Thracian Tales
Thracian Tales

Author: Geōrgios M. Vizyēnos

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9786185048167

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Georgios Vizyenos (1849-1896) is one of Greeces best-loved writers. His stories, written in 1883-4, are set in his native Thrace, a corner of Europe where Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey meet. Each title poses an enigma: Where did Yorgis grandfather travel on his only journey? What was Yorgis mothers sin? Who was responsible for his brothers murder? At the end of each story the narrator possesses some knowledge that forces him and his readers to revise their earlier assumptions, which were based on incomplete knowledge. Because Vizyenos wants us to experience the difficult transition from ignorance to knowledge, he leaves us in suspense until the very end.

Tales and Translation
Tales and Translation

Author: Cay Dollerup

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 1999-09-15

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9027299757

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Dealing with the most translated work of German literature, the Tales of the brothers Grimm (1812-1815), this book discusses their history, notably in relation to Denmark and subsequently other nations from 1816 to 1986. The Danish intelligentsia responded enthusiastically to the tales and some were immediately translated into Danish by a nobleman and by the foremost Romantic poet. Their renditions remained in print for a century and embued the tales with high prestige. This book discusses translators, approaches, and other parameters such as copyright, and changes in target audiences. The tales’ social acceptability inspired Hans Christian Andersen to write his celebrated fairytales. Combined, the Grimm and Andersen tales came to constitute the ‘international fairytale’.This genre was born in processes of translation and, today, it is rooted more firmly in the world of translation than in national literatures. This book thus addresses issues of interest to literary, cross-cultural studies and translation.

Performing Democracy
Performing Democracy

Author: Donna A. Buchanan

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2006-01-16

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 0226078272

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CD contains musical excerpts referenced in the text.

The Barbarians of Ancient Europe
The Barbarians of Ancient Europe

Author: Larissa Bonfante

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-04-29

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 0521194040

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Deals with the reality of the indigenous peoples of Europe - Thracians, Scythians, Celts, Germans, Etruscans, and other peoples of Italy, the Alps, and beyond.

The Living Goddesses
The Living Goddesses

Author: Marija Gimbutas

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2001-01-12

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780520229150

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Presents evidence to support the author's woman-centered interpretation of prehistoric civilizations, considering the prehistoric goddesses, gods and religion, and discussing the living goddesses--deities which have continued to be venerated through the modern era.

Archaeology and Folklore
Archaeology and Folklore

Author: Amy Gazin-Schwartz

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-06-23

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 113463465X

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Archaeology and Folklore explores the complex relationship between the two disciplines to demonstrate what they might learn from each other. This collection includes theoretical discussions and case studies drawn from Western Europe, the Mediterranean and North. They explore the differences between popular traditions relating to historic sites and archaeological interpretations of their history and meaning.

Thracian Princess
Thracian Princess

Author: Bistra Johnson

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0955687500

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Dreamy Veronica, Oxford University graduate, finds herself back in time and in true 'Alice in Wonderland' fashion, starts exploring her new surroundings. Following in her footsteps, we enter the uncharted territory of the ancient Thracians.