scholarly journals Swahili Terminology in the Context of the Development of the Versification Theory and “Dispute about Poetry”

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-520
Author(s):  
Natalya S. Frolova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Language Poetry ◽  
European Language ◽  
Critical Essay ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
The 19Th Century

The article discusses the problem of the development of a scientific approach and Swahili terminology by national Swahili literary science in the context of the emergence of new Swahili poetry in the 1970s against the background of prevailing traditional genres, as well as the comprehension, interpretation and application of this terminology by scientists. Born at the end of the 19th century among European missionaries and scholars, the theory of Swahili versification continued to develop in European-language works until the 1950s when the first critical essay on Swahili versification by the traditional poet Amri Abedi appeared. The emergence of new Swahili poetry in the mid-1970s against the background of traditional genres not only produced the well-known mgogoro wa ushairi (dispute about poetry), but also required the comprehension of poetry itself and Swahili literature as a whole. An important role in this process was the priority of developing a unified scientific approach, as well as Swahili terminology. The emergence of a new Swahili-language poetry embodied in the works of Kezilahabi, Mulokozi, Kahigi and others, from the very beginning posed the task of naming this kind of poetry. The article focuses on the unsettled nature of certain Swahili poetry terms denoting new, modernist, Swahili poetry, a reflection of which is shown by the evident heterogeneity of their use in the studies of literary Swahili scholars of the 2000–2010s.

Ludwig Noiré and the Debate on Language Origins in the 19th Century

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-71
Author(s):  
Jacopo D’Alonzo
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Language Origins ◽  
German Philosopher ◽  
Special Mention ◽  
Theory Of Language ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
The 19Th Century

Summary Among the scholars who tackled the topic of language origins in the 19th century, the German philosopher Ludwig Noiré (1829–1889) deserves special mention. To him, the unique sociability of humans implies cooperation and cooperation in turn involves language. Remarkably, Noiré’s theory deeply influenced the debate on language origins until the 1950s. Before offering some theoretical and historical explanations for the enduring influence of Noiré’s theory, it is necessary to describe the general features of his theory and the context in which it arose. After dealing with the German-English debate on language origins during the 19th century, a section will be especially devoted to Noiré’s theory of language origins. Finally, a comparison between Noiré’s insights and the naturalistic framework of the 19th century is provided.

scholarly journals The First Cadaveric Dissection in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Soumit Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Cadaver Dissection ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cadaveric Dissection ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Bengal Renaissance ◽  
The 19Th Century

Historical Perspective The first cadaver dissection in India in the 19th century after millennia of social prejudices took place in the recently established Calcutta Medical College in 1835, the first medical college in Asia imparting western medical education to British, Anglo Indians and Indians in the empire.  The first scientific approach to medical sciences commenced following this landmark event and set the trend for future liberal attitudes in society and contributed to the Bengal Renaissance of the 19th century. This is a fictional account of the day when it happened. Only the characters and the fact that the dissection occurred are real.

Tobacco

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-589
Author(s):  
ARNOLD BURGEN
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Limited Success ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The 19Th Century

Tobacco use was well established among the inhabitants of the Americas when Columbus made his epic voyage. They smoked it in pipes and as cigars and also used it as snuff; it played an important role in social and religious practices. By 1550 pipe smoking was well established in Europe, to be largely supplanted by snuff in the 18th century and by cigarettes in the latter part of the 19th century. It was only proven in the 1950s that smoking was the major cause of lung cancer, which in turn, was responsible for an increasing proportion of deaths. Efforts to reduce smoking have had a limited success so far, but the overall incidence of lung cancer in the UK is now falling. Patterns across Europe are generally similar.

scholarly journals The History of Bodybuilding: International and Hungarian Aspects

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 165-178
Author(s):  
Petra Németh ◽  
Andrea Gál
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The Given

Bodybuilding is a scarcely investigated cultural phenomenon in social sciences, and, in particular, historiography despite the fact that its popularity both in its competitive and leisure form has been on the rise, especially since the 1950s. Development periods of this sport are mainly identified with those iconic competitors, who were the most dominant in the given era, and held the ‘Mr. Olympia’ title as the best bodybuilders. Nevertheless, sources reflecting on the evolution of organizational background and the system of competitions are more difficult to identify. It is similarly challenging to investigate the history of female bodybuilding, which started in the 19th century, but its real beginning dates back to the 1970s. For analysing the history of international bodybuilding, mainly American sources can be relied on, but investigating the Hungarian aspects is hindered by the lack of background materials. Based on the available sources, the objective of this study is to discover the development of the bodybuilding scene, its most important events and participants, from the beginning up to the present days.

scholarly journals Again ʽAgainst the Currents’: New Foreign Monograph about Nikolay Leskov

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 294-309
Author(s):  
Anna A. Fedotova
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
General Reader ◽  
The Social ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The Church

In a review of a monograph by a Polish researcher, an adjunct of the Department of Russian Studies at Warsaw University, M. Lukashevich, on the work of a Russian classic of the second half of the 19th century Nikolay Leskov, published by the Warsaw University Publishing House, the structure of the book is analyzed, the breadth of coverage of the material and the scientific approach, attractive for the general reader and at the same time promising, are emphasized. Lukashevich presents a broad panorama of Russian religious life in the second half of the 19th century, in the context of which, based on the objectives of the monograph, Leskov's work is considered. The author's attention is focused on the analysis of the least studied layer of Leskov's prose — his journalism. Numerous publicistic statements of the writer dedicated to topical issues of the social life of the Church are interpreted by the Polish philologist in the unity of form and content. The review describes the range of problems raised in the monograph, highlights successful and non-trivial observations of the author of the new book.

scholarly journals Review of the historical distribution of the Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus in Europe

Ornis Svecica ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (3–4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan H Mooji
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Population Modelling ◽  
Dramatic Decline ◽  
Species Population ◽  
Migratory Routes ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
Key Sites ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Anser Erythropus

The Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus showed a dramatic decline since the first population estimates of the 1950s. At most wintering sites the species was overlooked until the middle of the 20th century and the migratory routes, staging areas and wintering sites were poorly known. Population modelling under consideration of the official estimates of the size of the total Lesser White-fronted Goose population since the 1950s indicates the possibility that the species population may have reached a level of 250,000–300,000 individuals in the second half of the 19th century, which means that the decline probably started already at the middle of the 19th century. Records from hunting, catching and observations in wintering and staging areas indicate that Lesser White-fronted Geese not only migrated over western Siberia and eastern Europe but also over western Europe. Because hunting is still one of the major threats, the species can only be saved from extinction if the key sites are protected and hunting of all goose species is banned in all staging areas of the species.

scholarly journals The Rise of the Idea of Model in Policymaking

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pertti Alasuutari ◽  
Marjaana Rautalin ◽  
Jukka Tyrkkö
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
The Other ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Parliamentary Debates ◽  
Global Trend ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
Post War ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The 19Th Century

AbstractThe paper addresses the question whether national decision-making has become increasingly interdependent in recent decades, and what role “world models” play in any such trend. These questions are scrutinised by utilising the “Historic Hansard” corpus, which contains all records of the UK Parliament from 1803 to 2005, complemented by other corpora. The results show that references to other countries were most frequent in parliamentary debates very early in the 19th century. However, allusions to other countries have evolved from referencing case examples to referencing policies that are constructed and branded as models. The idea of transferable models caught on particularly strongly from the 1950s onward. The other corpora used for the study confirmed that these changes reflect a global trend. Hence, the post-war era has witnessed a worldwide spread of the idea of model as a precondition for a global proliferation of named models.

scholarly journals Again ʽAgainst the Currents’: New Foreign Monograph about Nikolay Leskov

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 294-309
Author(s):  
Anna A. Fedotova
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
General Reader ◽  
The Social ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The Church

In a review of a monograph by a Polish researcher, an adjunct of the Department of Russian Studies at Warsaw University, M. Lukashevich, on the work of a Russian classic of the second half of the 19th century Nikolay Leskov, published by the Warsaw University Publishing House, the structure of the book is analyzed, the breadth of coverage of the material and the scientific approach, attractive for the general reader and at the same time promising, are emphasized. Lukashevich presents a broad panorama of Russian religious life in the second half of the 19th century, in the context of which, based on the objectives of the monograph, Leskov's work is considered. The author's attention is focused on the analysis of the least studied layer of Leskov's prose — his journalism. Numerous publicistic statements of the writer dedicated to topical issues of the social life of the Church are interpreted by the Polish philologist in the unity of form and content. The review describes the range of problems raised in the monograph, highlights successful and non-trivial observations of the author of the new book.

scholarly journals Love of the Road and Memories in the Water

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-123
Author(s):  
Morana Jarec
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Organized Activities ◽  
Artificial Lake ◽  
The Road ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
Physical Features ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The Village

The article presents various ways of transformation of infrastructural spaces in the region of Gorski Kotar (Croatia) into a symbolic place, through affects of the local population. The research is conducted within the context of the Lujzijana road, dating from the beginning of the 19th century, connecting the cities of Rijeka and Karlovac, and a dam with its vast artificial lake, built in the 1950s in the village of Lokve. Certain events, scenes, situations, narratives, practices and reactions as generators and consequences of affects are used as a base for the analysis. The study shows that people experience different kinds of affects in relation to both physical features of infrastructure and its influences, which are then expressed through literature, in plain conversations, through individual practice and organized activities. While the Lujzijana road, as an instance of cultural heritage, provokes feelings of love and respect, the dam and the lake create a hybrid place composed of joyous memories related to the time of the construction of the dam, as well as sad memories of the lost villages, flooded by the lake.

scholarly journals “And I woke up”: a new book about Leo Tolstoy

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 205-209
Author(s):  
Anna A. Fedotova
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Leo Tolstoy ◽  
General Reader ◽  
Literary Life ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
The 19Th Century

The review notes that Irina Luchenetskaya-Burdina presents a wide panorama of the Russian cultural and literary life of the second half of the 19th century, in the context of which the artistic and journalistic heritage of Leo Tolstoy has been examined. The structure of the monograph is analysed, the breadth of coverage of the material is emphasised, as well as scientific approach to the studied problem, attractive to the general reader and at the same time promising. The review describes the range of problems considered by Irina Luchenetskaya-Burdina, the successful and non-trivial observations of the author of the new book are noted.

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