2,402 research outputs found
Author Talk: Daniel Herman Discusses His Novel, The Feudist
Full text linkPoster for an event where CWU History professor Daniel Herman discusses his historical novel The Feudisthttps://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/libraryevents/1223/thumbnail.jp
“The Pondering Repose of If”: Herman Melville’s Literary Exegesis
Full text linkThis study examines how Herman Melville’s oeuvre interacts with Old Testament (OT) wisdom literature (the Books of Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes). Using recent historical findings on the rise of religious skepticism and the erosion of Biblical authority in both Europe and the United States, I read Melville as an author steeped in the theological controversies of the eighteenth-century. Specifically, I am interested in teasing out the surprising disavowals of overt religious skepticism in Melville’s writing. By tracing the so-called Solomonic wisdom tradition throughout Melville’s oeuvre, I argue that Melville had developed an epistemology of contemplation towards that body of Biblical texts. Scholarship has traditionally painted Melville as a subversive if not downright skeptical religious thinker. Most studies have produced authorial readings, using texts as forensic evidence to make assertions about the author’s psychology. Incidentally, such assessments have confirmed the narrative of Herman Melville as a grand failed author of the nineteenth century, while ignoring the ambivalent attitudes toward Biblical authority, textual history, and skepticism that emerge in Melville’s writing. The present study intervenes by re-addressing several procedural questions about Melville’s literary dealings with the Bible: How does Melville deal with the distinct topics of religion, theology, religious skepticism, and doubt? How does he think through the relationship between science and religion as well as that of personal religion and theology? I claim that Melville’s work can be read as a continuous contemplation of Biblical wisdom. His writing, I argue, deals productively rather than a destructive with the Bible, its textual history, and authority. Melville’s thinking on theological and religious subjects was not merely subversive but constructive. In mounting this argument, I contradict current scholarship that reads Melville as trying to invent a new American Bible. In contrast, I show how Melville’s philosophical forays, even when critical, are dependent on the ethics, language, and thinking of the OT.Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)Englis
Author Herman Wouk with his dog, ca. 1950s
No full textHerman Wouk, author of "The Caine Mutiny" (1951), "Marjorie Morningstar" (1955), "The Winds of War" (1971), "War and Remembrance" (1978) and many other novels. "The Caine Mutiny" was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Photo by Angelo Pinto.Digital imageItem is part of an online exhibition "Jews in America: Our Story," maintained by the Center for Jewish History at http://www.jewsinamerica.org
Herman Leicht
Full text linkNotes - Mr. Herman Leicht's career and education are discussed including his interest and subsequent career in radio and technology. Details are given of his marriage to Doreen Wilkinson and their family life (1 page
2007-138 Herman Cain
No full textHerman Cain, American author, business man, and activisthttps://scholarworks.harding.edu/hu-2000-events/1570/thumbnail.jp
Herman Melville
No full textThe author of "Moby Dick", Herman Melville, had an eventful life which helped develop his skills as a writer. His life and his major works are discussed here by Rebecca Steffoff
The Most Famous Writer of the Low Countries: Herman Brusselmans Star Author and (Reluctant) Public Intellectual
Full text linkAbstractThe Flemish writer Herman Brusselmans is the most famous author of the Low Countries. In this article, Herman Brusselmans is analysed as a star author. First and foremost, two striking aspects of Brusselmans’s stardom are analysed: his public visibility and the cult of the private. Attention is then focused on Brusselmans’s experience of celebrity, which he - like many other star authors - thematises in his books. Doing so, he consciously places himself in the context of popular culture. On the other hand, as a result of his celebrity status he has been expected - particularly in the last few years - to assume the role of public intellectual willy-nilly, and this in turn has had consequences for his work.</jats:p
The government of Ohio and an outline of the government of the United States,
No full textAppended: A brief geography and civil government of Franklin County, Ohio ... by Herman R. Postle ... Columbus, 1897.Mode of access: Internet
Metal Halide Perovskites:from Microstructure to Optical Properties
Full text linkMetal halide perovskites are semiconductors that hold great potential for a variety of different optoelectronic applications. By changing the ions that make up the perovskite lattice, the properties of these materials can be adjusted to fit specific applications, such as solar cells or light-emitting diodes. Besides, these materials can be processed directly from solution, which enables the use of large scale and cost-effective deposition techniques. In this thesis, the microstructure and optical properties of metal halide perovskites are studied using optical spectroscopy and structural characterization techniques. First, we demonstrate that defects at the surface of single crystals of methylammonium lead tribromide can be permanently passivated by benzylamine, and that this procedure is accompanied by an unintended cation exchange reaction. Secondly, we assess the quality of films cast using a scalable blade coating procedure. 2D perovskites cast in this way are highly crystalline in nature, but suffer from heterogeneous properties on a microscopic scale. Attempts to control the crystallization of mixed 2D/3D perovskite films furthermore underline the complex energetic landscape posed by these material systems. The effectiveness of two different methods to obtain high-quality 2D/3D perovskite films with desired optical and crystallographic properties are assessed and recommendation concerning their processing are put forth. Finally, fundamental material parameters of layered 2D perovskites based on lead and tin are accurately determined using magneto-absorption measurements. The obtained values for the exciton binding energy, band gap and reduced effective mass of charge carriers serve as a reference for the perovskite field
Henri Temianka Correspondence; (herman)
Full text linkThis collection contains material pertaining to the life, career, and activities of Henri Temianka, violin virtuoso, conductor, music teacher, and author. Materials include correspondence, concert programs and flyers, music scores, photographs, and books.https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/temianka_correspondence/3755/thumbnail.jp
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