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[Correspondence between Meyer Bodansky and P. A. Shaffer - December 1926]
No full textCorrespondence between Dr. Meyer Bodansky and P. A. Shaffer regarding permission to use a chart from Shaffer's "Intermediary Metabolism of Carbohydrates" in Bodansky's upcoming textbook. Bodansky wrote to Shaffer on December 12, 1926, and received permission in a return letter on December 22, 1926
Peter Shaffer in Spain
No full text10 p. -- Esta es una versión abreviada del artículo Merino-Álvarez, Raquel y Andaluz-Pinedo, Olaia (2017): "Peter Shaffer en la cultura española", Creneida, 5, pp. 239-278, http://hdl.handle.net/10810/36403. Traducción de Olaia Andaluz Pinedo.[ES] Este artículo se centra en la integración de las obras del dramaturgo británico Peter Shaffer en las culturas españolas. Durante el franquismo, ayudaron a introducir temas tabúes en los escenarios, tales como la homosexualidad (Five Finger Exercise / Ejercicio para cinco dedos) o el desnudo integral (Equus). Las sucesivas representaciones, ediciones y adaptaciones cinematográficas de las piezas de Shaffer (en particular Amadeus) han consolidado su presencia en el decurso literario del país hasta nuestros días. Siguiendo la metodología TRACE, se analiza en primer lugar el catálogo de traducciones de los dramas de Shaffer, prestando especial atención al proceso de censura, y posteriormente se estudia el corpus textual disponible, utilizando la herramienta Taligner. De esta forma, se pretende ofrecer una visión de la pervivencia de Shaffer en España, desde 1959 hasta 2016.[EN] This article focuses on the integration of the works of British playwright Peter Shaffer in Spanish culture. During the Franco period, this author’s plays helped introduce taboo topics on stage, such as homosexuality (Five Finger Exercise / Ejercicio para cinco dedos) or full-frontal nudity (Equus). The successive performances, publications and film adaptations of Shaffer’s plays (Amadeus in particular) have consolidated the playwright’s presence in the country’s cultural life to this date. Following the TRACE methodology, firstly the catalogue of translations of Shaffer’s plays is analysed, paying special attention to the censorship process, and subsequently the available textual corpus is studied, using the tool Taligner. By doing so we try to offer a view of Shaffer’s perdurance in Spain, from 1959 to 2016Grupo TRALIMA/ITZULIK, GIU 16/48, Universidad del País Vasco, UPV/EHU (http://www.ehu.eus/tralima/ www.ehu.eus/es/web/tralimaitzulik); proyecto IDENTITRA, MINECO, FFI2015-68572-P, G15/P75
[Office Memorandum from Detective B. E. Shaffer to Captain W. P. Gannaway - December 7, 1963]
No full textOffice Memorandum from Detective B. E. Shaffer to Captain W. P. Gannaway regarding Jim Hosty from the F.B.I. who requested information about a charge placed on John Edward Joyner
Blood and stone on stage: Peter Shaffer's tragic plays /
No full textTese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão.O objetivo específico desta tese é analisar quatro peças de autoria de Peter Shaffer-The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Equus, Amadeus e Yonadab-observando o uso de técnicas teatrais e a relação com os princípios da tragédia propostos por Aristóteles na Poética. Elas são então comparadas com três importantes peças gregas-Prometeu Acorrentado, de Ésquilo, Édipo Rei, de Sófocles e Medéia, de Eurípides- uma vez que o objetivo geral do presente trabalho é descobrir se existe tragédia moderna, de que forma ela é apresentada nas peças de Shaffer, e em que ela difere da tragédia grega. Na análise empreendida verifica-se que as peças de Shaffer apresentam muitas afinidades com as tragédias gregas e observam vários dos princípios estabelecidos por Aristóteles. No entanto elas se constituem em exemplares genuínos de tragédia moderna, pois discutem questões sérias atuais e apresentam personagens desafiadoras que enfrentam situações complexas e dilemas éticos e metafísicos. Além disso, as peças de Shaffer apresentam enredos muito bem elaborados, que combinam com habilidade os vários recursos teatrais descritos, e culminam numa experiência envolvente de teatro. No primeiro capítulo o paradigma teórico da tese é apresentado e analisado-os elementos e recursos teatrais e a Poética de Aristóteles-, mostrando como eles são importantes para o estudo do teatro em geral e para a tragédia em particular. No segundo capítulo os vários itens da fundamentação teórica são aplicados às peças gregas selecionadas, mostrando como elas confirmam e como se desviam dos princípios aristotélicos. No terceiro capítulo, o mesmo é feito em relação às peças de Peter Shaffer. No quarto capítulo as peças de Peter Shaffer são comparadas às gregas, mostrando como um dramaturgo moderno, através de narrativas históricas e míticas, recria o drama trágico, usando os vários recursos teatrais disponíveis para transmitir uma perspectiva trágica da vida. A Conclusão é que, considerando as semelhanças e diferenças detectadas entre as peças de Shaffer e as gregas, as peças de Shaffer podem ser consideradas tragédias modernas relevantes, que resgatam uma visão trágica da vida, tão importante para os gregos, num contexto moderno
Peter Shaffer in the Spanish Culture
No full textEste artículo se centra en la integración
de las obras del dramaturgo británico Peter
Shaffer en las culturas españolas. Durante el
franquismo, ayudaron a introducir temas tabúes
en los escenarios, tales como la homosexualidad
(Five Finger Exercise / Ejercicio para cinco dedos)
o el desnudo integral (Equus). Las sucesivas representaciones,
ediciones y adaptaciones cinematográficas
de las piezas de Shaffer (en particular
Amadeus) han consolidado su presencia en
el decurso literario del país hasta nuestros días.
Siguiendo la metodología TRACE, se analiza en
primer lugar el catálogo de traducciones de los
dramas de Shaffer, prestando especial atención al
proceso de censura, y posteriormente se estudia
el corpus textual disponible, utilizando la herramienta
Taligner. De esta forma, se pretende ofrecer
una visión de supervivencia en España desde
1959 hasta 2016.This article focuses on the integration
of the works of British playwright Peter Shaffer in
Spanish culture. During the Franco period, this
author’s plays helped introduce taboo topics on
stage, such as homosexuality (Five Finger Exercise
/ Ejercicio para cinco dedos) or full-frontal nudity
(Equus). The successive performances, publications
and film adaptations of Shaffer’s plays
(Amadeus in particular) have consolidated the
playwright’s presence in the country’s cultural life
to this date. Following the TRACE methodology,
firstly the catalogue of translations of Shaffer’s
plays is analysed, paying special attention to the
censorship process, and subsequently the available
textual corpus is studied, using the tool Taligner.
By doing so we try to offer a view of Shaffer’s
perdurance in Spain, from 1959 to 2016
Disentangling Uncivil and Intolerant Discourse in Online Political Talk
No full textThis chapter takes up the popular argument that much online discussion is toxic and necessarily harmful to democracy. It offers a more nuanced theory by disentangling uncivil from intolerant discourse, arguing that the former should be understood as a rhetorical act that is not in itself problematic, and that the latter is the true threat to democracy. This framework allows scholars to understand the extent to which online discussions represent an actual threat to democratic pluralism and equality. The validity of this theoretical model is demonstrated in the context of public comments in a wide range of political news in two different platforms—news websites and social media in Brazil. The analysis demonstrates that incivility and intolerance can be meaningfully distinguished and suggests that incivility might be normalized in online political talk, but expressions of intolerance are rare. Moreover, the results also show that incivility is a rhetorical act often directed at politicians and political parties, indicating that people express themselves with antinormative intensity to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the political sphere, rather than to offend other participants in a discussion
Nd: yag laser iridotomy in Shaffer-Etienne grade 1 and 2: angle widening in our case studies
No full textAim: To obtain widening of a potentially occludable angle, in according to Kanski’s indications, through preventive Nd:Yag laser iridotomy. The observational study was performed by using gonioscopy for the selection and follow-up of 1165 treated eyes and exploiting Shaffer-Etienne gonioscopic classification as a quality/quantity test of the angle recession. Methods: Between September 2000 and July 2012, 586 patients were selected at the Outpatients’ Ophthalmological Clinic of the Policlinico Umberto I of Rome in order to undergo Nd:Yag laser iridotomy. A Goldmann type contact lens, Q-switched mode, 2–3 defocus, and 7–9 mJ intensity with 2–3 impulse discharges were used for surgery. Results: From as early as the first week, a whole 360° angle widening were evident in the patients, thus showing the success of Nd:Yag laser iridotomy in solving relative pupil block. The angle remained narrow by 270° in 14 eyes only, despite repetitions of further treatment with laser iridotomy in a different part of the iris, twice in 10 eyes and three times in 4 eyes. Conclusion: Nd:Yag laser iridotomy revealed itself as being a safe and effective treatment in widening those critical Shaffer-Etienne grade 1 and 2 potentially occludable angles
Carbon nanotube grafted carbon fibres: A study of wetting and fibre fragmentation
No full text26/09/12 meb. Author version, OK to pub.Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were grafted on IM7 carbon fibres using a chemical vapour deposition method.The overall grafting process resulted in a threefold increase of the BET surface area compared to the original primary carbon fibres (0.57 m2/g). At the same time, there was a degradation of fibre tensile strength by around 15% (depending on gauge length), due to the dissolution of iron catalyst into the carbon;
the modulus was not significantly affected. The wetting behaviour between fibres and poly(methyl
methacrylate) (PMMA) was directly quantified using contact angle measurements for drop-on-fibre systems and indicated good wettability. Single fibre fragmentation tests were conducted on hierarchical fibre/PMMA model composites, demonstrating a significant (26%) improvement of the apparent interfacial shear strength (IFSS) over the baseline composites. The result is associated with improved stress transfer between the carbon fibres and surrounding matrix, through the grafted CNT layer. The improved IFSS was found to correlate directly with a reduced contact angle between fibre and matrix
A 2 h periodic variation in the low-mass X-ray binary Ser X-1
No full textSpectroscopy of the low-mass X-ray binary Ser X-1 using the Gran Telescopio Canarias have revealed a ?2 h periodic variability that is present in the three strongest emission lines. We tentatively interpret this variability as due to orbital motion, making it the first indication of the orbital period of Ser X-1. Together with the fact that the emission lines are remarkably narrow, but still resolved, we show that a main-sequence K dwarf together with a canonical 1.4 M? neutron star gives a good description of the system. In this scenario, the most likely place for the emission lines to arise is the accretion disc, instead of a localized region in the binary (such as the irradiated surface or the stream-impact point), and their narrowness is due instead to the low inclination (?10°) of Ser X-1
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