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The Neo-Latin Supplements to Virgil’s Aeneid, 1400–1700
Get PDFIn this dissertation, I examine the Neo-Latin supplements to Virgil’s Aeneid (1400–1700), in particular, Pier Candido Decembrio’s Liber Decimus-Tertius Eneidos (1419), Maffeo Vegio’s Supplementum (1428), Jan van Foreest’s Exequiae Turni (1651), and the Supplementum ad Aeneida (1698) of Simonet de Villeneuve. This thesis is a contribution to the ongoing discussion surrounding the nature of classical supplementation in Neo-Latin texts. While advancing new readings of each of the supplements, I argue that previous definitions of supplementation and previous scholarly approaches to each of the Virgilian supplements are insufficient. In addition, I make available several of the supplements for the first time in English translation. ● In the Introduction, I argue for new subcategorizations of supplementation (reconstruction, correction, completion, and continuation) and I provide a methodological overview. In Chapter One, I argue that the Supplementum of Vegius attempts to allow the reader to recognize the sanctity of the entire Aeneid as a Christian poem worthy of Paul and Augustine. It is thus a completion of the Aeneid, but one that does not insist on the textual incompleteness of the Aeneid. In Chapter Two, I reinterpret the Exequiae Turni of Forestus as a true continuation of Virgil’s complete masterwork—one that extends Virgil’s plotline, challenges Virgil’s characters, and invents new narrative episodes, but does not offer any substantial resolution to the work it continues. In Chapter Three, I demonstrate how Villanova attempts a correction of Virgil’s Aeneid, organizing the plot-points of his Supplementum ad Aeneida along the lines of the prophecies in the Aeneid and systematically justifying each according to Aristotelian norms of composition. Appendix One reviews the incomplete Liber Decimus-Tertius Eneidos of Decembrius and attempts to resolve the question of its influence on Vegius’ Supplementum. I suggest that Decembrius’ poem may be another completion of the Aeneid, but one that lacks Vegius’ theological motivations. I include a fresh translation of the fragment in Appendix Two. Appendix Three offers the first translation of Forestus’ Exequiae Turni in English. Appendix Four provides the first English translation of Villanova’s Supplementum ad Aeneida
Review of St. Paul\u27s outside the Walls: A Roman Basilica, from Antiquity to the Modern Era
Get PDFA natural history museum visitor survey of perception, attitude and knowledge (PAK) of microbes and antibiotics
No full textA kiosk-based survey at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in 2016–2018 allowed us to assess public knowledge of antibiotics and public attitudes toward microbes in museum goers. Over 22,000 visitors from 172 countries and territories answered several carefully designed questions about microbes and antibiotics. These visitors also entered age, gender, and country demographic data that allowed for stratification along these demographic and geographic divisions. Because museum goers are likely to be better informed about these and other science-based topics, the results described here can set a potential upper bound for public knowledge on these topics. Surprisingly, the results of our analysis of museum goers’ answers about microbes and antibiotics indicate a substantial lack of familiarity with both topics. For example, overall only about 50% of respondents can correctly identify penicillin as an antibiotic and less than 50% of museum visitors view microbes as beneficial. The results described here suggest that we are perhaps off target with our educational efforts in this area and that a major shift in approach toward more basic microbial topics is warranted in our educational efforts
The Berlin-Tokyo Film Axis and a Troubled Co-Production: The Makers of New Earth/The Samurai\u27s Daughter (1937)
Get PDFCo-productions are often notoriously difficult, and this was certainly the case in 1936–37 for the most important co-production between Nazi Germany and Japan. What should have been one joint film for the international market turned out to be two different versions: New Earth in Japanese and English by Itami Mansaku and The Samurai’s Daughter in German and Japanese by Arnold Fanck. This article focuses on three filmmakers – producer Kawakita Nagamasa and the directors Fanck and Itami – to better understand the production and reception of the films and what led to the split between the directors. The push for a power axis between Nazi Germany and imperial Japan metamorphosed Kawakita from a cosmopolitan cultural mediator between Japan, Germany, and China to a nationalist film functionary during Japan’s invasion of China and implicated his career in fascist war efforts. The Nazi German-Japanese alliance led the famed mountain film director Fanck to acclimate his film to serve the binational political agenda. But the same push for alliance alienated Itami, whose liberal and anti-authoritarian positions were at odds with the politics of the day. Yet, Itami’s position was not representative of that of imperial Japan, therefore his duel with Fanck and the resultant failed co-production cannot serve as a metaphor for the superficial or ‘hollow’ alliance between Nazi Germany and Japan, as some scholars have claimed
Exploring Microbiome Functional Dynamics through Space and Time with Trait-Based Theory
Get PDFMicrobiomes play essential roles in the health and function of animal and plant hosts and drive nutrient cycling across ecosystems. Integrating novel trait-based approaches with ecological theory can facilitate the prediction of microbial functional traits important for ecosystem functioning and health. In particular, the yield-acquisition-stress (Y-A-S) framework considers dominant microbial life history strategies across gradients of resource availability and stress. However, microbiomes are dynamic, and spatial and temporal shifts in taxonomic and trait composition can affect ecosystem functions. We posit that extending the Y-A-S framework to microbiomes during succession and across biogeographic gradients can lead to generalizable rules for how microbiomes and their functions respond to resources and stress across space, time, and diverse ecosystems. We demonstrate the potential of this framework by applying it to the microbiomes hosted by the carnivorous pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea, which have clear successional trajectories and are distributed across a broad climatic gradient
Validation of the Substance Abuse Scale of the Personal and Relationships Profile
Get PDFThere have been limited measurement studies of the substance abuse scale of the Personal and Relationships Profile (PRP) and the impact of social desirability on alcohol and drug use reporting. This study aimed to (a) model the factor structure of the eight-item substance abuse scale of the PRP and (b) examine the relationship of substance use factors with sociodemographic variables—race, income, age, marital status—and social desirability on substance use reporting among a sample of low-income fathers. The study included secondary data analysis of 665 fathers, who participated in a fatherhood program between 2011 and 2015. The two-factor model with the addition of two error covariances exhibited acceptable fit to the data. Sociodemographic characteristics were significantly associated with alcohol and drug use among the sample with social desirability being the strongest predictor of lower alcohol and drug use reporting. Findings suggest that alcohol and drugs are distinct constructs that should be assessed separately, despite being correlated. In social work practice and research, the influence of social desirability in reporting should be accounted for when assessing substance use
The Importance of Trust in Student-Faculty Partnerships: My journey from a Student Partner to a Co-Lead Pedagogical Partnerships Program
Get PDFFemale Desire, Pop Rock, and the Tiananmen Generation: The Synergy of Sexual and Political Revolutions in the Banned Chinese-German Film Summer Palace (2006)
Get PDFThe year 1989 comprises a vital part of the Tiananmen generation’s memory and identity. Yet any attempt to address the turbulent events of that year, however obliquely, carries a high risk of censorship. Lou Ye took that risk in Summer Palace (2006). His iconoclastic exploration of sex and politics at a thinly disguised Beijing University was banned in China and languishes in relative obscurity in the West. This article endeavors to ensure that Summer Palace receives the serious recognition it deserves. The film’s narrative arc stretches from Beijing to Berlin and uses a delayed death in Berlin as an opportunity to commemorate the dead of 1989
