Tag Archives: Bücher

Brennend interessant

Posted on 1. November 2017 by schaefew

In Köln sollen Luthers Schriften verbrannt werden. Listige Studenten vertauschen sie mit den Schriften seines Gegners Eck. Der Henker kann nicht lesen. Er verbrennt die Bücher. (Feldmann, Christian: Martin Luther. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt, 2009: 53)

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Roman chimneys

Posted on 13. August 2017 by schaefew

In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar there are chimneys, books, doublets, hats and a clock that strikes three. Pope thought the hats were so much out of place that he replaced them by cats. There is also an allusion to the Great … Continue reading →

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Latein und Deutsch

Posted on 19. June 2016 by schaefew

Vor etwa 1000 Jahren bekam das Deutsche einen ungeheuren Schub. An Burgen und anderen Adelssitzen wurde Literatur verfasst, in den Städten wurde Recht kodifiziert, wurden Beschreibungen von Tieren und Pflanzen verfasst, wurden medizinische Abhandlungen verfasst. Die Zahl der Sprecher nahm … Continue reading →

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That is the question

Posted on 10. March 2013 by schaefew

During his farewell lectures, a colleague said that students, when dealing with non-fictional texts, should not ask What does the author want to tell me? but What question does the author try to answer? Good advice.

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Bestseller

Posted on 29. October 2012 by schaefew

What is known as ‘Lily’s Grammar’ is probably the best-selling language teaching textbook ever written. Oddly enough, it was not written, as the title suggests, by William Lily, but by a committee (of which Lily was a member) set up … Continue reading →

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