Barbara Korte Boeken

Exploring existential questions, this book invites readers to delve into the meaning of life and their purpose. It offers insights on how to enhance personal understanding and invites a sense of wonder and guidance. Through its pages, readers can discover ways to infuse their lives with magic and deeper significance, making it a compelling read for those seeking spiritual growth and clarity.

Poverty and precarity have gained a new societal and political presence in the twenty-first century's advanced economies. This is reflected in cultural production, which this book discusses for a wide range of media and genres from the novel to reality television. With a focus on Britain, its chapters divide their attention between current representations of poverty and important earlier narratives that have retained significant relevance today. The book's contributions discuss the representation of social suffering with attention to agencies of enunciation, ethical implications of 'voice' and 'listening', limits of narratability, the pitfalls of sensationalism, voyeurism and sentimentalism, potentials and restrictions inherent in specific representational techniques, modes and genres; cultural markets for poverty and precarity. Overall, the book suggests that analysis of poverty narratives requires an intersection of theoretical reflection and a close reading of texts.

This interdisciplinary study presents a comprehensive theory of body language as depicted in literary narratives, tracing its evolution within the English language. It explores the diverse forms of non-verbal communication found in literature, emphasizing their significance in storytelling and character development. By examining historical contexts, the book offers valuable insights into how body language enriches narrative and enhances reader understanding of characters and themes.

Der Sammelband enthält vorwiegend Stories von Vertretern der „Black British Literature“; hinzu kommt ein irischer und ein jüdisch-britischer Autor. Texte in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen.

Britain's recent historical culture is marked by a shift. As a consequence of new political directives, black history began to be mainstreamed into the realm of national history from the late 1990s onwards. »Black History - White History« assesses a number of manifestations of this new cultural historiography on screen and on stage, in museums and other accessible sites, emerging in the context of two commemorative events: the Windrush anniversary and the 1807 abolition bicentenary. It inquires into the terms on which the new historical programme could take hold, its sustainability and its representational politics.

Englische Literatur in Reclams Roter Reihe: das ist der englische Originaltext – mit Worterklärungen am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen. Großbritannien hat sich seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zu einer multiethnischen Gesellschaft entwickelt, kulturelle Vielfalt ist zum Merkmal des »New Britain« geworden. Die Anthologie präsentiert Kurzgeschichten britischer »Blacks« und »Asians«, die sich mit den daraus resultierenden Problemen auseinandersetzen. Alle Geschichten stammen aus jüngster Zeit und eröffnen neue Perspektiven auf die Probleme und Möglichkeiten, denen sich heute fast alle westlichen Gesellschaften gegenüber sehen. Englische Lektüre: Niveau B2–C1 (GER) Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch

The book examines the interplay between heroism and national identity in contemporary British culture, focusing on how these themes are represented in British television drama. It delves into the evolving perceptions of heroes and the implications for society, highlighting the relationship between hero narratives and the state of the nation in the twenty-first century.

Focusing on the interplay between travel and periodicals in Victorian Britain, this study reveals how travel articles became integral to the periodicals market by the 1860s. It highlights the unique representation of travel in periodicals compared to traditional travel books, emphasizing their cultural significance. By analyzing various general-interest publications aimed at diverse audiences, the book demonstrates how these articles engaged families, women, young people, and the working class, ultimately shaping their perceptions and experiences of travel.

This book is about the manifestations and explorations of the heroic in narrative literature since around 1800. It traces the most important stages of this representation but also includes strands that have been marginalised or silenced in a dominant masculine and higher-class framework - the studies include explorations of female versions of the heroic, and they consider working-class and ethnic perspectives. The chapters in this volume each focus on a prominent conjuncture of texts, histories and approaches to the heroic. Taken together, they present an overview of the ‘literary heroic’ in fiction since the late eighteenth century.