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Records of Madden Butler Elder & Graham
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/64232Legal documents 1924-1958, including records relating to the County of Bourke Building Society (mortgages, land transfers, 1930's - 1958) and of National Mutual Life Assurance (deeds of delegation, leases, hire purchase agreements 1930's - 1958).110059
Acquisition: [1965.0015] "Records of Madden Butler Elder & Graham
Elder Uriah Smith
No full textElder Uriah Smith: author, inventor, poet and hymn writer, minister, Bible teacher in Battle Creek College. At age fourteen he became physically handicapped. This G. I. Butler family album was donated in 1989 by two granddaughters of G. I. Butler
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A sketch of Assam; with some account of the Hill tribes ; with illustrations from sketches by the author
No full textThe construction of the orator in the early Imperial period (3IBC- ADI38)
No full textThis thesis explores the construction of the orator and oratory in Roman Imperial Literature and Social History and engages with theoretical works on gender definition to ask the questlon 'What does it mean to be an oratOr in the hundred and fifty years after Cicero's death'.
Chapter 1 considers the declamations on and around Cicero's death, and how they are used to construct the figure of Cicero in the first century AD.
Chapter 2 examines how Tacitus' Dialogus can be read as a series of declamations which allow the participants and audience of the Dialogus to continue to re-examine the nature of oratory and its place in Roman society.
Chapter 3 focuses on the relation of forensic oratory, declamation, and rhetorical theory. It shows how 'school exercises' put rhetOrical theory into practice and are a practical preparation for being an orator.
Chapter 4 examines oratory and declamation in the Prefaces to Controversiae of the Elder Seneca. It shows that Seneca is not as pessimistic as he has been read and re-evaluates the criticism of declamation in Books 3 and 9: what has been taken as a successful assault on the practice is shown instead to derive from the speakers' inability to declaim well.
Chapter 5 focuses on Tacitus' views on orators by examining the use of the term orator in the Annals and the role of performance in defining an orator.
Chapter 6 looks at Petronius Satyricon, particularly Trimalchio' s reading of the zodiac-dish as a hitherto unnoticed allusion to the Platonic criticism of rhetOric, which can be seen to run through the various passages where oratOry or declamation are discussed.
Chapter 7 explores QuintiIian's discussion of the orator as the embodiment of the vir bonus and its implications for our reading of the ethics of rhetoric in Quintilian. The chapter considers Book 12 of the Institutio as a whole, to show that it deals with the orator's career in an inherently Roman and practical way.
The Conclusion addresses the perceived pessimism of the sources regarding the present state of rhetoric and its future. Instead of reading the period as one of the decline of oratory, due to imperial control and the rise of declamation, it stresses the continuity between Republic and Empire in the way that the Roman elite conceived of themselves and their role in public life as an orator
Liberalism, nationalism and the evolution of middle-class values : the literature on interior decoration in England, 1875-1914.
No full textPhDIn the 1870s and 80s, the interior decoration of the middle-class
home was the focus of a great deal of attention, as reflected in a
dramatic increase in the literature on this subject in the form of
handbooks 'for those about to furnish', articles in women's magazines,
trade Journals and publications for artists and architects. This
literature expressed the most advanced ideas of the day and actively
promoted such progressive concepts as individual freedom of expression,
cosmopolitan internationalism, the need for improvement in the
position of women, and the application of new scientific theories
This thesis traces these ideas to the political ideology of modern
British liberalism which was at its most influential during this
period Liberal writers, in particular John Stuart Mill, wrote
persuasively about the primacy of the private sphere of life In
their view, it was only in private life that man could develop true
individuality through freedom of choice, this concept had important
implications for the appearance of the home Many of those who wrote
on interior decoration had read Mill, or were involved with reform
movements or political activities inspired by liberal theories As a
result, they tried to bring about social change through the application.
of liberal principles to the decoration of the middle-class
home
There were also, however, sharp disagreements expressed in the
decorating literature about what constituted the optimal middle-class
interior These conflicts reflected areas of unresolvable tension
within the ideological framework of liberalism; their impact on
interior decoration is explored as well
As the influence of liberalism waned, the values expressed in the
literature on decoration changed correspondingly The importance of
the home in the formation of national character was given greater
emphasis and a return to 'correct' and traditional national styles was
seen as a necessary protection against both internal weakness and the
'foreign contagion' of European styles such as Art Nouvea
Spectre of jurisdiction: Supreme court of New South Wales and the British subject in Aotearoa/New Zealand 1823-41
No full textThis paper focuses on the period prior to the Treaty of Waitangi when the Supreme Court of New South Wales had jurisdiction over British subjects living in the ‘Islands of New Zealand’. It is acknowledged that there were many factors driving the colonial endeavour in New Zealand. However it was in this period that the raw materials of the colonial state were formed: namely, a people who became an imagined community, with an emerging sense of society or culture, occupying a bounded and mapped territory. One, perhaps unlikely, catalyst for this process was the unstable, partial and largely ineffectual jurisdiction of the New South Wales Supreme Court
Satire and parody in the fiction of Thomas Love Peacock and the early writings of William Makepeace Thackeray, 1815-1850
No full textThis thesis examines the works of Peacock and the early periodical
contributions of Thackeray in the light of recent twentieth-century critical
interpretations of satire. In particular, attention to Peacock's use of elements of
the Menippean sub-genre in his satirical fiction offers a reassessment of his place in
the literary tradition. While Thackeray's early writings demonstrate some
characteristics of Menippean satire, a review of his work from the broader
perspective of Bakhtin's exposition of carnival influences in serio-comic literature
provides a new understanding of the origins and uses of his narratorial devices.
A comparison of the work of the two authors, within the time
constraint of the first half of the nineteenth century, illustrates how
nineteenth-century publishing innovations shaped literary perception of satire.
Although the high status of the genre in the predominant culture of the previous
century was challenged by the growth of the reading public, satire found new
energy and modes of expression in the popular magazines of the period. In
addition, writers facing the increasing heterogeneity of new reading audiences,
were forced to reconsider their personal ideals of authorship and literature, while
renegotiating their position in the literary marketplace.
Organized in six chapters, the discussion opens with an account of
traditional interpretations of satire, and goes on to examine recent analyses of the
genre. The second chapter focuses on the relevance of these new interpretations
to the work of Peacock and Thackeray and the extent to which the use of
Menippean forms of satire enabled each to challenge the established opinions of
their period. Changes in concepts of reading and writing and innovations in modes
of publication form the substance of the third chapter and this is followed by an
analysis of the work of both writers, using Bakhtin's interpretation of the
Menippean sub-genre in the broader context of serio-comic discourse and the
carnival tradition, Chapter five is a comparative study of the attitudes of both
writers towards contemporary literature and the final section places their work in
the political context of the period.
Both Peacock and Thackeray made extensive use of elements of
Menippean satire in their fiction. The content of their work, however, and their
modes of writing were highly individual, to some extent shaped by the different
markets they supplied. Collectively, their writings illustrate two aspects of the
cultural watershed of the early nineteenth century, Peacock reflecting traditional
notions of authorship and Thackeray representing a new industry, regulated by the
commercial considerations of supply and demand. As satirists,each succeeded in
adapting the genre to satisfy both his own authorial integrity and the expectations
of his readers
Assessing outcomes : a social psychological interpretation of life course trajectories for young people leaving care
No full textThis study explores the experiences of young people who have been 'looked after' during the
transitional period in which they leave 'care', moving on to live independently. The emphasis is on
making visible the way in which young people are active in their lives; interacting with, rather than
submitting to the social environment they operate within. Drawing upon life course theory
(Elder,1997) taking an interactional biographical approach (Runyan, 1982); historical time and place
are considered, particularly in relation to the social timing of life events. Of paramount importance is
the notion of 'linked lives' where developmental pathways and life course trajectories are seen to be
located within past transitions.
Drawing upon feminist empiricist and feminist postmodernist thinking, a multi-methods approach to
data collection is used. Initially, aggregate data for the 150 young people, eligible to receive leaving
care services within the Local Authority, was made available for analysis. Structured interviews with 38
young people were completed. Fourteen young people, aged 16-18 when the research
commenced, were included in the biographical phase of the research. In this phase, in-depth
information about their unique life experiences was documented over a period of 12-18 months. It
was found, in line with previous research, that care leavers experienced a much earlier transition to
independent living, continual accommodation moves and high levels of unemployment (60-70%).
The Leaving Care Scheme's risk assessment showed the largest proportion of young people
categorised as 'high risk (44%). However, leaving care provision was not accessed by 35% of those
young people eligible to receive services.
The 'stories' told in depth reveal the way in which past experiences and past transitions can be seen to
shape and direct life course trajectories; progressing the view that outcome evaluation is limited in
utility when not viewed as part of an integrated whole. An ideological account of independence had
consequentiality in terms of 'social timing' also operating as a barrier which distanced young people
from leaving care services. There is considerable evidence in the research of young people as active
agents. Such 'agency was always located within personal and situational contexts where differing
levels of personaVinterpersonal action and compliance can be observed.
The findings suggest that outcome evaluations are of limited use, and a focus on studies which
accommodate life as a continuum, a series of 'linked states' where beginnings and endings are not so
clearly defined would offer more informative representations of young people's 'post-care' lives.
Leaving care policy makers and practitioners should reflect upon the consequentiality of the ideology
with which they engage; aiming to foster more comprehensively a favourable social environment but
one where young people are not seen exclusively as submitting to social conditions
Beauty for the Present: Mill, Arnold, Ruskin and Aesthetic Education
No full textThe present thesis examines the idea of aesthetic education of three eminent Victorians: John Stuart Mill, Matthew Arnold and John Ruskin. By focusing on the essence of what they meant with ‘the cultivation of the beautiful’ and, more importantly, the way their ideas of beauty informed their criticism of society, my study aims to contribute to our understanding of the idea of aesthetic education in the Victorian context and, further, to participate in a recent debate about the nature of beauty and aesthetic education.
Chapter One focuses on John Stuart Mill’s concept of ‘feeling’ in a series of essays. I will demonstrate how Mill’s idea of ‘aesthetic education’ was an ‘education of feelings,’ and moreover, how this idea was integrated into his literary criticism, his later critique of democratisation, his description of an ideal liberal society and even his own style of writing. Chapter Two contains a comparative study of Matthew Arnold and Friedrich Schiller. Through a rereading of Arnold, I will argue that his idea of aesthetic education is essentially Schillerian and that their resemblance consists primarily in their stress on the importance of aesthetic unity for modern life, which was becoming increasingly fragmentary and multitudinous. Chapter Three examines John Ruskin’s idea of aesthetic education and concentrates particularly on the cultivation of perception. Perception, as I shall show, was pivotal in Ruskin’s idea of aesthetic education. Just as what happened in Mill and Arnold, the emphasis on the education of seeing continued from his early writings well into his art and social criticisms. It not only differentiated him from his fellow art critics; the conviction that people should perceive with a pure heart also enabled him to link observation of artistic details with moral criticism of contemporary society and, thereby, to turn the cultivation of the beautiful into a moral-aesthetic experience
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