In het eerste boek van de tweedelige reeks 'Taal en wereld van de Bommelsaga' staat Toonders taalvirtuositeit centraal en kijken we ook naar zijn denkwereld. Met name naar de invloeden uit de mythologie, psychologie, wetenschap, magie, fantasy, filosofie, astrologie en religie, de bronnen waar Toonder uit putte bij het schrijven van zijn verhalen. De titel Maanlicht op het Laar verwijst zowel naar het belang van de natuurkrachten in Toonders verhalen, als naar zijn typische taalgebruik waarin...

De meeste mensen denken dat ze goed beargumenteerde beslissingen nemen. Ze hebben immers een genuanceerd beeld van de werkelijkheid. Maar in de dagelijkse praktijk valt dat tegen. Ons brein is lui en kiest meestal voor de weg die de minste energie kost. Gemakkelijk en duurzaam, maar niet altijd verstandig.

Suzanne Weusten, psycholoog en oprichter van de Denkacademie, registreerde alledaagse denkfouten in de actualiteit: van irrationele consumenten tot liegende politici. En van hoogopgeleide ...

Since publication in 1979 Isabel Rivers' sourcebook has established itself as the essential guide to English Renaissance poetry. It:provides an account of the main classical and Christian ideas, outlining their meaning, their origins and their transmission to the Renaissance;illustrates the ways in which Renaissance poetry drew on classical and Christian ideas;contains extracts from key classical and Christian texts and relates these to the extracts of the English poems which draw on them;inc...

This ground-breaking and influential study explores the complex place and function of literature within culture. It takes its place as one of the most meaningful works of the twentieth century.

Now including a new introduction from the author, this major work from one of England's finest living writers is essential reading for all those who care about the creation and appreciation of literature.

Learning to Curse is a wide ranging collection of essays that uses Marxist, psychoanalytic and historical perspectives to explore the art of the Renaissance

Presents an examination of the authorship controversy surrounding Shakespeare: the claim made repeatedly that the plays were ghost written. This title asks what is at stake in the imputation that 'Shakespeare' did not write the plays, and shows that the plays themselves both thematize and theorize that controversy.

Intended for the absolute beginner, Introducing Phonetics and Phonology requires no previous background in linguistics, phonetics or phonology. Starting with a grounding in phonetics and phonological theory, the book provides a base from which more advanced treatments may be approached. It begins with an examination of the foundations of articulatory and acoustic phonetics, moves on to the basic principles of phonology and ends with an outline of some further issues within contemporary phonol...

Internationally recognised as one of the leading texts in its field, this volume offers a comprehensive introduction to vocabulary for language teachers who would like to know more about the way vocabulary works. Two leading specialists make research and theory accessible, providing the background knowledge necessary for practitioners to make informed choices about vocabulary teaching and testing. This second edition retains the popular format of the first edition, and has been rewritten to t...

A lively introduction to morphology, this textbook is intended for undergraduates with relatively little background in linguistics. The third edition has been thoroughly updated, with new examples and exercises and a new final chapter covering several current theoretical frameworks.