Diese Studien behandeln anhand reprasentativer Texte der alt- und mittelhochdeutschen Literatur zentrale Themen im Bereich von Sprache und Stil. Dazu gehoeren Parataxe und Hypotaxe in althochdeutscher Prosa und im Nibelungenlied, Parenthese sowie Sprachstil in der fruhmittelhochdeutschen Epik, vor allem im Rolandslied und in der Kaiserchronik. Ausserdem zahlen dazu Stilmittel (insbesondere Metaphorik) bei Walther und Hartmann - hier im Vergleich mit dem Rolandslied sowie mit dem spatmittelhochdeutschen Helmbrecht, dazu die Sprachreflexion Hartmanns in seinem Werk und, als Anhang, Sprachwandel der Gegenwart in diachroner Sicht. Die Studien verstehen sich als Beitrag zur deutschen Sprachgeschichte (dazu u.a.: komplexe Hypotaxe der hoefischen Passagen im Nibelungenlied, Relevanz der Parenthese im Fruhmittelhochdeutschen, zum Teil zyklischer Charakter beim Sprachwandel); sie sind aber auch Anregung fur Kritik und weitere Untersuchungen zur Thematik.

This long-awaited translation of Johannes Pedersen's Danish work Den Arabiske Bog (1946) describes in vivid detail the production of books in medieval Islam, and outlines the role of literature and scholarship in Islamic society. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

This innovative study investigates the reception of medieval manuscripts over a long century, 1470-1585, spanning the reigns of Edward IV to Elizabeth I. Members of the Tudor gentry family who owned these manuscripts had properties in Willesden and professional affiliations in London. These men marked the leaves of their books with signs of use, allowing their engagement with the texts contained there to be reconstructed. Through detailed research, Margaret Connolly reveals the various uses of these old books: as a repository for family records; as a place to preserve other texts of a favourite or important nature; as a source of practical information for the household; and as a professional manual for the practising lawyer. Investigation of these family-owned books reveals an unexpectedly strong interest in works of the past, and the continuing intellectual and domestic importance of medieval manuscripts in an age of print.

This long-awaited translation of Johannes Pedersen's Danish work Den Arabiske Bog (1946) describes in vivid detail the production of books in medieval Islam, and outlines the role of literature and scholarship in Islamic society.

Originally published in 1984.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.