Man erkennt die Welt nicht gleich wieder, wenn man sie mit den Augen eines melancholischen Bankberaters betrachtet. Besonders wenn es sich um einen Bankberater handelt, der hinter jeder Geldanlage den größeren Zusammenhang sieht: "Man kann kein Tagesgeldkonto verstehen, ohne zu …
by Porter, Stanley E., Land, Christopher D.
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"Pauline Allen and Bronwen Neil investigate crisis management as conducted by the increasingly important episcopal class in the 5th and 6th centuries. Their basic source is the neglected corpus of bishops' letters in Greek and Latin, the letter being the most significant mode of…
"The 78 letters in this Anthology (41 Greek, 36 Latin and 1 bilingual, with facing English translation) are selected both for their intrinsic interest, and to illustrate the range of functions letters performed in the ancient world. Dating from between c. 500 BC and c. 400 AD, t…
Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of the most widely studied authors in the history of English literature, but her language has received little scholarly attention. This is especially true for the language of her personal letters. Jane Austen's letters, many of which are addressed …
