On Literary Understanding

2019 ◽  
pp. 67-92
Author(s):  
Jennifer Gosetti-Ferencei
Keyword(s):  
Literary Work ◽  
Cognitive Models ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Literary Reading ◽  
The World ◽  
Literary Experience

Several recent approaches to literature—what the chapter describes as moral, aesthetic, and cognitive models of literary experience—allow us to consider its relevance in epistemic terms. Through an examination of the insights and limits of these approaches, the chapter presents the case for the experiential, generative, and expressive dimensions of understanding the literary work, and for their implications beyond literary reading. That literary understanding is experiential will mean that, beyond knowledge of what the text is about, one must have acquaintance with what it is like to undergo the imaginings prompted by the text. That literary understanding is generative means that what we understand in literary experience is not merely the objects or events in the world from which the work may draw, but how these are transformed in the specific literary presentation created by the work. That literary understanding is expressive will mean that the object of understanding issues from, and brings us into contact with, a point of view, even if one known only through and as the work itself. These dimensions of literary understanding, I suggest, enable understanding beyond the experience of literature as such.

Jules Verne’s ‘Around the World in 80 Days’: Multilingualism, Multiculturalism and Symbols

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ii (15) ◽  
pp. 146-182
Author(s):  
Haroula Hatzimihail ◽  
Ioannis Pantelidis
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
Jules Verne ◽  
The World ◽  
Semiotic Systems ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Different Cultures

In this announcement, the various –linguistic and non-linguistic- symbols used in the literary work 'Around the world in 80 days', written by Jules Verne, are examined from an intertemporal and contemporary point of view. The references through these points of view, in matters of multiculturalism and multilingualism, are becoming classical in nature: they concern the necessity of the applied ability to communicate between individuals who belong to different social classes and age groups, speak the same or different languages, come from different cultures, with rights and obligations in their various areas of life, etc. Key-words: linguistics, multilingualism, multiculturalism, semiotics, semiotic systems, symbols

A language symphony: Sasha Sokolov’s Triptych and its musical motifs

2021 ◽  
pp. 124-147
Author(s):  
M. Napolitano
Keyword(s):  
Music Composition ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
The World

This article focuses on the characteristics of Sasha Sokolov’s writing and the role that music plays in his verbal composition. Drawing on evidence from the writer’s biography, comments and interviews, it is possible to identify a specific connection between Sokolov’s proezia and his understanding of music composition — a connection that has yet failed to be grasped and examined by critics. Sokolov’s most recent literary work Triptych (2011) provides the reader with a set of clues helping to reveal the connection of Sokolov’s oeuvre with the world of music. Building on that, the author of the article intends to further explore the ways through which music partakes in the verbal composition of Triptych. The results point to the possibility of reconsidering the whole of Sasha Sokolov’s oeuvre from a novel point of view, one that would highlight the meaning of music in his literary works.

scholarly journals Literatura, Ensino e Multiculturalismo: Escritoras Negras em Sala de Aula

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Rosemar Eurico Coenga
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Experience Report ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Literary Reading ◽  
Racial Relations ◽  
The Third ◽  
World Vision ◽  
The World ◽  
Carolina Maria De Jesus

Como as narrativas de Quarto de despejo: diário de uma favelada (2004), de Carolina Maria de Jesus e Ponciá Vicêncio (2017), de Conceição Evaristo buscam compreender a figura da mulher e do negro como personagem literário? Neste artigo, apresentam-se  resultados obtidos a partir de um relato de experiência com o gênero romance, em uma turma do Terceiro ano do Ensino Médio de uma escola pública. O objetivo visa criar oportunidades para os alunos se expressarem subjetivamente sobre a leitura literária compartilhada pela turma, bem como obter registros da recepção deles em relação às questões étnico-raciais comprometidas com a luta antirracista no Brasil. Os resultados apontam que ao compartilharem as leituras, evidenciando seu ponto de vista, aceitando ou refutando ideias, há possibilidade de uma interação entre os alunos, entre alunos e professor, e, o texto e o autor, ocasionando um alargamento da visão de mundo. Palavras-chave: Literatura. Relato de Experiência. Lei nº 10639/2003. AbstractHow do the narratives of Quarto de despejo: diário de uma favelada (2004), by Carolina Maria de Jesus and Ponciá Vicencio (2017), by  Conceição Evaristo seek to understand the woman’s figure and the black like literary personage? In this article,  results obtained from an experience report with the novel genre are presented in a class of the third year of high school in a public school. Our objective is to create opportunities for students to express themselves subjectively about the literary reading shared by the class, as well as to obtain records of their reception regarding issues related to ethnic-racial relations committed to the anti-racist struggle in Brazil. The results show that uponsharing the readings, evidencing their point of view, accepting or refuting ideas, there is a possibility of an interaction among the students, between students and teacher, among  the students, the text and the author, causing a widening of the world vision. Keywords: Literature. Experience Report. Law 10639/2003.

Literary Readings as Performance

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Wulff
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Organisation ◽  
Literary Reading ◽  
Anthropological Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Contemporary Writers ◽  
Changing Role

Drawing on an anthropological study of the social organisation of the world of Irish writers, this article investigates the literary reading as performance which has become central for the career and promotion of contemporary writers. How is the reading - live as well as recorded - constituted, and how is it experienced from the writer's point of view? The data are derived from participant observation and interviews at literary festivals and conferences, writers' retreats, book launches and more informal situations with writers, as well as from fiction and essays by the writers. For this article, I asked some of the writers to write short texts on the reading. It turned out that the frames of the reading as performance reach beyond the reading event, and also that a reading includes elements of risk, such as not attracting a big enough audience or performing badly. Finally, the article considers the changing role of the ethnographer.

Medical Diagnosis from a Clinician’s Point of View

1978 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
F. T. De Dombal
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Medical Diagnosis ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
The World

This paper discusses medical diagnosis from the clinicians point of view. The aim of the paper is to identify areas where computer science and information science may be of help to the practising clinician. Collection of data, analysis, and decision-making are discussed in turn. Finally, some specific recommendations are made for further joint research on the basis of experience around the world to date.

Russia and China: The Vector of Development of Economic Cooperation

2004 ◽  
pp. 113-122
Author(s):  
L. Kabir
Keyword(s):  
World Economy ◽  
Economic Cooperation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Basic Commodity ◽  
The World ◽  
Economic Ties

This article considers the basic tendencies of development of trade and economic cooperation of the two countries with accent on increasing volumes and consolidating trade and economic ties in Russian-Chinese relations. The author compares Russian and Chinese participation in the world economy and analyzes the counter trade from the point of view of basic commodity groups.

THE GENESIS OF CONSERVATIVE IDEOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND PROSPECTS IN THE POLITICAL REFORM OF MODERN COUNTRIES (ON THE EXAMPLE OF RUSSIA AND FRANCE)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
MARIETA EPREMYAN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Reform ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Political ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
Conservative Ideology ◽  
The World ◽  
Christian Conservatism ◽  
The Future ◽  
Conservative Policy ◽  
Depth Interviews

The article examines the epistemological roots of conservative ideology, development trends and further prospects in political reform not only in modern Russia, but also in other countries. The author focuses on the “world” and Russian conservatism. In the course of the study, the author illustrates what opportunities and limitations a conservative ideology can have in political reform not only in modern Russia, but also in the world. In conclusion, it is concluded that the prospect of a conservative trend in the world is wide enough. To avoid immigration and to control the development of technology in society, it is necessary to adhere to a conservative policy. Conservatism is a consolidating ideology. It is no coincidence that the author cites as an example the understanding of conservative ideology by the French due to the fact that Russia has its own vision of the ideology of conservatism. If we say that conservatism seeks to preserve something and respects tradition, we must bear in mind that traditions in different societies, which form some kind of moral imperatives, cannot be a single phenomenon due to different historical destinies and differing religious views. Considered from the point of view of religion, Muslim and Christian conservatism will be somewhat confrontational on some issues. The purpose of the work was to consider issues related to the role, evolution and prospects of conservative ideology in the political reform of modern countries. The author focuses on Russia and France. To achieve this goal, the method of in-depth interviews with experts on how they understand conservatism was chosen. Already today, conservatism is quite diverse. It is quite possible that in the future it will transform even more and acquire new reflections.

Social Justice and Critical/Performative Communicative Pedagogy

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
John T. Warren
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Classroom Interactions ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Constitutive Relationship ◽  
Just World ◽  
The World ◽  
Analytical Point ◽  
Embodied Pedagogy

Through narratives and critical interrogations of classroom interactions, I sketch an argument for a co-constitutive relationship between qualitative research and pedagogy that imagines a more reflexive and socially just world. Through story, one comes to see an interplay between one's own experiences, one's own desires and one's community — I seek to focus that potential into an embodied pedagogy that highlights power and, as a result, holds all of us accountable for our own situated-ness in systems of power in ways that grant us potential places from which to enact change. Key in this discussion is a careful analytical point of view for seeing the world and a set of practices that work to imagine new ways of talking back.

Tanggapan dan Horizon Harapan Pembaca terhadap Le Petit Prince Karya A. De Saint-Exupery: Tinjauan Resepsi Sastra

Metahumaniora ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 300
Author(s):  
Tania Intan ◽  
Trisna Gumilar
Keyword(s):  
Research Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Literary Reading ◽  
Reading Experience ◽  
Reader Responses ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Research Type

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) mendekripsikan tanggapan pembaca terhadap novel Le Petit Prince (2) mendeskripsikan horizon harapan pembaca terhadap novel Le Petit Prince, dan (3) mendeskripsikan faktor-faktor penyebab perbedaan tanggapan dan horizon harapan pembaca. Penelitian ini termasuk jenis penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Data penelitian berupa teks yang memuat tanggapan pembaca novel Le Petit Princeyang terdiri dari 20 orang, sedangkan sumber datanya berupa artikel dan makalah yang dimuat di media massa cetak dan elektronik termasuk internet. Instrumen penelitian berupa seperangkat konsep tentang pembaca, tanggapan pembaca, dan horizon harapan. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan cara observasi dan data dianalisis dengan menggunakan teknik deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian yang didapat sebagai berikut. (1) Seluruh pembaca menanggapi atau menilai positif unsur tema, alur, tokoh, latar, sudut pandang, gaya bahasa, teknik penceritaan, bahasa, dan isi novel Le Petit Prince. (2) Harapan sebagian besar pembaca sebelum membaca novel Le Petit Prince sesuai dengan kenyataan ke sembilan unsur di dalam novel Le Petit Prince, sehingga pembaca dapat dengan mudah menerima dan memberikan pujian pada novel Le Petit Prince. (3) Faktor penyebab perbedaan tanggapan dan horizon harapan pembaca selain perbedaan stressing unsur yang ditanggapi juga karena perbedaan pengetahuan tentang sastra, pengetahuan tentang kehidupan, dan pengalaman membaca karya sastra.Kata kunci: tanggapan pembaca, horizon harapan, Le Petit PrinceAbstractThis study aims to (1) describe reader’s responses to the novel Le Petit Prince (2) to describe the reader's expectations horizon of Le Petit Prince's novel, and (3) to describe the factors causing differences in responses and the horizon of readers' expectations. This research is a descriptive qualitative research type. The research data consist of a set of paragraphs that contains readers' responses to Le Petit Prince's novel, while the data sources are articles and papers published in print and electronic mass media including the internet. The research instruments are a set of reader concepts, reader responses, and expectations horizon. The technique of collecting data is observation and data are analyzed by using qualitative descriptive technique. The results obtained are as follow: (1) All readers respond and valuethe theme elements,plots, characters, background, point of view, language, titles, storytelling techniques, language, and extrinsic novel Le Petit Prince positively. (2) The expectations of most readers before reading Le Petit Prince's novels are in accordance with the nine facts in Le Petit Prince's novel, so readers can easily accept and give prise to Le Petit Prince's novel. (3) Factors causing differences in responses and horizon of readers' expectations other than the stressing differences of the elements being addressed also due to the differences in knowledge of literature, knowledge of life and literary reading experience. Keywords: readers responses, expectations horizon, Le Petit Prince

History of Tour de France from the Geographical Point of View

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 255-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimír Bačík ◽  
Michal Klobučník
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
The Past ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
The World ◽  
Spatial Dimensions ◽  
Tour De France ◽  
Wide Circle ◽  
History Of ◽  
Expert Community ◽  
Geographical Point

Abstract The Tour de France, a three week bicycle race has a unique place in the world of sports. The 100th edition of the event took place in 2013. In the past of 110 years of its history, people noticed unique stories and duels in particular periods, celebrities that became legends that the world of sports will never forget. Also many places where the races unfolded made history in the Tour de France. In this article we tried to point out the spatial context of this event using advanced technologies for distribution of historical facts over the Internet. The Introduction briefly displays the attendance of a particular stage based on a regional point of view. The main topic deals with selected historical aspects of difficult ascents which every year decide the winner of Tour de France, and also attract fans from all over the world. In the final stage of the research, the distribution of results on the website available to a wide circle of fans of this sports event played a very significant part (www.tdfrance.eu). Using advanced methods and procedures we have tried to capture the historical and spatial dimensions of Tour de France in its general form and thus offering a new view of this unique sports event not only to the expert community, but for the general public as well.

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