Through this history the State Museums in Berlin appear in a new light. Berlin's Museum Island was the focus of a discussion about national ownership from the late German Empire until the post-…

This third edition substantially expands on the theory of eventfulness, which now fills an entire sub-chapter. The chapter on “narrative perspective” has been amplified with a…

In classical logic, vagueness is an undesirable property for predicates. However, this study suggests for the first time the benefits of vagueness in natural language. Communicating through…

Pope John XXII, elected in 1316, reigned for 18 years and was the most significant if also the most controversial of the Popes who resided in Avignon. The essays in this volume, drawn from the…

This volume includes 22 articles that provide an introduction to fundamental issues in the theory of fiction. It covers the most influential approaches used to demarcate the boundary between…

Der erste Band dieser 26. Auflage ist im Dezember 2006 (Stand der Bearbeitung: Juli 2006) erschienen. In der Folgezeit traten zahlreiche Gesetze zur Änderung der Strafprozessordnung und des…

Philosophy, economics, and politics are the three most important coordinates that define the work of Karl Marx. The texts collected in this volume undertake a systematic reflection of these…

This volume places Kierkegaard in context of classical German philosophy. By demonstrating multiple connections, the authors make clear that Kierkegaard regarded himself as belonging to Kant's…

This classic textbook in analytic chemistry provides a comprehensive and systematic outline of all known separation techniques. The volume presents in detail the fundamental principles of known…

Die vorliegende Monographie untersucht erstmals die umfangreichen Bemühungen der Päpste, den Hundertjährigen Krieg (1337-1453) zwischen den Königen von England und Frankreich zu beenden. Die römische…

By combining historiography and linguistic discourse analysis, this volume documents the productive use of transdisciplinary collaboration in the humanities and the interdisciplinary affinity…

Als Walter Boehlich 2006 starb, verwies das Spektrum der Nachrufe – auf den Literaten und Publizisten über den Kritiker zum Polemiker, Aufklärer und Schulmeister: „Prototyp…

This study explores a popular medieval European narrative, the legend of Barlaam and Josaphat. It offers a compendium-like presentation of the rich narrative tradition, and an examination of a…

The colors displayed by courtly figures in the romances of the 12th and 13thc establish an independent semantics of color, which has been largely unresearched until now. The bodies of courtly…

This volume contains studies on two of the most fascinating personalities in the academic world of the 20th century. In their common years in Heidelberg, both Weber and Troeltsch developed a…

Peter Weiss' project of an 'aesthetics of resistance' positions the work of art against its ideological uses, following theories of the avant-garde. This study broadens the discussions around…

It is hardly possible to keep track of the multitude of publications that take up the question of the historical Jesus. Nevertheless, this new textbook compiles a wide set of relevant…

The theory and practice of literary studies has long been characterized by a virtually unnoticed asymmetry: the striking contrast between an intense effort to create a scientific foundation for…

Starting from the Codex Manesse, the Ingeborg Psalter, and the frescoes in the Torre Aquila, the author examines medieval structures and stages for gesture through brief annotations. His…

The distinction between core and periphery in language and grammar is a controversial issue for linguists. The essays in this compendium examine the relevance of this distinction for grammatical…

Art historians and cultural scholars have become interested in the subject of exile as the locus of artistic experience as well as in the travels and wanderings of painters, sculptors, and…

Band 13 von 'Die Strafprozeßordnung und das Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz' enthält das Sachregister. Thomas Vetter, Berlin.

Based on the work of the Swiss photographer Hans Danuser and on his conversations with Peter Zumthor, Reto Hänny, Bettina Gockel, and Philip Ursprung, this book analyzes a previously…

Hegel und Foucault, in der Forschung meist als Antipoden dargestellt, stellen beide die Frage nach der Geschichtlichkeit des Wissens. Die Studie erarbeitet diese These anhand eines Vergleichs…

Georg Friedrich Meier (1718–1777) was among the most influential philosophers and journalists of the European Enlightenment. He was active in all the sub-areas of academic philosophy and…

The seventh volume in the biomedical engineering textbook series discussed the wide range of imaging techniques used in medicine. Olaf Dössel, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (…

This volume presents a collection of published and unpublished writings on the philosophy and theology of Søren Kierkegaard. The broad range of texts and topics included in the volume…

This book provides a comprehensive, systematic overview of issues related to internet liability. It takes into account the new legal framework created by the German Telemedia Act and the most…

The new provisions of the German Energy Industry Act (EnWG) present new challenges for the operators of local and plant networks as well as of upstream service networks and energy utility…

Diese zweite, umfangreich überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage entfaltet das Denken des Paulus vor dem Hintergrund seines Lebens unter Aufnahme der neueren wissenssoziologischen,…

This study reconstructs the histories of ten German classicists who lost their jobs in Nazi Germany and who later built new lives for themselves despite great adversity: M. Bieber, K. Lehmann-…

This work is the first detailed study of the concept of faith in the early Kierkegaard. It not only examines his writings and relevant notes from his student days, but also the philosophical-…

This book is addressed to practitioners and for the first time, offers a broad comparative overview of current legal provisions regarding employee participation in Europe. Hendrik…

The verse poem The Ring written in around 1410 by Heinrich Wittenwiler is regarded as a highly paradoxical poetical work, because its content combines coarse peasant vulgarity with didactic…

The subject of this book is the virtualization of people and the impact of the virtual patient on medicine and health care. Using case examples, the authors illustrate the options and prospects…

This study examines the place of the arts in contemporary society. Beyond the illusion of autonomy and beyond strategies of pure aestheticization, what standing can art have in society and how…

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and globalization have forced national history to yield place to European and global history. In medieval studies, Michael Borgolte has taken up the new…

Der Prophet als Autor ist in der europäischen Literatur und Kunst eine prominente Figur von der Antike bis in die Gegenwart; er wurde jedoch in der ausgedehnten Autorschaftsdebatte der letzten…

Der Band fragt nach der historischen Signatur literarischer Säkularisierungsphänomene zwischen dem 11. und 15. Jahrhundert, nach einer 'Säkularisierung vor der Säkularisierung' also, in der die…

Als einer der prominentesten Vertreter seines Faches hat Horst Bredekamp nicht nur die Kunst- und Bildgeschichte tiefgehend geprägt, sondern auch in Kultur und Politik gewirkt. Dabei hat er es…

Dieser Band ist in weiten Teilen von den beiden großen Konflikten auf dem europäischen Kontinent, dem Spanischen Erbfolgekrieg und dem Nordischen Krieg, bestimmt. Leibniz prognostiziert im Frühjahr…

Der Band eröffnet einen neuen Zugang zur Paragone-Debatte der Frühen Neuzeit im Sinne eines produktiven Mitstreitens. Dies betrifft im Speziellen die Rolle zwischen Malerei und Skulptur, im…

Kunstwerke haben immer wieder die Aufgabe übernommen, Ereignisse der Weltgeschichte bildnerisch zu reflektieren und ins Bewusstsein der Mit- und Nachwelt zu heben. Durch ihre visuelle…

Recent business developments directed at ever-greater flexibility and cost savings have led companies to hire more workers under 'sham' work contracts as a way of circumventing the legal…

Dieser Band enthält die Referate und Diskussionen auf der Tagung der Deutschen Staatsrechtslehrer in Greifswald vom 2. bis 5. Oktober 2013. Bernhard Ehrenzeller, St. Gallen; Astrid…

This book explores the contradictory images of the Spartan polis presented in the work of Isocrates. Countering the belief that presentation is always subordinate to rhetorical persuasion, the…

Rumelant of Saxony is among the most interesting Germany lyrical poets of the second half of the 13th century. His Sangspruchdichtung is distinguished by its great artistic craft and thematic…

This volume explores the importance of affectivity for ethics by drawing fruitfully from two different traditions that have previously tended to be kept at a maximum distance from each other:…

The Colmar literary figure, Meistersinger, and painter Jörg Wickram employed the pictorial dimension of his early modern romances as a creative backdrop for his narrative. This book engages in a…