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The Grammaticalization of the Spanish Complement-taking Verb without a Complementizer
This article examines authentic data samples taken from the Corpus de Referencia del EspaƱol Actual (CREA) to uncover any semantic trends commonly observed in verbs taking a sentential complement without the complementizer que in Spanish.
Le Bonheur dans le crime de Barbey d'Aurevilly : une lecture maistrienne
This article shows the importance of the Evenings of St. Petersburg by Joseph de Maistre for the interpretation of "Happiness in crime".
Patmos
This book is a collection of poetry in Italian and translated into French and English.
Bambina mattina
This book is a collection of poetry in Italian and translated into English and French.
Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's Original "Abeille": Gender in Early Modern Journalism
Article on Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's original "Abeille" and gender in early modern journalism.
[Review] Sex Education in Eighteenth-Century France
This article reviews the book "Sex Education in Eighteenth-Century France," a book edited by Shane Agin and published in 2011.
[Review] Between the Queen and the Cabby: Olympe de Gouges's Rights of Woman
This article reviews the book "Between the Queen and the Cabby: Olympe de Gouges's Rights of Woman," by John R. Cole published in 2011.
Teaching French Verbal Aspect through Concept-Based Instruction
This poster describes a pilot study on teaching French verbal aspect through concept-based instruction. This poster outlines and describes the background and context of a verbal aspect, the tasks and assessments for the study, student learning outcomes, the theoretical framework, and the results of the study.
[Review] Les Lettres sur la sympathie (1798) de Sophie de Grouchy: philosophie morale et rƩforme sociale
This article reviews the book "Les Lettres sur la sympathie (1798) de Sophie de Grouchy: philosophie morale et rƩforme sociale," edited by Marc AndrƩ Bernier and Deidre Dawson and published in 2010.
[Review] The Age of Comfort: When Paris Discovered Casual - and the Modern Home Began
This article reviews the book "The Age of Comfort: When Paris Discovered Casual - and the Modern Home Began," by Joan DeJean and published in 2009.
Berlin's History in Context: The Foreign Ministry and the Spreebogen Complex in the Context of the Architectural Debates
Book chapter discussing Berlin, Germany's history in context and the Foreign Ministry and Spreebogen Complex in the context of the architectural debates.
[Review] The Enlightenment of Age: Women, Letters, and Growing Old in Eighteenth-Century France
This article reviews the book "The Enlightenment of Age: Women, Letters, and Growing Old in Eighteenth-Century France," by Joan Hinde Stewart and published in 2010.
Marriage as Feminist Utopia: Riccoboni's 'Lettre de Madame la marquise d'Artigues Ć  sa soeur' (1785)
Article on Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's "Lettre de Madame la marquise d'Artigues Ć  sa soeur" from 1785 and marriage as a feminist utopia.
The Stasi on Display in Berlin: The Role of the Museum in the GDR's Contested Legacy
Article on the Stasi displayed in Berlin and the role of the museum in the German Democratic Republic (GDR)'s contested legacy.
[Review] The Fiction of Enlightenment. Women of Reason in the French Eighteenth Century
This article reviews the book "The Fiction of Enlightenment. Women of Reason in the French Eighteenth Century," by Heidi Bostic and published in 2010.
Riccoboni's 1768 Letter to the Mercure de France: Reclaiming a Woman Writer's Literary Legacy
Article on Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's 1768 letter to the Mercure de France and the reclaiming of a woman writer's literary legacy.
Translations and Continuations: Riccoboni and Brooke, Graffigny and Roberts
Article on a Pickering & Chatto publication titled, "Translations and Continuations" as part of its series "Chawton House Library: Women's Novels. The series presents not only translations from the French but also continuations to one of the French texts.
[Review] Selling Beauty: Cosmetics, Commerce, and French Society
This article reviews the book "Selling Beauty: Cosmetics, Commerce, and French Society," by Morag Martin and published in 2009.
Making German Greater: Advocating for Strong Programs at All Levels
Article on making German greater and advocating for strong programs at all levels.
[Review] Louder Than Words: Ways of Seeing Women Workers in Eighteenth-Century France
This article reviews the book "Louder Than Words: Ways of Seeing Women Workers in Eighteenth-Century France," by Geraldine Sheridan and published in 2009.
[Review] Wife-Abuse in Eighteenth-Century France
This article reviews the book "Wife-Abuse in Eighteenth-Century France," by Mary Trouille and published in 2009.
Eighteenth-Century Women Novelists at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century - Part 2
This bibliography forms the sequel to the author's 'Eighteenth-Century Women Novelists at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century: A Selected Bibliography,' which appeared in this Newsletter in the spring of 2007. The author provides an overview of the most important French women writers of the eighteenth century who did not write novels primarily.
[Review] From Wives to Widows in Early Modern Paris: Gender, Economy, and Law
This article reviews the book "From Wives to Widows in Early Modern Paris: Gender, Economy, and Law," by Janine M. Lanza published in 2007.
A Newly Discovered 1722 Letter by Fan- and Miniature Painter Louis Goupy (1675? - 1747)
Article discussing a newly discovered 1722 letter by fan- and miniature painter Louis Goupy (1675-1747).
[Review] The French Nobility in the Eighteenth Century: Reassessments and New Approaches
This article reviews the book "The French Nobility in the Eighteenth Century: Reassessments and New Approaches," edited by Jay M. Smith and published in 2006.
Frances Brooke's History of Emily Montague (1769) Epistolarity at the Transatlantic Intersection of Public and Private
Book chapter on Frances Brooke's "History of Emily Montague" and the epistolarity at the transatlantic intersection of public and private.
Overcoming the Silence: Narrative Strategies in GĆ¼nter Grass's Beim HƤuten der Zwiebel
Article on overcoming the silence and narrative strategies in GĆ¼nter Grass's "Beim HƤuten der Zwiebel."
Le dƩveloppement de l'identitƩ fƩminine chez FranƧoise de Graffigny: CƩnie et Lettres d'une PƩruvienne
Article on the development of female identity in FranƧoise Graffigny.
Eighteenth-Century Women Novelists at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century
This bibliography provides an overview of eighteenth-century women authors at the dawn of the twenty-first century.
Mme Riccoboni ƉpistoliĆØre-RomanciĆØre L'ƉpĆ®tre-PrĆ©face Ć  Garrick et les Lettres de Mme de Sancerre
Book chapter on the novelist Madame Riccoboni with letters by Madame de Sancerre and a letter addressed to David Garrick.
Widows and Riccoboni's Lettres d'AdĆ©laĆÆde de Dammartin
Article on widows and Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's 'Lettres d'AdĆ©laĆÆde de Dammartin.' This is a selected essay from the Women in French International Conference in 2006.
[Review] Changing Minds: The Shifting Perception of Culture in Eighteenth-Century France
This article reviews the book "Changing Minds: The Shifting Perception of Culture in Eighteenth-Century France," by John C. O'Neal, published in 2002.
East Germany
Encyclopedia article discussing East Germany.
Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's Lettres d'Ɖlisabeth Sophie de ValliĆØre: A Feminist Reading
Article on Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's 'Lettres d'Ɖlisabeth Sophie de ValliĆØre' and writing in the female voice.
Sexual Contract and mariage blanc: Marie Jeanne Riccoboni
Article on sexual contract and mariage blanc. Abstract: Reading Marie Jeanne Riccoboni's biography as exemplifying eighteenth-century marriage based on women's limited legal recourse within the marriage contract, I argue that the author offers women an empowering alternative to the sexual contract in her fiction, a mariage blanc based on friendship.
(Substitute) Motherhood in Two Novels by Marie Jeanne Riccoboni
Article on two novels by author Marie Jeanne Riccoboni, 'Histoire d'Ernestine,' published in 1765, and 'Lettres d'Elisabeth Sophie de ValliĆØre Ć  Louise Hortence de Canteleu, son amie,' published in 1772.
[Review] Science in the Age of Sensibility: The Sentimental Empiricists of the French Enlightenment
This article reviews the book "Science in the Age of Sensibility: The Sentimental Empiricists of the French Enlightenment," by Jessica Riskin and published in 2002.
[Review] The Politics of Appearances: Representations of Dress in Revolutionary France
This book review discusses 'The Politics of Appearances: Representations of Dress in Revolutionary France,' by Richard Wrigley and published in 2002.
Berlin Snapshots: Images of the City in Short Fiction
This book chapter discusses Berlin, Germany and images of the city in short fiction.
Berlin's Symphony Continues: Architectural, Social and Artistic Change
This book chapter discusses Berlin, Germany and the architectural, social, and artistic change.
Epistolary Silence in FranƧoise de Graffigny's Lettres d'une PƩruvienne (1747)
Article on epistolary silence in FranƧoise de Graffigny's 'Lettres d'une PƩruvienne.'
The Presence and Absence of the Past: Sites of Memory and Forgetting in F. C. Delius's "Die Flatterzunge"
Article on the presence and absence of the past and the sites of memory and forgetting in F. C. Delius' "Die Flatterzunge."
'Zur Sache Deutschland.' Volker Braun Takes Stock
Article discussing "Zur Sache Deutschland" and Volker Braun taking stock of his life.
Peter Schneider's "Eduards Heimkehr" and the Image of the "New Berlin"
Article discussing Peter Schneider's "Eduards Heimkehr" and the image of the "New Berlin."
Offizielle und inoffizielle Zensurverfahren in der DDR: Eine Fallstudie zu GĆ¼nter Kunert
Article on official and unofficial censorship procedures in the German Democratic Republic and the case of GĆ¼nter Kunert.
Germany: German Democratic Republic: Ministerium fĆ¼r Staatssicherheit (Stasi): Ministry for state security, 1950-89
Encyclopedia article discussing the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and the ministry for state security (Stasi) from 1950 to 1989.
Germany: German Democratic Republic: Publishers
Encyclopedia article discussing the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and publishers.
"Schreiber, was siehst du?" Processing Historical and Social Change
This book chapter discusses processing historical and social change in literature and film during the German unification.
Peter Huchel 1903-1981: From "Encyclopedia of German Literature"
Encyclopedia article discussing writer Peter Huchel.
Anderson, Sascha: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
Encyclopedia article discussing writer Sascha Anderson.
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