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A comparative study of form and theology in the works of Flannery O'Connor and Simone Weil
No full textIn this comparative study of the form and theology of Flannery O'Connor and Simone Weil I interrogate how Weil's philosophical writings and her theology illuminate O'Connor's use of both narrative and non-fictional forms, and her Catholicism. The Introduction analyses how Weil's concept of superposed reading provides a new method of approaching both O'Connor, her writings, and O'Connor
studies, and focuses on how such apparently different women interconnect. Chapter One explores how both Weil and O'Connor attempt to write their theologies on the
souls of their readers yet are each subject to constraints imposed by form. Weil's concept of locating equilibrium between incommensurates is discussed, and her
distinctively philosophical approach to fictions and fictionality is used to investigate O'Connor's notion of prophetic fictions and the writer's role. Chapter Two assesses how both writers revivify Christian paradoxes. Weil's monstrous concept of affiiction, and O'Connor's use of the grotesque genre to jolt secular man into an
awareness of the sacred are scrutinised. Chapter Three studies how both writers consider an encounter between God and man is possible through the action of grace. My Conclusion interrogates how Weil's work can deepen our understanding of O'Connor's writings, and examines how successful O'Connor is at realising a truly
Christian literature. I conclude that despite being a writer of powerful fictions, O'Connor can not be totally successful in her mission as writer-prophet because
ultimately fiction escapes orthodoxy
Is Felix Salten the author of the Mutzenbacher novel (1906)? Yes and no
No full textJosefine Mutzenbacher oder die Geschichte einer Wienerischen Dirne von ihr selbst erzählt, published in Vienna in 1906, represents one of the most fascinating cases of attribution of authorship in German literature. Although Josefine Mutzenbacher is usually attributed to Felix Salten, the author of the world-famous Bambi (1923), the novel’s authorship has never been confirmed, and many other candidates have been named as potential authors. Among them is Arthur Schnitzler, who published Reigen, a cycle of amorous adventures in Viennese society, in 1903. Some scholars, instead, have attributed the novel to such lesser-known writers as Ernst Klein and Willi Handl. The controversy surrounding the authorship of Josefine Mutzenbacher was the starting point for our stylometric analyses, and our results help to answer some unresolved questions in a debate that has lasted for more than 100 years. The analyses were performed using the R package Stylo, which enables an efficient application of Burrows’ Delta and its variants. Focusing on both the entire text and on the final pages, two different types of analysis were carried out: one combines 1200 different stylometric methods to compare the candidate authors Salten, Schnitzler, Bahr, Altenberg, Hofmannsthal, Klein and Handl; the other verifies the attribution using the ‘impostors’ method. The results show that the most probable author is Felix Salten, while none of the candidates could be identified as the author of the final pages, confirming the hypothesis that the text was left unfinished by Salten and completed by an as-yet-unidentified ghost-writer
A novel design for an RF MEMS resistive switch on PCB substrate
No full textCopyright @ 2008 Stimulation Action on MEM
Mario Luzi E L’arte: Da Simone Ai Contemporanei
No full textThis contribution deals with Luzi’s career as a connoisseur and critic of figurative arts: starting from Luzi’s precocious piece of criticism on Raffaello, the author investigates other works by the Italian writer dealing with art history, theatre and poetry. The works of great artists like Simone Martini, Jacopo Carracci (alias Pontormo) and Giorgio De Chirico were a source of inspiration for Luzi’s Viaggio celeste e terrestre di Simone Martini, Felicità turbate and Avvento notturno. The paper ends with a critical reassessment of Luzi’s friendship with the contemporary painter, Pietro Paolo Tarasco, whose drawings and engravings accompanied Luzi’s final books
Assessment of humoral immunity to poliomyelitis, tetanus, hepatitis B, measles, rubella, and mumps in children after chemotherapy - Author reply
No full textComments and replay authors to a retrospective study on the persistence of vaccination immunity after chemotherap
Eugenio d’Ors y Simone Weil: impacto en Aranguren
No full textEugenio d’Ors is the first author to write about Simone Weil in Spain. He does it in May 1949, recalling Gustave Thibon, one of the speakers of the summer courses held in Santander in August 1948. Thibon, to whom the French philosopher had entrusted part of her writings, published a selection of them in 1948, and Eugenio d’Ors, always attentive to what aroused interest outside of Spain, gives his impressions about the book. A little later, in 1951, it will be José Luis L. Aranguren, surely alerted by his teacher, who is interested in Weil’s work in that same vein to make Spanish readers participate in the thought in vogue in Europe. But Aranguren, who feels challenged by the work of Simone Weil, dwells more on it and frames it in the reality of the present, wondering how the man of his time relates to God.Eugenio d’Ors es el primer autor que en España escribe sobre Simone Weil. Lo hace en una glosa de mayo de 1949, recordando a Gustave Thibon, uno de los profesores de los cursos de verano celebrados en Santander en agosto de 1948. Thibon, a quien la filósofa francesa había confiado parte de sus escritos, publicó una selección de ellos en 1948, y Eugenio d’Ors, siempre atento a lo que despertaba interés fuera de España, da sus impresiones acerca del libro. Poco más tarde, en 1951, será José Luis L. Aranguren, alertado seguramente por su maestro, quien se interese por la obra de Weil en ese mismo empeño por hacer partícipes a los lectores en español del pensamiento que estaba en boga en Europa. Pero Aranguren, que se siente interpelado por la obra de Simone Weil, se detiene más en ella y la enmarca en la realidad del presente preguntándose cómo se relaciona con Dios el hombre de su tiempo
Eugenio d’Ors y Simone Weil: impacto en Aranguren
No full textEugenio d’Ors is the first author to write about Simone Weil in Spain. He does it in May 1949, recalling Gustave Thibon, one of the speakers of the summer courses held in Santander in August 1948. Thibon, to whom the French philosopher had entrusted part of her writings, published a selection of them in 1948, and Eugenio d’Ors, always attentive to what aroused interest outside of Spain, gives his impressions about the book. A little later, in 1951, it will be José Luis L. Aranguren, surely alerted by his teacher, who is interested in Weil’s work in that same vein to make Spanish readers participate in the thought in vogue in Europe. But Aranguren, who feels challenged by the work of Simone Weil, dwells more on it and frames it in the reality of the present, wondering how the man of his time relates to God.Eugenio d’Ors es el primer autor que en España escribe sobre Simone Weil. Lo hace en una glosa de mayo de 1949, recordando a Gustave Thibon, uno de los profesores de los cursos de verano celebrados en Santander en agosto de 1948. Thibon, a quien la filósofa francesa había confiado parte de sus escritos, publicó una selección de ellos en 1948, y Eugenio d’Ors, siempre atento a lo que despertaba interés fuera de España, da sus impresiones acerca del libro. Poco más tarde, en 1951, será José Luis L. Aranguren, alertado seguramente por su maestro, quien se interese por la obra de Weil en ese mismo empeño por hacer partícipes a los lectores en español del pensamiento que estaba en boga en Europa. Pero Aranguren, que se siente interpelado por la obra de Simone Weil, se detiene más en ella y la enmarca en la realidad del presente preguntándose cómo se relaciona con Dios el hombre de su tiempo
On Adorno: (An Interview)
No full textThis interview was conducted in 2003 and first published in Portuguese in SCHWARZ, R. “Sobre Adorno (entrevista)”. In: Martinha versus Lucrécia: ensaios e entrevistas. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2012.
Translation into English by Simone Fernandes and Mariana Fidelis
Author correction: obesity and ethnicity alter gene expression in skin
No full textDaniel Butler was omitted from the author list in the original version of this Article. The Author contributions section now reads: “J.M.W. designed, conducted, and contributed to the writing of the manuscript, prepared Fig. 1. S.G. evaluated and did statistical analysis on the skin and fat samples, prepared Figs. 2–9. J.O.A. evaluated and contributed to writing the manuscript. D.B prepared and sequenced DNA libraries for the skin microbiota data, and wrote the applicable parts of the methods section. C.M. analyzed and wrote up the skin microbiota data, prepared Fig. 10. All authors have read the manuscript and approved its contents. D.D. analyzed and wrote up the skin microbiota data. S.Z. ran and analyzed the skin metabolite data. J.S. assisted in design, analysis and wrote up the skin metabolite data. J.K. assisted in analysis write up of skin and fat data. J.L.B. assisted in analysis, interpretation and writing of the manuscript. P.R.H. designed, analyzed, interpreted the data, and was the primary author of the manuscript.” This has been corrected in the PDF and HTML versions of the Article, and in the accompanying Supplementary Information file.</p
Rhinus gilbertus Simone & Casati, 2013, new species
No full text<i>Rhinus gilbertus</i> new species <p>(Figs. 23–34)</p> <p> <b>Types.</b> Holotype MZSP 112449 (Figs. 24–28). Paratypes MZSP 111827, 27 shells (sta. P2), MZSP 111835, 98 shells (sta. P2), MZSP 111839, 50 shells (sta. P2), MZSP 111844, 9 shells (sta. P1) (Figs. 30–31), MZSP 111845, 9 shells (Figs. 32–33), USNM, 2 shells; MNRJ, 2 shells. All from type locality.</p> <p> <b>Type locality.</b> BRAZIL. <b>Piauí</b>; Serra da Capivara; Coronel José Dias municipality, close to Sítio do Mocó town, Cave Toca de Cima dos Pilão, 8°51’47.10”S 42°33’26.96”W (R. Casati col, 2012).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> Shell somewhat elongated, with width/length ratio of ~40%. Axial undulations relatively strong, almost forming sculpture. Peristome occupying ~30% of shell length, strongly deflected. Umbilicus opened, narrow.</p> <p> <b>Description.</b> Shell of about 20 mm. Color pure white to pale brown. Periostracum not preserved. Outline somewhat turriform to bulimuloid; width ~40% of length. Protoconch of 1.5 whorls, opaque, obese, suture wellmarked; sculptured by delicate, uniform, undulating striae (Figs. 23, 29); occupying ~5% of shell length and ~25% of shell width; border protoconch-teleoconch clear, slightly prosocline (angle ~10° with longitudinal axis) (Figs. 28, 31, 33). Spire of ~6 rounded whorls, tall, being wider in penultimate whorl; angle ~50° (Figs. 24–26, 29, 30– 33); suture well-marked. Sculpture uniform series of axial, narrow undulations, from suture to suture, ~ 60 in penultimate whorl; interspaces between undulations equivalent to their width. Body whorl equal (Figs. 30, 31) to ~5% narrower (Figs. 24, 26, 32, 33) than preceding whorl. Peristome deflected outwards, expanding ~10% width of preceding whorl; aperture orthocline (Figs. 25, 31, 33). Aperture elliptical, occupying ~30% of shell length and ~50% of width (Figs. 24, 30, 32); lacking teeth; outer lip rounded, with middle region slightly straight; inner lip highly concave, superior half almost straight, inferior half also almost straight and wide, as tube surrounding umbilicus; low, blunt columellar carina somewhat distinct (Fig. 25). Callus thin, planar, simple, narrowly attached to penultimate whorl (Figs. 24, 25, 30, 32). Umbilicus opened, narrow, partially occluded by inner lip (Fig. 27, 34).</p> <p> <b>Measurements</b> (in mm): Holotype MZSP 112449: 21.9 by 8.3 (Figs. 24–28); paratypes: 111844 (Figs. 30–31): 18.7 by 7.5; MZSP 111845 (Figs. 32–33): 18.7 by 8.1.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Only known from type locality.</p> <p> <b>Habitat.</b> Caatinga semi-dry environment; collected inside caves.</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> Types. Non-type material from type locality MZSP: 112347, 10 shells, 112356, 10 shells, 112357, 9 shells, 112367, 4 shells, 112368, 7 shells, 112373, 7 shells, 112399, 15 shells, 112415, 25 shells, 112420, 15 shells, 112432, 40 shells, 112437, 20 shells, 112442, 18 shells.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> The specific epithet refers to the father of junior author, Gilberto Casati, who provided financial support and encouragement from his academic affairs.</p> <p> <b>Systematic remarks.</b> The main character of the genus <i>Rhinus</i> is the hairy periostracum, a character that cannot be seen in the examined material, composed of mostly long dead shells. However, the resemblance of <i>R. gilbertus</i> with several species of this genus suggests the generic attribute. Another character suggestive of the genus is the striated protoconch (Figs. 23, 29). Only few of the <i>Rhinus</i> that have elongated shell; most has a more globose shape. The elongated-shaped <i>Rhinus</i> (Simone, 2006), <i>R. gilbertus</i> resembles <i>R. constrictus</i> (Pfeiffer, 1841), from NE Brazil, differing in being more slender (width/length ratio of ~40%, against ~62% of that species); it also resembles <i>R. evelinae</i> Leme, 1986, from São Paulo, and <i>R. obeliscus</i> Haas, 1936, from Santa Catarina. It differs in having a slightly more rounded outline, as that two species are still more elongated (ratio of both species ~35%), and two fewer whorls. <i>R. gilbertus</i> is the most elongated <i>Rhinus</i> from the NE Brazil, as elongated shape is more common in SE Brazilian species. A young specimen is shown in Fig. 29, displaying a different shape.</p>Published as part of <i>Simone, Luiz Ricardo L. & Casati, Rafael, 2013, New land mollusk fauna from Serra da Capivara, Piauí, Brazil, with a new genus and five new species (Gastropoda: Orthalicoidea, Streptaxidae, Subulinidae), pp. 145-158 in Zootaxa 3683 (2)</i> on pages 153-154, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3683.2.4, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/218653">http://zenodo.org/record/218653</a>
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