"The Notebooks of Major Thompson: an Englishman discovers France and the French" a witty, tongue-in-cheek account of an Englishman trying to adapt to life in France with a French wife. Written not by Major Thompson himself, but by a Frenchman, Pierre Daninos.
If you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour. So proclaims George Mikes' timeless exploration of this curious phenomenon. Whether it's understatement, self-deprecation or plain cruelty, the three elements he identifies as essential to our sense of humour, being witty here is a way of life. Perfectly placed as an adopted Englishman himself, Mikes delivers his shrewd advice - helpfully divided into 'Theory' and 'Practice' - with a comic precision that does his chosen country proud. Drawing on a trove of examples from our rich comic canon, from Orwell (Every joke is a tiny revolution) to Oscar Wilde, this is the essential handbook for natives and foreigners alike. Mrs Kennedy: I don't think, Mr Churchill, that I have told you anything about my grandchildren. Winston Churchill: For which, madam, I am infinitely grateful
Burckhardts 'Kultur der Renaissance in Italien' (1860) gilt als klassisches Werk der Kulturgeschichte. Es charakterisiert die Renaissance und verbindet verschiedene Aspekte wie Stadtstaaten, Handel und die Wiederentdeckung der Antike. Die Edition umfasst auch die 'Kunst der Renaissance in Italien' und bietet einen umfassenden Kommentar von Horst Günther.
