Synopses & Reviews
Professor Spalding's Historical Dictionary of German Figurative Usage has been appearing in separate fascicles for several years. Blackwell Publishers are now offering the opportunity to subscribe to the remaining fascicles to be produced.
Synopsis
Professor Spalding's Historical Dictionary of German Figurative Usage has been appearing in separate fascicles since 1952. The work presents information about German figurative speech and its history in dictionary form. It covers phrases, proverbs and quotations found in German literature from 1750 onwards.
-On the criterion of pleasurable and profitable readability, Professor Spalding's work belongs to the masterpieces.-
Times Higher Education Supplement
-This useful dictionary should be in the hands of every teacher of German and be available in every Germanic library.-
Journal of English and Germanic Philology
Synopsis
BARRY G. BLUNDELL received his PhD in physics from the University of Manchester, England. He has held academic positions in physics, engineering, and computer science in several countries including the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Sweden. He was formerly an associate professor at the University of the Virgin Islands (US). His research interests include the production of metrics for 3-D display system characterization, the development of direct interaction (pointer-based) tools for use with these systems, and the application and evaluation of these systems in the areas of education, CAD, and medicine, as well as the continued development of creative 3-D display technologies. He has published five books, and is currently working on Computer Interaction in Three Dimensions for publication by Wiley in 2006.
About the Author
Keith Spalding is Professor Emeritus of German at the University College of North Wales, Bangor.
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