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Alfonso de Cartagena on the affair of the Canaries (1436–37): humanist rhetoric and the idea of the nation-state in fifteenth–century Castile
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lawrance, J. Alfonso de Cartagena on the affair of the Canaries (1436–37): humanist rhetoric and the idea of the nation-state in fifteenth–century Castile.

This paper examines the political and juridical theories expounded in Allegationes super conquesta insularum Canarie contra Portugalenses, a brief prepared in 1436 or 1437 by Alfonso de Cartagena, bishop of Burgos and Castilian legate to the Council... Read More about Alfonso de Cartagena on the affair of the Canaries (1436–37): humanist rhetoric and the idea of the nation-state in fifteenth–century Castile.

Chaos and "uiut" in Bulgakov's Belaia Gvardiia
Book
Hellebust, R. (2013). Chaos and "uiut" in Bulgakov's Belaia Gvardiia. University of Nottingham

The opposition of uiut (the meaning of which is only partially rendered by the English ‘cosiness’) and chaos is identified as a fundamental structural element in Mikhail Bulgakov’s Belaia gvardiia, informing the novel’s construction on a variety of f... Read More about Chaos and "uiut" in Bulgakov's Belaia Gvardiia.

Russian anti-literature
Book
Hellebust, R. (2013). Russian anti-literature. University of Nottingham

To support the myth of Russian literature’s unique social mission, its critics, historians, and creators since the time of Pushkin have used various strategies to present it as inherently nomoclastic – as somehow standing apart from established Europ... Read More about Russian anti-literature.

Techno-utopianism and the Orient in Russian revolutionary culture
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Hellebust, R. (2013). Techno-utopianism and the Orient in Russian revolutionary culture

The magnitude of the hopes pinned on technology in early twentieth-century Russia was directly proportional to its relative backwardness in this area. The nation saw itself on the brink of an historic clash between the age-old ways of the Slavic peas... Read More about Techno-utopianism and the Orient in Russian revolutionary culture.

Unfinished Turns in French: How Context Matters
Journal Article
Chevalier, F. H. (2008). Unfinished Turns in French: How Context Matters. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 41(1), Article tbc-tbc

On occasions, speakers do not complete their turns in conversation. Such syntactically-incomplete turns are not treated with repair or misunderstanding. The responses that they receive display a clear understanding of the actions that the unfinished... Read More about Unfinished Turns in French: How Context Matters.

Das rhetorische Ich: Hans Magnus Enzensbergers Selbstinszenierungen
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Uecker, M. Das rhetorische Ich: Hans Magnus Enzensbergers Selbstinszenierungen.

The article discusses the rhetorical strategies underlying Hans Magnus Enzensberger's presentation of his work as an author, editor and poet.

Peer assessment in translation for language learning: R23201 2014-15
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Carroll, J. (2015). Peer assessment in translation for language learning: R23201 2014-15.

German writers remember 9/11: Katharina Hacker’s "The Have-Nots"
Book Chapter
Meyer, F. (2014). German writers remember 9/11: Katharina Hacker’s "The Have-Nots". In L. Bond, & J. Rapson (Eds.), The transcultural turn: interrogating memory between and beyond borders. Walter de Gruyter

Animal magic: shape-shifting bodies in Lotte Reiniger's Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed
Book
Palfreyman, R. (2013). Animal magic: shape-shifting bodies in Lotte Reiniger's Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed. University of Nottingham

Lotte Reiniger’s 1926 feature-length silhouette animation Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (The Adventures of Prince Achmed) includes a number of striking examples of animal bodies, ranging from composites, machine-animals and monsters to a dramatic... Read More about Animal magic: shape-shifting bodies in Lotte Reiniger's Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed.

‘Ne l’as-tu point vu passer, mon garde?’: towards a third version of Cyrano de Bergerac’s Le Pédant joué
Journal Article
Horsley, A. ‘Ne l’as-tu point vu passer, mon garde?’: towards a third version of Cyrano de Bergerac’s Le Pédant joué. French Studies Bulletin, 33(123), https://doi.org/10.1093/frebul/kts009