Bemærk: Kan leveres før jul.
Beowulf er et af verdenlitteraturens helt store mesterværker. Men selvom hovedparten af handlingen foregår i Danmark, er det de færreste danskere, der har hørt om digtet. Det vil Sophus Helle... Læs mere
Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic grace
Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
The complete poems of the priestess Enheduana, the world’s first known author, newly translated from the original Sumerian
Beowulf er et af verdenlitteraturens helt store mesterværker. Men selvom hovedparten af handlingen foregår i Danmark, er det de færreste danskere, der har hørt om digtet. Det vil Sophus Helle... Læs mere
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The episode traces the history of a single word, serendipity, across seven centuries and just as many countries. A "serendipity" is a "happy and unexpected discovery", and the history of the... Læs mere
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When we speak of “sexual orientation,” we really just mean whether people are gay, straight, or bi. But people differ from each other in many other interesting ways. Sex, as a realm of... Læs mere
We all make typos. Spelling mistakes range from the harmless to the disastrous, and they are almost impossible to get rid of. But what can typos teach us? What do they reveal about language... Læs mere