O modo fantástico em Mário de Sá-Carneiro

O presente trabalho discute como os conceitos do Fantástico se desenvolvem na obra em prosa do escritor modernista português Mário de Sá-Carneiro, comparando duas perspectivas teóricas distintivas sobre o tema. Uma dessas possibilidades implica perceber o Fantástico como um gênero literário numa perspectiva histórica , admitindo-o de forma mais restrita e restritiva; outra, como um modo discursivo numa perspectiva a-histórica , de caráter mais abrangente e acolhedor. A partir desses diferentes pressupostos, objetiva-se, estudando um conjunto de quatro narrativas curtas do autor (Loucura e Incesto, do livro Princípio, e A grande sombra e A estranha morte do Professor Antena, de Céu de fogo), averiguar a forma como Sá-Carneiro, valendo-se do recurso às estratégias de construção narrativa do Fantástico, além de poeta, torna-se um ícone da prosa portuguesa na viragem do século XIX para o XX, estabelecendo um referencial para a Literatura Fantástica em Portugal. Para realizar este estudo, foram utilizados conceitos teóricos de Tzvetan Todorov, Filipe Furtado, Irène Bessière e, tangencialmente, de outros variados estudiosos do Fantástico da contemporaneidade

Percursos do moderno e do nacional em Oswald: origens e desenvolvimentos do escritor vanguardista de 1924

O ano de 1924 torna-se significativo para Oswald de Andrade e, de um modo geral, para a história da literatura brasileira. De um lado, publicava-se o livro Memórias sentimentais de João Miramar, romance que situaria o escritor, conforme declarara seu grande aliado no propósito de atualização das artes nacionais, Mário de Andrade, no seleto grupo dos autores modernistas. Ou, de acordo com uma fortuna crítica pouco mais recente, obra que o elevaria à condição de um artista propriamente moderno, de extremada vanguarda. De outro, lançava-se o Manifesto da Poesia Pau Brasil, documento reconhecido como a primeira iniciativa mais definida de construção, no decorrer de uma fase destrutiva do primeiro tempo do modernismo, de um programa estético para o meio artístico brasileiro. Um dos seus principais pontos, como se destaca nesta tese, corresponde à discriminação de certos princípios que tornariam possível o desenvolvimento de uma poesia de exportação. Estabeleciam-se determinados preceitos que possibilitariam, além de uma valorização de elementos representativos de uma brasilidade outrora esquecidos, uma condição de as iniciativas nacionais situarem-se, por meio de diálogos, intercâmbios, em um plano igualitário de contribuições junto a um segmento vanguardista de Paris. Ambos os textos representariam um avanço tão expressivo em relação às realizações anteriores do escritor, que alguns críticos compreendem-nos como indicativos da existência de dois Oswalds: um, o de antes, predominante convencional; outro, extremamente moderno. Investigar o percurso relacionado à emergência do segundo Oswald a partir do primeiro constitui-se como o objetivo da pesquisa. Trata-se de recuperar e demarcar, criticamente, certas origens e desenvolvimentos relativos a um autor, comumente reconhecido como pouco significativo, em seus itinerários de constituição daquele que se tornou canônico na literatura brasileira. Para tanto, estabeleceu-se como corpus do desenvolvimento deste trabalho, uma produção que comporta, entre outros documentos, as suas primeiras contribuições no jornal Diário Popular, os escritos para O Pirralho, as versões iniciais e manuscritas de Memórias Sentimentais de João Miramar, a conferência pronunciada na Sorbonne, Leffort intellectuel du Brésil contemporain, e os artigos e crônicas que o escritor remete a seus amigos no Brasil e à imprensa, por ocasião de sua permanência na Europa em 1923

Vozes enterradas, sementes plantadas: antropofagia e resgate ameríndio em Oswald de Andrade e Eliane Potiguara

A figura do índio, na Literatura Brasileira, durante anos foi marcada pelos relatos sob a perspectiva de não índios. As vozes dos povos indígenas foram silenciadas, ocultadas pelo discurso dominante, que disseminava ideias com base em seu ponto de vista, muitas vezes marcado pelo teor de superioridade diante desses povos. Principalmente presentes nos textos de viajantes e missionários da época da colonização, os reflexos dessa atitude ainda são marcantes nos dias atuais: preconceitos e ideias equivocadas sobre a cultura ameríndia. Tempos depois, passa-se do índio bárbaro e selvagem ao índio idealizado das obras românticas, mantendo o discurso parcial pautado na visão do outro. Em 1928, através da proposta antropofágica de Oswald de Andrade, inicia-se um novo período diante dessa realidade, muito embora ainda seja uma visão desenvolvida a partir do homem branco. Oswald contribuiu para trazer à tona a figura do índio sem a idealização romântica e com base na valorização dos nativos e de sua cultura. O modernista, com sua bandeira da assimilação crítica de conteúdos, propunha um resgate do primitivo como forma de integrar essa realidade aos novos tempos da industrialização, além de objetivar a ruptura com modelos pré-estabelecidos e eliminação do vetor dominante-dominado. Nos últimos anos, por outro lado, tem crescido o número de obras no âmbito artístico produzidas pelos próprios indígenas, trazendo as vozes que, na verdade, sempre existiram. Nesse contexto, encontra-se a obra de Eliane Potiguara. A mulher e indígena, voz marcante do livro Metade cara, metade máscara (2004), apresenta ao leitor o viver entre dois mundos, o adaptar-se ao universo contemporâneo sem perder as suas raízes e a sabedoria ancestral. Assim como Oswald, Potiguara resgata o primitivo, através do discurso construído a partir da mulher-terra, e assimila recursos do universo do não índio para gritar suas dores e sua esperança, o que possibilita um diálogo com a proposta da Antropofagia oswaldiana. Pretende-se, a partir da ideia desenvolvida por Benedito Nunes (2011) acerca do caráter diagnóstico, terapêutico e metafórico da Antropofagia, estabelecer relações entre os pensamentos de Oswald de Andrade e Eliane Potiguara por meio da arte literária, refletindo sobre a ruptura com padrões pré-estabelecidos através de novas perspectivas, a exemplo da literatura indígena

Synthesis of bis(amine anhydride)s for novel high T(g)s and organosoluble poly(amine imide)s by palladium-catalyzed amination of 4-chlorophthalide anhydride

Two novel bis(amine anhydride)s, NN-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)aniline dianhydride (I) and N,N-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)-p-tert-butylaniline (II), were synthesized from the palladium-catalyzed amination reaction of N-methyl-protected 4-chlorophthalic anhydride with arylamines, followed by alkaline hydrolysis of the intermediate bis(amine-phthalimide)s and subsequent dehydration of the resulting tetraacids. The X-ray structures of anhydride I and II were determined. The obtained dianhydride monomers were reacted with various aromatic diamines to produce a series of novel polyimides. Because of the incorporation of bulky, propeller-shaped triphenylamine units along the polymer backbone, all polyimides exhibited good solubility in many aprotic solvents while maintaining their high thermal properties. These polymers had glass transition temperatures in the range of 298-408 degrees C. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that all polymers were stable, with 10% weight loss recorded above 525 degrees C in nitrogen.The tough polymer films, obtained by casting from solution, had tensile strength, elongation at break, and tensile modulus values in the range of 95-164 MPa, 8.8-15.7%, and 1.3-2.2 GPa, respectively.

高斯束射线追踪

Using the approximate high-frequency asymptotic methods to solve the scalar wave equation, we can get the eikonal equation and transport equation. Solving the eikonal equation by the method of characteristics provides a mathematical derivation of ray tracing equations. So, the ray tracing system is folly based on the approximate high-frequency asymptotic methods. If the eikonal is complex, more strictly, the eikonal is real value at the rays and complex outside rays, we can derive the Gaussian beam. This article mainly concentrates on the theory of Gaussian beam. To classical ray tracing theory, the Gaussina beam method (GBM) has many advantages. First, rays are no longer required to stop at the exact position of the receivers; thus time-consuming two-point ray tracing can be avoided. Second, the GBM yields stable results in regions of the wavefield where the standard ray theory fails (e.g., caustics, shadows zones and critical distance). Third, unlike seismograms computed by conventional ray tracing techniques, the GBM synthetic data are less influenced by minor details in the model representation. Here, I realize kinematical and dynamical system, and based on this, realize the GBM. Also, I give some mathematical examples. From these examples, we can find the importance and feasibility of the ray tracing system. Besides, I've studied about the reflection coefficient of inhomogeneous S-electromagnetic wave at the interface of conductive media. Basing on the difference of directions of phase shift constant and attenuation constant when the electromagnetic wave propagates in conductive medium, and using the boundary conditions of electromagnetic wave at the interface of conductive media, we derive the reflection coefficient of inhomogeneous S-electromagnetic wave, and draw the curves of it. The curves show that the quasi total reflection will occur when the electromagnetic wave incident from the medium with greater conductivity to the medium with smaller conductivity. There are two peak, values at the points of the critical angles of phase shift constant and attenuation constant, and the reflection coefficient is smaller than 1. This conclusion is different from that of total reflection light obviously.

Ultraluminous Supernovae as a New Probe of the Interstellar Medium in Distant Galaxies

We present the Pan-STARRS1 discovery and light curves, and follow-up MMT and Gemini spectroscopy of an ultraluminous supernova (ULSN; dubbed PS1-11bam) at a redshift of z = 1.566 with a peak brightness of M UV ≈ -22.3 mag. PS1-11bam is one of the highest redshift spectroscopically confirmed SNe known to date. The spectrum exhibits broad absorption features typical of previous ULSNe (e.g., C II, Si III), and strong and narrow Mg II and Fe II absorption lines from the interstellar medium (ISM) of the host galaxy, confirmed by an [O II]λ3727 emission line at the same redshift. The equivalent widths of the Fe II λ2600 and Mg II λ2803 lines are in the top quartile of the quasar intervening absorption system distribution, but are weaker than those of gamma-ray burst intrinsic absorbers (i.e., GRB host galaxies). We also detect the host galaxy in pre-explosion Pan-STARRS1 data and find that its UV spectral energy distribution is best fit with a young stellar population age of τ* ≈ 15-45 Myr and a stellar mass of M * ≈ (1.1-2.6) × 109 M ⊙ (for Z = 0.05-1 Z ⊙). The star formation rate inferred from the UV continuum and [O II]λ3727 emission line is ≈10 M ⊙ yr-1, higher than in previous ULSN hosts. PS1-11bam provides the first direct demonstration that ULSNe can serve as probes of the ISM in distant galaxies. The depth and red sensitivity of PS1 are uniquely suited to finding such events at cosmologically interesting redshifts (z ~ 1-2); the future combination of LSST and 30 m class telescopes promises to extend this technique to z ~ 4.

Europa : paisagem e pensamento : um excurso sobre Teixeira de Pascoaes, Friedrich Hölderlin, José Marinho e Martin Heidegger

Tese de doutoramento, Filosofia (Filosofia em Portugal), Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras, 2014

28-8-20, Colombes, [Armas]Taipale (finlandais) lançant le disque : [photographie de presse] / [Agence Rol]

Référence bibliographique : Rol, 60803

Office of the City Clerk, St. Catharines Records, 1928-1974, n.d.

The site of present-day St. Catharines was settled by 3000 United Empire Loyalists at the end of the 18th century. From 1790, the settlement (then known as "The Twelve") grew as an agricultural community. St. Catharines was once referred to Shipman's Corners after Paul Shipman, owner of a tavern that was an important stagecoach transfer point. In 1815, leading businessman William Hamilton Merritt abandoned his wharf at Queenston and set up another at Shipman's Corners. He became involved in the construction and operation of several lumber and gristmills along Twelve Mile Creek. Shipman's Corners soon became the principal milling site of the eastern Niagara Peninsula. At about the same time, Merritt began to develop the salt springs that were discovered along the river which subsequently gave the village a reputation as a health resort. By this time St. Catharines was the official name of the village; the origin of the name remains obscure, but is thought to be named after Catharine Askin Robertson Hamilton, wife of the Hon. Robert Hamilton, a prominent businessman. Merritt devised a canal scheme from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario that would provide a more reliable water supply for the mills while at the same time function as a canal. He formed the Welland Canal Company, and construction took place from 1824 to 1829. The canal and the mills made St. Catharines the most important industrial centre in Niagara. By 1845, St. Catharines was incorporated as a town, with the town limits extending in 1854. Administrative and political functions were added to St. Catharines in 1862 when it became the county seat of Lincoln. In 1871, construction began on the third Welland Canal, which attracted additional population to the town. As a consequence of continual growth, the town limits were again extended. St. Catharines attained city status in 1876 with its larger population and area. Manufacturing became increasingly important in St. Catharines in the early 1900s with the abundance of hydro-electric power, and its location on important land and water routes. The large increase in population after the 1900s was mainly due to the continued industrialization and urbanization of the northern part of the city and the related expansion of business activity. The fourth Welland Canal was opened in 1932 as the third canal could no longer accommodate the larger ships. The post war years and the automobile brought great change to the urban form of St. Catharines. St. Catharines began to spread its boundaries in all directions with land being added five times during the 1950s. The Town of Merritton, Village of Port Dalhousie and Grantham Township were all incorporated as part of St. Catharines in 1961. In 1970 the Province of Ontario implemented a regional approach to deal with such issues as planning, pollution, transportation and services. As a result, Louth Township on the west side of the city was amalgamated, extending the city's boundary to Fifteen Mile Creek. With its current population of 131,989, St. Catharines has become the dominant centre of the Niagara region. Source: City of St. Catharines website http://www.stcatharines.ca/en/governin/HistoryOfTheCity.asp (January 27, 2011)

David Skene-Melvin papers, 1918, 1995, n.d.

David Skene-Melvin, literary historian and bibliographer, donated his extensive collection of books on Crime, Mystery and Detective fiction to the Popular Culture Program at Brock University in July 2001. The donation forms a significant part of the Skene-Melvin Collection of Crime, Mystery and Detective Fiction, James A. Gibson Library, Brock University.

L’image qui parle : comment traduire l’altérité par l’adaptation de la poésie au cinéma ?

L’aspect visuel dans les Illuminations de Rimbaud nous a amenés à nous demander s’il était possible d’adapter ces poèmes au cinéma. Il y a eu bien sûr plusieurs recherches sur le cinéma des années 20 qui exploraient la création poétique. D’autres recherches ont été menées pour trouver des traces de poésie dans des films narratifs un peu plus conventionnels. Bien que ces études soient fort intéressantes, nous voulions tendre vers une démarche plus radicale. Notre travail de recherche avait pour but de trouver le moyen de faire une adaptation de poème complètement autonome de l’œuvre originelle. Bien que nous nous soyons penchés sur les textes Surréalistes par l’entremise de Man Ray, nous avons aussi étudié des tentatives plus récentes d’adaptation de poèmes au cinéma. Nous avons découvert un lien entre ces adaptations et la notion d’altérité. C’est pourquoi nous avons décidé de traiter de notre sujet sous l’angle de l’altérité du point de vue philosophique. D’ailleurs, les trois films que nous avons retenus pour notre travail de recherche présentent des situations de marginalisation. La marginalisation est l’un des aspects de l’altérité qui nous intéressent. Le premier chapitre de ce mémoire est destiné à établir ce que nous entendons par altérité. Dans le deuxième chapitre, nous abordons l’adaptation de la poésie au cinéma en lien avec l’altérité. Nous avons adapté dix-huit poèmes des Illuminations de Rimbaud sous la forme d’un scénario dans la deuxième partie de ce mémoire afin de tenter d’explorer ce que nous avons établi dans notre partie théorique.

Die Alraune als künstliches Geschöpf in der deutschen phantastischen Literatur : Eine Studie zu Achim von Arnim, E.T.A. Hoffmann und Hanns Heinz Ewers

La forme humaine de la racine de la mandragore est sans doute à l’origine de la fascination que cette plante exerce depuis des millénaires. On lui attribue des qualités surnaturelles : entre autres, elle rendrait son propriétaire infiniment riche. Les détails lugubres se rapportant au mythe de la mandragore font d’elle un thème de prédilection pour la littérature fantastique. Le but de ce travail est d’analyser la légende de la mandragore dans trois œuvres de la littérature fantastique allemande (Isabelle d’Égypte (1812) d’Achim von Arnim, Petit Zacharie surnommé Cinabre (1819) d’E.T.A. Hoffmann et Mandragore (1911) de Hanns Heinz Ewers), dans lesquelles ce motif est combiné avec un thème aussi très prisé du genre fantastique : l’homme artificiel. Dans une perspective intertextuelle, j’analyserai comment chaque auteur s’approprie le mythe de la mandragore et représente le personnage-mandragore. Je me concentrerai ensuite sur les nouvelles qualités créées par son statut de créature artificielle et sur la relation de cette dernière avec son créateur. Puis, j’examinerai le rôle du personnage-mandragore dans chacune des œuvres dans son contexte historique. Ainsi, je montrerai que les personnages-mandragores possèdent bel et bien des caractéristiques qui se réfèrent à la légende de la mandragore, mais que leur nature de créature artificielle leur fait endosser dans leur récit un rôle d’antagoniste qui s’apparente à celui du trickster. Finalement, j’expliquerai comment les auteurs utilisent le motif de la mandragore et la littérature fantastique pour dénoncer la corruption, critiquer les partisans des Lumières et créer une atmosphère de décadence qui justifie l’utilisation du thème de la femme fatale.

Activitat 5. J.-H. Fragonard

Material didàctic del grup d'investigació Observatori sobre la Didàctica de les Arts (ODAS)

Honoris causa

El 18 de novembre de 2008 la Universitat de Girona va investir Eric J. Hobsbawm i Miquel Roca doctors honoris causa en un acte solemne que va aplegar gairebé tres-centes persones. La rectora, Anna M. Geli, va definir aquesta manifestació acadèmica com el “compromís d’acceptar, de manera crítica i constructiva, la transmissió de saber i de coneixement del llegat dels doctors Hobsbawm i Roca Junyent”. Així mateix, va manifestar que ambdós doctors “són part del segle XX” perquè “l’han viscut i l’han explicat” i han contribuït a fer “un món més habitable i a mostrar-nosen les deficiències”

Serveis Tècnics de Recerca. Unitat d'Assessorament Estadístic

La Unitat d’Assessorament Estadístic es va crear el passat mes de març i es va incorporar als Serveis Tècnics de Recerca. La seva creació respon a la necessitat cada vegada més gran que hi ha a la Universitat de Girona d’una gestió i interpretació eficaç dels resultats que proporcionen les bases de dades. També era una necessitat per a institucions i empreses del territori, perquè a Girona no hi havia cap servei d’aquestes característiques