653 research outputs found
A critical edition of Derek Walcott's Omeros
No full textThe thesis is a Critical Edition of Derek Walcott’s Omeros, consisting of a Critical
Introduction and Annotations. The Critical Introduction analyses:
- Narrative
- Settings
- Metaphor and Paronomasia
- Symbolism
- Historiography
- Intertexts
- Dualism
- Autobiography
- Dialects
- Prosody.
The Annotations comment on more than 1000 references that may be obscure and on
specifics of narrative, language and prosody.
This study presents new conclusions about some aspects of Omeros:
- It challenges the prevailing view that the work is written substantially in a
variation of terza rima and shows that regular quatrains predominate.
- It demonstrates ways in which the metrics follow the sense of the narrative and
takes a more balanced position on the use of Caribbean as opposed to classical
metrics than that put forward previously.
- It identifies a paragraphic structure to the verse.
- It proposes a new prosodic structure for the significant Chapter XXX/iii.
- It extends Walcott’s recognised use of numerology into word counting the
names of characters.
- It develops the idea of Walcott’s dualism and his use of pairing and
contradiction as a dialectical method.
- It defines his wide use of paronomasia and shows that many of the puns have a
metaphorical aspect beyond mere word-play.
- It analyses some of Walcott’s symbolism.
- It identifies intertextual links to his earlier works and to some thirty other
writers, and suggests homage to Hemingway and possibly Heaney.
- It provides the first complete analysis of Walcott’s rhyme types in Omeros.
In its analysis of Omeros and in the Annotations it has included commentary from
across the critical literature, to provide some sense of other views on Walcott’s
writing, and has included as many as possible of Walcott’s own comments on Omeros
and on the writer’s task, as a background to understanding the poem
Tilting at Windmills : BLDSC and the UK Higher Education Community
No full textPurpose - To provide an overview of, the relationship between the British Library and higher education libraries in the 1990s, with particular relation to document supply. It also goes on to explore current developments in scholarly communication. Design/methodology/approach - The author played a role in several of the events described and uses the available literature to enlarge on a personal view of that decade. Findings - The paper shows that the relationship was a strained one caused in part by a mismatch of resources, but is in any case dwarfed by the larger external forces and changing opportunities and technologies for scholarly communication. Originality/value - Provides a record of the period
Author Co-Citation Analysis (ACA): a powerful tool for representing implicit knowledge of scholar knowledge workers
No full textIn the last decade, knowledge has emerged as one of the most important and valuable organizational assets. Gradually this importance caused to emergence of new discipline entitled ―knowledge management‖. However one of the major challenges of knowledge management is conversion implicit or tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge. Thus Making knowledge visible so that it can be better accessed, discussed, valued or generally managed is a long-standing objective in knowledge management. Accordingly in this paper author co- citation analysis (ACA) will be proposed as an efficient technique of knowledge visualization in academia (Scholar knowledge workers)
An awfully big adventure : Strathclyde's digital library plan
No full textDescribes how the University of Strathclyde is choosing to give priority to e-content and services instead of a new building
ICONOGRAFIA E HISTÓRIA NA LITERATURA DE DEREK WALCOTT
No full textConsiderado um autor regional até pouco tempo antes de ganhar o Prêmio Nobel em 1992, com o épico de poesias Omeros, Derek Walcott, autor creole do Caribe Britânico, foi beneficiado pela globalização, após produzir uma obra literário-poética e pictórica significativa do imaginário do século XX, fragmentado por incursões pós-modernas, exigindo leituras para além dos “binarismos” primários de poder (Homi Bhabha). O estudo iconográfico que pretendemos, utilizando como ponto de partida seu livro Omeros e suas pinturas produzidas entre os anos de 1990 e 2006, busca ultrapassar a limitação da pesquisa iconográfica e iconológica, detectada nos últimos anos, por autores como Peter Burke, não só para reexaminar e reavaliar o imaginário de nossa época, como para evidenciar uma espécie de síntese humanística voltada para o diálogo entre os povos, em meio a outras abordagens. O entrecruzamento de fontes orais, pictóricas e literárias, visando a ampliação de perspectivas, tão bem defendido por Michel Vovelle, denota tanto a presença de alguns paradigmas e métodos conflitantes na abordagem da imagem e da linguagem, como justifica a pesquisa diante da escassez de trabalhos históricos nessa área, sugerindo novas análises.
Palavras-chave: Derek Walcott. Poesia. Prosa. Imaginário. Caribe
Resumen
Derek Walkott fue considerado un autor regional hasta obtener el Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1992 con su obra Omeros. El estudio que proponemos pretende trascender la investigación Iconográfica, aunque está apoyado en sus pinturas producidas entre 1990 y 2006. Se trata de contrastar fuentes pictóricas y literárias enfrentando paradigmas y utilizando variados métodos en la búsqueda de uma ampliación de perspectivas de la propia Historia.
Palavras claves: Derek Walkott. Poesía. Prosa. Imaginário. Pintura. Caribe
Abstract
Considered a regional author until he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1992 for his epic poetry Omero, Derek Walcott, a Creole writer and painter, benefited from globalization after producing a significant literary-poetic and artistic work about the twentieth-century imaginary, fragmented by post-moderns influences, demanding interpretations beyond primary ‘binarisms’ of power (Homi Bhabha). The iconography study that we propose, using as starting-point his book Omero and his paintings produced between 1990 and 2006, attempts to go beyond the iconographic and iconological research of the recent years, conducted by Peter Burke; it aims not only to re-examine and re-evaluate the imaginary’s epoch, but also to give evidence of a kind of humanistic synthesis directed to the dialogue between peoples, among other approaches. The intertwining of oral, pictorial and literary sources, with the aim to increase perspectives, as it has been supported by Michel Vovelle, denotes the presence of some paradigms and conflicting methods with the aim to increase perspectives, conflictive methods in the approach of image and language. The lack of historical studies in this area justifies the proposed research, with the proposal of new analyses.
Keywords: Derek Walcott. Poetry. Prose. Painting. Imaginary. Caribbea
ICONOGRAFIA E HISTÓRIA NA LITERATURA DE DEREK WALCOTT
No full textConsiderado um autor regional até pouco tempo antes de ganhar o Prêmio Nobel em 1992, com o épico de poesias Omeros, Derek Walcott, autor creole do Caribe Britânico, foi beneficiado pela globalização, após produzir uma obra literário-poética e pictórica significativa do imaginário do século XX, fragmentado por incursões pós-modernas, exigindo leituras para além dos “binarismos” primários de poder (Homi Bhabha). O estudo iconográfico que pretendemos, utilizando como ponto de partida seu livro Omeros e suas pinturas produzidas entre os anos de 1990 e 2006, busca ultrapassar a limitação da pesquisa iconográfica e iconológica, detectada nos últimos anos, por autores como Peter Burke, não só para reexaminar e reavaliar o imaginário de nossa época, como para evidenciar uma espécie de síntese humanística voltada para o diálogo entre os povos, em meio a outras abordagens. O entrecruzamento de fontes orais, pictóricas e literárias, visando a ampliação de perspectivas, tão bem defendido por Michel Vovelle, denota tanto a presença de alguns paradigmas e métodos conflitantes na abordagem da imagem e da linguagem, como justifica a pesquisa diante da escassez de trabalhos históricos nessa área, sugerindo novas análises.Palavras-chave: Derek Walcott. Poesia. Prosa. Imaginário. CaribeResumenDerek Walkott fue considerado un autor regional hasta obtener el Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1992 con su obra Omeros. El estudio que proponemos pretende trascender la investigación Iconográfica, aunque está apoyado en sus pinturas producidas entre 1990 y 2006. Se trata de contrastar fuentes pictóricas y literárias enfrentando paradigmas y utilizando variados métodos en la búsqueda de uma ampliación de perspectivas de la propia Historia.Palavras claves: Derek Walkott. Poesía. Prosa. Imaginário. Pintura. CaribeAbstractConsidered a regional author until he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1992 for his epic poetry Omero, Derek Walcott, a Creole writer and painter, benefited from globalization after producing a significant literary-poetic and artistic work about the twentieth-century imaginary, fragmented by post-moderns influences, demanding interpretations beyond primary ‘binarisms’ of power (Homi Bhabha). The iconography study that we propose, using as starting-point his book Omero and his paintings produced between 1990 and 2006, attempts to go beyond the iconographic and iconological research of the recent years, conducted by Peter Burke; it aims not only to re-examine and re-evaluate the imaginary’s epoch, but also to give evidence of a kind of humanistic synthesis directed to the dialogue between peoples, among other approaches. The intertwining of oral, pictorial and literary sources, with the aim to increase perspectives, as it has been supported by Michel Vovelle, denotes the presence of some paradigms and conflicting methods with the aim to increase perspectives, conflictive methods in the approach of image and language. The lack of historical studies in this area justifies the proposed research, with the proposal of new analyses.Keywords: Derek Walcott. Poetry. Prose. Painting. Imaginary. Caribbea
Narrative art and act in the fourth gospel: aspects of the Johannine point of view
No full textThis thesis assumes that the narrative form of the Fourth Gospel is important for understanding the Gospel's meaning. Narrative is a communicative transaction whereby meaning is transmitted from author to reader via the way the story is told. Meaning is also established by overt speech-acts, and the 'act' performed in the overall structuring of the story. It arises within a context of rule-governed speech behaviour which determines parameters and implications that inform understanding. The Gospel's narrative form meets with readers' conventional expectations about how it relates to ostensive historical reality. Factors internal and external help determine genre. Part one examines aspects of the Gospel's narrative art. The way in which the narrative situation varies over the course of the narrative is outlined. The implied author manipulates the narration to create a close association in the reader’s mind between the narrator and the beloved disciple. In John 3 the voice of the narrator merges with those of Jesus and John. These strategies have implications for the Gospel's theological meaning and the relationship of the implied author to the story world. Speech-act theory elucidates the narrative act by which the implied author conveys the Gospel's message and seeks to induce belief in the reader. Part two considers the Gospel's relationship to historical reference. Factors which influence a decision as to whether or not the Gospel is to be taken as fictional are examined, for example, whether aspects of the narration suggest fictional discourse and whether the speech-acts operate within a 'pretended' world. Descriptive categories for the Gospel as natural narrative and 'display text' are proposed, as is a flexible model of genre, which modulates the poles of 'fiction' and 'history'. An analysis of the Temple Cleansing pericope provides illustration of the Gospel’s status as an historically-based, theological display text
Studies in scientometrics II. The relation between source author and cited author populations
No full textUma sequência anual de Citation Indexes mantém um padrão de comportamento em muito semelhante a uma sequência de Source Indexes. Cinco anos do Source Index (1964-1968) foram considerados como suficientes para distinguir, entre os autores, as classes de transientes e permanentes, e três anos do Citation Index (1966-1968) para identificar referências a autores iniciando publicação no começo do período. O arquivo listou 640 autores, dos quais 381 estavam incluídos nos cinco Source Indexes e 442 nos três Citation Indexes, sendo 183 nomes comuns a ambas categorias de índices. Dos autores transientes que aparecem apenas em um único Source Index, 71% não são citados, 19% são transitoriamente citados e somente 10% parecem ser permanentes em citação.Um autor transiente tem cerca de 30% de chance de ser citado em qualquer ano. Do núcleo de 22 autores permanentes que publicam nos cinco anos registrados,19 são também citados em todos os três anos. É importante notar que esses mesmos 19 autores são também aqueles que continuam não apenas por um períodode 5 anos mas pelo período de 7 anos registrados noestudo anterior. Os autores permanentes do Sourcetendem a ser permanentes também em citação. Um grupo de 259 autores que são citados não aparece entre os autores-fonte. Desses, 80% são transientes e 20%são permanentes. Com a edição de novos dados de citação e de características de grupos de autores não incluídos no Source, os grupos demográficos são distribuídos nas seguintes categorias: a) transientes, b) permanentes que não fazem parte do núcleo, c) permanentes integrantes ao núcleo, d) permanentes que continuam a ser citados embora não mais publiquem,e) antigos transientes e f) novos permanentes.AbstractA sequence of annual Citation Indexes behaves in very much the same way as the sequence of Source Indexes. Five years o f Source Index were regarded (1964-1968) as sufficient to distinguish the transient and continuant classes amongst the authors,and three years o f the Citation Index (1966-1968) to pick up references to authors commencing publication at the begining of the period. The file listed 640 authors of which 381 were in the five Source Indexes and 442 in the three Citation Indexes with 183 names being common to both sets of index.O f the transient authors who appear in only a single Source Index 71% are uncited, 19% are transiently cited and only 10% seem to be continuants in citation. A transient author has about 30% chance of being cited in any year. Of the core continuant authors who publish in ali five years of record, 19 of the 22 are also cited in all the three years. It\u27s worth noting that these 19 authors are also those who continue not merely for a five year span but for the seven years recorded in the previous study. Continuant source authors have astrong tendency to be continuants also in citation.A considerable group of 259 names in Citation Index do not appear amongst the source authors. Of the 259 names 80% are transiently cited and 20% are continuants. With the addition of new citation data and the characteristics oft he non-sourcegroups, not before detected, the demographic groups now become as: a) transients b) non-core continuants c) core continuants d) terminated continuants e) former transients f) newly recruited continuants
Exploiting E-mail structure to improve summarization
No full textThesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2002.Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-81).This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.For this thesis, I designed and implemented a system to summarize e-mail messages. The system exploits two aspects of e-mail, thread reply chains and commonly-found features, to generate summaries. The system uses existing software designed to summarize single text documents. Such software typically performs best on well-authored, formal documents. E-mail messages, however, are typically neither well-authored, nor formal. As a result, existing summarization software typically gives a poor summary of e-mail messages. To remedy this poor performance, the system's approach preprocesses e-mail messages to synthesize new input to this software, so that it will output more useful summaries of e-mail. This pre-processing involves a lightweight, heuristics-based approach to filtering e-mail to remove e-mail signatures, header fields, and quoted parent messages. I also present a heuristics-based approach to identifying and reporting names, dates, and companies found in e-mail messages. Lastly, I discuss conclusions from a pilot user study of my summarization system, and conclude with areas for further investigation.by Derek Scott Lam.M.Eng
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