124 research outputs found
'Anywhere Out of the World': Restlessness in the work of Bruce Chatwin
No full textThis thesis is centrally concerned with the theme of restlessness within
the work of the British author Bruce Chatwin. Critical interpretation of
Chatwin’s work has tended to focus on the generic and political status of the five
full-length works he produced during his lifetime, exploring the theoretical
implications of the author’s formal approach. This concentration on the
structural and ideological elements of Chatwin’s creative output has resulted in
the substantive thematic material of the works being somewhat overlooked. The
following analysis intends to redress this balance, focussing specifically on the
creative representation of the key theme of restlessness within Chatwin’s body
of work.
This thesis will explore the topic of restlessness through an analysis of
both the author’s published work and the embargoed archive of Chatwin’s
notebooks, diaries and manuscripts that resides in the Bodleian Library, the
majority of which has never before been made available to critical scrutiny.
Drawing on this important and previously unstudied archive, which includes the
manuscript of Chatwin’s first unpublished work, known as “The Nomadic
Alternative”, the following thesis will examine the origins and development of
the theme of restlessness, which can be seen as Chatwin’s chief literary
preoccupation; a condition that he perceived as endemic to the human species,
and which he argued crucially influenced both the individual possibility of
discovering satisfaction in one’s life and the wider likelihood of attaining social
harmony. Tracing Chatwin’s interest in the subject from its earliest literary
manifestation in “The Nomadic Alternative”, this thesis intends to document the
development of the author’s consistent engagement with the notion of
restlessness, examining both his literary representation of the affliction as well
as presenting an analysis of his theory of human movement
'Anywhere Out of the World': Restlessness in the work of Bruce Chatwin
No full textThis thesis is centrally concerned with the theme of restlessness within
the work of the British author Bruce Chatwin. Critical interpretation of
Chatwin’s work has tended to focus on the generic and political status of the five
full-length works he produced during his lifetime, exploring the theoretical
implications of the author’s formal approach. This concentration on the
structural and ideological elements of Chatwin’s creative output has resulted in
the substantive thematic material of the works being somewhat overlooked. The
following analysis intends to redress this balance, focussing specifically on the
creative representation of the key theme of restlessness within Chatwin’s body
of work.
This thesis will explore the topic of restlessness through an analysis of
both the author’s published work and the embargoed archive of Chatwin’s
notebooks, diaries and manuscripts that resides in the Bodleian Library, the
majority of which has never before been made available to critical scrutiny.
Drawing on this important and previously unstudied archive, which includes the
manuscript of Chatwin’s first unpublished work, known as “The Nomadic
Alternative”, the following thesis will examine the origins and development of
the theme of restlessness, which can be seen as Chatwin’s chief literary
preoccupation; a condition that he perceived as endemic to the human species,
and which he argued crucially influenced both the individual possibility of
discovering satisfaction in one’s life and the wider likelihood of attaining social
harmony. Tracing Chatwin’s interest in the subject from its earliest literary
manifestation in “The Nomadic Alternative”, this thesis intends to document the
development of the author’s consistent engagement with the notion of
restlessness, examining both his literary representation of the affliction as well
as presenting an analysis of his theory of human movement
'Anywhere out of the world' : restlessness in the work of Bruce Chatwin
No full textThis thesis is centrally concerned with the theme of restlessness within the work of the British author Bruce Chatwin. Critical interpretation of Chatwin’s work has tended to focus on the generic and political status of the five full-length works he produced during his lifetime, exploring the theoretical implications of the author’s formal approach. This concentration on the structural and ideological elements of Chatwin’s creative output has resulted in the substantive thematic material of the works being somewhat overlooked. The following analysis intends to redress this balance, focussing specifically on the creative representation of the key theme of restlessness within Chatwin’s body of work. This thesis will explore the topic of restlessness through an analysis of both the author’s published work and the embargoed archive of Chatwin’s notebooks, diaries and manuscripts that resides in the Bodleian Library, the majority of which has never before been made available to critical scrutiny. Drawing on this important and previously unstudied archive, which includes the manuscript of Chatwin’s first unpublished work, known as “The Nomadic Alternative”, the following thesis will examine the origins and development of the theme of restlessness, which can be seen as Chatwin’s chief literary preoccupation; a condition that he perceived as endemic to the human species, and which he argued crucially influenced both the individual possibility of discovering satisfaction in one’s life and the wider likelihood of attaining social harmony. Tracing Chatwin’s interest in the subject from its earliest literary manifestation in “The Nomadic Alternative”, this thesis intends to document the development of the author’s consistent engagement with the notion of restlessness, examining both his literary representation of the affliction as well as presenting an analysis of his theory of human movement.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo
La ventilation par embout buccal dans les maladies neuromusculaires
No full textLe document qui suit est la traduction intégrale du compte rendu établi à l’occasion du 252e atelier international ENMC consacré, du 6 ou 8 mars 2020, au « Développement de recommandations pour l’utilisation de la ventilation par embout buccal dans les maladies neuromusculaires », et publié très récemment dans la revue Neuromuscular Disorders (M. Chatwin, M. Gonçalves, J. Gonzalez-Bermejo, M. Toussaint, et al. 252nd ENMC international workshop: Developing best practice guidelines for management of mouthpiece ventilation in neuromuscular disorders. March 6th to 8th 2020, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Neuromuscular Disorders 2020 ; 30 : 772–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2020.07.00
Anatomy of restlessness uncollected writings
No full textIt is commonly supposed that Bruce Chatwin was an ingenuous latecomer to the profession of letters, a misapprehension given apparent credence by that now famous passage in his lyrical, autobiographical "I Always Wanted to Go to Patagonia," in which we are told that this indefatigable traveler's literary career began in midstride, almost on a whim, with a telegram announcing his departure for the farthest-flung corner of the globe: "Have gone to Patagonia." Such a view overlooks the fact that from the late 1960s onward Chatwin was already fashioning the tools of his future trade in the columns of a variety of magazines and journals. And that he continued to do so through every twist and turn of his career, from art expert to archaeologist, to journalist and author, right up until his death in 1989. These previously neglected or unpublished pieces - short stories, travel sketches, essays, articles, and criticism - gathered together here for the first time, cover every period and aspect of the writer's career, and reflect the abiding themes of his work: roots and rootlessness, exile and the exotic, possession and renunciation
Bruce Chatwin: Utz, su novela sobre el mundo del arte
No full textBritish writer Bruce Chatwin (1940-1989) makes a compulsive collector the central axis of his novel Utz. Through that character, he reflects on the art world remembering his work at the auction house Sotheby´s. His experience there gave him the knowledge and look that would condition his life. He learnt to analyze a work of art, to describe it in just a few words and to value it in the market. All of it can be noticed in his writing style, in which he pursues the kind of the precision observed in cataloguers. He developed his own technique. Besides, he acquired a strong contact network around the world. He put his eyes on peculiar personalities that led to the creation of Utz, personification of all those art dealers and collectors that he met during his time as the head of the firm's Impressionist and Modern Art department. Moreover, his work at Sotheby´s awakened his eternal dilemma between possession, search for immortality and creation. This article examines how the author treats the above topics in his novel.El escritor británico Bruce Chatwin (1940-1989) convierte a un coleccionista compulsivo en eje central de su novela Utz. A través de su protagonista, reflexiona acerca del mundo del arte, rememorando su pasado cuando trabajaba en la casa de subastas Sotheby´s. Su experiencia allí le proporcionó unos conocimientos y una mirada que determinarían su vida, aprendió a estudiar una obra de arte, a describirla en pocas palabras y valorar su precio en el mercado. Todo ello se percibe en su estilo narrativo, donde persigue la precisión de las descripciones típicas de los catalogadores. Desarrolló un estilo propio. Además, adquirió una red de contactos trascendental alrededor del mundo. Fijó su interés en personalidades peculiares que desembocaron en la creación de Utz, personificación de ese entramado de marchantes y coleccionistas que le facilitó su puesto de director en el departamento de impresionistas y arte moderno. Al mismo tiempo, su época en Sotheby´s despertó en él la eterna disyuntiva entre la posesión, la búsqueda de la inmortalidad y la creación artística. El presente artículo examina cómo el autor aborda todos estos temas en la novela
BTS Clinical Statement on the prevention and management of community-acquired pneumonia in people with learning disability
No full textThis BTS Clinical Statement addresses the risk assessment, prevention and management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in people with a learning disability of all ages. Each section is summarised with key clinical practice points. The recommendations made are based on a comprehensive review of the published evidence, where available and pertinent, but are predominantly based on expert opinion aimed at providing useful pragmatic guidance
What kind of union? Soft convergence - or top down harmonization
No full textPurpose: In a recent article in the pages of this journal, the author outlined the hypothesis that, although there have been recent evolutions in European governance effected by the Lisbon treaty, these changes have not brought about any convergence in the national drug policies of European member states. The original article focused on developments in the national drug policies of key member states and based the assessment on their maintenance of key, and significantly different, national policy aims. Standring, in this edition, has offered a critique of that article suggesting that the author has been overly pessimistic in her understanding of the nature of drug policy integration at the European level and that soft integration tools have allowed a high degree of policy convergence in this controversial area. This paper aims to strengthen and confirm the author's position by examining the tools of European drug policy integration. Design/methodology/approach: Key policy strategies (for example, the European Drug Strategy and Action Plans, European level anti-drug trafficking frameworks and recent implementations on newly developed psychoactive substances at the European level) are examined here for indications of success or otherwise in the harmonisation (or convergence) of European national drug policies. Findings: Ultimately, even under these new terms of reference, the paper finds that attempts to either harmonise or converge European national drug policies have done little more than scratch the surface. Originality/value: The paper suggests that neither the top-down regulation, here described, nor the soft convergence that Standring envisages are desirable for European drug policy making where they are implemented with the aim of making national drug policies more similar
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