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Functions of autoreception: Karl Ove Knausgård as author-critic and rewriter
No full textKarl Ove Knausgård made his entry into the literary field as a critic in the 1990s, and he has
since 1998 made his mark as a novelist and essayist. The six-volume autobiographical work
Min kamp (2009-2011) is in essence about what it means for him to be an author. This thesis
investigates Knausgård’s strategies as a critic, essayist, and as the author of Min kamp to
position himself and his poetics within the literary field and a literary tradition. Specifically,
it examines the functions of autoreception, i.e. self-criticism, implicit in Knausgård’s role as
an author-critic, an author who writes literary criticism, and as a rewriter, an author who
rewrites his own texts and the context and poetic intentions of his previous texts. Thus, this
thesis aims to answer the question what are the functions of criticism and of rewriting for Karl Ove
Knausgård as an author?
Part I outlines a new framework of autoreception devised for examining the functions of
criticism and rewriting. The proposed common denominator is that both function to
establish, position, and validate an author-image. Ultimately, a new understanding of the
narration in Min kamp as autoreceptive is offered. Part II examines a largely unexplored area
of Knausgård’s work, namely the strategies of Knausgård as a critic prior to publishing his
first novel, and how Knausgård rewrites himself during this period in Min kamp. Part III
focuses on Knausgård’s rewriting of the period between writing his second novel and up
until he begins writing Min kamp. It investigates the strategic functions of the narrative
structure, the functions of the essayistic and critical passages, and the functions of the
distance and unity between past and present author-images that Knausgård creates in his
rewriting.
This thesis thus aims to contribute to the scholarship regarding Karl Ove Knausgård by
conducting an author-study that examines the relationship between criticism and poetics. In
addition, it aims to contribute to a broader field of research by offering a theoretical and
methodological framework of autoreception, which works across the boundaries of critical,
essayistic, and literary texts
Kachina Bridge in White Canyon, Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
No full textKachina Bridge in White Canyon, Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah in Navajo Countr
Shapiro, Karl : Elliston lecture number 9 : the greatest living author; April 9th, 1959
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Elliston Poet 1959 - Karl Shapiro
Lecture #9 - April 9, 1959
"The Greatest Living Author"Contents:
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Development of Timber Bridges in Latvia
No full textHistorically, timber bridges always have played an important role for people in crossing the water barriers, depth valleys or other obstacles. In my presentation I would like to give short historical view of timber bridge development in Latvia and some comments about characteristic structures. After that I will give some information about the timber bridges that are maintained today on Latvian roads. And at the end of my presentation I will give some examples about the proposed new bridges. The first timber bridge in Latvia was found during the archeological investigation on Araishi lake Fortress. Through excavations it was established that the raiši lake Fortress was built and inhabited in the 9th - 10th century. Bridge consisted from log beams covered by round timber and supported on timber pale foundations. It was surprising high engineering level. The first large floating bridge over Daugava River near Riga was build by Swedish King Karl XII before his attack on Riga city during the North war in year 1702. The bridge was in service till 1710. The next floating bridge in Riga city was built in 1715 and it was in service till 1896. Golden age for timber bridges in Latvia was the period from the end of 19 century till the II World War. In that time Latvia had high qualified bridge engineers which were able to design and build interesting bridge structures. After the II World War many bridges was destroyed and the major part of them was rebuilt or built as temporary bridges in timber structures. For temporary structures for spans from 12 till 32 m often were used board trusses, consisting from two diagonally nailed board layers. Today on Latvian rods have been maintained 23 timber bridges and bridges with timber elements. Of course today’s timber bridges are not so impressive than the bridges built before the II World War. The timber bridges had limited load carrying capacity and shorter life time if compared with concrete or steel bridges; therefore the use of timber bridges goes down. In 90 ties was reconsidered the advantages of timber as structural material. The new achievements in timber industry, especially in wood protections technologies and use of glued timber, allowed using the timber bridges on rods with less traffic. The timber bridges could be well adopted in surround nature, therefore they have been built in natural parks and rest places. The timber as structural material was out of active use for approximately last 45 years. The purpose was the short life time of sown timber materials and low load carrying capacity of timber bridge structure. Today’s achievements in timber protection systems, new joining methods, possibility to producē the glued timber structures with clearly indicated properties, will return the timber as structural material in bridge construction industry
A New Book on Mao: A Quick Q & A with Author Rebecca Karl
No full textRebecca Karl, who teaches at New York University and is known in Chinese studies circles as the author of important studies of nationalism during the final years of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) and the development of Marxist thought between the 1920s and the present, has a new book coming out soon. Titled Mao Zedong and China in the Twentieth-Century World: A Concise History, it’s being published (simultaneously in paperback and hardback editions) by Duke University Press. The publisher promises that it will provide readers with a “lively and concise historical account of Mao Zedong’s life and thought,” and it comes with advance praise from Stanford literary specialist Ban Wang and historian Delia Davin, whose many publications also include a short book about the Chinese Communist Party leader. Struck by the challenges Professor Karl has taken on, both of moving from writing for specialists to writing for general readers (that’s clearly the main target audience to her new book) and trying to cover such a big topic in a small number of pages (the book has just over 200 of them), I asked her to share her thoughts on these challenges and other subjects with followers of this blog
Karl Polanyi’s the great transformation: Perverse effects, protectionism and gemeinschaft
No full textDrawing upon Karl Polanyi’s journalistic writings and unpublished lectures from the 1920s and 1930s, this article reconstructs the lineaments of his research programme that was to assume its finished form in The Great Transformation. It identifies and corrects a common misinterpretation of the thesis of that book, and argues that Polanyi’s basic theoretical framework is best conceived as Tönniesian: the ‘protective counter-movement’ of The Great Transformation is Gemeinschaft, understood dynamically, while the market society is Gesellschaft. It examines the two central mechanisms by which, in Polanyi’s understanding, Gesellschaft broke down in the mid-twentieth century: the ‘clash between democracy and capitalism,’ and a doctrine of ‘perverse effects’ whereby political intervention in markets impairs profitability and saps the vitality of the market system
Karl's Calculus Tutor
No full textFew calculus resources, either online or offline, can match the sheer depth and user-friendliness of Karl's Calculus Tutor. The site contains educational material that is covered in a standard introductory calculus course. Entire chapters about limits, integrals, and derivatives are presented. Nearly every topic is accompanied by a detailed example, and a recently added midterm practice exam allows students to test their knowledge. The author is continually adding new material, stating that users should "expect a new unit to come on line every month or so." Two online calculators are also provided
Karl Wolfskehl Collection 1773-1969
No full textThis collection contains a variety of material from and about Karl Wolfskehl, and his family. The following are documents regarding Karl Wolfskehl: typewritten document
entitled "Aus einem Brief an Kurt...in Darmstadt" addressed to Swiss writer Kurt Guggenheim, regarding disagreements in his social or intellectual circle (1946);
letter to Dr. Italiener discussing poems and writing, mentioning Frederick P. Bargebuhr (1904—1978, scholar of Arabic); letter describing speech about Wolfskehl in Instituto Italiano
di Studi Germanici mentioning the importance of remembering Wolfskehl's work (1948); report to Kurt Guggenheim (via Wolfskehl's companion Margot Ruben) describing
Wolfskehl's death and the pain he suffered in his last days (1948); form letter from Margot Ruben to the friends of Karl Wolfskehl announcing his death (1948); circular
announcing the publication of his poem "An Die Deutschen" (1947); letter from Max Hirschbirg to Siegfried Guggenheim thanking him for poems by Wolfskehl (1946);
receipt for check written to Wolfskehl from Siegfried Guggenheim (1947); list of letters by Wolfskehl owned at one point by Siegfried Guggenheim (does not correspond with holdings of
this collection) (circa 1948); note to the painter Schülein (likely Julius Wolfgang Schülein) mentioning an old man who lives next door of good character (1948); letter from Wolfskehl
to Otto Deneke (1927); photo of portrait of Wolfskehl by Rudolf Grossman (circa 1920); letter to Guggenheim discussing among other things his work and why he hasn't migrated
to Palestine (1947). The following are ancestral papers of the Wolfskehl family: photocopy of Schutzbrief (letter of protection) for Moses (?) Wolfskehl (1773); photocopy of 1842
letter to Herr Wolfskehl; citizenship document for Loew Wolfskehl (1819); typescript of death notice from 1863 "Darmstädter Zeitung" for Carl Wolfskehl; 18th-19th
century family tree; death notice for Otto Wolfskehl from "Darmstädt Tageblatt" (1907).Also: programs from events celebrating 100th anniversary of birth of Wolfskehl (1969); 1942 article entitled "Karl Wolfskehl auf Hebräisch;" manuscript
by Fritz Arnold, The Letters of Job, re: Karl Wolfskehl, translated from the German by Edouard RoditiGerman Jewish author who wrote poetry, prose and drama in German. He also translated from French, English, Italian, Hebrew, Latin and Middle High German into
German.The original German language inventory is available in the folderProcessed for digitizationSent for digitizationReturned from digitizationLinked to online manifestationdigitize
Karl Marx als Klassiker: Freiheitsphilosoph, Systemdenker, ökonomischer Autodidakt, politischer Demagoge
No full textDieser Kurzaufsatz versucht, Karl Marx als Klassiker ernst zu nehmen. Wir vertreten folgende Thesen: (1) Marx war ein Kämpfer für individuelle Freiheit. (2) Marx war ein Pionier des Systemdenkens. (3) Marx war ein ökonomischer Autodidakt. Als solchem ist ihm ein kapitaler Fehler unterlaufen. (4) Marx war ein sprachlich begnadeter Demagoge. Das macht seine Ideologie auch heute noch gefährlich.This short article takes Karl Marx serious as a classic author. We hold the following propositions: (1) Marx was fighting for individual freedom. (2) Marx was a pioneer of systemic thinking. (3) Marx was a self-thought economist. This is why his economic analysis contains a capital error. (4) Marx was a powerfully eloquent demagogue. This is why his ideology is still dangerous today
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