Download or read book History and Legends of Vienna written by Heidemarie Aringer and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vienna written by Ilsa Barea and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'I wanted to reveal the soil, milieu, or social sphere and situation, from which the contributions of Vienna to European civilisation have sprung... I hope it is not my incurable love for my native city which makes me believe that Vienna is still important in the world of today, through all that is alive in its past, present and future...'" Ilsa Barea, from her Preface (1966) This fascinating, learned yet highly personal survey explores the legend of Vienna, from frontier fortress and melting pot to the culturally rich centrepiece of the Hapsburg Empire, through two world wars and the grave damage inflicted by Hitler. 'A fascinating account, so rich in texture, a book in which history and landscape, personalities and politics and culture combine to produce a living picture.' C.V. Wedgwood 'Neither the treacly legend, nor the acid anti-legend, but a delicate and scholarly panorama.' Arthur Koestler
Download or read book Vienna written by Ilsa Barea and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the social and cultural influences that have shaped the city into an urban civilization, from its beginnings as a frontier fortress to the end of the Hapsburg empire.
Download or read book Legends and Historical Sites of Vienna and the Blue Danube from the Black Forest to the Black Sea written by Addie Funk and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Secret Vienna Stories written by Fabio M. Aromatici and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-19 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short stories that will bring you through 2,000 years of history and legends in one of the most charming capitals of Europe. Lesser-known facts and locations are embedded in storilines that really happened. Or could have happened.
Download or read book Origin Legends in Early Medieval Western Europe written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-07-25 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains work by scholars actively publishing on origin legends across early medieval western Europe, from the fall of Rome to the high Middle Ages. Its thematic structure creates dialogue between texts and regions traditionally studied in isolation.
Download or read book Vienna written by Heidi Schagl and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Discovering Vienna Through Legends written by Hannelore Tik and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Pocket History of Vienna written by Erik G. Wickenburg and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vienna Stories Omnibus Life is a Story story one written by Vitalina Vergeles and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-12-24 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embrace the enchantment and thrill of Vienna's captivating stories as you delve into the city's rich history, folklore, and supernatural mysteries. In the heart of Vienna's school corridors, a peculiar teacher harbors a surprising secret: a passion for donning clown attire in his off-hours. Experience the chilling tale of a woman's crippling fear of cats, an aversion that threatens to consume her very existence. Step into the world of Royal Poodle, the devoted dog companion of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, also known as "Sisi."Venture into the mystical realm of the Wienerwald Witch Coven, a secret society of women wielding ancient magic.Delve into the enigma of the Dancing Plague of 1518, a bizarre historical episode in which individuals were seized by an irresistible urge to dance until exhaustion or death. Embrace the allure of the Devils Ball, an enigmatic gathering of the supernatural.
Download or read book Vienna 1850 1950 written by Gottfried P. Csala and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vienna Stories 1950 2000 written by M. K and published by . This book was released on 2019-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vienna written by Nicholas Parsons and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vienna has always retained a sense of intimacy. This "village" has been a crucible of creativity. It has both assimilated and resisted cultural influences, creating its own sui generis cutlure. Parsons has written 16 books, including several other guidebooks on Vienna.
Download or read book A Rich Brew written by Shachar M. Pinsker and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist, 2018 National Jewish Book Award for Modern Jewish Thought and Experience, presented by the Jewish Book Council Winner, 2019 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award, in the Jewish Literature and Linguistics Category, given by the Association for Jewish Studies A fascinating glimpse into the world of the coffeehouse and its role in shaping modern Jewish culture Unlike the synagogue, the house of study, the community center, or the Jewish deli, the café is rarely considered a Jewish space. Yet, coffeehouses profoundly influenced the creation of modern Jewish culture from the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries. With roots stemming from the Ottoman Empire, the coffeehouse and its drinks gained increasing popularity in Europe. The “otherness,” and the mix of the national and transnational characteristics of the coffeehouse perhaps explains why many of these cafés were owned by Jews, why Jews became their most devoted habitués, and how cafés acquired associations with Jewishness. Examining the convergence of cafés, their urban milieu, and Jewish creativity, Shachar M. Pinsker argues that cafés anchored a silk road of modern Jewish culture. He uncovers a network of interconnected cafés that were central to the modern Jewish experience in a time of migration and urbanization, from Odessa, Warsaw, Vienna, and Berlin to New York City and Tel Aviv. A Rich Brew explores the Jewish culture created in these social spaces, drawing on a vivid collection of newspaper articles, memoirs, archival documents, photographs, caricatures, and artwork, as well as stories, novels, and poems in many languages set in cafés. Pinsker shows how Jewish modernity was born in the café, nourished, and sent out into the world by way of print, politics, literature, art, and theater. What was experienced and created in the space of the coffeehouse touched thousands who read, saw, and imbibed a modern culture that redefined what it meant to be a Jew in the world.
Download or read book The Siege of Vienna written by John Stoye and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Siege of Vienna in 1683 was one of the turning points in European history. It was the last serious threat to Western Christendom and so great was its impact that countries normally jealous and hostile sank their differences to throw back the armies of Islam and their savage Tartar allies. The consequences of defeat were momentous: the Ottomans lost half their European territories and began the long decline which led to the final collapse of the Empire, and the Hapsburgs turned their attention from France and the Rhine frontier to the rich pickings of the Balkans. The hot September day that witnesses the last great trial of strength between Cross and Crescent opened an epoch in European history that lasted until the cataclysm of the First World War in 1914.
Download or read book Imperial Vienna written by A. S. Levetus and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Library of the World s Best Literature Ancient and Modern Vol XLII Forty Five Volumes Dictionary of Authors A J written by Charles Dudley Warner and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for his final grand work, a splendid survey of global literature, classic and modern, and it's not too much to suggest that if his friend and colleague Mark Twain-who stole Warner's quip about how "everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it"-had assembled this set, it would still be hailed today as one of the great achievements of the book world. Volume 42 is Part One of a dictionary of authors-from Alexis Aar to Juvenal-that serves as a handy, condensed reference to the authors quoted in the first 40 volumes, as well as a guide to thousands more authors whose works are notable but not featured in this set.
