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In der altnordischen Literatur stellt das Thema der kriegerischen Raserei eines der bevorzugten Motive dar: der vom Kampfrausch gepackte Krieger wird mit einem wilden Tier verglichen. Uber den literarischen Charakter dieser animalischen Metaphern hinaus, gehort das Phanomen des furor heroicus zu einer altertumlichen Tradition, die den Zusammenhang zwischen dem Krieg und der Sphare der numinosen Krafte veranschaulicht. Diese Tradition manifestiert sich in den Brauchen und Ritualen, die bestimmten Kriegergruppen zu Eigen sind. Die vendel- und wikingerzeitlichen Quellen liefern uns eine Fulle...

The narrative of facts probably best exemplified in the literature of exploration was an immensely popular genre in mid-nineteenth-century America. In White Lies, John Samson offers full contextual readings of Melville's five major narratives of facts Typee, Omoo, Redburn, White-Jacket, and Israel Potter. Samson demonstrates that in these novels Melville critically rewrote the sources on which he drew, in effect making the genre itself a subject of his writing.

In his introduction, Samson discusses Melville's knowledge of the genre and its ideology. He then...

This book provides practitioners with strategies and tools for establishing and maintaining a successful, value-centric internal audit organization. It explores opportunities to gain management support through early wins; methods to systematically identify process improvement opportunities, cost savings and avoidance, and potential revenue recoveries; and tips on marketing and branding the audit organization for maximum impact. It introduces the Audit Value Factor, a concept to determine the estimated value of a given audit, as well as methods for calculating the return on recommendations...

In 1924, Simon & Schuster published its first title, The Cross Word Puzzle Book. Not only was it the publisher's first release, it was the first collection of crossword puzzles ever printed.

Today, more than eighty years later, Simon & Schuster's legendary crossword puzzle book series maintains its status as the standard-bearer for cruciverbal excellence. This series continues to provide the most challenging, fresh, and original puzzles on the market. Created by the best...