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An analysis of a broad selection of the poetry and philosophical prose of James Beattie within its eighteenth-century context.
No full textThis study explores the significance and relevant contexts of the collected poems of James Beattie, within a detailed study of his own prose works and wider eighteenth-century intellectual debates. His position on the periphery of the literary canon means that this thesis deals largely with primary material, which permits a more thorough and objective analysis than has been conducted before. The first half of this study deals with Beattie’s poetic output. Chapter 1 focuses on Beattie’s first volume of poetry, Original Poems and Translations. In this chapter I analyse the poems within the context of other eighteenth-century poets, and explore Beattie’s engagement with patronage, the eighteenth-century conventions for success as a new poet, and poetic genius. Chapter 2 deals with Beattie's second volume, Poems on Several Subjects, to illustrate the evolution in his ideas concerning the usefti๒ess of poetry as a vehicle for philosophical investigation, and his engagement with eighteenth-century social and political issues. Chapter 3 explores his best known poem, The Minstrel: Or, the Progress of Genius. This chapter discusses the poem in its entirety and within the context of Beattie’s career as a poet and philosopher. Chapter 5 focuses on Beattie's final volumes of poetry, which represent his desire to control his poetic legacy. The second half of the study deals with selected critical and philosophical works, which provide insight into the development of Beattie’s poetry and express in prose many of the subjects in lus poetry. The most detailed attention in this section is given to the Essay on Truth, although there are also chapters examining other relevant critical works including Dissertations Moral and Critical. On Poetry and Music and On Laughter and Ludicrous Composition, and Beattie's collection of "Scoticisms." There are few modem critical studies of Beattie, and many of them are limited to The Minstrel and to specific areas of interest within this work. This study's comparative and interdisciplinary approach to Beattie’s poetry and selected prose aims to justify Beattie’s inclusion in our study of the eighteenth century. It is also intended to raise awareness of Beattie’s importance in the eighteenth-century and to illustrate his influence on three first- generation Romantic poets of generally recognised importance, namely Scott, Coleridge, and Wordsworth
Georgianism then and now: a recuperative study.
No full textThe thesis attempts to revise our view of Georgian poetry, and thus to rescue it from the
critical disregard and disdain it has suffered since the 1930s. Georgian poetry will be
redefined as a strong traditional poetry contemporaneous with, and yet different from,
literary Modernism. An historical overview of the critical literature from the 1920s
onwards will reveal the original co-existence of those now known as 'Georgians' and
'Modernists', stress their mutual break with Edwardian conventions, and will sketch the
process by which Georgianism and Modernism became oppositional. Georgianism will
be re-evaluated as a brave and creditable attempt to continue the Romantic and
humanistic impulse in poetry at a time when younger and ostensibly more radical
writers were forsaking it for the values of Modernism. The thesis will further suggest
that the Georgian poets had a rather more socially aware and progressive agenda than
many of the fledgling Modernists. Georgian poetry is reread, therefore, in order to bring
out, as major themes, its concern with the poor and with work, with the changing
environment of the nation, with the position of women in Georgian society, and with its
response to the First World War. This reappraisal will lead to the contention that
Georgianism should not be viewed as a low point in British poetry, but instead as
supplying the formal foundations and political sensibility which mark the achievement
of Great War poetry. While the thesis is careful not to overbid its claims for reviewing
the Georgians' own achievement (especially in respect of their relative lack of formal
experimentation compared to the Modernists), it hopes nevertheless to persuade its
readers that the poets of 'Liberal England' had a more humane and realistic vision of
their world than they have hitherto been credited with
Education and episcopacy : the universities of Scotland in the fifteenth century
No full textEducational provision in Scotland was revolutionised in the fifteenth century through the foundation of three universities, or studia generale, at St Andrews, Glasgow and Aberdeen. These institutions can be viewed as part of the general expansion in higher education across Europe from the late-fourteenth century, which saw the establishment of many new centres of learning, often intended to serve local needs. Their impact on Scotland ought to have been profound; in theory, they removed the need for its scholars to continue to seek higher education at the universities of England or the continent.
Scotland’s fifteenth-century universities were essentially episcopal foundations, formally instituted by bishops within the cathedral cities of their dioceses, designed to meet the educational needs and career aspirations of the clergy. They are not entirely neglected subjects; the previous generation of university historians – including A. Dunlop, J. Durkan and L. J. Macfarlane – did much to recover the institutional, organisational and curricular developments that shaped their character. Less well explored, are the over-arching political themes that influenced the evolution of university provision in fifteenth-century Scotland as a whole. Similarly under-researched, is the impact of these foundations on the scholarly community, and society more generally.
This thesis explores these comparatively neglected themes in two parts. Part I presents a short narrative, offering a more politically sensitive interpretation of the introduction and expansion of higher educational provision in Scotland. Part II explores the impact of these foundations on Scottish scholars. The nature of extant sources inhibits reconstruction of the full extent of their influence on student numbers and patterns of university attendance. Instead, Part II presents a thorough quantitative and qualitative prosopographical study of the Scottish episcopate within the context of this embryonic era of university provision in Scotland. In so doing, this thesis offers new insights into a neglected aspect of contemporary clerical culture as well as the politics of fifteenth-century academic learning
Comprehensive water resources management : a concept paper
No full textThe world is entering a period of intense competition for limited supplies of water for alternative uses - in agriculture, in urban and industrial supplies, for recreation, by wildlife, for human consumption, and to maintain environmental quality. Manifestations of this competition and our current ability to deal with it can be observed in many parts of the world. A large irrigation project in India does not operate because water has been diverted to the rapidly growing city of Pune. In China, industries are reducing their production because of water shortages. In California, selenium salts leached by irrigation are killing wildlife. Bank irrigation projects in Algeria are now competing with Bank urban water supply projects for the same water. Many proposed irrigation projects and most hydro project proposals are on hold because of environmental concerns. Until recently, the approaches taken in water planning management by planners in the developing countries and by analysts at the funding agencies were, by and large, appropriate and adequate to the task at hand. The increased competition for water, however, makes most of the project-by-project planning methods inadequate. The author discusses new approaches that are needed to integrate water resource use among different users and across different economic sectors.Water and Industry,Water Conservation,Environmental Economics&Policies,Town Water Supply and Sanitation,Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
The comparative advantage of government : a review
No full textIn theory, market failures are necessary but not sufficient conditions for justifying government intervention in the production of goods and services. Even without market failures, there might be a case for government intervention on the grounds of poverty reduction or merit goods (for example, mandatory elementary education and mandatory use of seatbelts in cars and of helmets on motorbikes). In every case, contends the author, a case for government intervention must first identify the particular market failure that prevents the private sector from producing the socially optimal quantity of the good or service. Second, it must select the intervention that will most improve welfare. Third, it must show that society will be better off as a result of government involvement--must show that the benefits will outweigh the costs. It is impossible to judge a priori whether or what type of government intervention is appropriate to a particular circumstance or even to a class of situations. Such judgments are both country- and situation-specific and must be made on a case-by-case basis. To be sure, it is easier to make such judgments about market failures based on externalities, public goods, and so on, than about the market failures based on imperfect information. Market failures rooted in incomplete markets and imperfect information are pervasive: Markets are almost always incomplete, and information is always imperfect. This does not mean that there is always a case for government intervention and that further analysis is unnecessary. On the contrary, there is a keener need for analysis. The welfare consequences of the"new market failures"are more difficult to measure so government intervention's contribution to welfare is likely to be more difficult to assess and the case for intervention (especially the provision of goods and services) is more difficult to make. One must also keep in mind that government interventions are often poorly designed and overcostly. Poorly designed interventions may create market failures of their own. Governments concerned about low private investment in high-risk projects, for example, may guarantee them against risk but in the process create problems of moral hazard and induce investors to take no actions to mitigate such risks. And some interventions may turn out to be too costly relative to the posited benefits. In seeking to provide extension services, for example, governments may incur costs that are higher than the benefits farmers receive.Decentralization,Environmental Economics&Policies,Economic Theory&Research,Health Economics&Finance,Labor Policies,Health Economics&Finance,Banks&Banking Reform,Knowledge Economy,Environmental Economics&Policies,Economic Theory&Research
Poets on place: tales and interviews from the road
No full textIncludes index.Out to see America and satisfy his travel bug, W.T. Pfefferle resigned from his position as director of the writing program at Johns Hopkins University and hit the road to interview sixty-two poets about the significance of place in their work. The lively conversations that resulted may surprise with the potential meanings of a seemingly simple concept. This gathering of voices and ideas is illustrated with photo and word portraits from the road and represented with suitable poems. The poets are James Harms, David Citino, Martha Collins, Linda Gregerson, Richard Tillinghast, Orlando Ricardo Menes, Mark Strand, Karen Volkman, Lisa Samuels, Marvin Bell, Michael Dennis Browne, David Allan Evans, David Romtvedt, Sandra Alcosser, Robert Wrigley, Nance Van Winckel, Christopher Howell, Mark Halperin, Jana Harris, Sam Hamill, Barbara Drake, Floyd Skloot, Ralph Angel, Carol Muske-Dukes, David St. John, Sharon Bryan, Donald Revell, Claudia Keelan, Alberto Rios, Richard Shelton, Jane Miller, William Wenthe, Naomi Shihab Nye, Peter Cooley, Miller Williams, Beth Ann Fennelly, Natasha Trethewey, Denise Duhamel, Campbell McGrath, Terrance Hayes, Alan Shapiro, Nikki Giovanni, Charles Wright, Rita Dove, Henry Taylor, Dave Smith, Nicole Cooley, David Lehman, Lucie Brock-Broido, Michael S. Harper, C.D. Wright, Mark Wunderlich, James Cummins, Frederick Smock, Mark Jarman, Carl Phillips, Scott Cairns, Elizabeth Dodd, Jonathan Holden, Bin Ramke, Kenneth Brewer, and Paisley Rekdal.Wherein We Begin Life on the Road -- James Harms - Morgantown, West Virginia -- Landscape as the Latest Diet (Southern California) / James Harms -- David Citino - Columbus, Ohio -- Through a Glass, Darkly / David Citino -- Martha Collins - Oberlin, Ohio -- Linda Gregerson - Ann Arbor, Michigan -- Richard Tillinghast: Ann Arbor, Michigan -- Wake Me in South Galway / Richard Tillinghast -- Winnie Cooper -- Orlando Ricardo Menes - South Bend, Indiana -- Mark Strand - Chicago, Illinois -- A Morning / Mark Strand -- Karen Volkman - Chicago, Illinois -- Lisa Samuels - Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- Marvin Bell - Iowa City, Iowa -- Port Townsend, Washington, Waterside -- Dust, Corn, and Popcorn People -- Michael Dennis Browne - Minneapolis, Minnesota -- from At the Cabin / Michael Dennis Browne -- David Allan Evans - Brookings, South Dakota -- David Romtvedt - Buffalo, Wyoming -- With Caitlin, Age 8, Building a Qhuinzee for a Winter Night / David Romtvedt -- The West -- Sandra Alcosser - Lolo, Montana -- Mare Frigoris / Sandra Alcosser -- Robert Wrigley - Moscow, Idaho -- Ordinary Magic / Robert Wrigley -- Nance Van Winckel - Liberty Lake, Washington -- Awaiting the Return Ferry / Nance Van Winckel -- Christopher Howell - Spokane, Washington -- Wherein the Author Ruminates on RV Life -- Mark Halperin - Ellensburg, Washington -- Accident / Mark Halperin -- Jana Harris - Sultan, Washington -- Mr. Elija Welch, First Planting / Jana Harris -- Sam Hamill - Port Townsend, Washington -- The Day I Did Winnie Cooper Wrong -- Barbara Drake - Yamhill, Oregon -- from The Man from the Past Visits the Present / Barbara Drake -- Floyd Skloot - Amity, Oregon -- A Warming Trend / Floyd Skloot -- Suddenly in California -- Ralph Angel - South Pasadena, California -- Carol Muske-Dukes - Los Angeles, California -- Twin Cities / Carol Muske-Dukes -- David St. John - Venice, California -- Dijon / David St. John -- Sharon Bryan - San Diego, California -- Death Valley -- Donald Revell & Claudia Keelan - Las Vegas, Nevada -- A Parish in the Bronx / Donald Revell -- Alberto Rios - Chandler, Arizona -- Richard Shelton - Tucson, Arizona -- Local Knowledge / Richard Shelton -- Jane Miller - Tucson, Arizona -- #15 from A Palace of Pearls / Jane Miller -- New Year -- William Wenthe - Lubbock, Texas -- Alien / William Wenthe -- Naomi Shihab Nye - San Antonio, Texas -- Pause / Naomi Shihab Nye -- Peter Cooley - Jefferson, Louisiana -- Miller Williams - Fayetteville, Arkansas -- RV Life 2 -- Beth Ann Fennelly - Oxford, Mississippi -- from The Kudzu Chronicles / Beth Ann Fennelly -- Natasha Trethewey - Decatur, Georgia -- South / Natasha Trethewey -- Denise Duhamel - Hollywood, Florida -- Valentines, Hollywood Beach / Denise Duhamel -- Campbell McGrath - Miami Beach, Florida -- Terrance Hayes - Columbia, South Carolina -- Threshold / Terrance Hayes -- Alan Shapiro - Chapel Hill, North Carolina -- Bower / Alan Shapiro -- Nikki Giovanni - Blacksburg, Virginia -- Charles Wright - Charlottesville, Virginia -- High Country Spring / Charles Wright -- Choosing -- Rita Dove - Charlottesville, Virginia -- The House on Bishop Street / Rita Dove -- Henry Taylor - Bethesda, Maryland -- Harvest / Henry Taylor -- Dave Smith - Baltimore, Maryland -- Gaines Mill Battlefield / Dave Smith -- Nicole Cooley - Glen Ridge, New Jersey -- Unfinished Sketch: Green Sandbox Winter Sky / Nicole Cooley -- David Lehman - New York, New York -- April 9 / David Lehman -- The City So Nice They Named It Twice -- Lucie Brock-Broido - New York, New York -- Michael S. Harper - Providence, Rhode Island -- C. D. Wright - Barrington, Rhode Island -- from The Ozark Odes / C. D. Wright -- Mark Wunderlich - Provincetown, Massachusetts -- Elevation -- James Cummins - Cincinnati, Ohio -- Spring Comes to Hamilton Avenue / James Cummins -- Frederick Smock - Louisville, Kentucky -- Heron / Frederick Smock -- Mark Jarman - Nashville, Tennessee -- Nashville Moon / Mark Jarman -- Carl Phillips - St. Louis, Missouri -- Driveway -- Scott Cairns - Columbia, Missouri -- Mud Trail / Scott Cairns -- Elizabeth Dodd - Manhattan, Kansas -- Sonnet, Almost / Elizabeth Dodd -- Jonathan Holden - Manhattan, Kansas -- Pigs -- Bin Ramke - Denver, Colorado -- Kenneth Brewer - Logan, Utah -- Paisley Rekdal - Salt Lake City, Utah -- Ode / Paisley Rekdal -- Wherein the Author Considers the End -- Gas Gian
'A secret pleasure in being mastered': Play, Power and the Morality of Art in J. M. Barrie's Sentimental Tommy and Tommy and Grizel.
No full textThis dissertation analyses J.M. Barrie's novels Sentimental Tommy (1896) and Tommy and Grizel (1900) in terms of their narrative explorations of the moral implications of art. In particular, it finds the novels preoccupied with the power relations between reader and text, and with the question of whether the playful pleasures of art can ever justify the moral problems created when its power relations are reproduced in social relationships.
The introduction identifies these concerns in the style of the novels through close reading. Chapter one establishes the thesis that, within these novels, art is defined as excess and inconsistency, producing some surprising correspondences to late Nineteenth-Century art theory. This ‘art’ is personified by the protagonist, Tommy, who is shown to have both learned and inherited his artistic disposition. Chapter two identifies a complementary personification, of social morality, in the character of Grizel, which enables their relationship symbolically to play out tensions between art and society. This chapter also finds that these tensions are conceived in the novels as a debate on the gendering of power within heterosexual erotic relationships, wherein the intruding power dynamics of art disturb normative gender roles.
Chapter three, conversely, examines a selection of Tommy's non-romantic relationships and finds them to reveal a model of human selfhood as innately inconsistent, though necessarily modified by social relations. As such, Barrie also, and equally, portrays art as potentially therapeutic, since it allows the expression of individualistic concerns. Finally, the conclusion proposes that this ambivalence towards the morality of art culminates, both in these novels and in Barrie's later work, in a symbolic and paradigmatic mother/eternal boy relationship. Acknowledgement of the complexity of this symbolism, I propose, is of consequence, partly because it is precisely this aspect of Barrie's work that has survived and become significant within Western culture
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The James Webb Space Telescope Mission
No full textTwenty-six years ago a small committee report, building on earlier studies, expounded a compelling and poetic vision for the future of astronomy, calling for an infrared-optimized space telescope with an aperture of at least 4 m. With the support of their governments in the US, Europe, and Canada, 20,000 people realized that vision as the 6.5 m James Webb Space Telescope. A generation of astronomers will celebrate their accomplishments for the life of the mission, potentially as long as 20 yr, and beyond. This report and the scientific discoveries that follow are extended thank-you notes to the 20,000 team members. The telescope is working perfectly, with much better image quality than expected. In this and accompanying papers, we give a brief history, describe the observatory, outline its objectives and current observing program, and discuss the inventions and people who made it possible. We cite detailed reports on the design and the measured performance on orbit. © 2023. The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd on behalf of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP). All rights reserved.Open access articleThis item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at [email protected]
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