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The New Music

Kranichstein Lectures

By: Theodor W. Adorno

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The New Music

Kranichstein Lectures

By: Theodor W. Adorno

A year after the end of the Second World War, the first International Summer Course for New Music took place in the Kranichstein Hunting Lodge, near the city of Darmstadt in Germany. The course, commonly referred to later as the Darmstadt course, was intended to familiarize young composers and musicians with the music that, only a few years earlier, had been denounced as degenerate by the Nazi regime, and it soon developed into one of the most important events in contemporary music. Having returned to Germany in 1949 from exile in the United States, Adorno was a regular participant at Darmstadt from 1950 on. In 1955 he gave a series of lectures on the young Schoenberg, using the latter’s work to illustrate the relation between tradition and the avant-garde. Adorno’s three double-length lectures on the young Schoenberg, in which he spoke as a passionate advocate for the composer whom Boulez had declared dead, were his first at Darmstadt to be recorded on tape. The relation between tradition and the avant-garde was the leitmotif of the lectures that followed, which continued over the next decade. Adorno also dealt in detail with problems of composition in contemporary music, and he often accompanied his lectures with off-the-cuff musical improvisations. The five lecture courses he gave at Darmstadt between 1955 and 1966 were all recorded and subsequently transcribed, and they are published here for the first time in English. This volume is a unique document on the theory and history of the New Music. It will be of great value to anyone interested in the work of Adorno and critical theory, in German intellectual and cultural history, and in the history of modern music.

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1509538097

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A History of Rome under the Emperors

By: Theodor Mommsen

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A History of Rome under the Emperors

By: Theodor Mommsen

This book caused a sensation when it was published in Germany in 1992, and was front page news in many newspapers. For readers of English, it will be an authoritative survey of four centuries of Roman history, and a unique window on the German tradition of the last century. Theodor Mommsen (d. 1903) was one of the greatest Roman historians of the nineteenth century, and the only one ever to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. His fame rests on his History of Rome as well as his work on Roman law and on the Roman provinces. But the work that would have concluded his history of Rome - which ran to the reign of Augustus - was never completed. This book represents that great lost work. In 1980 Alexander Demandt discovered in an antiquarian bookshop a full and detailed handwritten transcript of the lectures on the Roman Empire, which Mommsen gave for many years from 1863 to 1886, made by two of his students. This transcript has been edited to provide the authoritative reconstruction of the book Mommsen never wrote, A History of Rome Under the Emperors. Barbara and Alexander Demandt have carefully edited the text and provided detailed annotation and explanatory references. For the English edition, Professor Thomas Wiedemann has written an introduction which surveys Mommsen's position and influence in nineteenth century German scholarship and introduces his work for English speaking readers.

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Routledge

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1134624786

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An Introduction to Dialectics

By: Theodor W. Adorno

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An Introduction to Dialectics

By: Theodor W. Adorno

This volume comprises Adorno's first lectures specifically dedicated to the subject of the dialectic, a concept which has been key to philosophical debate since classical times. While discussing connections with Plato and Kant, Adorno concentrates on the most systematic development of the dialectic in Hegel's philosophy, and its relationship to Marx, as well as elaborating his own conception of dialectical thinking as a critical response to this tradition. Delivered in the summer semester of 1958, these lectures allow Adorno to explore and probe the significant difficulties and challenges this way of thinking posed within the cultural and intellectual context of the post-war period. In this connection he develops the thesis of a complementary relationship between positivist or functionalist approaches, particularly in the social sciences, as well as calling for the renewal of ontological and metaphysical modes of thought which attempt to transcend the abstractness of modern social experience by appeal to regressive philosophical categories. While providing an account of many central themes of Hegelian thought, he also alludes to a whole range of other philosophical, literary and artistic figures of central importance to his conception of critical theory, notably Walter Benjamin and the idea of a constellation of concepts as the model for an 'open or fractured dialectic' beyond the constraints of method and system. These lectures are seasoned with lively anecdotes and personal recollections which allow the reader to glimpse what has been described as the 'workshop' of Adorno's thought. As such, they provide an ideal entry point for all students and scholars in the humanities and social sciences who are interested in Adorno's work as well as those seeking to understand the nature of dialectical thinking.

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0745679439

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3 Books To Know: German Literature

By: J.W. von Goethe,Theodor Storm,Theodor Fontane

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3 Books To Know: German Literature

By: J.W. von Goethe,Theodor Storm,Theodor Fontane

Welcome to the 3 Books To Know series, our idea is to help readers learn about fascinating topics through three essential and relevant books. These carefully selected works can be fiction, non-fiction, historical documents or even biographies. We will always select for you three great works to instigate your mind, this time the topic is: German Literature - The Sorrows of Young Werther by J.W. von Goethe. - The Rider on the White Horse by Theodor Storm. - Trials and Tribulations by Theodor Fontane.This is one of many books in the series 3 Books To Know. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the topics.

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Tacet Books

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8577776506

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L’Adultera

By: Theodor Fontane

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L’Adultera

By: Theodor Fontane

Reproduction of the original: L’Adultera by Theodor Fontane

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3752349441

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Revival: Crime and Punishment in Germany (1929)

By: Theodor Hampe

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Revival: Crime and Punishment in Germany (1929)

By: Theodor Hampe

The book includes the results of the research conducted by the author on the Nuremberg Malefactors’ Books, more specifically of crime, punishment and execution as reflected in the official and private records of Nuremberg during the centuries when it was a free Imperial city.

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Routledge

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135125362X

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Correspondence 1925-1935

By: Theodor W. Adorno,Alban Berg

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Correspondence 1925-1935

By: Theodor W. Adorno,Alban Berg

In December 1945 Thomas Mann wrote a famous letter to Adorno in which he formulated the principle of montage adopted in his novel Doctor Faustus. The writer expressly invited the philosopher to 'consider, with me, how such a work - and I mean Leverkuhn's work - could more or less be practically realized'. Their close collaboration on questions concerning the character of the fictional composer's putatively late works (Adorno produced specific sketches which are included as an appendix to the present volume) effectively laid the basis for a further exchange of letters. The ensuing correspondence between the two men documents a rare encounter of creative tension between literary tradition and aesthetic modernism which would be sustained right up until the novelist's death in 1955. In the letters, Thomas Mann openly acknowledged his 'fascinated reading' of Adorno's Minima Moralia and commented in detail on the 'Essay on Wagner', which he was as eager to read as 'the one in the Book of Revelation consumes a book which tastes "as sweet as honey"'. Adorno in turn offered detailed observations upon and frequently enthusiastic commendations of Mann's later writings, such as The Holy Sinner, The Betrayed One and The Confessions of Felix Krull. Their correspondence also touches upon issues of great personal significance, notably the sensitive discussion of the problems of returning from exile to postwar Germany. The letters are extensively annotated and offer the reader detailed notes concerning the writings, events and personalities referred or alluded to in the correspondence.

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Polity

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0745623360

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Multiple Sequence Alignments

Which Program Fits My Data?

By: Theodor Sperlea

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Multiple Sequence Alignments

Which Program Fits My Data?

By: Theodor Sperlea

This book is a practical guide for biologists who use multiple sequence alignments (MSAs) for their data analysis and are looking for a comprehensive overview of the many different programs. Despite their important role in data analysis, there is uncertainty among researchers about exactly how MSA programs work - not to mention how and why the different analyzes lead to different results. Which program is the right one for evaluating my data and how can I ensure that I have drawn all relevant findings from the alignments? This book offers helpful explanations and background information without requiring extensive bioinformatics knowledge and slowly introduces the reader to the topic.In the first part of the book, the possible fields of application as well as the formats that are usually produced by MSA programs are described in detail. The central algorithms as well as the internal processes of the most common MSA programs of the past and the present are also explained in an uncomplicated manner in greater detail. The second part of the book is a detailed, data-based comparison between MSA programs, which is intended to help you decide which program to use for your next alignment.

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Springer Nature

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3662644738

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9783662644737

General Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics

By: Theodor Billroth

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General Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics

By: Theodor Billroth

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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3385246466

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The World of Peptides

A Brief History of Peptide Chemistry

By: Theodor Wieland,Miklos Bodanszky

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The World of Peptides

A Brief History of Peptide Chemistry

By: Theodor Wieland,Miklos Bodanszky

Almost two centuries ago proteins were recognized as the primary materials (proteios = primary) oflife, but the significance and wide role of peptides (from pepsis = digestion) in practically all life pro cesses has only become apparent in the last few decades. Biologi cally active peptides are now being discovered at rapid intervals in the brain and in other organs including the heart, in the skin of amphibians and many other tissues. Peptides and peptide-like compounds are found among toxins and antibiotics. It is unlikely that this process, an almost explosive broadening of the field, will come to a sudden halt. By now it is obvious that Nature has used the combination of a small to moderate number of amino acids to generate a great variety of agonists with specific and often highly sophisticated functions. Thus, peptide chemistry must be regarded as a discipline in its own right, a major branch of biochemistry, fairly separate from the chemistry of proteins. Because of the important role played by synthesis both in the study and in the practical preparation of peptides, their area can be considered as belonging to bio-organic chemistry as well. The already overwhelming and still increasing body of know ledge renders an account of the history of peptide chemistry more and more difficult. It appears therefore timely to look back, to take stock and to recall the important stages in the development of a new discipline.

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3642758509

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General Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics

By: Theodor Dr. Billroth

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General Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics

By: Theodor Dr. Billroth

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.

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Book's by Theodor Schmidt

The New Music

The New Music

A History of Rome under the Emperors

A History of Rome under the Emperors

An Introduction to Dialectics

An Introduction to Dialectics

3 Books To Know: German Literature

3 Books To Know: German Literature

L’Adultera

L’Adultera

Revival: Crime and Punishment in Germany (1929)

Revival: Crime and Punishment in Germany (1929)

Correspondence 1925-1935

Correspondence 1925-1935

Multiple Sequence Alignments

Multiple Sequence Alignments

General Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics

General Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics

The World of Peptides

The World of Peptides

General Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics

General Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics

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