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The many selves of Simic : an interdisciplinary approach to the poetry of Charles Simic : Tannic acid sweetheart : poems
No full textPart i of the thesis, The Many Selves of Simic: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Poetry of Charles Simic, examines various “selves” out of which Charles Simic’s poetry grows: Simic the American poet, Simic the visual artist, Simic the agnostic theologian, and Simic the humorist. By drawing on scholarship from a variety of disciplines, the thesis accounts for numerous contexts and tensions within which Simic’s poetry has developed. Chapter One explores what it means to refer to Simic as an American poet. In the process, it analyzes the meaningfulness of the construct “American poetry” and identifies several of its key features alongside Simic’s own understanding of this tradition. Finally, it delineates the way Simic has grafted himself into the tradition of American poetry. Chapter Two analyzes the centrality of visual art to the way Simic construes the figurative space created by a poem. It connects Simic’s poetry to the work of the American collage and shadow box artist Joseph Cornell and argues that Simic approaches poems as distinctly physical entities that possess spatial extension. Lastly, it compares Simic’s spatial poetics to those of the American poet Charles Olson. Chapter Three analyzes Simic’s fascination with Christian mysticism alongside his perpetual agnosticism. It argues that Simic’s poetic via negativa incorporates aspects of both medieval and deconstructionist postmodern forms of negation. It then compares Simic’s mysticism with that of Charles Wright and Mark Strand. Chapter Four argues that Simic’s “desire for irreverence” provides the center of gravity that holds together his various “selves.” The chapter delineates the various emotional registers of Simic’s work and analyzes them alongside theories of humor. Finally, it considers the various comedic influences on the formal strategies of Simic’s work. Part ii of the thesis, Tannic Acid Sweetheart, consists of my own poems.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo
The many selves of Simic: an interdisciplinary approach to the poetry of Charles Simic ; Tannic acid sweetheart : poems
No full textPart i of the thesis, The Many Selves of Simic: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Poetry of Charles Simic, examines various “selves” out of which Charles Simic’s poetry grows: Simic the American poet, Simic the visual artist, Simic the agnostic theologian, and Simic the humorist. By drawing on scholarship from a variety of disciplines, the thesis accounts for numerous contexts and tensions within which Simic’s poetry has developed.
Chapter One explores what it means to refer to Simic as an American poet. In the process, it analyzes the meaningfulness of the construct “American poetry” and identifies several of its key features alongside Simic’s own understanding of this tradition. Finally, it delineates the way Simic has grafted himself into the tradition of American poetry.
Chapter Two analyzes the centrality of visual art to the way Simic construes the figurative space created by a poem. It connects Simic’s poetry to the work of the American collage and shadow box artist Joseph Cornell and argues that Simic approaches poems as distinctly physical entities that possess spatial extension. Lastly, it compares Simic’s spatial poetics to those of the American poet Charles Olson.
Chapter Three analyzes Simic’s fascination with Christian mysticism alongside his perpetual agnosticism. It argues that Simic’s poetic via negativa incorporates aspects of both medieval and deconstructionist postmodern forms of negation. It then compares Simic’s mysticism with that of Charles Wright and Mark Strand.
Chapter Four argues that Simic’s “desire for irreverence” provides the center of gravity that holds together his various “selves.” The chapter delineates the various emotional registers of Simic’s work and analyzes them alongside theories of humor. Finally, it considers the various comedic influences on the formal strategies of Simic’s work.
Part ii of the thesis, Tannic Acid Sweetheart, consists of my own poems
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
War and Displacement in the Works of Charles Simic and Mohja Kahf
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Inglês: Estudos Linguísticos e Literários, Florianópolis, 2019.Esta dissertação tem como objetivo uma leitura comparada da poesia de Charles Simic e Mohja Kahf, com foco sobre os usos que os autores fazem dos temas de guerra e deslocamento como vistos sob a lente da \"história dos eventos desimportantes\" de Simic. Esta pesquisa é o resultado de interesses convergentes em poesia de guerra, o papel da poesia como narrativa histórica, e a conexão entre guerra e imigração/deslocamento. Ao longo deste trabalho, eu investigo a maneira pela qual Kahf e Simic exploram os temas da guerra e outros conflitos, assim como as consequências de tais conflitos para as populações civis. Minha escolha de autores para esta pesquisa foi influenciada pelo fato de ser seu trabalho informado por experiências pessoais acerca de conflitos armados e imigração, assim como seu olhar empático às vítimas civis da guerra. Minha leitura se embasa no trabalho de teóricos como Michel Foucault, James Olney e Hayden White, particularmente em sua teorização sobre a escrita de histórias pessoais e coletivas.Abstract: This study aims at a comparative reading of the poetry of Charles Simic and Mohja Kahf, focusing on the authors' uses of the themes of war and displacement as read through the lens of Simic's \"history of unimportant events.\" This study results from converging interests in war poetry, the role of poetry as historical narrative, and the connection between war and immigration/displacement. I investigate the way in which Kahf and Simic explore themes of war and other conflicts, as well as the consequences of those conflicts upon civilian populations. My choice of these poets for the research was inspired by the fact that their work is informed by personal experiences regarding armed conflicts and immigration, as well as their empathetic look on the civilian victims of war. My reading is supported by the work of theorists such as Michel Foucault, James Olney and Hayden White, particularly in their considerations about the writing of personal and collective history
Poesia em tempos de mal-estar: Charles Simic e Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna
No full textEsta tese tem como objetivo evidenciar as relações existentes entre história e poesia, buscando as representações da guerra ou de situações de conflitos político-sociais na poesia lírica contemporânea. O trabalho tem como corpus as poesias de Charles Simic e de Affonso Romano de Sant’Anna. A base teórica pressupõe estudos acerca da concepção de poesia de teóricos influentes, como Hayden White, Theodor Adorno e Octavio Paz. Durante a análise dos poemas, são privilegiados alguns princípios e conceitos concernentes à “nova história”, mais particularmente os defendidos por historiadores como Jacques le Goff e Michel de Certeau, representantes da terceira geração dessa corrente. Os resultados confirmam que os poemas de Simic e de Sant’Anna ilustram as possibilidades de leitura de uma época histórica, bem como dos fatos e dos personagens nela inseridos. Os poetas trazem a história para dentro de seus poemas para salientar o compromisso da literatura com as realidades que os cercam.This dissertation explores the connections between history and poetry. It investigates the representations of war or social-political conflicts in contemporary lyrical poetry. The corpus of the work is comprised of poems by Charles Simic and by Affonso Romano de Sant’Anna. The theoretical support comes from the studies about the conceptions of poetry by influential theorists such as Hayden White, Theodor Adorno and Octavio Paz. Along the analyses of the poems, I draw, mainly, upon the principles used by “new history”, more specifically, by historians such as Jacques Le Goff and Michel de Certeau. The results confirm that Simic’s and Sant’Anna’s poetry demonstrate the possibilities of a reading of a historical moment, as well as its facts and participants. The two poets incorporate history to their poems to emphasize the commitment of literature with the realities that surround them.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES
Poesia em tempos de mal-estar: Charles Simic e Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna
No full textEsta tese tem como objetivo evidenciar as relações existentes entre história e poesia, buscando as representações da guerra ou de situações de conflitos político-sociais na poesia lírica contemporânea. O trabalho tem como corpus as poesias de Charles Simic e de Affonso Romano de Sant’Anna. A base teórica pressupõe estudos acerca da concepção de poesia de teóricos influentes, como Hayden White, Theodor Adorno e Octavio Paz. Durante a análise dos poemas, são privilegiados alguns princípios e conceitos concernentes à “nova história”, mais particularmente os defendidos por historiadores como Jacques le Goff e Michel de Certeau, representantes da terceira geração dessa corrente. Os resultados confirmam que os poemas de Simic e de Sant’Anna ilustram as possibilidades de leitura de uma época histórica, bem como dos fatos e dos personagens nela inseridos. Os poetas trazem a história para dentro de seus poemas para salientar o compromisso da literatura com as realidades que os cercam.This dissertation explores the connections between history and poetry. It investigates the representations of war or social-political conflicts in contemporary lyrical poetry. The corpus of the work is comprised of poems by Charles Simic and by Affonso Romano de Sant’Anna. The theoretical support comes from the studies about the conceptions of poetry by influential theorists such as Hayden White, Theodor Adorno and Octavio Paz. Along the analyses of the poems, I draw, mainly, upon the principles used by “new history”, more specifically, by historians such as Jacques Le Goff and Michel de Certeau. The results confirm that Simic’s and Sant’Anna’s poetry demonstrate the possibilities of a reading of a historical moment, as well as its facts and participants. The two poets incorporate history to their poems to emphasize the commitment of literature with the realities that surround them.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES
Poesia em tempos de mal-estar: Charles Simic e Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna
No full textEsta tese tem como objetivo evidenciar as relações existentes entre história e poesia, buscando as representações da guerra ou de situações de conflitos político-sociais na poesia lírica contemporânea. O trabalho tem como corpus as poesias de Charles Simic e de Affonso Romano de Sant’Anna. A base teórica pressupõe estudos acerca da concepção de poesia de teóricos influentes, como Hayden White, Theodor Adorno e Octavio Paz. Durante a análise dos poemas, são privilegiados alguns princípios e conceitos concernentes à “nova história”, mais particularmente os defendidos por historiadores como Jacques le Goff e Michel de Certeau, representantes da terceira geração dessa corrente. Os resultados confirmam que os poemas de Simic e de Sant’Anna ilustram as possibilidades de leitura de uma época histórica, bem como dos fatos e dos personagens nela inseridos. Os poetas trazem a história para dentro de seus poemas para salientar o compromisso da literatura com as realidades que os cercam.This dissertation explores the connections between history and poetry. It investigates the representations of war or social-political conflicts in contemporary lyrical poetry. The corpus of the work is comprised of poems by Charles Simic and by Affonso Romano de Sant’Anna. The theoretical support comes from the studies about the conceptions of poetry by influential theorists such as Hayden White, Theodor Adorno and Octavio Paz. Along the analyses of the poems, I draw, mainly, upon the principles used by “new history”, more specifically, by historians such as Jacques Le Goff and Michel de Certeau. The results confirm that Simic’s and Sant’Anna’s poetry demonstrate the possibilities of a reading of a historical moment, as well as its facts and participants. The two poets incorporate history to their poems to emphasize the commitment of literature with the realities that surround them.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES
Protecting Animals 36: Author Witi Ihimaera
No full textIn this very special episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by beloved New Zealand author Witi Ihimaera. Witi has written many books featuring nonhuman animals. He offers us a non-colonial lens through which to think about the human/nonhuman relationship
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
"Celebrating" Srebrenica Genocide: Impunity and Indoctrination as Contributing Factors to the Glorification of Mass Atrocities
No full textThis paper provides an analysis of the politics and culture of 20 years of genocide denial in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and neighbouring Serbia and Croatia. It shows how denial at the political level spilled over to a culture of genocide, which is pervasive, from public spaces to schools, art, sports and popular culture. I argue that without significant revision of the Criminal Code and a radical reform of education, we can expect to see continuation of the denial of the Srebrenica genocide for many years to come.Full Tex
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