Dickie Bateman and the Gothicization of Old Windsor: Gothic Architecture and Sexuality in the Circle of Horace Walpole

2013 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 97-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew M. Reeve
Keyword(s):  
Religious Conversion ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Horace Walpole ◽  
Gothic Architecture ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Gothic Revival ◽  
Stylistic Change ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Veil

Mr Dicky Bateman was a typical eccentric, who resembled his friend Horace Walpole in his Gothic affectation, and [John] Wilkes in his impious buffoonery.In one of the witty characterizations for which he is justifiably famous, Horace Walpole described the subject of this article — the transformation of the villa at Old Windsor owned by his friend, Richard (Dickie) Bateman — as a bout of one-upmanship between two men of taste: ‘[I] converted Dicky Bateman from a Chinese to a Goth […] I preached so effectively that every pagoda took the veil’. He later described the change of the style of Bateman’s house in terms of spiritual affiliation: Bateman’s house had ‘changed its religion […] I converted it from Chinese to Gothic’. Here as elsewhere in the early years of the Gothic Revival, Walpole serves as principal interlocutor, providing keen, if sharply biased, insights on many significant building projects in England. Walpole positions himself as a teacher and Bateman as a disciple whom he convinced to change his tastes from Chinoiserie (‘the fashion of the instant’) to the Gothic, the style ‘of the elect’. Walpole’s clever allegory of stylistic change as national and religious conversion was based in part on the fact that he provided the conduit for Richard Bentley and Johann Heinrich Müntz, two of his closest designers in the ‘Committee of Taste’, to design Gothic additions for Bateman between 1758-61. Rebuilt and expanded in the fashionable mode of Walpole’s own Strawberry Hill and by its designers, from Walpole’s perspective at least, Old Windsor as remodelled for Bateman served to reinforce his role as arbiter of the Gothic taste and Strawberry Hill as its paradigm.

The Cycle of Agathias: New Identifications Scrutinised

1969 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 87-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. McCail
Keyword(s):  
Recent Article ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Political Life ◽  
The Political ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
The Subject ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Dead Man ◽  
Published Account

The Cycle of sixth-century epigrams edited by Agathias Scholasticus is the subject of a recent article by Mr and Mrs A. Cameron (JHS lxxxvi [1966] 6 ff.), who argue cogently that it was published in the early years of Justin II, and not the later years of Justinian, as has hitherto been supposed. Ca. also suggest identifications for many of the poets and imperial officials who figure in the Cycle. They do not, however, exhaust all the identifications that can be made, and some of those suggested by them require amplification or correction. Furthermore, Ca.'s view of the dating of the Cycle leads them, it seems to me, to underestimate its Justinianic character. The following observations are offered without prejudice to the merit of Ca.'s article as a whole.Among the Cyclic poets, only Julian the ex-Prefect of the East stands in close relationship to the political life of the age. His involvement in the Nika insurrection of 532 is attested by historical sources and, as Ca. claim (13), by two epigrams of the Anthology. The latter, however, contain difficulties passed over by Ca. In the first place, of the two epigrams on the cenotaph of Hypatius, only AP vii 591 is certainly from Julian's pen; vii 592 is unattributed in the Palatine MS., a fact which Ca. omit to mention. (It is absent from the Planudean MS.) The state of affairs in P is no accident, vii 591, though eulogising the dead man and alluding openly to the casting of his corpse into the sea, is moderate in tone, and would have caused no more offence to Justinian than Procopius's published account of the affair.

scholarly journals Macroeconomic Modelling at the Institute: Hopes, Challenges and a Lasting Contribution

2018 ◽  
Vol 246 ◽  
pp. R3-R14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Barrell ◽  
Andy Blake ◽  
Garry Young
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Macroeconomic Models ◽  
Macroeconomic Modelling ◽  
New Frontier ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Economic Forecasts ◽  
Modelling And Forecasting

The Institute is a world leader in macroeconomic modelling and forecasting. It has produced quarterly economic forecasts for around sixty years, supported by macroeconomic models. The aim of the original builders of macroeconomic models was to transform understanding of how economies worked and use that knowledge to improve economic policy. In the early years, when computers were rare, macroeconomic modelling was a new frontier and Institute economists were among the first to produce a working model of the UK economy. It is remarkable how quickly models were being used to produce forecasts, assess policy and influence the international macroeconomic research agenda. The models built at the Institute were mainstream in the sense that they followed the contents of standard macroeconomic textbooks, developed with the subject, and fitted the facts as they were known at the time. There were continual improvements in understanding as the subject developed in response to new ideas and developments in the global economy. This article celebrates the development of macroeconomic modelling at the Institute and the contribution it has made to public life.

scholarly journals X.—A Revised History of the Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum

Archaeologia ◽  
1890 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.M. Nichols
Keyword(s):  
Early Years ◽  
Public Building ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Christian Worship ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Roman Forum ◽  
The Temple

It may be of interest to the Society if I submit to its notice some observations made last year, which render it necessary to re-write the history of one of the best known monuments of Rome.The monument, which for fifty-six years has been called the Column of Phocas, was formerly, when nothing but the pillar itself was seen above ground, the subject of much curiosity and speculation among the visitors of the Forum. The “nameless column with the buried base” was thought by some to be the sole relic of a great temple or other public building. By others it had been conjectured to be part of the famous bridge by which Caligula united his palace on the Palatine with the temple of Capitoline Jupiter. In the early years of the century, among other works of the same kind, it was resolved to clear away the soil and débris from the substructure of this column; and on the 13th of March, 1813, the inscription of its pedestal, which had remained for centuries a few feet below the level of the ground, was uncovered, and revealed the fact that it had supported a statue dedicated by the exarch Smaragdus to the honour of a Caesar, whose name had been erased, but who, by other indications, could be no other than Phocas, an emperor of evil reputation, but to whom Rome and the world owe some gratitude for having been instrumental in dedicating the Pantheon to Christian worship, and so preserving from ruin one of the noblest and most original architectural works of antiquity.

Some Actuarial Aspects of Unemployment Insurance

1929 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-160
Author(s):  
J. G. Kyd ◽  
G. H. Maddex
Keyword(s):  
Unemployment Insurance ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Royal Commission ◽  
Poor Laws ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Poor ◽  
National Insurance ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Government

Judged by the amount of space devoted to the subject in the Journal of the Institute, Unemployment Insurance has received but little attention from actuaries in the past Public interest in the problem of relieving distress due to unemployment became pronounced in the early years of the present century and led to the appointment in 1904 of a Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and, eventually, to the passing in 1911 of the first Unemployment Insurance Act. These important events found a somewhat pallid reflection in our proceedings in the form of reprints of extracts from Sir H. Llewellyn Smith's address on Insurance against Unemployment to the British Association in 1910 (J.I.A., vol. xliv, p. 511) and of Mr. Ackland's report on Part II of the National Insurance Bill (J.I.A., vol. xlv, p. 456). At a later date, when the scope of the national scheme was very greatly widened, the Government Actuary's report on the relevant measure—the Unemployment Insurance Bill 1919—was reprinted in the Journal (J.I.A., vol. lii, page 72).

scholarly journals Anat Helman, Israeli National Ideals and Everyday Life in the 1950s. Waltham: Brandeis University Press, 2014. 312 pp.

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Fundamental Question ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Israeli Society ◽  
Weak Component ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The 1950S

This chapter reviews the book Becoming Israeli: National Ideals and Everyday Life in the 1950s (2014), by Anat Helman. Becoming Israeli deals with those aspects of Israeli society and culture that make Israel distinct from other countries. The book explores how the Israeli society emerged, mainly on its own terms, and tackles the fundamental question of “what it means to be Israeli,” along with the extent to which the characteristics comprising Israeliness emerged in the early years of statehood. Among the book’s strengths is Helman’s choice of foci: the power of her study derives from its locating spheres and behavioral acts that are extremely important but frequently overlooked (kibbutz dining halls, for example). A weak component of the book is its discussion of the subject of humor.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Educational Music in Turkey Based on Composers’ Opinions

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Hatice Celiktas ◽  
Sezen Ozeke
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Harmonic Structure ◽  
Resultant Data ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Essential Skills ◽  
The Republic

There are various studies concerning the present situation of the phenomenon of educational music, which dates back to the early years of the Republic i.e. which emerged 90 years ago, the problems in the area, and solutions to these problems as well as the concept of “educational music” which is used to define the songs that are part of music education. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the area of educational music based on composers’ opinions, in other words, on the opinions of the creators of the subject music, and to determine the present situation of the area in the light of these evaluations. For these purposes, 7 composers, all of whom had contributed to educational music, were interviewed. The resultant data were analyzed under three themes by means of content analysis. The themes were the concept of educational music, educational music compositions and educational music composing. As a result, composers indicated that songs composed as educational music pieces should have a content that children can relate to. They also said that music teachers and prospective music teachers who had the ability to compose should engage in the composition of educational music. According to composers, in order for songs to be of good musical quality; easy and catchy melodies and lyrics, prosody, melodic sequence, harmonic structure and form components were important. Composers also expressed their opinions regarding “the points to be considered and the method to be followed in the process of composition”, “essential skills and knowledge in addition to the ability to compose”, and “types of music preferred in compositions”. In addition to this research, further studies, which take opinions of music teachers, who are the appliers of educational music, and those of students, who are the receivers and consumers of educational music, into account, can be undertaken so as to be able to evaluate the area of educational music from different perspectives.

scholarly journals USO DA CALCULADORA NOS ANOS INICIAIS DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL: concepções dos futuros professores

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (esp.) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Keli Cristina Conti ◽  
Mariana Lima Vilela ◽  
Nayara Katherine Duarte Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Initial Teacher Training ◽  
The Future ◽  
Technological Tool ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Investigación Cualitativa ◽  
Educación Primaria

 A calculadora está presente no nosso cotidiano de diversas formas, porém há certa resistência quando mencionamos o seu uso no ambiente educacional, especialmente nos Anos Iniciais do Ensino Fundamental. Diante disso, propusemos uma oficina com estudos e práticas, com os discentes do curso de Pedagogia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, ou seja, futuros professores que ensinarão Matemática nos Anos Iniciais do Ensino Fundamental, ressaltando a importância da utilização correta da calculadora nesta etapa de ensino. O objetivo desta pesquisa qualitativa foi investigar e analisar as concepções prévias e posteriores às atividades dos futuros professores sobre o uso da calculadora nos Anos Iniciais. A mesma integra um projeto de pesquisa em desenvolvimento intitulado “Contribuições do Laboratório de Ensino de Matemática para a formação inicial do professor que ensina Matemática”. Para essa vertente da pesquisa apoiamos em Selva e Borba (2010), Lopes e Rodrigues (2009) e nos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais (PCN/BRASIL, 1997), entre outros documentos e autores. Apresentaremos neste trabalho o que pensavam os futuros professores sobre o uso da calculadora, as atividades propostas com essa ferramenta tecnológica, as reflexões e ressignificações dos mesmos sobre a temática. Após a análise dos dados coletados, constatamos que a maioria dos futuros professores passou a apoiar o uso da calculadora neste nível de ensino.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Matemática. Anos Iniciais do Ensino Fundamental. Calculadoras. Formação Inicial de Professores.USE OF THE CALCULATOR IN THE EARLY YEARS OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION: concepts of future teachers ABSTRACT: The calculator is present in our daily life in several ways, but there is some resistance when we mention its use in the educational environment, especially in the Early Years of Elementary Education. Therefore, we proposed a workshop with studies and practices with the students of the Pedagogy course of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, the future teachers who will teach Mathematics in the Early Years of Elementary Education, emphasizing the importance of using the calculator correctly at this stage of education. The objective of this qualitative research was to investigate and analyze the pre and post conceptions of the activities of the future teachers about the use of the calculator in the Early Years. It integrates a research project under development entitled "Contributions of the Mathematics Teaching Laboratory for the initial formation of the teacher who teaches Mathematics". In this aspect of the research, we support Selva and Borba (2010), Lopes and Rodrigues (2009) and National Curricular Parameters (PCN / BRASIL, 1997), among other documents and authors. We are presenting in this work what the future teachers thought about the use of the calculator, the activities proposed with this technological tool, the reflections and re-significances of the them about the subject. After analyzing the data collected, we found that most of the future teachers started to support the use of the calculator at this level of education.KEYWORDS: Mathematics. Early Years of Elementary Education. Calculators. Initial Teacher Training. USO DE LA CALCULADORA EN LOS AÑOS INICIALES DE LA ENSEÑANZA PRIMARIA: concepciones de los futuros profesoresRESUMEN: La calculadora está presente en nuestro cotidiano de diversas formas, pero hay cierta resistencia cuando mencionamos su uso en el ambiente educativo, especialmente en los Años Iniciales de la Enseñanza Primaria. Por lo tanto, hemos propuesto un taller para el estudio y la práctica, con los estudiantes de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais, los futuros profesores que enseñarán matemáticas en los primeros años de la educación primaria, resaltando la importancia del uso correcto de la calculadora en este paso de enseñanza. El objetivo de esta investigación cualitativa fue investigar y analizar las concepciones previas y posteriores a las actividades de los futuros profesores sobre el uso de la calculadora en los Años Iniciales. Esta integra un proyecto de investigación en desarrollo titulado "Contribuciones del Laboratorio de Enseñanza de Matemáticas para la formación inicial del profesor que enseña Matemáticas". Para esta vertiente de la investigación apoyamos en Selva y Borba (2010), Lopes y Rodrigues (2009) y en los Parámetros Curriculares Nacionales (PCN / BRASIL, 1997), entre otros documentos y autores. Presentaremos en este trabajo lo que pensaban los futuros profesores sobre el uso de la calculadora, las actividades propuestas con esa herramienta tecnológica, las reflexiones y resignificaciones de los mismos sobre la temática. Después del análisis de los datos colectados, constatamos que la mayoría de los futuros profesores pasó a apoyar el uso de la calculadora en ese nivel de enseñanza.PALABRAS CLAVE: Matemáticas. Años Iniciales de la Escuela Primaria. Calculadoras. Formación Inicial de Profesores. 

Overview

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Gerrard
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Gothic Revival ◽  
National Heritage ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Eighteenth And Nineteenth Centuries ◽  
Medieval Archaeology ◽  
The Impact

This overview traces early engagements with the medieval past in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the impact of the Landscape Movement in gardens, Romanticism in poetry and fiction, the Picturesque in painting, and particularly the Gothic Revival in architecture. It discusses the seeds of later medieval archaeology in the twentieth century, framed by war and new ideals of a common national heritage, and picks out the influential people, projects, and institutions that have shaped the subject.

Continental Naval Doctrines Between the Wars. The Impact of German Naval Experience on the Italian Navy (1919-1943)

2021 ◽  
pp. 096834452110434
Author(s):  
Fabio De Ninno
Keyword(s):  
Second World War ◽  
Early Years ◽  
World War ◽  
Weapon Systems ◽  
Profound Influence ◽  
The First World War ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Second World ◽  
First World

During the interwar era, German naval history and naval doctrine exercised a profound influence on the development of the Italian Navy. The subject is relevant to understand how continental sea powers naval doctrines developed after the First World War, attempting to integrate new weapon systems to overcome the previous limits of the Fleet in being strategy. Italian naval thinkers incorporated the lessons offered by their German counterparts, preparing to repeat many of their mistakes, which explained in part the failures of Italian sea power in the early years of the Second World War.

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