Part 1: Fro the Beginings to 1700 Part 2: 1700-1832 ... В настоящата книга се проследява развоят на английската литература от времето на първите литературни паметници (VII в.) докъм 1830 г., когато завършва периодът на романтизма. На фона на историческото, общественото, културното и техническото развитие на Англия от онова време авторът представя английската литература като постоянно развиващ се процес, очертава новите тенденции в съответните епохи, новите идеи и разкрива пътя, който поезията, драмата и прозата са изминали за десет века: през старо- и средноанглийския период, през епохата на ренесанса, барока и ... |
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This book surveys the major linguistic and social changes which shaped the English language. It begins with the Proto-Indo-European common ancestor, goes through Old English and Middle English providing illustrations of the changes with authentic texts, and finishes with Early Modern English. The text is written for advanced non-native students of English who are curious to find out how from some obscure Germanic dialects spoken in an abandoned Roman colony on the edge of Europe a new global language evolved. Важно! Изданието е на много години и наличните бройки не са в перфектния вид, в който обичайно са книгите, които ... |
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"Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles" are non-fiction graded readers from the "Oxford Bookworms Library" available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. About a quarter of the people in the world today speak or use English. In homes and schools, offices and meeting rooms, ships and airports, people are speaking English... How has this happened? How did English begin, and what will become of it? The history of English is a journey through space and time, ... |
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Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "Orlando" is a young Elizabethan nobleman whose wealth and status afford him an extravagant lifestyle. Appointed ambassador in Constantinople, he wakes one morning to find he is a woman. Unperturbed by such a dramatic transformation, and losing none of his flamboyance and ambition, the newly female Orlando charges through life and English history so that by the end of this extraordinary biography she is a modern, 1920s woman. Virginia Woolf’s wildly imaginative, comic novel was inspired by the life of her lover, Vita Sackville West. This ... |
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Най-великите световни романи, изследвани и обяснени. Потопете се в най-добрите древни и съвременни романи. Разберете какво е вдъхновило авторите, какви са били техните цели и как са написали тези световни шедьоври. Великите романи предоставя завладяващ поглед за развитието на вечните класики през вековете и празнува безкрайното удоволствие от четенето. Джон Мълан е професор по съвременна английска литература в Юнивърсити Колидж Лондон с множество публикации за литературата на XVIII и XIX век. Известни негови книги са What Matters in Jane Austen?, Anonymity: A Secret History of English Literature, How Novels Work, а ... |
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Умален модел на галеон - Златна кошута, използван за околосветско пътешествие през 1577 г. под командването на сър Френсис Дрейк. По време на плаването с този кораб сър Френсис Дрейк открива протока "Дрейк", разделящ Америка от Антарктида и югозападната част на Огнена земя. Оригинално описание: The Golden Hind took its name from the golden figure appearing on the coat-of-arms of Lord C.C. Hatton’s family, who financed Sir Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe. On the 13th of December 1577 Sir Francis Drake, on board the galleon Golden Hind, together with another four ships. Set out on the most ... |
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The terminology presents a specific lexical layer in the language in which there is a precise semiotic relation between signifier and signified. The terms have definite function by naming scientific concepts in a particular area. In semantic aspect the term must have: a) accuracy in the name of the scientific concept; b) definitivity reflecting the outcome of the scientific understanding of the object called with the given term; c) uniformity within the scientific field. In formal aspect the term should correspond to the norms of language while exhibiting its nominative character. The semantic definiteness is achieved ... |
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An English-language edition of History of Bulgarian Diplomatic Relations. Published in 2005, the book traces back and documents the historical development of Bulgaria's diplomatic relations and the institutions engaged in its foreign policy. The English edition was published by the Bulgarian Bestseller publishing house. History of Bulgarian Diplomatic Relations is authored by Maria Mateeva, and Peter Konstantinov has edited and updated it. ... |
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Think Global is a topic-based approach to the cultures of the Englishspeaking world covering subjects close to teenager's hearts - sport, wellness and music - as well as traditional topics such as literature, history and institutions. Student's Book: 15 Units with materials at two, clearly-labelled levels of difficulty. For mixed ability classes. To allow a return to a popular topic with more challenging material. Interesting and amusing information. 4 skills development through a wide variety of activities. Age-appropriate games make intercultural studies fun as well as educational. Preparation for the ... |
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The United States in the 1950s and 60 s was a troubled place. Black people were angry, because they did not have the same rights as whites. It was a time of angry words, of marches, of protests, a time of bombs and killings. But above the angry noise came the voice of one man - a man of peace. "I have a dream", said Martin Luther King, and it was a dream of blacks and whites living together in peace and freedom. This is the story of an extraordinary man, who changed American history in his short life. Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles are non-fiction graded readers from the Oxford Bookworms Library available ... |
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Every four years, the world's best athletes come together for one of the most exciting competitions in sport: the Olympic Games. After years of training, competitors in more than forty different sports win and lose their events, and set new world records, in front of crowds of people. The Olympic Games are more than two thousand five hundred years old. So how did they start, how have they changed over the years, and what have been some of the most important times in their history? Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles are non-fiction graded readers from the Oxford Bookworms Library available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - ... |
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Award-winning readers series of original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Six stories about a world we cannot explain. A film star discovers the dangers of dancing with a stranger. A man comes face-to-face with his father's history. An Irish-American family cannot escape someone from the past. A woman doesn't listen to warnings about an old tree. An English writer slowly becomes more and more Japanese. And a killer watches himself die in hospital. ... |
