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        October 2018

        Von Männern und ihren Katzen

        Die größten Katzenliebhaber der Geschichte

        by Sam Kalda, Kirsten Riesselmann

        Der beste Freund des Mannes ist der Hund. Von wegen! In seinem stilsicher wie liebevoll illustrierten Buch widmet sich Sam Kalda den großen »Katzenmännern« der Geschichte und beweist, dass den bedeutendsten Denkern, Erfindern, Künstlern und Schriftstellern unserer Zeit keineswegs imposante Vierbeiner beiseite standen, sondern filigrane Katzengeschöpfe. Hemingway, der für seinen Jagdinstinkt – in tierischen wie in libidinösen Gefilden – und seinen exzessiven Alkoholkonsum berüchtigt war, legte eine erstaunliche Zuneigung zu Katzen an den Tag, zärtlich nannte er sie seine »Schnurr-Fabriken«. Nikola Tesla wurde angeblich zum Nachdenken über Elektrizität inspiriert, als er seine Katze Macak streichelte und einen Schlag abbekam. Und als fanatischster Katzenliebhaber wird vermutlich Karl Lagerfeld in die Geschichte eingehen, dessen weißes Siamkätzchen Choupette nicht nur für Chanel modelt, sondern auch einen Twitter-Account, zwei Nannys und eigenes Designergeschirr besitzt. Von Männern und ihren Katzen ist eine längst überfällige und charmante Hommage an die größten Katzenliebhaber aller Zeiten.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        June 2016

        Open graves, open minds

        by Sam George, Bill Hughes

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        Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
        June 2024

        Round our way

        Sam Hanna's visual legacy

        by Heather Nicholson

        Sam Hanna (1903-96), a pioneering filmmaker from Burnley, Lancashire, was dubbed the 'Lowry of filmmaking' by BBC broadcaster Brian Redhead in the 1980s. The well-meant label stuck, even though it misses the variety of Hanna's remarkable output. Hanna's intimate glimpses into the lives of strangers enable us to imagine the possible stories that lie behind the images. Away from mid-century exponents of documentary filmmaking and photography, Hanna shows us humanity and a microcosm of a world in change, where his subjects are caught up in issues far beyond their grasp that we, as onlookers years later, encounter and see afresh. Written and curated by historian Heather Norris Nicholson, Round our way combines stills, essays and archive photography to document Hanna's unique visual record on film, particularly in northern England, but also further afield, during decades of profound change.

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        January 1997

        Spencer Tracy ist nicht tot

        Erzählungen

        by Shepard, Sam

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        July 2004

        Der große Himmel

        Short Stories

        by Shepard, Sam

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        January 1987

        Habichtsmond

        Prosa und Gedichte

        by Shepard, Sam / Englisch Beck, Frieder

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        July 2023

        In the company of wolves

        Werewolves, wolves and wild children

        by Sam George, Bill Hughes

        In the company of wolves presents further research from the Open Graves, Open Minds Project. It connects together innovative research from a variety of perspectives on the cultural significance of wolves, wild children and werewolves as portrayed in different media and genres. We begin with the wolf itself as it has been interpreted as a cultural symbol and how it figures in contemporary debates about wilderness and nature. Alongside this, we consider eighteenth-century debates about wild children ­- often thought to have been raised by wolves and other animals - and their role in key questions about the origins of language and society. The collection continues with essays on werewolves and other shapeshifters as depicted in folk tales, literature, film and TV, concluding with the transition from animal to human in contemporary art, poetry and fashion.

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        April 2011

        Rolling Thunder

        Unterwegs mit Bob Dylan

        by Shepard, Sam / Englisch Strätling, Uda

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        August 2001

        Sam the Cat

        Storys aus der Welt der Männer

        by Klam, Matthew / Englisch Drechsler, Clara

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        June 2019

        Titus Andronicus

        by Jim Bulman, Michael Friedman, Carol Chillington Rutter, Alan Dessen

        Michael D. Friedman's second edition of this stage history of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus adds an examination of twelve major theatrical productions and one film that appeared in the years 1989-2009. Friedman identifies four lines of descent in the recent performance history of the play: the stylised, realistic, darkly comic, and political approaches, which culminate in Julie Taymor's harrowing film Titus (1999). Aspects of Taymor's eclectic vision of ancient Rome under the grip of modern fascism were copied by several subsequent productions, making Titus the most characteristic, as well as the most influential, contemporary performance of the play. Friedman's work extends Alan Dessen's original study to include Taymor's film, along with chapters devoted to the efforts of international directors including Gregory Doran, Silviu Purcarete, and Yukio Ninagawa.

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        August 2004

        Sam, die Beatles und ich

        Wie ich das Herz meines Sohnes gewann

        by Smith, Peter / Englisch Goga-Klinkenberg, Susanne

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