Writing a Modern Biography of an Ancient Roman

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-31
Author(s):  
Roy K. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Military History ◽  
Available P ◽  
Inner Life ◽  
Episodic Nature ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Unique Individual ◽  
Private Individual

Modern biographies of ancient individuals focus on emperors and generals, as a form of political or military history. A biography of a ‘private’ individual like Pliny raises more urgently the question of the distorting effects of our biographical norms. Modern biography encourages the recreation of a ‘unique individual’, insight into the effects of childhood, or the reconstruction of a rich inner life. Approaches of this sort are not suited to Pliny: he was not interested in the ‘interiority’ found in Catullus or Augustine. Pliny’s individuality can be captured by working along the grain of the Letters: by focusing on the range of locales in which he lived, worked, and owned properties. No Roman writer, not even Vergil, ties his identity to the regions of Italy more successfully than Pliny. This approach is suited to the episodic nature both of Pliny’s own life and of the evidence available.

Collected Documents on the History of the Pskov Orthodox Mission: A Recent Publication

2018 ◽  
pp. 306-312
Author(s):  
Veniamin F. Zima ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Data ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Inner Life ◽  
Great Patriotic War ◽  
Occupied Territories ◽  
History Of ◽  
Underground Resistance ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
The Church ◽  
Insight Into

The reviewed work is devoted to a significant, and yet little-studied in both national and foreign scholarship, issue of the clergy interactions with German occupational authorities on the territory of the USSR in the days of the Great Patriotic War. It introduces into scientific use historically significant complex of documents (1941-1945) from the archive of the Office of the Metropolitan Sergius (Voskresensky) of Vilnius and Lithuania, patriarchal exarch in Latvia and Estonia, and also records from the investigatory records on charges against clergy and employees concerned in the activities of the Pskov Orthodox Mission (1944-1990). Documents included in the publication are stored in the archives of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Estonia, Lithuania, Leningrad, Novgorod, and Pskov regions. They allow some insight into nature, forms, and methods of the Nazi occupational regime policies in the conquered territories (including policies towards the Church). The documents capture religious policies of the Nazis and inner life of the exarchate, describe actual situation of population and clergy, management activities and counterinsurgency on the occupied territories. The documents bring to light connections between the exarchate and German counterintelligence and reveal the nature of political police work with informants. They capture the political mood of population and prisoners of war. There is information on participants of partisan movement and underground resistance, on communication net between the patriarchal exarchate in the Baltic states and the German counterintelligence. Reports and dispatches of the clergy in the pay of the Nazis addressed to the Metropolitan Sergius (Voskresensky) contain detailed activity reports. Investigatory records contain important biographical information and personal data on the collaborators. Most of the documents, being classified, have never been published before.

scholarly journals У каждого своя Сибирь. Два женских рассказа о депортации калмыков

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 778-800
Author(s):  
Elza-Bair M. Guchinova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
The Body ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Inner Life ◽  
Life Choices ◽  
History Of ◽  
Insight Into

Introduction. The proposed publication consists of an introduction, texts of two biographical interviews and comments thereon. Both the conversations took place in Elista (2004, 2017) as part of the research project ‘Everyone Has One’s Own Siberia’ dedicated to the important period in the history of Kalmykia though not yet sufficiently explored by anthropologists and sociologists — the deportation of Kalmyks to Siberia (1943–1956) and related memories. Goals. The project seeks to show the daily survival practices of Kalmyks in Siberia. In the spontaneous biographical interviews focusing on the years of Kalmyk deportation, not only the facts cited are important — of which we would otherwise stay unaware but from the oral narratives — but also the introduced stories of inner life: feelings and thoughts of growing girls. Methods. The paper involves the use of textual analysis and the method of text deconstruction. Results. The transcribed texts show survival and adaptation strategies employed by the young generation of ‘special settlers’ in places of forced residence. For many Kalmyks of that generation, high school was a ‘glass ceiling’, a limitation in life choices. In the narrative of R. Ts. Azydova, we face a today unthinkable social package for KUTV students with children — this illustrates how the korenization policy for indigenous populations in the USSR worked, and provides insight into daily practices of pre-war Elista. The story of T. S. Kachanova especially clearly manifests the ‘language of trauma’, first of all, through the memory of the body, vocabulary of death and displays of laughter. The texts of the interviews shall be interesting to all researchers of Kalmyk deportation and the memory of that period.

Pal Joey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julianne Lindberg
Keyword(s):  
Music History ◽  
Inner Life ◽  
Class Mobility ◽  
Musical Comedy ◽  
Genre Classification ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Historical Moment ◽  
Insight Into

The History of a Heel chronicles the genesis, influence, and significance of Rodgers and Hart’s classic musical comedy Pal Joey (1940). When Pal Joey opened at the Barrymore on Christmas day, 1940, it flew in the face of musical comedy convention. The characters and situation were depraved. The setting was caustically realistic. Its female lead was frankly sexual and yet not purely comic. A narratively-driven dream ballet closed the first act, begging audiences to take seriously the inner life and desires of a confirmed heel. Although the show appears on many top-ten lists surveying the so-called “Golden Age,” it is a controversial classic; its legacy is tied both to the fashionable scandal that it provoked, and, retrospectively, to the uncommon attention it paid to characterization and narrative cohesion. Through an archive-driven investigation of the show and its music, History of a Heel offers insight into the historical moment during which Joey was born, and to the process of genre classification, canon formation, and the ensuing critical debates related to musical and theatrical maturity. More broadly, I argue that the critique and commentary on class and gender conventions in Pal Joey reveals a uniquely American concern over status, class mobility, and progressive gender roles in the pre-war era.

Strategy and Command

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Horner
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Military History ◽  
Operations Strategy ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Boer War ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
Military Commanders ◽  
Australian Defence Force ◽  
Insight Into

In Strategy and Command, David Horner provides an important insight into the strategic decisions and military commanders who shaped Australia's army history from the Boer War to the evolution of the command structure for the Australian Defence Force in the 2000s. He examines strategic decisions such as whether to go to war, the nature of the forces to be committed to the war, where the forces should be deployed and when to reduce the Australian commitment. The book also recounts decisions made by commanders at the highest level, which are passed on to those at the operational level, who are then required to produce their own plans to achieve the government's aims through military operations. Strategy and Command is a compilation of research and writing on military history by one of Australia's pre-eminent military historians. It is a crucial read for anyone interested in Australia's involvement in 20th-century wars.

scholarly journals The development of free indirect constructions in Dutch novels

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marja Clement
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Popular Literature ◽  
17Th Century ◽  
Inner Life ◽  
Personal Pronouns ◽  
Direct Discourse ◽  
Narrative Style ◽  
Free Indirect Style ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractWhy is the free indirect style such a useful narrative means to portray characters' minds in fictional texts? This article gives more insight into this phenomenon by analyzing texts from earlier times. Previous studies state that the free indirect style for the representation of thoughts emerged in Dutch literary prose in the 19th century. However, this article shows that the roots of this technique were already present in 17th century Dutch popular literature novels. The analysis of these novels provides us with more insight into this phenomenon. Before the emergence of free indirect style, the most common form for the representation of a character's consciousness was direct discourse. The suggestion that the character is ‘thinking out loud' makes this thought representation unnatural, as emotions and feelings are often pre-verbal and wordless. Free indirect style gives the narrator the possibility to formulate that which the character cannot put into words. The free indirect style allows the author to merge descriptions of events and actions with the character's inner life, feelings, questions and wishes without a change in the narrative style when it comes to personal pronouns and tense.

scholarly journals Visualizing the inner life of microbes: practices of multi-color single-molecule localization microscopy in microbiology

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 1041-1065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilijana Vojnovic ◽  
Jannik Winkelmeier ◽  
Ulrike Endesfelder
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Microbial Cell ◽  
Inner Life ◽  
Localization Microscopy ◽  
Bacteria And Fungi ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Single Molecule Localization Microscopy

Abstract In this review, we discuss multi-color single-molecule imaging and tracking strategies for studying microbial cell biology. We first summarize and compare the methods in a detailed literature review of published studies conducted in bacteria and fungi. We then introduce a guideline on which factors and parameters should be evaluated when designing a new experiment, from fluorophore and labeling choices to imaging routines and data analysis. Finally, we give some insight into some of the recent and promising applications and developments of these techniques and discuss the outlook for this field.

scholarly journals Taking Care of a Dying Grandparent

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 564-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime R. Boquet ◽  
Debra Parker Oliver ◽  
Elaine Wittenberg-Lyles ◽  
Ardith Z. Doorenbos ◽  
George Demiris
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Fatigue Stress ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Caregiving Roles ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Unique Individual ◽  
Taking Care

This study aims to provide insight into the role of grandchildren as informal hospice caregivers. It presents 4 cases that highlight the challenges and perceptions of grandchildren who care for a grandparent at the end of life. A researcher met regularly with family caregivers to discuss the problems or challenges during hospice caregiving. Although each caregiver presented unique individual experiences, several themes are common among the family caregivers including fatigue, stress, guilt, and loss of the “grandchild” identity. Grandchildren caregivers often take care of 3 generations (grandparents, parents, and children) and in many cases need additional assistance to help them overcome the challenges associated with managing a household, career, family, and caregiving roles.

scholarly journals Тибето-монгольские традиции культа Майтреи в бурятском буддизме: освящение статуи Майтреи в Анинском дацане

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1331-1338
Author(s):  
Tsymzhit P. Vanchikova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Inner Life ◽  
Ancient India ◽  
Archival Document ◽  
History Of ◽  
Unique Source ◽  
Tibetan Studies ◽  
The Temple ◽  
Source Materials ◽  
Insight Into

Introduction. The article describes an archival document stored at the Center of Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs (Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, SB RAS) and reviewing the temple’s construction and the Maitreya statue’s erection at Aninsky Datsan. The study provides insight into origins of the Maitreya cult dating back to ancient India. Goals. The paper aims to determine the authenticity of the data reported by Ven. Lodon and trace origins of the Maitreya cult, including those related to the consecration of relics. Materials. The essay entitled ‘History (Description) of the Burkhan (Bur. ‘deity statue’) at Big Maidari Aninsky Datsan’ was written by Ven. Lodon, ethnic Buryat, in 1915. The former is a garchak — inventory list — of various relics and objects embedded inside the statue. The written monument is valuable due to that it contains unique source materials and data on the history of Buddhism in Buryatia which reveal the inner life of the Buddhist monastery and its community, shows the relationships between the monastic sangha and lay believers, the Buddhist clergy and state authorities. Materials describing the festive events dedicated to the 1897 consecration of the Maitreya statue and the temple are interesting enough. Results. The examined ‘History of Burkhan’ is important not only because sources on the history of Buryat Buddhism are scarce enough and it gives an opportunity to reconstruct the long and convoluted history of the statue, but also because the original Maitreya statue itself never survived and was dramatically destroyed in the late 1930s.

Die Bundeswehr als Zauberlehrling der Politik? Der ISAF-Einsatz und das Provincial Reconstruction Team Kunduz 2003 bis 2012

2013 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernhard Chiari
Keyword(s):  
Security Policy ◽  
Military History ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Supply Logistics ◽  
Movement Field ◽  
Official Sources ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Made In

Abstract Using the example of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Kunduz, the paper explores the capabilities of military history to contribute to current debates on the change of German Military- and Security policy by providing studies on the »army on operations«. Based on official sources, which the German MoD made generally accessible for researchers of the MGFA/ZMSBw in 2011, the author analyzes the Bundeswehr’s presence in Kunduz between 2003 and 2012. He critically assesses, to what extent the Bundeswehr - aside from supply, logistics and force protection - actually did produce security and stability in Afghanistan. Documents and interviews give an insight into how conceptions of conflict resolution and Peace Building, based on lessons learned on the Balkans, interacted with the experiences made in Northern Afghanistan, but failed to prevent the spread of the Taliban-movement. Field reports, war diaries and other sources reflect the complex interdependency between the troops in the field, higher ISAF commands, and the responsible military staffs in Germany.

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