“…This chapter explores the transmission of tales of the supernatural during the very long eighteenth century (between c.1660 and c.1832). A genre of publications on this subject which have not been studied are those anthologies of supposedly true stories, usually relating to named people and places and sometimes dated, often each numbered separately, with relatively little discussion of their authenticity or significance, beyond perhaps a brief preface defending the reality of the world of spirits. …”

“…Nos ha interesado abordar aquí la comunicación, no el hecho de "comunicar" información, sean archivos o noticias, ni como administración y análisis de conocimientos mediáticos (faceta bien atendida desde diversas facultades y disciplinas), sino que hemos vuelto deliberadamente a la comunicación más directa y desnuda, en relación primordial "con lo común": el lenguaje corriente, el habla, la escucha, el mantenimiento entre la gente. Y a partir de esa competencia básica, recurrimos a las diversas artes del lenguaje y la escritura como soporte y aliento de una comunicación viva y educadora…”

“…Es además una crónica de la vida de Al Gore y su familia, una exposición de las razones que justifican su implicación en la lucha por la concienciación de la gente y la concreción de medidas que eviten el cambio climático. …”

“…Significant themes weave throughout the sections, including canonicity; genre, modality, and interdisciplinarity; reclamation of texts; disability and the contested body; trauma; agency, silence, and voicing; celebrity culture; digital lives; subjects in the margins; postcolonialism; posthumanism; and, ecocriticism. …”

“…This comprehensive introduction to the subject features specially commissioned contributions, including five essays surveying the period's travel writing; a further six focusing on geographical areas of particular interest - Arabia, the Amazon, Ireland, Calcutta, the Congo and California; and three final chapters analysing some of the theoretical and cultural dimensions to this enigmatic and influential genre of writing. Several invaluable tools are also provided, including an extensive list of further reading, and a detailed five-hundred year chronology listing important events and publications. …”
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“…Each section will feature a brief introduction by the volume editors, while each essay will provide adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance to Spanish popular music. …”

“…Central are the personifications of Fama in Virgil and Ovid and the rich progeny spawned by them, but the book focuses on a wide range of genres other than epic, and on a variety of modes of narrating, dramatising, critiquing, and illustrating fama. …”

“…At their best, Huxley's essays stand among the finest examples of the genre in modern literature. From 1938 to 1956 Aldous Huxley continues to explore the role of science and technology in modern culture, and seeks a final level of foundational Truth that might provide the basis for his growing interest in religious mysticism. …”

“…Analysing literary representations of children as readers in a range of genres (including ABCs, prayer books, religious narratives, romance, anthologies, school books, drama, translations and autobiography) alongside evidence of the reading experiences of those defined as children in the period, it explores the production of different categories of child readers. …”

“…Ward introduces you to the musicians, DJs, record executives, and producers who were at the forefront of the genre. Sharing story after story of some of the most unforgettable and groundbreaking moments in rock history, Ward reveals how different sounds, harmonies, and trends came together to create the sound we all know and love today." …”

“…Mêlant aux approches sociologique et historique l’étude du genre et les sciences politiques, les contributions dessinent différentes figures de l’activisme féminin au XXe et XXIe siècle. …”

“…Each section of the book begins with an extensive study, based on newspaper accounts, of the original reception of Hitchcock's movies in either Spain or Latin America and how local preferences for genre, glamour, moral issues, and humor affected their success. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Evidentiality and epistemic modality in discourse domains and genres; 12. Multifunctionality of evidential expressions in discourse domains and genres: Evidence from cross-linguistic case studies (by Marin Arrese, Juana I.); 13. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Speech acts; 7. Intertextuality; 8. Genre and textual patterning; 9. Multimodality; 10. …”

“…También en las cárceles nazis hubo gente que luchó para que no fuera conculcada por completo la dignidad humana. …”

“…After a brief analysis of the genre and main figures, it focuses on the broader questions of what defines tragedy, what its particular preoccupations are, and what makes these texts so widely studied and performed more than 2,000 years after they were written. …”

“…"Hay lenguas más importantes que otras", "Solo merece la pena estudiar lenguas con muchos hablantes", "Hablar lenguas minoritarias es de paletos", "La gente del sur habla mal", "Una persona se integra mejor si olvida su lengua y cultura", "Es más fácil entender un acento neutro", "Los mejores profesores de idiomas son los nativos". …”

“…Wylie Overstreet estaba pasando el rato en su apartamento de Los Ángeles una noche y, por aburrimiento, decidió sacar su telescopio de alta potencia a la calle para mirar la luna. Muy pronto la gente comenzó a deambular y a preguntarle qué estaba haciendo. …”

“…Un psiquiatra da la voz de alarma: ¡Socorro, estamos tratando a la gente equivocada! Nos hallamos ante un libro que es en realidad un análisis social "sin pelos en la lengua", a la vez que una divertida introducción a la psicología. …”

“…Offering great breadth, this text covers key concepts and historical highlights; world religions, denominations, and cultural religion; and religion and specific media genres. The text also includes key terms and questions to ponder for every chapter, and concludes with an in-class learning activity that can be used to encourage students to explore the media–religion interface and review the essential ideas presented in the book…”