2,351 research outputs found
Ernest Thompson Seton: an unforgettable personality, by Edgar M. Robinson
No full textThis piece, titled “Ernest Thomas Seton: an unforgettable personality”, gives a first hand interpretation of who Ernest Thompson Seton (it is believed that whoever put the cover on this document spelled his name wrong) was through the eyes of Edgar Robinson. Robinson explains what a strong relationship the two of them had and what a strong mentor Seton was to Robinson. Ernest Thompson Seton was an author and illustrator of more than 50 works, and was largely responsible for the American Indian influence in the Boy Scouts of America that offered young people knowledge of an outdoor life based on Native American Indian customs, legends and beliefs. Seton was Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America from 1910 to 1915. Edgar M. Robinson was a 1901 graduate from the YMCA Training School, now Springfield college, where he later returned to serve on the faculty as the Honorary Director of Boys Work Courses and the Adviser in Methods and Principles in Work with Boys from 1927-1937.For biographical information on Edgar M. Robinson, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/554
For more information on Ernest Thompson Seton, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/553On the bottom of page number 1 there is a rip, which prevents part of the bottom two lines from being read. On that back of page number one appear the numbers "46757" written in pencil
Os paratextos das antologias brasileiras de contos de Edgar Allan Poe no século XXI
No full textTese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estudos da Tradução, Florianópolis, 2014.Esta tese analisa elementos paratextuais em antologias brasileiras de contos de Edgar Allan Poe lançados ou reeditados nos doze primeiros anos do século XXI, verificando de que forma o autor e sua obra são apresentados ao leitor através desses paratextos. Para tanto, analiso quartas capas, orelhas, prefácios, posfácios e notas. O nível de participação do tradutor na utilização desses elementos é também examinado, para que se possa averiguar até que ponto esse intermediador de culturas teve visibilidade nas publicações. A referida análise é norteada, principalmente, pelos fundamentos teóricos de Gérard Genette, sobretudo em seu livro intitulado Paratextos Editoriais (2009), do original Seuils (1987).Abstract : This thesis analyzes paratextual elements in Edgar Allan Poe's Brazilian anthologies of short stories published or reprinted in the first twelve years of the 21st century, observing how the author and his fictional writings are presented to the reader through those paratexts. Thus, I analyze back pages, flaps, forewords, afterwords, and notes. The use the translator made of those elements is examined in order to assess the translator's visibility in the published editions. The referred analysis is grounded mainly on Gérard Genette's theory, especially in his book entitled Editorial Paratexts (2009) from the original Seuils (1987)
Letter to the Editor from the author, and response from Edgar Allen Beem, on Bee
No full textLetter to the Editor from the author, and response from Edgar Allen Beem, on Beem\u27s book review of Maine: An Explorer\u27s Guide and his comparison of it to Maine Handbook
Edgar Frank Family Collection 1910-1959
No full textEdgar Frank was an author. This collection contains a genealogical description of Edgar Frank's family, a circa 1910 article from the Gemeindeblatt der
Deutsch-Israelistischen Gemeinde, 7 postcards the majority of which have themes of Judaica (such as the Touro Synagogue in Rhode Island), and a list of corrections for the publication
Zemanim by Edgar Frank.Edgar Frank, 1959The original German language inventory is available in the folder.Processed for digitizationSent for digitizationReturned from digitizationLinked to online manifestationdigitize
Account of author Edgar Beem\u27s climb of Mount Katahdin with his 13-year-old daug
No full textAccount of author Edgar Beem\u27s climb of Mount Katahdin with his 13-year-old daughter, Hannah, commenting on the social experience of climbing the mountain, and noting that as many as 50,000 people a year make the climb. The day of their climb was a Class II Day, meaning that park officials strongly recommended that climbers not go above the treeline. Somewhat relieved, Beem and his daughter contented themselves with hiking up to the treeline and turning around
To what extent may the unfavorable viewpoints of critics on E. A. Poe's use of horror and social satire in his stories be refuted by examples from and analysis of the author's eight short stories?
No full textWith numerous short stories and poems, Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be the piquant and
astounding milestone of the American Literature. Yet, his style and achievements have always
been interpreted antagonistically by large numbers of critics. This study analyzes the features
unique to Edgar Allan Poe in his short stories “Murders In The Rue Morgue”, “The Fall of
The House of Usher”, “A Tale of Jerusalem”, “The Pit and The Pendulum”, “The System of
Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether”, “A Cask Of Amonillado”, “The Masque of Red Death”
and “The Man That Was Used Up” while refuting to chosen examples of negative reviews
about Edgar Allan Poe.
Due to the fact that Edgar Allan Poe is well-known for his usage horror, satire, humor and
fiction in his short stories, these qualities have been criticized mostly by many writers and
philosophers as well. In this sense, the scope of the study will be sharpened on how these
techniques are used in his short stories to make them nonpareil and what was Edgar Allan
Poe’s authorial intention while utilizing these attributes in his works. At this point the analysis
of the characters, themes and plot will be prioritized compared to the language and style that
Edgar Allan Poe uses in his texts.
Since the criticism against Poe focus on the usefulness of such features in his short stories and
how they intimidate the reader from the text, the study proves that the gap between Poe and
the reader is a simple issue of reciprocal misunderstanding which is proven to be artificial and
bogus with examples and facts from his short stories
Genealogical collections concerning the Scottish house of Edgar.
No full textIn the preface to his "An account of the sirname Edgar" the author mentions "the use made of a portion of his materials by 'a Comittee of the Grampian Club,' in the recent anticipatory volume, which has been published in disregard of his prohibition."Ed. by Andrew Edgar and Charles Rogers.Mode of access: Internet.New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Edgar Allan Poe's place in literature
No full textThe more a person is subjected to criticism, the greater he usually is, for critics will not ordinarily criticize unless the subject is worthy of study and comment.
Few writers have been as severely criticized as Edgar Allan Poe, and even fewer have had to endure as much injustice. Certainly, no other American writer has been subjected to similar attacks. It is paradoxical that such a harshly criticized and detested author at home should scale the heights of glory and admiration to which he climbed in foreign opinion
Papers of Edgar Stanley Fairweather
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/66102Reminiscences (untitled manuscript, photocopy); 119 numbered pages, plus several additional e.g. 79, 79A, 79B. MS completed in 1980 ['Seven months ago, 14th December 1979...', p.118]. Also typed copy of letter from 'Dad'to Jean, 22 March 1968, describing demolition of BHP chimney stack in March 1916; writer identified as 'J.C.Fairweather, son of F.J.Fairweather', older brother of the author of the main ms. Also copies of Abercrombie and related correspondence 1851-1936.113513
Acquisition: [1980.0151] "Papers of Edgar Stanley Fairweather
Edgar and Brigitte Bodenheimer Collection 1897-1992, 2011 1920-1983
No full textThe Edgar and Brigitte Bodenheimer Collection documents the professional and personal life of law professor Edgar Bodenheimer as well as that of his wife, Brigitte Bodenheimer (née Levy). The collection contains documentation on their early legal work during the 1940s, Edgar's participation in the Nuremberg Trials, and postwar work as professors, as well as material on their daily lives and other family members. The collection includes a copious amount of correspondence, lecture texts, certificates and diplomas, diaries and notebooks, newspaper clippings, teaching material, poetry, a friendship album, and other papers.Original order in 5 boxes: Box 1: Edgar and Brigitte Bodenheimer: journals, poems, documents. Box 2: Edgar Bodenheimer: speeches & talks, CV, bibligraphies, teaching materials, reviews of E.B.'s books. Box 3: Edgar Bodenheimer professional correspondence. Box 4a: Edgar Bodenheimer personal correspondence. Box 4b: Edgar Bodenheimer personal correspondence.A book about Edgar and Brigitte Bodenheimer by their daughter Rosemarie Bodenheimer is available in the LBI Library: "Edgar and Brigitte: a German Jewish passage to America". This book was written using the documents in this collection.Two books by Edgar Bodenheimer with his extensive handwritten notes were removed to the LBI Library. Photocopies of these notes were retained in the collection and will be found in Series III.Edgar Bodenheimer was born in Berlin on March 14, 1908, the son of the bank director Siegmund Bodenheimer and his wife Rosa (called Rosi, née Maass). He studied law and political science at various German and Swiss universities, acquiring his Doctor of Laws from the University of Heidelberg in 1933. In 1934 Edgar Bodenheimer immigrated to the United States, where he found a position in a New York City law office.Brigitte M. Levy was the daughter of Ernst Levy, a professor and scholar of Roman Law at the University of Heidelberg, and Marie Levy (née Wolff). After studies at various German universities, she received her doctoral degree in jurisprudence from the University of Heidelberg in 1934 after have immigrating to New York, where she continued her studies at Columbia University. In 1935 Edgar Bodenheimer and Brigitte M. Levy married. (They eventually had three children: Peter became a professor of astrophysics at the University of California; Thomas became a physician; and Rosemarie became an author and professor of English literature at Boston College.In 1935 the couple moved to Seattle, Washington, where they both studied law at the University of Washington. Edgar Bodenheimer joined the Washington Bar Association in 1939 once he had become a citizen. The following year Edgar Bodenheimer received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law Librarianship. His book ‘Jurisprudence’ was published in 1940; many other books followed until 1962. In 1942 the Bodenheimers moved to Washington, D.C., working in various official positions. In 1945 Edgar joined the prosecuting team at the Nuremberg Trials.In 1946 Edgar Bodenheimer took a position at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City; in 1951 he was made full professor and held the position until his departure in 1966. Brigitte Bodenheimer worked primarily in the fields of divorce, marriage, and juvenile court legislation. In 1964 she also became a full-time professor at the University of Utah.In 1966 Edgar Bodenheimer became professor of law at the University of California at Davis. In 1975 he became Professor Emeritus. Brigitte Bodenheimer became a full professor at Davis in 1972; in 1979 she became Professor Emeritus. She died in 1981 at the age of 69.Edgar Bodenheimer held visiting professorships at several universities in Germany and in the U.S. In 1975 he was named an Outstanding Educator of America. He died in 1991 in Davis, California, survived by his second wife, Brigitte née Schoenberg.Finding aid available onlineProcesseddigitize
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