American literature to 1900

This book offers beginners a clear and easy-to-understand guide to the verbs and grammar of Spanish. Ideal for Spanish revision.

¡Con brío!, Second Edition celebrates the rich diversity of the Spanish-speaking world. This 12-chapter Introductory Spanish program, designed to address the needs and life circumstances of a broad audience, takes a highly practical approach that focuses on useful vocabulary presented through each chapter’s unique visual escenas, functional grammar of high-frequency usage, situational and contextual activities, and cultural selections relevant to everyday life and everyday interactions.

With culturally thematic chapters and a traditionally organized grammar sequence, this is a solid and complete introductory course. It is ideal for instructors who want a balanced, contemporary course but not necessarily an innovative methodology. Although chapter changes in the new edition include an overall shortening, a trimming of grammar detail, and adding more visually-based activities, the basic methodology remains unchanged.

Über die reine Inspiration hinaus können Film und Literatur die gesellschaftliche Entwicklung in all ihren Grenzen aufzeigen und ausdrücken. Der vorliegende Band versammelt Beiträge, die dem deutschen Kino und der zeitgenössischen deutschen Literatur gewidmet sind. Untersucht werden darin die Serie Holocaust – Die Geschichte der Familie Weiss (1978), die Filme Der Wolfsmensch (1941) und Unter Verdacht (1944/1945) sowie Christa Wolfs Medea (1996), der Roman Las Casas vor Karl V. von Reinhold Schneider (1938), Eugen Ruges In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts (2011) und Uwe Tellkamps Der Turm ...