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F IS FOR FALCON: THE TRUE STORY OF THE ‘NOVELLE’

open access: yesGerman Life and Letters, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 311-322, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This article takes a closer look at the Boccaccio story upon which Paul Heyse based his famous ‘Falken‐Theorie’ of the ‘Novelle’. The essay then links Boccaccio to a general account of storytelling as an aid to survival amid the hostility of nature and human circumstances.
Michael Minden
wiley   +1 more source

IN PURSUIT OF THE HOFFMANNESQUE

open access: yesGerman Life and Letters, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 298-310, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This article seeks to elucidate the term ‘Hoffmannesque’ — the eponymous adjective that refers to E. T. A. Hoffmann — through recourse to Hoffmann's own use of ‘esque’ words: arabesque, grotesque, burlesque, picturesque. By investigating the characteristics of ‘esque’ formulations and tracing their recurrence through Hoffmann's texts, I argue ...
Polly Dickson
wiley   +1 more source

MY PERSONAL PATH TO MULTILINGUALISM (THE FLOOR IS GIVEN TO A BILINGUAL)

open access: yesМногоязычие в образовательном пространстве
Ya.R. Khaydarov
doaj  

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