch court.
Frits Pieter van Oostrom is Professor of Literature at the Rijksuniversiteit, Leiden.
www.ucpress.edu /books/pages/5363.html   (208 words)

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