Mallarmé's “Ptyx” Sonnet: An Analytical and Critical Study

PMLA ◽  
1950 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry A. Grubbs
Keyword(s):  
Critical Study ◽  
The One

Among the jewel-like enigmas that are Mallarmé‘s sonnets, one that deserves, that even seems to demand, extensive commentary is the one which for convenience I call the “ptyx” sonnet, that little untitled masterpiece whose first verse runs: “Ses purs ongles très haut dédiant leur onyx.” In and of itself this sonnet immediately suggests numerous problems. One's inclination to study it is increased by the fact that more material for study is available here than in the case of most of Mallarmé‘s poems; not only do we have an early version of the sonnet, but also, in the poet's correspondence, there are several at times cryptic references to it. All this calls for commentary.

Richard Lewis and Augustan American Poetry

PMLA ◽  
1968 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-101
Author(s):  
J. A. Leo Lemay
Keyword(s):  
American Poetry ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
American Industry ◽  
Augustan Poetry ◽  
American Poet ◽  
The One ◽  
Lewis A

Most Augustan poetry in America remains unattributed and unstudied. However, a critical study of the poems by Richard Lewis (1700?-34) reveals that he was not only the best Augustan American poet but also the first and most successful American nature poet before Bryant. His “To Mr. Samuel Hastings,” a progress piece on shipbuilding, is the earliest poem on an American industry. “A Journey from Patapsco to Annapolis,” a Thomsonian nature poem, and “Food for Clitics,” which anticipates Freneau, both contain the best elements of Lewis' poetry: a philosophy of scientific deism, praise of nature and the Creator, extended descriptions and catalogues of flowers, wildlife, and rivers presented in fine images which show his exact powers of observation, and the themes of the superiority of American nature, the wilderness as Eden, and the lost innocence of America. Pope refers to Lewis' “A Journey” in the Dunciad. His occasional verses, such as the one in honor of Lord Baltimore which shows Lewis' sense of history and patriotism, and his poems on Governor B. L. Calvert also reveal his merit. His reflection of contemporary poets and philosophers, his anticipation of significant American themes, and the excellence of his poetry all suggest that Lewis was an important poet.

Edward Lear

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Williams
Keyword(s):  
Full Length ◽  
The Other ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Proper Place ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Literary Histories ◽  
The One

Edward Lear wrote a well-known autobiographical poem that begins “How pleasant to know Mr Lear!” But how well do we really know him? On the one hand he is, in John Ashbery’s words, “one of the most popular poets who ever lived”; on the other hand he has often been overlooked or marginalized by scholars and in literary histories. This book, the first full length critical study of the poet since the 1980s, sets out to re-introduce Lear and to accord him his proper place: as a major Victorian figure of continuing appeal and relevance, and especially as a poet of beauty, comedy, and profound ingenuity. It approaches Lear’s work thematically, tracing some of its most fundamental subjects and situations. Grounded in attentive close readings, it connects Lear’s nonsense poetry with his various other creative endeavours: as a zoological illustrator and landscape painter, a travel writer, and a prolific diarist and correspondent.

Cans and Counterfactuals

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 489-496
Author(s):  
Douglas N. Walton
Keyword(s):  
Action Theory ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Apparent Inconsistency ◽  
The One ◽  
Recent Action ◽  
Richard Taylor ◽  
The City ◽  
Do So

In a critical study of some recent action theory Professor James Tomberlin [7] makes some insightful and suggestive remarks concerning the by now well known problem of "Smith and the airplane" formulated by Keith Lehrer and Richard Taylor [3]. While these remarks do significantly advance our knowledge of the nature of the problem, I would like to try to show why the strategy they indicate does not lead to a solution that represents any improvement on the one developed in [1], [8] and [2].The problem of Smith and the airplane is posed by the following apparent inconsistency. Suppose it is now shortly before 3:30 and Smith is at a country airport. The 3:30 plane is the only possible means whereby Smith can arrive at the city at 4:00. There is nothing to prevent Smith from leaving on the 3:30 plane, but he in fact does not do so: Then each of the following statements are true.

VIII. A critical study of spectral series.— Part III. The atomic weight term and its import in the constitution of spectra

1914 ◽  
Vol 213 (497-508) ◽  
pp. 323-420
Keyword(s):  
Periodic Table ◽  
Principal Series ◽  
Atomic Weight ◽  
The Other ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Spectral Series ◽  
Present Communication ◽  
The Real ◽  
Real Relation ◽  
The One

The doublet and triplet separations in the spectra of elements are, as has long been known, roughly proportional to the squares of their atomic weights, at least whenelements of the same group of the periodic table are compared. In the formulæ which give the series lines these separations arise by certain terms being deducted from the denominator of the typical sequences. For instance, in the alkalies if the p -sequence be written N/D m 2 , where D m = m +μ+α/ m the p -sequence for the second principal series has denominator D—Δ, and we get converging doublets; whereas the constant separations for the S and D series are formed by taking S 1 (∞) = D 1 (∞) = N/D 1 2 and S 2 (∞) = D 2 (∞)= N/(D 1 —Δ) 2 . It is clear that the values of Δ for the various elements will also be roughly proportional to the squares of the atomic weights. For this reason it is convenient to refer to them as the atomic weight terms. We shall denote them by Δ in the case of doublets and Δ 1 and Δ 2 in the case of triplets, using v as before to denote the separations. Two questions naturally arise. On the one hand what is the real relation between them and the atomic weights, and on the other what relation have they to the constitution of the spectra themselves ? The present communication is an attempt to throw some light on both these problems.

scholarly journals Ukrainian Religious Studies in the Context of World Religion Science

2006 ◽  
pp. 69-92
Author(s):  
Liudmyla O. Fylypovych
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Western Science ◽  
World Religion ◽  
The World ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
The One ◽  
Scientific Atheism

Ukrainian religious studies has recently entered the world scientific community. Acquaintance with Western science, which has proven to be heterogeneous, often based on different methodological approaches and methodological means, has coincided with difficult internal transformations that have undergone all humanitarian knowledge in Ukraine after worldviews and political changes in society. In pursuit of its identity, domestic religious studies went, on the one hand, by contrasting itself with theology, and on the other, by distinguishing itself from scientific atheism. At first, the emergence of religious studies from the bosom of ideologized social science was more relevant. In the form of a critical study of religion, Soviet-era religious studies were included in scientific atheism. Therefore, religious studies came not as knowledge of religion, but as its critique.

The fine structure of the camel corpus luteum of early pregnancy and after parturition

1978 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 558-559
Author(s):  
R. K. Nayak
Keyword(s):  
Fine Structure ◽  
Corpus Luteum ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Endocrine Gland ◽  
The One ◽  
And Function

The structure and function of the corpus luteum has been studied intensively, yet many of the factors and events in formation, maintenance, function and regression of this endocrine gland remain unclear. Christensen and Gillim reviewed the literature dealing with steroid-secreting cells including lutein cells. They clearly documented the role of smooth endoplasmic reticulum in steroid biosynthesis. The fine structure of the corpus luteum has been described in a variety of animals including rat, mouse, hamster, guinea pig, rabbit, pig, cow, sheep, deer, dog, racoon, mink, badger, lemur, armadillo and man. Recently, Enders reviewed in detail the results obtained on the cytology of corpus luteum granulosa lutein cells of early pregnancy.Novoa has recently attempted to correlate some reproductive phenomena in Camelidae with those of other domestic animals. Since the literature is essentially devoid of information on electron microscopy of the camel corpus luteum and since fresh camel corpus luteum specimens were obtained in excellent condition, a critical study was undertaken to provide definitive information on the structure and function of the corpus luteum during early stages of pregnancy and after parturition in the one-humped camel, Camelus dromedarius.

scholarly journals Estimation of OSL trap parameters by optical “cleaning” — a critical study

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Kijek ◽  
Alicja Chruścińska
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Computer Modelling ◽  
Curve Analysis ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Optical Cross Section ◽  
The One ◽  
Thermoluminescence Analysis ◽  
Sample Irradiation

Abstract The so-called thermal “cleaning” applied in thermoluminescence analysis allows distinguishing TL signal originating from different traps of comparable thermal depths. Here, the detailed study on the suitability of a similar approach — which can be called optical “cleaning” — for the analysis of OSL process has been carried out by means of computer modelling. The optical “cleaning” is realized by short optical stimulation applied directly after irradiation. It turns out that this approach does not help to separate signals related to various traps having similar optical cross-section (OCS) values. For some sets of trap parameters, sufficiently good reconstruction of the trap optical cross-sections can be achieved by the analysis of the conventional OSL curve obtained directly after sample irradiation, while the OSL curve analysis after “cleaning” does not provide any additional data. For other cases the analysis of both curves with and without “cleaning” leads to optical cross-section values different from those assumed in the model, but just in such situations the optical “cleaning” can be helpful. The differences between the OSL components of the conventional curve and the one obtained after “cleaning” can be used as indicators of an incompatibility of the trap parameters obtained from the OSL analysis with their actual values.

scholarly journals Critical study of literature written by “Kavi Ratna” Sri Sri Krishna Semwal

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Madan Mohan Nauriyal
Keyword(s):  
Prime Minister ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Present Communication ◽  
Indian Culture ◽  
The One

In the present communication a critical study is presented on the literature written by Sri Sri Kreshna Semwal. He has composed various poems combining his devotional expressions,satirical, eclectic, character based and emotional sources.”Bhakti Rasamritam Stuti Kavya” composed by Sri Sri Kreshna Semwal is filled with the extracts of basis devotion of indian culture. This is a unique collection of devotional songs. In this, there is an incarnation of Kavya Ras from the worship of different Gods and Goddesses. The poet has composed poetry on devotional expressions as well as on real subjects. On the one hand the poet has written the adornment of Shani, in other he tried to highlight the evil practices of the society by writing "Bhimshatakam". His composition “Indirakeertishatakam” is based on the life of former Prime Minister smt Indira Gandhi. It is tried to analyse the all faces of writings of Sri Sri Kreshna Semwal in this presentation.

scholarly journals JADAL AND THE INTEGRATION OF KALĀM AND FIQH: A CRITICAL STUDY OF IMĀM AL-ḤARAMAYN AL-JUWAYNĪ’S APPLICATION OF ISLAMIC DIALECTIC

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
pp. 165-185
Author(s):  
Mohammad Syifa Amin Widigdo
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual History ◽  
Eleventh Century ◽  
The Other ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Legal Scholarship ◽  
Epistemological Foundation ◽  
Rational Theology ◽  
The One

This article examines Imām al-Ḥaramayn al-Juwaynī’s application of jadal theory in both his legal and theological work by analyzing critically his  major writings, namely: Kitāb al-Irshād (1950), al-Kāfīya fī al-jadal (1979), al-Burhān fī uṣūl al-fiqh (1980), al-Durrah al-Muḍīyah fī mā waqaʿa fīhi al-khilāf bayn al-Shāfiʿīyah wa al-Ḥanafīyah (1986), and Tafḍīl madhhab al-Shāfiʿī ʿalā sā’ir al-madhāhib (2013). Through a hermeneutical reading of these books, I find that Imām al-Ḥaramayn’s application of jadal renders the integration of kalām and fiqh. At first, Imām al-Ḥaramayn aims to obtain knowledge with a certain level of certainty (in the forms of ʿilm or ghalabat al-ẓann) in law and theology by applying jadal in both disciplines. Then, this scholarly attempt of obtaining certainty interestingly provides an epistemological ground for the integration of kalām and fiqh. He inserts theological elements in his legal scholarship and incorporates a juridical perspective in his theological work. As a result, he “rationalizes” Shāfiʿī legal doctrines on the one hand and “traditionalizes” rational theology on the other. This epistemological foundation for the integration of kalām and fiqh is important not only because it provides a different description of Islamic intellectual history, but also redefines the concept of Sunnī in the eleventh century.

Conversion in Post-secularity

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-298
Author(s):  
Mechteld Jansen
Keyword(s):  
Religious Faith ◽  
The Other ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Christian Mission ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Mind Set ◽  
The One ◽  
Religious Imaginary

This article takes the post-secular mind-set as a heuristic lens to see the concept of conversion in a new, and perhaps refreshing, way. Missiology, taken here as the theological and therefore critical study of Christian mission, has always had a keen eye on conversion as a concept covering manifold experiences of change in religious faith, behaviour, and allegiance. However, the modern secular outlook has not been able to cater for a good missiological explanation and understanding of ongoing conversions. We will assess the work of two outspoken missiologists of our day, Marion Grau and Bryan Stone, in order to find out what a post-secular outlook on conversion may bring to light. Post-secularity may encourage missiologists to move beyond the secular imaginary of conversion as only a socioeconomic phenomenon on the one hand, and beyond the religious imaginary of conversion as only an answer to a divine call on the other hand. Post-secularity opens up to see the complex contextual entanglement of the religious and the secular realm involved in conversion.1 本文以后世俗的思想倾向作为启发式的透镜，用全新的方式来看待转化的概念。宣教学，作为神学和基督教宣教的重要研究，总是对转化很关注， 因它覆盖了多层面的宗教信仰和行为上的改变和拥护。但是，现代世俗观点不能对不断的转化作一个好的宣教的解释和了解。我们会对两位当今坦率的宣教学者，马瑞恩·葛若和布瑞·斯彤的著作做个评估，以发现后世俗的观点会对转化带来什么亮光。后世俗主义可能会鼓励宣教学者们，一方面逾越将转化当作社会经济现象的世俗虚构，另一方面逾越将转化当作唯一回应上帝呼召的宗教虚构。后世俗主义打开了转化在宗教与世俗领域里的复杂的处境化的缠绕。 Este artículo utiliza una lente investigativa pos-secular para tratar el concepto de la conversion a través de un método quizás nuevo y refrescante. La misionología, tomada aquí como el estudio teológico y, por lo tanto, crítico de la misión cristiana, ha puesto siempre una mirada perspicaz sobre la conversión como un concepto que abarca múltiples experiencias de cambio en la fe religiosa, en el comportamiento y en la fidelidad. Sin embargo, la perspectiva secular moderna no ha sido capaz de proveer una buena explicación y comprensión misionológicas sobre conversiones que se producen de manera continua. Se evaluará el trabajo de Marion Grau y Bryan Stone, dos misiólogos muy francos de nuestros días, para saber si esta perspectiva pos-secular puede aportar algo nuevo sobre la conversión. Por un lado, la pos-secularidad puede ayudar a que los misiólogos vayan más allá del imaginario social sobre la conversión como un fenómeno socio-económico; y por el otro, ir más allá del imaginario religioso de la conversión como sólo una respuesta al llamado divino. La pos-secularidad permite observar la compleja situación contextual entre el ámbito religioso y el secular involucrados en el tema de la conversión. This article is in English.

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