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The realist as short story writer: William Dean Howells
No full textAlthough most areas of the literary work of William Dean Howells have received a relatively large scholarly scrutiny, one important segment has been virtually neglected. This is the short story, which Howells began writing early in his career and which was his major creative output during the last twenty years of his life. The purpose of this study is to establish Howells' short story canon, to study the works included in the canon, and to reach some conclusions concerning Howells as a short story writer and concerning the short stories themselves. After the initial step of examination of a commonly acceptable definition of the short story and Howells' concept of the short story, the second step was the determining of which of Howells' writings properly belong to the type, Titles have been gathered from listings in major bibliographies plus suggestions found in works by other Howells scholars, a thorough search of The Atlantic Monthly and other magazines in which Howells published, and references in Howells' published letters and bibliographical writings, After the works designated as short stories by bibliographers or other scholars had been collected, the remaining short works that are not categorized were considered. One of the problems was that some of the shorter pieces are simply listed, thus necessitating exclusion of such forms as narrative poems and essays. Once the listing was narrowed to short works or prose fiction, the final examination was undertaken. Each work was considered for length and magnitude and other short story characteristics, including conscious but limited plot development, characterization, setting, singleness and unity of effect. This process resulted in a count of forty-five short stories written between 1853 and 1917. The short stories were then analyzed in terms of setting, characterization, point of view, structure, and theme. The study reveals a rapid and steady progress toward realism as the controlling factor in the choice of material, the strictly technical elements, and the themes of Howells' short stories. Most of the same major characteristics are evidenced in the short stories as in the novels; and although most modern readers a.re unfamiliar with Howells' short stories, a number certainly would bear comparison with those of better known short story writers. Overall, the major strengths and weaknesses of Howells' short stories lie in his theory of literary realism, effectively carried out in his short stories, which contains its own inherent limitations
Using accessible resistance exercise to build emotional and physical strength- embodying pedagogies for accessible health and physical development (physical education) teacher education
No full textMurray, University of Stirling and Roehampton; Kristy Howells, Canterbury Christ Church University; Pamela Murray, University of Worcester; Jemma Gerstenberger, Michael McCormack and Leah Harrower-Cassells, University of Stirling; PE Primary Specialists, University of Roehampton
Background: This program and pedagogical approach facilitate opportunities for participants to experience active learning integrating physical, cognitive and social domains when accommodating their own constraints through a developmental series of resistance movement problems. It is presented for colleagues for both professional and personal physically active learning and living toolkits.
Learning activities: In essence, a skill theme approach (Graham et al., 2020) is complemented with explicit means to develop efficacy and agency across an educational resistance movement progression (Murray, 2013, 2014). These have been researched across primary, secondary (Murray and Napper-Owen, 2021) curricular and school wide school systems, and higher education settings (Murray, Murray and Howells, 2023).
Accessibility of workshop: This workshop may be experienced (and hopefully enjoyed) in a variety of ways, from fully immersed activity to engagement and reflection drawn vicariously.
Workshop Outcomes: The program is set collegially upon holistic learning domains. 1. Attendees will explore contextualised developmentally appropriate principles of
practice from planning through implementation and then have opportunity to consider in their respective settings. 2. Colleagues will be able to try these and then reflect upon these, sharing insights in our online interactive padlet. This keep sake is populated with the program and links to the supporting and current research. 3. Attendee participation will be most gratefully acknowledged with a transcript certification of the “I Can Resist PCK” workshop
Howells\u27 Travel Writing:Theory And Practice.
No full textW. D. Howell’s travel books and reviews of travel books have received limited critical attention. Yet he shows himself a fine artist and critic. Howells reviewed many travel books during his years with the Atlantic Monthly, 1866-1881, and became increasingly aware of the demands of the genre. Among the issues he discusses those treating vision, point of view, appropriate use of humor, choice of material, and the value of facts and generalizations are the most significant. The eye which sees clearly, he suggests, has no need of new and fresh material; the freshness must be within. The artist should record what he sees with fidelity, even when what he sees may be common. Those writers who honestly respond to experience win Howell’s praise, and he commends those who do not make absolute judgments about art and history. His reviews also reveal his interest in the relationships between travel literature and realism. His distrust of absolutes, his emphasis on experience, and his interest in incompleteness suggest that he approaches “reality” by pragmatic means.
A limited realism appears in Venetian Life (1866) and Italian Journeys (1867). Howells criticizes conventional, sentimental treatments of Italy and speaks irreverently and iconoclastically of the Old World. However, both volumes are marries by vacillations in tone, shifting points of view, and sentimental passages. Howells’ use of sentimentality and associational techniques shows him influenced by the doctrines of the Scottish realists and working in the sentimental tradition. Howells treats history and art in didactic and moral terms and attempts to find connections between history and life.
In Tuscan Cities (1886), he attempts, somewhat unsuccessfully, to rehumanize history by imaginatively re-experiencing it. His view of man is now darker, and he concerns himself more with civil disorders and the fragility of democracy. He sees altruism as necessary and praises those who have shown a genius for humanity. Unfortunately, the techniques he uses are not wholly appropriate to his serious social concerns. However, Howells skillfully renders dramatic incidents and sensitively responds to the “human landscape.” His interest in humanity leads him to conclude that architecture should be suited to man\u27s uses and that art should reveal basic truths about human nature.
In the twentieth century Howells writes three books about England, London Films (1906), Certain Delightful English Towns (1906), and Seven English Cities (1909). He has solved the technical problems relating to point of view and tome, and now he relies on methods of indirection to convey his meanings, He uses images and impressions (as James does) to suggest the rich texture of English civilization. In his interest in growth and organic relationships he follows the lead of Emerson and Hawthorne (he is more influenced by Hawthorne than by Emerson). More than in other volumes he sensitively explores the implications of tradition and examines the continuity implicit in English civilization.
Howells writes of Italy again in Roman Holidays (1908) and creates a vigorous, entertaining work. The humor of the book, its notable feature, complements his shrewd social criticism. By frequently rendering slight dramatic incidents he demonstrates that the surfaces and edges of life may reveal much to the artist who looks closely at them. Roman Holidays is finely structured, and exemplifies those qualities which he admires in other art: balance, proportion, and fidelity in representation. In Familiar Spanish Travels (1913), Howells’ last major travel book, nostalgia counts for much and material for little. He creates excellent effects by contrasting age and youth and illusion and reality.
In all Howells t travel books a consistent purpose of realism can be seen. He makes a significant contribution to the art of travel writing, both as critic and artist. Because he thought travel literature a challenging form and because he looked clearly, his books deserve not to be forgotten. He created a body of work which illustrates that travel and self-discovery are often synonymous
The Poet's Friend? A Jab at the Youthful William Dean Howells
No full textAugustus B. Laurens (1819-1886), a Columbus, Ohio, printer and poet, is identified as the author of "The Poet's Friends," a pseudonymous poem appearing in the Columbus Ohio Statesman of 14 February 1860 and satirizing William Dean Howells' earlier "The Poet's Friends.
Monetary Policy Uncertainty: Is There a Difference Between Bank of England and the Bundesbank/ECB?
No full textIt is widely believed that institutional arrangements influence the quality of monetary policy outcomes. Judged on its ‘transparency’ characteristics, therefore the Bank of England should do better than both the Bundesbank and ECB. However, studies based on market evidence show that on average, agents anticipate policy moves by both banks equally well. Since benefits from transparency should also show in a narrowing of the diversity in cross sectional forecasts, this paper extends the existing literature in an attempt to reconcile the contradictory evidence on ‘transparency’ of both banks. We show that the diversity in interest rate forecasts is greater under the Bundesbank/ECB than the Bank of England. Other factors than ‘transparency’ do not seem to affect interest rate uncertainty in Germany. Increasing difficulty in forecasting inflation appears to explain in part UK interest rate forecast dispersion.transparency, yield curve, forecasting uncertainty, Bank of England, Bundesbank, ECB
Some Thoughts on William Dean Howells at 150
No full textA brief consideration of changing critical attitudes toward William Dean Howells on the 150th anniversary of his birth
Cover of We Went to Spain
No full textWe went to Spain / by A.F. Howells ; with section on aid for children by M.J. Howells ; foreword by Nettie Palmer ; cover design and map by L.P. Fox
Innovation and University collaboration: paradox and complexity within the knowledge economy
No full textThe paper will explore the nature and impact of universities and other higher education institutions (HEIs) on firms’ innovation and growth in an increasingly distributed and open innovation system, using a survey of some 400 firms in the UK. The analysis reveals significant differences in firms’ collaboration with HEIs across the UK and the value and impact that such collaborations have on a firm’s development. The nature and effects of such collaboration vary significantly between the type of firm involved and their location, and the analysis investigates this in relation to various aspects of innovative activity and firms’ performance. Much of the nature and effects of such collaboration are, as one would expect, counterintuitive and highlight the care we should place on assessing the role of universities and other HEIs in open innovation systems. <br/
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Crisis and Catharsis: Linear Analysis and the Interpretation of Herbert Howells' "Requiem" and "Hymnus Paradisi"
No full textHymnus Paradisi (1938), a large-scale choral and orchestral work, is well-known as an elegiac masterpiece written by Herbert Howells in response to the sudden loss of his young son in 1935. The composition of this work, as noted by the composer himself and those close to him, successfully served as a means of working through his grief during the difficult years that followed Michael's death. In this dissertation, I provide linear analyses for Howells' Hymnus Paradisi as well as its predecessor, Howells' Requiem (1932), which was adapted and greatly expanded in the creation of Hymnus Paradisi. These analyses and accompanying explanations are intended to provide insight into the intricate contrapuntal style in which Howells writes, showing that an often complex musical surface is underpinned by traditional linear and harmonic patterns on the deeper structural levels. In addition to examining the middleground and background structural levels within each movement, I also demonstrate how Howells creates large-scale musical continuity and shapes the overall composition through the use of large-scale linear connections, shown through the meta-Ursatz (an Ursatz which extends across multiple movements creating multi-movement unity). Finally, in my interpretation of these analyses, I discuss specific motives in Hymnus Paradisi which, I hypothesize, musically represent the crisis of Michael's death. These motives are initially introduced in the "Preludio," composed out on multiple structural levels as Hymnus Paradisi unfolds, and, finally, I argue, are transformed as a representation of the process of healing, and ultimately, catharsis
Development of an improved diffusion board material. Project 2256, report nineteen : a monthly report to U.S. Army Chemical Center Procurement Agency, report period: April 29, 1962 to May 28, 1962
No full text"July 27, 1962.""The Institute of Paper Chemistry ... L. E. Leporte ... T. A. Howells
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