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Book Reviews
No full textThe Silmarillion. J. R. R. Tolkien, Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.
C. S. Lewis, An Annotated Checklist of Writings about him and his Works. Joe R. Christopher and Joan K. Ostling. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.
A Speculation on The Silmarillion. Jim Allan. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.
Lewis Carroll Observed: A Collection of Unpublished Photographs, Drawings, Poetry, and New Essays. Edward Guiliano (ed.). Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.
The Rectory Magazine. Lewis Carroll (ed.), Introducion by Jerome Bump. Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.
Lewis Carroll As I Knew Him. Isa Bowman, Introduction by Morton N. Cohen. Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher
Book Reviews
No full textThe C. S. Lewis Reader’s Encyclopedia. Foreword by Christopher Mitchell. Ed. Jeffrey D. Schultz and John G. West. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.
The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 3. Ed. Barbara Reynolds. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.
Roverandom. Tolkien, J. R. R. Ed. Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson
Book Reviews
No full textGood News from Tolkien\u27s Middle Earth: Two Essays on the Applicability of the Lord of the Rings. Gracia-Fay Ellwood. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.
Tolkien Criticism: An Annotated Checklist. Compiled by Richard C. West. Reviewed by J. R. Christopher
Reviews
No full textMiscellany. . Reviewed by George Colvin.
Wilkie Collins: A Critical and Biographical Study. Dorothy L. Sayers, ed. E.R. Gregory. Reviewed by J. R. Christopher.
Bloodhounds of Heaven: The Detective in English Fiction from Godwin to Doyle. Ian Ousby. Reviewed by J. R. Christopher.
The Dark Tower and Other Stories. C.S. Lewis, Ed. Walter Hooper. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.
The Mythology of Middle-earth. Ruth S. Noel. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.
Faeries. Brian Froud and Alan Lee. Reviewed by Robert S. Ellwood Jr..
Eschatus. Bruce Pennington. Reviewed by Robert S. Ellwood Jr..
The Lord of the Rings. Ralph Bakshi, director; Saul Zaentz, producer. Reviewed by Steven C. Walker.
The Lord of the Rings. Ralph Bakshi, director; Saul Zaentz, producer. Reviewed by Dale Ziegler
Reviews
No full textPoems by J.R.R. Tolkien. J.R.R. Tolkien. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.
Tolkien\u27s Middle-Earth: A Book of 20 Postcards. Art by John Howe, Roger Garland, Alan Lee, and Ted Nasmith. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.
Tolkien\u27s Dragons & Monsters: A Book of 20 Postcards. Art by Alan Lee, John Howe, Ted Nasmith, Roger Garland, Inger Edelfeldt, and Carol Emery Phenix. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.
Morgoth\u27s Ring: the Later Silmarillion, Part One, The Legends of Aman. J.R.R. Tolkien; Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.
Planets in Peril: A Critical Study of C.S. Lewis\u27s Ransom Trilogy. David C. Downing. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.
Poems and Stories. J.R.R. Tolkien; Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.
Bloodtaking and Peacemaking: Feud, Law, and Society in Saga Iceland. William Ian Miller. Reviewed by William H. Stoddard.
A Private Celebration of Dorothy L. Sayers\u27 Centenary. Joe R. Christopher. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.
Shadowlands. William Nicholson. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight
The control of infectious diseases in Fife, c. 1855-1950
No full textThis thesis is a study-of the contribution of public health
administration to the control of Infectious diseases in Fife during the
period c. 1855-1950. It is a local study in the social history of
medicine which attempts to test the conflicting theories of Thomas
McKeown and Simon Szreter about the role of social intervention in
mortality decline during the period. It covers the period from the
earliest date when civil registration data on mortality from specified
causes are available for Fife. During this period mortality from the
main infectious diseases in the county declined almost continuously and
by 88% from a rate of 608 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants during the
years 1855-60. Public health administration is here defined as measures
for disease prevention and control administered by local government.
Such measures include the provision of adequate water supplies and
drainage, improvement of housing, port sanitation, immunisation and the
provision of infectious diseases hospitals and child welfare services.
The first three chapters of this study include an introduction, a
description of the geographical, demographic and economic conditions in
Fife during the period and a description of the development of a system of
public health administration in the county. This is followed by
studies of the main infectious diseases, including smallpox, typhus and
typhoid, diarrhoeal disease, diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles and
whooping cough, influenza and all forms of tuberculosis. The pattern of
mortality from each disease in Fife is described. Then from the records
of local authorities in the county, the role of public health
administration in the attempted control of each disease is described and
evaluated. The conclusion assesses the overall contribution of public
health administration to the decline in mortality from the main
infectious diseases in Fife and suggests the relative importance of
different measures in the process of disease control
Aristoxenus Elements of rhythm: text, translation, and commentary with a translation and commentary on POxy 2687
No full textAristoxenus of Tarentum makes productive use of Aristotelian concepts and methods in developing his theory of musical rhythm in his treatise Elements of Rhythm. He applies the Aristotelian distinction between form and material and the concept of hypothetical necessity to provide an explanation for why musical rhythm is manifested in the syllables of song, the notes of melody, and the steps of dance. He applies the method of formulating differentiae, as described in Aristotle's Parts of Animals, to codify the formal properties of rhythm.
Aristoxenus' description of the rhythmic foot presents several interpretive challenges. Our text is fragmentary, and we lack Aristoxenus' definitions of several key terms. This study seeks to establish the meanings of these terms on the basis of a close examination of the structure of Aristoxenus' argument. Parallel passages in Aristides Quintilianus' On Music are considered in detail for their consistency or lack thereof with Aristoxenian usage. Parallel passages in POxy 2687 are cited as illustrations for several rhythmic constructions and principles Aristoxenus mentions; because these involve original interpretations of some points in POxy 2687, they are supported by a thorough presentation of POxy 2687 in a separate chapter.
One central conclusion of this study is that Aristoxenus viewed rhythmic feet as musical functions, analogous to the theory of melodic functions he had presented in his Elements of Harmony. Only limited conclusions about the applicability of Aristoxenus' theory to the history of ancient Greek music can be justified. While some of the extant remains of Greek music are in accord with Aristoxenian theory, others contradict it. Much of ancient poetry is more rhythmically complex than what is presented in our text of E.R., but regular poetic forms such as the anapestic dimeter and the stately rhythms of religious hymns may have provided the original starting points for subsequent rhythmic developments Aristoxenus seeks to explain.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical references (296-312)by Christopher C. Marchett
Reviews
No full textLord of the Rings - Part 1 (film). Ralph Bakshi. Reviewed by Jessica Yates.
A Reader\u27s Guide to The Silmarillion. Paul H. Kocher. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.
Dancing in the Dragon\u27s Jaws (album). Bruce Cockburn. Reviewed by Gord Wilson.
Metropolis. Thea von Harbou. Reviewed by Thomas M. Egan.
One Ring to Bind Them All: Tolkien\u27s Mythology. Anne C. Petty. Reviewed by Thomas Santoski.
The Literature of Fantasy: A Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography of Modern Fantasy Fiction. Roger C. Schlobin. Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.
The Screwtape Letters. C.S. Lewis. Illustrated by Papas. Reviewed by Kathryn Lindskoog
Oregon Justice Reinvestment Initiative: return on investment
No full textsubmitted to: Oregon Criminal Justice Commission ; principal investigator: Mauri Matsuda, Ph.D. ; co-investigators: Christopher Campbell, Ph.D., Christopher Dollar, M.S., Mark Leymon, Ph.D., Brian Renauer, Ph.D.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-39).Funded by: Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
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