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Junge Frau mit Katze
by Dröscher, Daniela
Alles ist schwierig, bevor es leicht wird: Daniela Dröscher erzählt so intensiv wie humorvoll von einer Frau, die endlich Verantwortung für das eigene Glück übernimmt. Zeit ihres Lebens stand Ela wortwörtlich im Schatten ihrer Mutter. Deren dicker Körper, so die Überzeugung des Vaters, war für das Unglück der gesamen Familie verantwortlich. Nun ist Ela erwachsen und es ist ihr eigener, ihr kranker, Körper, der sie verzweifeln lässt. Kurz vor dem Abschluss ihrer Promotion erlebt Ela einen Zusammenbruch. Während sie unbewusst mit der Frage ringt, ob sie ihren Platz in der akademischen Welt wirklich verdient hat, rebelliert ihr Körper: der Hals, das Herz, die Haut – Ela steht in Flammen und gerät in immer größere Panik. So wie die Geschichte ihrer Mutter, der Daniela Dröscher ihren großen Romanerfolg »Lügen über meine Mutter« gewidmet hat, ist auch Elas späte Selbstfindung und Selbstermächtigung meisterhaft autofiktional konstruiert, psychologisch mitreißend und hinreißend komisch.
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Der falsche Japaner
by Dröscher, Daniela
Wie lebt und liebt es sich, wenn man nicht weiß, wer man ist und wo man herkommt? George Psalmanazar beschließt, sich eine Identität zu erfinden, eine so fantastische, dass alle, denen er 1760 in London begegnet, davon geblendet sind. In seiner Heimat Formosa, fabuliert George, lebten die Menschen als Sonnenanbeter und Kannibalen, die nackt herumliefen und sich singend verständigten, er selbst sei dort von Jesuiten adopiert worden. Das widerspricht zwar allem, was Missionare und Reisende bis dahin zu berichten gewusst hatten, doch alle glauben dem falschen Japaner seine Geschichten. Sogar Salonlöwe Samuel Johnson, der englische Goethe, geht ihm auf den Leim und beschließt sogleich, George unter seine Fittiche zu nehmen. George schafft es gar bis nach Oxford. Aber wie lebt es sich, wenn man ständig fürchten muss, enttarnt und attackiert zu werden? Zum Glück ist da noch Lucy, Johnsons Tochter, die sich in George verliebt, obwohl sie ahnt, dass er wohl ein Hochstapler, ganz sicher aber ein Mann mit einem dunklen Geheimnis ist …
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Literature & Literary StudiesJanuary 2026David, Donne, and Thirsty Deer
Selected Essays of Anne Lake Prescott
by Anne Lake Prescott, Roger Kuin, William A. Oram
For nearly half a century Anne Lake Prescott has been a force and an inspiration in Renaissance studies. A force, because of her unique blend of learning and wit and an inspiration through her tireless encouragement of younger scholars and students. Her passion has always been the invisible bridge across the Channel: the complex of relations, literary and political, between Britain and France. The essays in this long-awaited collection range from Edmund Spenser to John Donne, from Clément Marot to Pierre de Ronsard. Prescott has a particular fondness for King David, who appears several times; and the reader will encounter chessmen, bishops, male lesbian voices and Roman whores. Always Prescott's immense erudition is accompanied by a sly and gentle wit that invites readers to share her amusement. Reading her is a joyful education.
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Literature & Literary StudiesMay 2024David, Donne and Thirsty Deer
Selected Essays of Anne Lake Prescott
by Anne Lake Prescott, Roger Kuin, William A. Oram
For nearly half a century Anne Lake Prescott has been a force and an inspiration in Renaissance studies. A force, because of her unique blend of learning and wit and an inspiration through her tireless encouragement of younger scholars and students. Her passion has always been the invisible bridge across the Channel: the complex of relations, literary and political, between Britain and France. The essays in this long-awaited collection range from Edmund Spenser to John Donne, from Clément Marot to Pierre de Ronsard. Prescott has a particular fondness for King David, who appears several times; and the reader will encounter chessmen, bishops, male lesbian voices and Roman whores. Always Prescott's immense erudition is accompanied by a sly and gentle wit that invites readers to share her amusement. Reading her is a joyful education.
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September 2020Der kleine Buchsalon am anderen Ende der Welt
Roman | Eine verschwundene Schwester, eine geheimnisvolle Kette und ein kleiner schwedischer Strandort
by Frida Skybäck
Patricias Schwester ist während eines Praktikums in Schweden spurlos verschwunden. Jetzt, dreißig Jahre später, erhält sie einen anonymen Brief mit Madeleines Kette darin. Kurzentschlossen verlässt Patricia ihre Farm in Amerika und reist nach Schweden.Im kleinen Strandort angekommen, mietet sie sich in einer gemütlichen Pension ein. Bald lernt sie auch die Frauen eines Buchsalons kennen, die die begeisterte Leserin prompt in ihren Kreis aufnehmen. Bei Kaffee und Kuchen, bei Gesprächen über Literatur, Liebe und alltägliche Probleme fühlt Patricia sich rundum wohl. Doch einige Frauen scheinen mehr über ihre Schwester zu wissen, als sie zugeben – und um Frieden zu finden, ist Patricia entschlossen, die Wahrheit ans Licht zu bringen. Frida Skybäck erzählt charmant, mit Humor und Hoffnung von begeisterten Leserinnen, von alten Wunden und neuen Anfängen.
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September 2020Der kleine Buchsalon am anderen Ende der Welt
Roman
by Frida Skybäck, Karoline Hippe, Nora Pröfrock
Patricias Schwester ist während eines Praktikums in Schweden spurlos verschwunden. Jetzt, dreißig Jahre später, erhält sie einen anonymen Brief mit Madeleines Kette darin. Kurzentschlossen verlässt Patricia ihre Farm in Amerika und reist nach Schweden.Im kleinen Strandort angekommen, mietet sie sich in einer gemütlichen Pension ein. Bald lernt sie auch die Frauen eines Buchsalons kennen, die die begeisterte Leserin prompt in ihren Kreis aufnehmen. Bei Kaffee und Kuchen, bei Gesprächen über Literatur, Liebe und alltägliche Probleme fühlt Patricia sich rundum wohl. Doch einige Frauen scheinen mehr über ihre Schwester zu wissen, als sie zugeben – und um Frieden zu finden, ist Patricia entschlossen, die Wahrheit ans Licht zu bringen. Frida Skybäck erzählt charmant, mit Humor und Hoffnung von begeisterten Leserinnen, von alten Wunden und neuen Anfängen.
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April 2022Corona Chaos. Confessions from a pharmacist
by Simon Krivec
More than two years of pandemic is more than two years of corona clutter. Only a staggering level of helpfulness, improvisation and flexibility prevented the healthcare system from collapsing completely. In this highly topical book, pharmacist Simon Krivec tells of his incredible experiences and the stormy ups and downs of pandemic madness, missing masks and disinfectants, and the feeling of having been totally abandoned by a helpless state. We learn, for instance, of the short-term procurement of large quantities of ethanol and the transportation of the highly flammable substance, and just what lured the author – and 71,400 euros in cash – to visit the port of Neuss at night.
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Literature & Literary StudiesJune 2022Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 98/1
The Artist of the Future Age: William Blake, Neo-Romanticism, Counterculture and Now
by Douglas Field
This special issue of the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library is devoted to William Blake. It explores the British and European reception of Blake's work from the late nineteenth century to the present day, with a particular focus on the counterculture. Opening with two articles by the late Michael Horovitz, an important figure in the 'Blake Renaissance' of the 1960s, the issue goes on to investigate the ideological struggle over Blake in the early part of the twentieth century, with particular reference to W. B. Yeats. This is followed by articles on the artistic avant-garde and underground of the 1960s and on Blake's significance for science fiction authors of the 1970s. The issue closes with an article on the contemporary Belgian art collective maelstrÖm reEvolution.
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Literature & Literary StudiesSeptember 2014A concordance to the rhymes of The Faerie Queene
by Richard Brown, J. B. Lethbridge, J. B. Lethbridge
This book is the first ever concordance to the rhymes of Spenser's epic. It gives the reader unparalleled access to the formal nuts and bolts of this massive poem: the rhymes which he used to structure its intricate stanzas. As well as the main concordance to the rhymes, the volume features a wealth of ancillary materials, which will be of value to both professional Spenserians and students, including distribution lists and an alphabetical listing of all the words in The Faerie Queene. The volume breaks new ground by including two studies by Richard Danson Brown and J. B. Lethbridge, so that the reader is given provocative analyses alongside the raw data about Spenser as a rhymer. Brown considers the reception of rhyme, theoretical models and how Spenser's rhymes may be reading for meaning. Lethbridge in contrast discusses the formulaic and rhetorical character of the rhymes. ;
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Literature & Literary StudiesJanuary 2021A concordance to the rhymes of The Faerie Queene
by Richard Danson Brown, J. B. Lethbridge, J. B. Lethbridge
This book is the first ever concordance to the rhymes of Spenser's epic. It gives the reader unparalleled access to the formal nuts and bolts of this massive poem: the rhymes which he used to structure its intricate stanzas. As well as the main concordance to the rhymes, the volume features a wealth of ancillary materials, which will be of value to both professional Spenserians and students, including distribution lists and an alphabetical listing of all the words in The Faerie Queene. The volume breaks new ground by including two studies by Richard Danson Brown and J. B. Lethbridge, so that the reader is given provocative analyses alongside the raw data about Spenser as a rhymer. Brown considers the reception of rhyme, theoretical models and how Spenser's rhymes may be reading for meaning. Lethbridge in contrast discusses the formulaic and rhetorical character of the rhymes.
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Humanities & Social SciencesDecember 2025Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 101/2
Imaging Heritage Science Initiatives at The John Rylands Research Institute and Library
by Stefan Hanß, James Robinson
The John Rylands Library houses one of the finest collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives in the world. The collections span five millennia, have a global reach and cover a wide range of subjects, including art and archaeology; economic, social, political, religious and military history; literature, drama and music; science and medicine; theology and philosophy; travel and exploration. For over a century, the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library has published research that complements the Library's special collections. An electronic edition of this issue is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.
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Biography & True StoriesJune 2014A Biography of Paul Watzlawick
The Discovery of the Present Moment
by Andrea Köhler-Ludescher
This book, the world's first biography of Paul Watzlawick, written by his great-niece, describes the life of this philosopher, therapist, and best-selling author. Paul Watzlawick had a talent for languages and he led an adventurous life, from his childhood in Villach to studying in Venice after the war, to analyst training under C. G. Jung in Zurich, an attempt at establishing himself in India and then in El Salvador as a therapist, and finally to the Mental Research Institute (MRI) in the United States, headed by Don D. Jackson, a venerable scientist. This marked the beginning of the second half of his life, his amazing career as a communication researcher, a pioneer of systemic therapy, a radical constructivist, and a great thinker regarding the divisions between East and West. With many letters, lectures, interviews, and statements from contemporary witnesses and family members, this book makes Paul Watzlawick accessible as a human being and as a spiritually inspired, leading 20th century thinker. It includes a variety of unpublished material from Watzlawick, and introduces a comprehensive and exciting picture of the scientist and cosmopolitan person, Paul Watzlawick. Target Group: For people interest in Paul Watzlawick, communication sciences, systemic therapy, and constructivism.
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2020Vitamin D
The healing power of the sunshine vitamin
by Uwe Gröber and Prof. Dr. Michael F. Holick
Vitamin D deficiency is a global health problem that puts the quality of life and life expectancy of more than a billion children and adults at risk worldwide. Many lifestyle diseases may be associated with vitamin D deficiency: myocardial infarction, infections, cancer, neurological diseases, stroke, type 2 diabetes, to name just a few. This 4th updated edition incorporates numerous new insights into the therapeutic effect of vitamin D, including its importance for a healthy pregnancy, prenatal imprinting, optimum sporting performance, diabetes mellitus and autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis or multiple sclerosis. Since the metabolism and the effect of vitamin D are supported by a complex network of micronutrients – for example, magnesium, vitamin A or vitamin K – a specific chapter is devoted to this network. Here, the reader can discover how vitamin D successfully protects against diseases, improves the quality of life and optimises medication and treatment!
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Literature & Literary StudiesJanuary 2021A Supplement of the Faery Queene
By Ralph Knevet
by Christopher Burlinson, J. B. Lethbridge, Andrew Zurcher
Ralph Knevet's Supplement of the Faery Queene (1635) is a narrative and allegorical work, which weaves together a complex collection of tales and episodes, featuring knights, ladies, sorcerers, monsters, vertiginous fortresses and deadly battles - a chivalric romp in Spenser's cod medieval style. The poem shadows recent English history, and the major military and political events of the Thirty Years War. But the Supplement is also an ambitiously intertextual poem, weaving together materials from mythic, literary, historical, scientific, theological, and many other kinds of written sources. Its encyclopaedic ambitions combine with Knevet's historical focus to produce an allegorical epic poem of considerable interest and power. This new edition of Knevet's Supplement, the first scholarly text of the poem ever published, situates it in its literary, historical, biographical, and intellectual contexts. An extensive introduction and copious critical commentary, positioned at the back of the book, will enable students and scholars alike to access Knevet's complicated and enigmatic meanings, structures, and allusions.
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January 1985Zeugen des Jahrhunderts / Porträts aus Literatur, Psychologie und Philosophie: Jean Améry /Viktor E. Frankl /Hans Jonas /Herbert Marcuse
Nach einer Sendereihe des ZDF
by Herausgegeben von Schnelting, Karl B
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2020Vitamin K
An old vitamin in a new light. Patient guide
by Uwe Gröber and Prof. Dr. Klaus Kisters
For many people, vitamin K is known only as the vitamin for blood clotting, but this is way off the mark! Science has discovered a lot of new information and nowadays it is known that in addition to its role in regulating blood clotting and the flow properties of the blood, vitamin K also promotes the health of bones and blood vessels, thus protecting against osteoporosis and arteriosclerosis. In addition, it supports a healthy glucose metabolism in diabetics and plays a role in the prevention and treatment of cancer. These are too many positive properties to leave them untapped. This patient guide informs the reader all about vitamin K
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Literature & Literary StudiesJune 2015A Supplement of the Faery Queene
By Ralph Knevet
by J. B. Lethbridge
Ralph Knevet's Supplement of the Faery Queene (1635) is a narrative and allegorical work, which weaves together a complex collection of tales and episodes, featuring knights, ladies, sorcerers, monsters, vertiginous fortresses and deadly battles - a chivalric romp in Spenser's cod medieval style. The poem shadows recent English history, and the major military and political events of the Thirty Years War. But the Supplement is also an ambitiously intertextual poem, weaving together materials from mythic, literary, historical, scientific, theological, and many other kinds of written sources. Its encyclopaedic ambitions combine with Knevet's historical focus to produce an allegorical epic poem of considerable interest and power. This new edition of Knevet's Supplement, the first scholarly text of the poem ever published, situates it in its literary, historical, biographical, and intellectual contexts. An extensive introduction and copious critical commentary, positioned at the back of the book, will enable students and scholars alike to access Knevet's complicated and enigmatic meanings, structures, and allusions. ;
