The author of these texts was an ethnic German, born, raised and educated in the territories surrendered to Poland under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Absolutely bilingual in both Polish and... More > German, the author dedicated her life to a comparative study of Polish and German history and literature. The information presented here, in English translation, in book form for the first time, is otherwise available only in relatively inaccessible or highly difficult and complicated works written by specialists, almost never in English.
"The Image of the Germans in Polish Literature" is an absolutely unique piece of literature providing a unique insight into events and mentalities which continue to produce repercussions to this day.
These texts are essential reading for anyone interested, not only in the causes of the Second World War, but in arriving at an understanding of certain German actions and attitudes which would otherwise be incomprehensible. Any equation has two sides.< Less
That the problem of unmarried motherhood plays an important role in the life of the nations of the Occident is proved conclusively by the fact that before the present war there were born in Germany... More > 177,000 illegitimate children annually, in France 80,000, in England 38,000, in Sweden 18,000, in little Norway 5,000. In the cities of the United States about 3 per cent of all births are illegitimate, which is low as compared with European countries. The extent of the divorce evil in our country counterbalances this, for out of every twelve marriages contracted one ends in divorce. It is no wonder, therefore, that the nations of the Occident have in the last decade been actively engaged in an attempt to solve this problem of unmarried motherhood.< Less
Middle High German Verbs presents an in-depth look at Middle High German (MHG) verbs, with tables of the most common verbs, fully conjugated. MHG was the language of the great literary works of the... More > Middle Ages in the German speaking world, including Iwein, Parzival, Tristan, Minnelieder, Nibelungenlied, and Gudrun. The reader using only a dictionary will have a difficult task figuring out what the proper infinitive form of a given verb instance might be. This book provides a comprehensive reference for MHG verbs to help you read and translate the great works of the period. The book presents an in-depth look at the makeup of MHG verbs, including grammatical concepts, in easy to understand language. It presents 340 of the most common verbs that exhibit some type of irregularity; each verb has its own page with translations, principle parts, and full conjugation for all appropriate numbers, persons, tenses, and moods. This book will be an important addition to your German linguistic and literature references.< Less
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