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The Air of Liberty
Editions Rodopi 2008; US$ 70.00The Caribbean imagination as framed within a Dutch historical setting has deep Portuguese-African roots. The Seven Provinces were the first European power, in the first half of the 17th century, to challenge the Iberian countries directly for a share in the slave trade. This book analyzes the philosophy underlying this transoceanic link, when contacts... more...
Anne Frank
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 12.99In June 1942, Anne Frank received a red-and-white- checked diary for her thirteenth birthday, just weeks before she and her family went into hiding in an Amsterdam attic to escape the Nazis. For two years, with ever-increasing maturity, Anne crafted a memoir that has become one of the most compelling documents of modern history. She described life... more...
Auf den Spuren deutscher Dichter
WBG - Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2013; US$ 17.25Hauptbeschreibung "Wer den Dichter will verstehen, muss in Dichters Lande gehen", empfahl schon Goethe dem Literaturfreund. Ernst Müller folgt seinem Rat und begibt sich auf die Reise. Neugierig spürt er Städte und Landschaften auf, die mit Leben und Werk anerkannter Schriftsteller untrennbar verbunden sind. Denn wer dächte bei Thomas Mann nicht... more...
Barock-Humanismus: Krisen-Dichtung
De Gruyter 2006; US$ 168.00These volumes provide a comprehensive culture-historical survey of all the important German-speaking humanist poets of the 17th century. Each author is given a chapter to himself, comprising references to research, reception, and biography, as well as an overview of sacred and profane poetry, complete with analyses of representative works. Volume IV/1... more...
Barock-Humanismus: Liebeslyrik
De Gruyter 2006; US$ 154.00These volumes provide a comprehensive culture-historical survey of all the important German-speaking humanist poets of the 17th century. Each author is given a chapter to himself, comprising references to research, reception, and biography, as well as an overview of sacred and profane poetry, complete with analyses of representative works. Volume IV/1... more...
A Day with Mr. Jules
Dundurn 2010; US$ 9.99When Alice, an elderly woman, smells the coffee her husband, Jules, has just made, she gets up. This ritual repeats itself every day until one morning she finds him lifeless on the sofa before the coffee is ready. While Jules slowly turns into a statue, Alice reminisces about earlier days, telling him things she hasnt dared express before. more...
De fiere nachtegaal
Amsterdam University Press 2008; US$ 51.75Covers the various facets of Dutch medieval music until the year 1600 more...
De minotaurus onzer zeden
Amsterdam University Press 2010; US$ 33.00Minotaurus! ?t Is ?n veelslachtig wezen met ?n muil als een statenbybel, en ?n reusachtige breikous tot achterlyf dat uitloopt in ?n borduurnaald.? Tegen dit monster, symbool voor de christelijke zeden en gewoonten van zijn tijd, nam Multatuli het hartstochtelijk op. Ten behoeve van vrouwen, want aan De minotaurus onzer zeden werden alleen vrouwen... more...









