Multilingualism in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age

Multilingualism in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age
Title Multilingualism in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age PDF eBook
Author Albrecht Classen
Publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Pages 408
Release 2016-09-12
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 3110471442

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Bi- and multilingualism are of great interest for contemporary linguists since this phenomenon deeply reflects on language acquisition, language use, and sociolinguistic conditions in many different circumstances all over the world. Multilingualism was, however, certainly rather common already, if not especially, in the premodern world. For some time now, research has started to explore this issue through a number of specialized studies. The present volume continues with the investigation of multilingualism through a collection of case studies focusing on important examples in medieval and early modern societies, that is, in linguistic and cultural contact zones, such as England, Spain, the Holy Land, but also the New World. As all contributors confirm, the numerous cases of multilingualism discussed here indicate strongly that the premodern period knew considerably less barriers between people of different social classes, cultural background, and religious orientation. But we also have to acknowledge that already then human communication could fail because of linguistic hurdles which prevented mutual understanding in religious and cultural terms.

Instructions for Parish Priests

Instructions for Parish Priests
Title Instructions for Parish Priests PDF eBook
Author John Mirk
Publisher
Pages 154
Release 1868
Genre Church history
ISBN

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My Absolute Darling

My Absolute Darling
Title My Absolute Darling PDF eBook
Author Gabriel Tallent
Publisher Penguin
Pages 434
Release 2017-08-29
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0735211191

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST NBCC JOHN LEONARD PRIZE FINALIST ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S MOST NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2017 ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST’S MOST NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2017 ONE OF NPR’S ‘GREAT READS’ OF 2017 A USA TODAY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AN AMAZON.COM BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A BUSINESS INSIDER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "Impossible to put down." —NPR "A novel that readers will gulp down, gasping.” —The Washington Post "The word 'masterpiece' has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but My Absolute Darling absolutely is one." —Stephen King A brilliant and immersive, all-consuming read about one fourteen-year-old girl's heart-stopping fight for her own soul. Turtle Alveston is a survivor. At fourteen, she roams the woods along the northern California coast. The creeks, tide pools, and rocky islands are her haunts and her hiding grounds, and she is known to wander for miles. But while her physical world is expansive, her personal one is small and treacherous: Turtle has grown up isolated since the death of her mother, in the thrall of her tortured and charismatic father, Martin. Her social existence is confined to the middle school (where she fends off the interest of anyone, student or teacher, who might penetrate her shell) and to her life with her father. Then Turtle meets Jacob, a high-school boy who tells jokes, lives in a big clean house, and looks at Turtle as if she is the sunrise. And for the first time, the larger world begins to come into focus: her life with Martin is neither safe nor sustainable. Motivated by her first experience with real friendship and a teenage crush, Turtle starts to imagine escape, using the very survival skills her father devoted himself to teaching her. What follows is a harrowing story of bravery and redemption. With Turtle's escalating acts of physical and emotional courage, the reader watches, heart in throat, as this teenage girl struggles to become her own hero—and in the process, becomes ours as well. Shot through with striking language in a fierce natural setting, My Absolute Darling is an urgently told, profoundly moving read that marks the debut of an extraordinary new writer.

The York Mystery Cycle and the Worship of the City

The York Mystery Cycle and the Worship of the City
Title The York Mystery Cycle and the Worship of the City PDF eBook
Author Pamela M. King
Publisher Boydell & Brewer
Pages 259
Release 2006
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1843840987

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An investigation into the connections between the York Plays, religious observance, and the role played by the city itself.

The Technology of Salvation and the Art of Geertgen tot Sint Jans

The Technology of Salvation and the Art of Geertgen tot Sint Jans
Title The Technology of Salvation and the Art of Geertgen tot Sint Jans PDF eBook
Author JohnR. Decker
Publisher Routledge
Pages 183
Release 2017-07-05
Genre Art
ISBN 1351540076

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Investigating the complex interactions between devotional imagery and Church doctrine in the Low Countries during the fifteenth century, this book demonstrates how the pictorial arts intersected with popular religious practice. The author reconstructs the conceptual frameworks underlying the use and production of religious art in this period and provides a more nuanced understanding of the use of images in the process of soul formation. This study delves into the complexity of the early modern system of personal justification and argues that religious images and objects were part of a larger 'Technology of Salvation.' In order to make these connections clearer, the author analyzes selected works by Geertgen tot Sint Jans (Little Gerard at St. John's) and shows how they functioned within their larger social and historical milieu.

Mirk's Festial

Mirk's Festial
Title Mirk's Festial PDF eBook
Author John Mirk
Publisher Legare Street Press
Pages 0
Release 2022-10-27
Genre
ISBN 9781016081580

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Festivals Of The World

Festivals Of The World
Title Festivals Of The World PDF eBook
Author
Publisher Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Pages 100
Release 1998
Genre
ISBN 9781845575748

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