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Love in the First Degree: Manfred, Byron, and Incest
No full textThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is freely available from the University of Colorado via the link in this recordNote that the text of the manuscript varies considerably from the final published versionThis essay suggests that Byron’s Manfred contains not an expression of Byron’s guilt about his incest with his half-sister Augusta Leigh, as previous critics have suggested, but rather considerable evidence of his lack of guilt. It argues that the play displays incest and torment, but in fact does not link the two, instead displaying Manfred’s love for Astarte as deeply felt without regrets. The essay then argues that one finds the same combination of deep love and lack of regret in Byron’s remarks about his relationship with his half-sister, as well as in the representations of incest in his other works. It suggests that this acceptance of incest links to Byron’s commitment to rational thinking and personal freedom, and it invites future criticism to explore this connection in more detail
Manfred Macmillan
No full textDecadence meets gothic in Manfred Macmillan (1907), a carefully constructed tale of doppelgangers, magical intrigue, and the rootless scion of a noble house. This annotated, first-ever English translation presents an early queer novel long unavailable except in the original Czech. Author Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic (1871–1951) was a major cultural figure in his native Bohemia and cultivated ties with fellow artists from across Central Europe. In their extensive scholarly introduction, translator Carleton Bulkin and translation scholar Brian James Baer situate the novel within longer histories of gay literature, fascinations with the occult, and the cultural and linguistic politics of so-called peripheral European nations. They persuasively frame Karásek as a queer author and cultural disruptor in the fin de siècle Habsburg space.
Karasék rejected Czech translations of ancient Greek writers that bowdlerized gay themes, and he personally and vigorously defended Oscar Wilde in print, both on the grounds of artistic freedom and of private morality. He also published a cycle of homoerotic poems under the title Sodom, confiscated by the Austrian authorities but republished in 1905 and repeatedly afterward. A colonized subject, a literary decadent, and a sexual outlaw, Karasék’s complex responses to his own marginalization can be traced through his fantastically strange novel trilogy Three Magicians. As the first volume in that series, Manfred Macmillan is a gorgeous, compelling, and important addition to expanding canons of LGBTQI+ literature
Manfred Macmillan
No full textDecadence meets gothic in Manfred Macmillan (1907), a carefully constructed tale of doppelgangers, magical intrigue, and the rootless scion of a noble house. This annotated, first-ever English translation presents an early queer novel long unavailable except in the original Czech. Author Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic (1871–1951) was a major cultural figure in his native Bohemia and cultivated ties with fellow artists from across Central Europe. In their extensive scholarly introduction, translator Carleton Bulkin and translation scholar Brian James Baer situate the novel within longer histories of gay literature, fascinations with the occult, and the cultural and linguistic politics of so-called peripheral European nations. They persuasively frame Karásek as a queer author and cultural disruptor in the fin de siècle Habsburg space.
Karasék rejected Czech translations of ancient Greek writers that bowdlerized gay themes, and he personally and vigorously defended Oscar Wilde in print, both on the grounds of artistic freedom and of private morality. He also published a cycle of homoerotic poems under the title Sodom, confiscated by the Austrian authorities but republished in 1905 and repeatedly afterward. A colonized subject, a literary decadent, and a sexual outlaw, Karasék’s complex responses to his own marginalization can be traced through his fantastically strange novel trilogy Three Magicians. As the first volume in that series, Manfred Macmillan is a gorgeous, compelling, and important addition to expanding canons of LGBTQI+ literature
Introducing the Recent development in input-output analysis
No full textThis is a draft chapter. The final version is available in Recent Development in Input-Output Analysis, edited by Erik Dietzenbacher, Michael L. Lahr, and Manfred Lenzen, published in 2020, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786430816.
The material cannot be used for any other purpose without further permission of the publisher, and is for private use only
Czech topics in work of Manfred Böckl
No full textDiese Abschlussarbeit beschäftigt sich mit tschechischen Themen in Werken des bayerischen Schriftstellers Manfred Böckl. Am Anfang werden das Leben und die Schöpfung dieses Autors vorgestellt, danach folgt die Analyse von tschechischen Themen bei ausgewählten Titeln. Die Arbeit ergänzt das Interview mit Manfred Böckl.Tato práce se zabývá českými tématy v dílech bavorského spisovatele Manfreda Böckla. Na začátku je představen život a tvorba tohoto autora, poté následuje analýza českých témat u vybraných literárních titulů. Práci doplňuje rozhovor s Manfredem Böcklem.This thesis is about czech topics in writings of bavarian author Manfred Böckl. In the first part there is described his life and literary output. After thet there is analysis of czech topics in selected literary works. Thesis is filled in with interview with Böckl himself.Katedra cizích jazykůDokončená práce s úspěšnou obhajobo
Rohrthrips patrickmuelleri Ulitzka 2019
No full textRohrthrips patrickmuelleri Ulitzka, 2019: 32 Material studied. Holotype female MU-Fos-80/1 (Collection Ulitzka, Offenburg, Germany). Inclusion in Burmese amber, donated to the author by Patrick Müller.Published as part of Ulitzka, Manfred R., 2019, Addendum to MANFRED R. ULITZKA (2019) Five new species of Rohrthrips (Thysanoptera: Rohrthripidae) from Burmese amber, and the evolution of Tubulifera wings. Zootaxa, 4585: 027 - 040., pp. 596 in Zootaxa 4657 (3) on page 596, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4657.3.12, http://zenodo.org/record/337192
A Pioneering Career in Catalysis: Manfred T. Reetz
No full textIn this invited Account, we highlight the enormous scientific breadth of our mentor Professor Manfred T. Reetz. It stretches from the development of organometallic reagents and transition metal catalysts to the adventurous idea of directed evolution of chemo-, stereo-, and regioselective enzymes, which he considered to be most important. We hope to show that Reetz did not consider these research areas to be totally unrelated realms, and attempt to reveal his transdisciplinary way of thinking about methodology development. Since biocatalysis has become crucial for chemical synthesis, we mainly focus on Reetz's contributions in this area. Some personal reflections from some of his former co-workers are also included, which reveal the stimulating atmosphere in the Reetz group in terms of science, career advice, and the importance of ethical considerations. BT/Biocatalysi
Themes of Isolation and Relationship in Selected Novels of Frederick Manfred
No full textThe initial appeal of the novelist Frederick Manfred for this student of American literature grew from the fact that he is a contemporary writer and that he lives in the Midwest, more precisely, in Siouxland. At first his novels seemed primarily entertaining, but interest in his work developed with an awareness of a parallel between Manfred\u27s concepts of the isolation of man and relationship to his fellow man and modern psychological ideas. Throughout the research and study of several novels, insights have crystallized to form a clearer idea of man\u27s search for identity and the results of that search in his life. Most of Manfred\u27s novels portray life in the early settlements on the plains of Siouxland. This is his home and the region he knows best. Many critics believe that he is one of the best novelists to write of-this period and setting. He has the ability to present realistically the thoughts of his characters and to give a feeling of the times he portrayed. Manfred has also expressed universality in the characters and their struggles. For example, the search of No Name, the young Indian lad in Conquering Horse, for his identity and purpose in life is a search every young man experiences. Two themes have emerged from a continued study of the novels and have become the focus for the research in this paper. Manfred shows in the lives of his characters two realities of human experience, an understanding of which seems essential to the healthy development of personality. These are the themes of isolation and relationship. Such a study in five selected novels of Manfred yields insight not only into Manfred\u27s characters but also into the struggle of every man to find himself. Furthermore, as the study has grown, it seems to explain the nature of Manfred as a person, as well as a writer. When the study was completed, the heroes in the novels were familiar but it was the character and thought of Frederick Manfred that had been revealed to this· writer. Particularly meaningful were his beliefs in individualism and relationship with others. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the themes of isolation and relationships in five novels of Frederick Manfred. This provides a clearer understanding of the modern concept of the individual\u27s search for identity and an insight into the character of the author. The five novels chosen for this paper were selected on the basis of the insight they give into Frederic Manfred\u27s beliefs about man and how he discovers his own identity. Certain aspects of his writing led to the choice of these specific novels
Unsealed Architecture: to "Climate-Friendly" cities
No full textWe hosted our second guest, Professor Manfred BERTHOLD from Vienna Technical University, in the first of three thematic seminar series organized by the Department of Architecture, "Notes from the Field". Berthold presented some of his projects related to "Climate-Friendly" cities.
Manfred Berthold:
The architect Manfred Berthold - since 2009 professor at the Institute for Architecture and Design at the Vienna University of Technology - has supervised more than 500 master's and diploma theses in the past 10 years. The question always arises as to the quality of the achievements of architecture graduates in a non-university comparison - a cross-university quality assessment could be the Europe-wide "Campus Masters" competition organized by Baunetz. Manfred Berthold is the author of the book Architecture Costs Space (2010, Springer-Verlag). In 2017 and 2011, he received the Best Teacher Award from the Vienna University of Technology as the best university teacher in Faculty of Architecture and Spatial Planning. To Berthold, architecture seals our landscape. In densely populated areas of industrialized countries, surface sealing represents one of the most pressing basic ecological problems. In terms of climate protection, built-up soil can no longer serve as water permeability and soil fertility and as a carbon dioxide store. With urban and traffic planning that is gentle on the soil, the climate of tomorrow is being shaped today
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