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Time, Infinity, Recursion, and Liminality in the Writings of Jorge Luis Borges
Kevin Wilson Of Stones and Tigers; Time, Infinity, Recursion, and Liminality in the writings of Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) and Pu Songling (1640-1715) (draft) The need to meet stones with tigers speaks to a subtlety, and to an experience, unique to literary and conceptual analysis. Perhaps the meeting appears as much natural, even familiar, as it does curious or unexpected, and the same might be said of meeting Pu Songling (1640-1715) with Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), a dialogue that reveals itself as much in these authors’ shared artistic and ideational concerns as in historical incident, most notably Borges’ interest in and attested admiration for Pu’s work. To speak of stones and tigers in these authors’ works is to trace interwoven contrapuntal (i.e., fugal) themes central to their composition, in particular the mutually constitutive themes of time, infinity, dreaming, recursion, literature, and liminality. To engage with these themes, let alone analyze them, presupposes, incredibly, a certain arcane facility in navigating the conceptual folds of infinity, in conceiving a space that appears, impossibly, at once both inconceivable and also quintessentially conceptual. Given, then, the difficulties at hand, let the following notes, this solitary episode in tracing the endlessly perplexing contrapuntal forms that life and life-like substances embody, double as a practical exercise in developing and strengthening dynamic “methodologies of the infinite.” The combination, broadly conceived, of stones and tigers figures prominently in -
Darwinism, Heredity, and Atavism in Thomas Hardy's Novels
Journal of Literature and Art Studies, August 2019, Vol. 9, No. 8, 830-839 doi: 10.17265/2159-5836/2019.08.003 D DAVID PUBLISHING “I Am the Family Face”: Darwinism, Heredity, and Atavism in Thomas Hardy’s Novels QI Jun-jie Department of Etudes Anglaises, University of Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3, Paris, France 19th-century scientific breakthroughs and developments exerted huge influence upon Thomas Hardy’s literary work, among which Darwinian discourses as well as issues of heredity and degeneration have attracted considerable critical attention. These scientific discourses can find their literary echoes in Hardy’s novels. Hardy’s characters are trapped by biological determinism and are therefore deprived of freewill, a devastating element which contributes to Hardy’s tragic vision. In Hardy’s early novels, Darwinism and other scientific issues are dealt with in a discursive manner, as is the case in A Pair of Blue Eyes; it is only in his late novels, especially in Tess of the d’Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure, that Hardy finally succeeds in incorporating Darwinian and hereditary discourses into his literary and philosophical conception and design. Thus to use a Darwinian term, this paper investigates the evolutionary process in which Hardy grows gradually adept in his artistic attempt to fuse the contemporary scientific discourses with his literary imagination, as well as in using scientific issues to mediate between authorial intention and critical expectation. Keywords: Darwinism, heredity, pedigree, atavism, pathology The influence of 19th-century scientific breakthroughs and developments on Thomas Hardy has been widely acknowledged and examined, among which Darwinian discourses and issues of heredity and degeneration have attracted considerable critical attention. -
Dragonlore Issue 37 08-11-03
The bird was a Rukh and the white dome, of course, was its egg. Sindbad lashes himself to the bird’s leg with his turban, and the next morning is whisked off into flight and set down on a mountaintop, without having excited the Rukh’s attention. The narrator adds that the Rukh feeds itself on serpents of such great bulk that they would have made but one gulp of an elephant. In Marco Polo’s Travels (III, 36) we read: Dragonlore The people of the island [of Madagascar] report that at a certain season of the year, an extraordinary kind of bird, which they call a rukh, makes its appearance from The Journal of The College of Dracology the southern region. In form it is said to resemble the eagle but it is incomparably greater in size; being so large and strong as to seize an elephant with its talons, and to lift it into the air, from whence it lets it fall to the ground, in order that when dead it Number 37 Michaelmas 2003 may prey upon the carcase. Persons who have seen this bird assert that when the wings are spread they measure sixteen paces in extent, from point to point; and that the feathers are eight paces in length, and thick in proportion. Marco Polo adds that some envoys from China brought the feather of a Rukh back to the Grand Kahn. A Persian illustration in Lane shows the Rukh bearing off three elephants in beak and talons; ‘with the proportion of a hawk and field mice’, Burton notes. -
Program Notes for Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 7:30 PM Newman
Change Your Music * Change Your Mind The 31st Raritan River Music Festival: Bringing the Music to YOU!!! Program Notes for Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 7:30 PM Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo Laura Oltman and Michael Newman, guitars www.guitarduo.com PROGRAM From Beatlerianas Leo Brouwer (born 1939) Fool on the Hill (1976) She’s Leaving Home (2010) Música Incidental Campesina (1978) Leo Brouwer Preludio Interludio Danza Final El Libro de los Seres Imaginarios / Leo Brouwer The Book of Imaginary Beings Duo Concertante (2018) I. El Unicornio / The Unicorn II. El Minotauro / The Minotaur III. Hadas y Gnomos / Fairies and Gnomes IV. La Gorgona y La Mantícora / The Gorgon and the Manticore Composed La Habana, December 2018 Dedicated to Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo Commissioned by Raritan River Music With the generous support of Jeffrey Nissim CYBERSPACE PERMIERE PERFORMANCE Composed in celebration of the 80th Anniversary Year of Leo Brouwer NOTES IN ENGLISH CAPTURING THE IMAGINARY BEINGS BY LAURA OLTMAN AND MICHAEL NEWMAN The guitar explosion in the United States in the 1960s was fueled by the influence of Cuban musicians, including the legendary Leo Brouwer, as well as Juan Mercadal, Elías Barreiro, Mario Abril, and our teachers Alberto Valdes Blain and Luisa Sánchez de Fuentes. We grew up playing the music of Leo Brouwer. In the early days of the Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo, we shared a booking agent with Brouwer, Sheldon Soffer Management. We often thought that a major duet by Maestro Brouwer would be a dream for our duo. We met Brouwer at his New York debut recital in 1978, which was co- sponsored by Americas Society. -
Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss Book #1 Name of The
Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind Book #1 Wizards First Rule Book #1 Name of the Wind Book #2 Stone of Tears Book #2 Wise Man’s Fear Book #3 Blood of the Fold Book #3 Slow Regard of Silent Things Book #4 Temple of the Winds Book #5 Soul of the Fire The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Book #.5 Debt of Bones Book #6 Faith of the Fallen Book #7 The Pillars of Creation Book #8 Naked Empire Book #9 Chainfire Book #10 Phantom Book #11 Confessor Book #1 The Hobbit Book #12 The Omen Machine Book #2 The Fellowship of the Ring Book #13 The Third Kingdom Book #3 The Two Towers Book #14 Severed Souls Book #4 The Return of the King Book #15 Warheart Book #5 The SIlmarillion The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson Book #1 The Eye of the World Book #1 The Final Empire Book #2 The Great Hunt Book #2 The Well of Ascension Book #3 The Dragon Reborn Book #3 The Hero of Ages Book #4 The Shadow Rising Book #4 The Alloy of Law Book #5 The Fires of Heaven Book #5 Shadows of Self Book #6 Lord of Chaos Book #6 Bands of Mourning Book #7 A Crown of Swords Book #8 The Path of Daggers Book #9 Winter’s Heart Book #10 Crossroads of Twilight Book #11 Knife of Dreams Book #12 The Gathering Storm Book #13 Towers of Midnight Book #14 A Memory of Light The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazney The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb Book #1 Nine Princes in Amber Book #1 Assassin’s Apprentice Book #2 The Guns of Avalon Book #2 Royal Assassin Book #3 The Sign of the Unicorn Book #3 Assassin’s Quest Book #4 The Hand of Oberon Book #5 The Courts of Chaos The Riftwar Cycle by Raymond E. -
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NOVEMBER 2019 VOLUME 86 / NUMBER 11 President Kevin Maher Publisher Frank Alkyer Editor Bobby Reed Reviews Editor Dave Cantor Contributing Editor Ed Enright Creative Director ŽanetaÎuntová Design Assistant Will Dutton Assistant to the Publisher Sue Mahal Bookkeeper Evelyn Oakes ADVERTISING SALES Record Companies & Schools Jennifer Ruban-Gentile Vice President of Sales 630-359-9345 [email protected] Musical Instruments & East Coast Schools Ritche Deraney Vice President of Sales 201-445-6260 [email protected] Advertising Sales Associate Grace Blackford 630-359-9358 [email protected] OFFICES 102 N. Haven Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126–2970 630-941-2030 / Fax: 630-941-3210 http://downbeat.com [email protected] CUSTOMER SERVICE 877-904-5299 / [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS Senior Contributors: Michael Bourne, Aaron Cohen, Howard Mandel, John McDonough Atlanta: Jon Ross; Boston: Fred Bouchard, Frank-John Hadley; Chicago: Alain Drouot, Michael Jackson, Jeff Johnson, Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer, Paul Natkin, Howard Reich; Indiana: Mark Sheldon; Los Angeles: Earl Gibson, Andy Hermann, Sean J. O’Connell, Chris Walker, Josef Woodard, Scott Yanow; Michigan: John Ephland; Minneapolis: Andrea Canter; Nashville: Bob Doerschuk; New Orleans: Erika Goldring, Jennifer Odell; New York: Herb Boyd, Bill Douthart, Philip Freeman, Stephanie Jones, Matthew Kassel, Jimmy Katz, Suzanne Lorge, Phillip Lutz, Jim Macnie, Ken Micallef, Bill Milkowski, Allen Morrison, Dan Ouellette, Ted Panken, Tom Staudter, Jack Vartoogian; Philadelphia: Shaun Brady; Portland: Robert Ham; San Francisco: Yoshi Kato, Denise Sullivan; Seattle: Paul de Barros; Washington, D.C.: Willard Jenkins, John Murph, Michael Wilderman; Canada: J.D. Considine, James Hale; France: Jean Szlamowicz; Germany: Hyou Vielz; Great Britain: Andrew Jones; Portugal: José Duarte; Romania: Virgil Mihaiu; Russia: Cyril Moshkow; South Africa: Don Albert. -
Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice
Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice PUBLICATIONS COORDINATION: Dinah Berland EDITING & PRODUCTION COORDINATION: Corinne Lightweaver EDITORIAL CONSULTATION: Jo Hill COVER DESIGN: Jackie Gallagher-Lange PRODUCTION & PRINTING: Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS: Erma Hermens, Art History Institute of the University of Leiden Marja Peek, Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science, Amsterdam © 1995 by The J. Paul Getty Trust All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America ISBN 0-89236-322-3 The Getty Conservation Institute is committed to the preservation of cultural heritage worldwide. The Institute seeks to advance scientiRc knowledge and professional practice and to raise public awareness of conservation. Through research, training, documentation, exchange of information, and ReId projects, the Institute addresses issues related to the conservation of museum objects and archival collections, archaeological monuments and sites, and historic bUildings and cities. The Institute is an operating program of the J. Paul Getty Trust. COVER ILLUSTRATION Gherardo Cibo, "Colchico," folio 17r of Herbarium, ca. 1570. Courtesy of the British Library. FRONTISPIECE Detail from Jan Baptiste Collaert, Color Olivi, 1566-1628. After Johannes Stradanus. Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum-Stichting, Amsterdam. Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Historical painting techniques, materials, and studio practice : preprints of a symposium [held at] University of Leiden, the Netherlands, 26-29 June 1995/ edited by Arie Wallert, Erma Hermens, and Marja Peek. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-89236-322-3 (pbk.) 1. Painting-Techniques-Congresses. 2. Artists' materials- -Congresses. 3. Polychromy-Congresses. I. Wallert, Arie, 1950- II. Hermens, Erma, 1958- . III. Peek, Marja, 1961- ND1500.H57 1995 751' .09-dc20 95-9805 CIP Second printing 1996 iv Contents vii Foreword viii Preface 1 Leslie A. -
Valeria Maggiore FANTASTIC MORPHOLOGIES: ANIMAL FORM
THAUMÀZEIN 8, 2020 Valeria Maggiore FANTASTIC MORPHOLOGIES: ANIMAL FORM BETWEEN MYTHOLOGY AND EVO-DEVO Table of Contents: 1. Imaginary beings and the rules of form; 2. The hundred eyes of Argos: Evo-Devo, evolutionary plasticity and historical constraints; 3. The wings of Pegasus: architectural constraints and mor- phospace; 4. Conclusions: from imaginary beings to fantastic beings. Perhaps universal history is the history of a few metaphors. J.L. Borges, Pascal’s Sphere, 1952. 1. Imaginary beings and the rules of form «It is the animal with the big tail, a tail many yards long and like a fox’s brush. How I should like to get my hands on this tail sometime, but it is impossible, the animal is constantly moving about, the tail is constantly being flung this way and that. The animal resembles a kangaroo, but not as to the face, which is flat almost like a human face, and small and oval; only its teeth have any power of expression, whether they are concealed or bared» [Borges 1974, 17]. With these words Franz Kafka describes a bizarre creature that appeared in his dreams: a hybrid in which the perspicuous characters of morphologically and ethologically different animals – such as the fox and the kangaroo – are mixed to human somatic traits, recalling ancient mythological beings [Borghese 2009, 283]. Jorge Luis Borges accurately transcribes the words of the Prague writer in his Book of Imaginary Beings [Borges 1974], a manual of fan- tastic zoology written in collaboration with María Guerrero in 1957 and 39 Valeria Maggiore inscribed in the literary tradition of medieval bestiaries. -
Places to Go, People To
Hanson mistakenINSIDE EXCLUSIVE:for witches, burned. VerThe Vanderbilt Hustler’s Arts su & Entertainment Magazine s OCTOBER 28—NOVEMBER 3, 2009 VOL. 47, NO. 23 VANDY FALL FASHION We found 10 students who put their own spin on this season’s trends. Check it out when you fl ip to page 9. Cinematic Spark Notes for your reading pleasure on page 4. “I’m a mouse. Duh!” Halloween costume ideas beyond animal ears and hotpants. Turn to page 8 and put down the bunny ears. PLACES TO GO, PEOPLE TO SEE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 The Regulars The Black Lips – The Mercy Lounge Jimmy Hall and The Prisoners of Love Reunion Show The Avett Brothers – Ryman Auditorium THE RUTLEDGE The Mercy Lounge will play host to self described psychedelic/ There really isn’t enough good to be said about an Avett Brothers concert. – 3rd and Lindsley 410 Fourth Ave. South 37201 comedy band the Black Lips. With heavy punk rock infl uence and Singing dirty blues and southern rock with an earthy, roots The energy, the passion, the excitement, the emotion, the talent … all are 782-6858 mildly witty lyrics, these Lips are not Flaming but will certainly music sound, Jimmy Hall and his crew stick to the basics with completely unrivaled when it comes to the band’s explosive live shows. provide another sort of entertainment. The show will lean towards a songs like “Still Want To Be Your Man.” The no nonsense Whether it’s a heart wrenchingly beautiful ballad or a hard-driving rock punk or skaa atmosphere, though less angry. -
The Least Dangerous Assumption a Challenge to Create a New Paradigm
A publication of A Resource for Families & Others Interested in Down Syndrome & Developmental Disabilites Volume 6, Issue 3 Fall 2005 The Least Dangerous Assumption A Challenge to Create a New Paradigm by Cheryl Jorgensen, Ph.D. Imagine you are about to meet for the vocalizations to express emotions. intelligence testing, the label of first time a young woman who will When she is frustrated by a task or mental retardation, and the vision be coming to your high school this situation, she runs away or sometimes that we have for students with year. Before you do, the following hits herself or others. She does not this label. In this article, I want to was shared with you about her. appear to be able to read. propose and add my voice to the Kim is a 16-year-old student who has How does this information affect work of other parents and educators a label of severe mental retardation.1 her parents’ and educ ators’ who believe that only by creating The usual battery of intelligence decisions about Kim’s educational a new paradigm, or shared belief, tests and adaptive behavioral program and adult life? Should of high expectations based on the evaluations have assigned her an you a ssume t hat t hese test principle of the least dangerous IQ score of 40 and a developmental results, labels, and observations assumption can anyone, parent or age of 36 months. She has seizures are accurate representations of professional, make decisions about and sensory impairments. Her her current abilities and future students’ educational programs that motor movements are jerky and learning potential? Do you advocate will lead to a quality life in school uncoordinated, making it difficult for her educational program to and throughout their adult lives. -
The Significant Other: a Literary History of Elves
1616796596 The Significant Other: a Literary History of Elves By Jenni Bergman Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Cardiff School of English, Communication and Philosophy Cardiff University 2011 UMI Number: U516593 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Dissertation Publishing UMI U516593 Published by ProQuest LLC 2013. Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest LLC 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 DECLARATION This work has not previously been accepted in substance for any degree and is not concurrently submitted on candidature for any degree. Signed .(candidate) Date. STATEMENT 1 This thesis is being submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of PhD. (candidate) Date. STATEMENT 2 This thesis is the result of my own independent work/investigation, except where otherwise stated. Other sources are acknowledged by explicit references. Signed. (candidate) Date. 3/A W/ STATEMENT 3 I hereby give consent for my thesis, if accepted, to be available for photocopying and for inter-library loan, and for the title and summary to be made available to outside organisations. Signed (candidate) Date. STATEMENT 4 - BAR ON ACCESS APPROVED I hereby give consent for my thesis, if accepted, to be available for photocopying and for inter-library loan after expiry of a bar on accessapproved bv the Graduate Development Committee. -
Siouxsie and the Banshees Éÿ³æ¨‚Űˆè¼¯ ĸ²È¡Œ (ĸ“Ⱦ‘ & Æ—¶É—´È¡¨)
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