scholarly journals From Darkness into Light: A Comparative Study of Illusion and Reality in Anton Chekhov’s “The Kiss” and Thomas Wolfe’s “The Far and the Near”

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Leila Hajjari ◽  
Hossein Aliakbari Harehdasht ◽  
Yasaman Mirzaie
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Anton Chekhov ◽  
Thomas Wolfe ◽  
True Meaning ◽  
The One

This paper is an attempt for a comparative study of two famous short stories, one by Anton Chekhov called “The Kiss” and the other by Thomas Wolfe by the name of “The Far and the Near”. The focus of the study is on the analysis of the theme of illusion versus reality, and the approach to the stories has basically been analogical in essence which compares and contrasts this theme in the two stories, and the relevant aspects of the stories such as characterization, symbols, or motifs, to name but few, have been deployed as technical/literary tools for the better apprehension of the working appearance and reality on the protagonists. The results of the study show that the characters’ inability in recognizing the true meaning of what appears to them as reality on the one hand, and their idealization of the apparent reality caused by their subconscious desire for self-deception on the other, have dismantled the protagonists’ power of perception; the ensuing disillusionment caused by the final affirmation of reality which is achieved by recognition of reality/truth leads to their catastrophic end, that is, a deeper alienation and sharper feeling of alienation and desperation. The study finds significance in the fact that no similar comparative study of the two short stories have been yet done. The authors hope that this study will contribute hugely to the criticism of the two short stories and start a resurgence of interest in the study of them comparatively utilizing different approaches.

Liturgical Poetry in the Late Antique Near East

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 336-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ophir Münz-Manor
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Late Antiquity ◽  
Near East ◽  
The Other ◽  
Late Antique ◽  
Biblical Poetry ◽  
Contemporary View ◽  
Cultural Dialogue ◽  
The One

The article presents a contemporary view of the study of piyyut, demonstrating that Jewish poetry of late antiquity (in Hebrew and Aramaic) was closely related to Christian liturgical poetry (both Syriac and Greek) and Samaritan liturgy. These relations were expressed primarily by common poetic and prosodic characteristics, derived on the one hand from ancient Semitic poetry (mainly biblical poetry), and on the other from innovations of the period. The significant connections of content between the different genres of poetry reveal the importance of comparative study. Thus the poetry composed in late antiquity provides additional evidence for the lively cultural dialogue that took place at that time.

‘Forlorn on the Fringe of Life’: Exploring Working-Class Childhood in Katherine Mansfield’s Short Stories

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Argha Kumar Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Working Class ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Short Fiction ◽  
Verbal Abuse ◽  
The Other ◽  
Parental Rejection ◽  
Narrative Strategies ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
The One

Abstract In Katherine Mansfield’s short story ‘Life of Ma Parker’, the old, widowed charwoman is plagued by ‘unbearable’ thoughts of her deceased grandson Lennie: ‘Why did he have to suffer so?’ Lennie’s unfortunate death in the story is not a solitary instance of tragic portrayal of working-class childhood in Mansfield’s short fiction. In several of her tales she empathetically explores the marginalized existence of such children, occasionally juxtaposing their deplorable existence with their elite counterparts’. From social exclusion, child labour, parental rejection, infant and child mortality on the one hand to physical and verbal abuse, bullying in the school and appalling living conditions on the other; Mansfield's exploration of the working-class childhood in her short fiction is not only psychologically complex but sociologically significant. Focusing on the relevant short stories in her oeuvre, this brief analysis intends to closely examine such depictions of marginalized childhood experiences, particularly in light of the oppressive societal conditions that validate their repressive alienation and sufferings. Tracing various biographical circumstances that may have fostered Mansfield’s deep empathy with the children’s’ predicament, this analysis also draws attention to her subtle oblique narrative strategies that effectively represent the plight of working-class children in a convincing and an ingeniously nuanced manner.

Comparative Study of Graphic Representation Methods on Architectural Heritage

2015 ◽  
pp. 182-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Teodoro Garfella ◽  
María Jesús Máñez ◽  
Joaquín Ángel Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
General Public ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The Other ◽  
Graphic Representation ◽  
Digital Photogrammetry ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Documentation Systems ◽  
The One ◽  
Architectural Survey

Today there are many publications or papers related with several graphic surveys of architectural heritage carried out using a variety of both traditional and cutting edge methods. Yet, the implementation of new graphical documentation systems, such as Automated Digital Photogrammetry, has introduced a fresh approach to dealing with architectural surveys by making them more accessible to the general public and, to a certain extent, increasing their usability (Garfella, Máñez, Cabeza, & Soler, 2014). The present study aims, on the one hand, to offer an overview of architectural survey systems and, on the other hand, to evaluate the differences in the degree of precision or accuracy between the latest state-of-the-art methods and the already well-established ones. This will enable us to examine the results obtained in this experiment to look for concordances and discrepancies between them that can be helpful when using such systems to deal with tasks in the future.

“The Same Fate Is in Store for the Righteous and the Wicked:” Form and Content in Midreshei Aggadah

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-77
Author(s):  
Arnon Atzmon
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Oral Discourse ◽  
Subsequent Evolution ◽  
Approaches To Studying ◽  
Leviticus Rabbah ◽  
Sitz Im Leben ◽  
The One ◽  
Flexible Model

Abstract Over the years, scholars have adopted two parallel approaches to studying midrash aggadah. One approach, investigates questions relating to the compilations themselves, and the other approach focuses on the composition of the smaller, nuclear, midrashic units. The petiḥta or proem has been studied extensively by adherents of both approaches. In this paper, I argue that a flexible model is the one most appropriate for describing the petiḥta: a model which simultaneously utilizes both approaches. In the course of this paper, I studied one derasha, a petiḥta, and its subsequent evolution in several different compositions (Leviticus Rabbah; Tanḥuma Aharei Mot; Tanḥuma Va-Etchanan). By conducting that comparative study of the derasha, I achieved a fuller understanding of it both in terms of the proem as a product of oral discourse and in terms of the proem’s literary redaction within the context of the midrashic compositions. Ultimately, a better understanding of the petiḥta’s formulation and its Sitz im Leben contributes to our understanding of its contents and allows us to reveal the message that either the darshan or the redactor was attempting to convey.

scholarly journals Managerial Ownership, Board of Directors, Equity-based Compensation and Firm Performance: A Comparative Study between France and the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Bouras ◽  
Mohamed Imen Gallali
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Corporate Performance ◽  
The Other ◽  
Managerial Ownership ◽  
Managerial Entrenchment ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
The One

Abstract The aim of this comparative study between the French and American markets, characterized by a different ownership structure is to examine the relationship between managerial ownership, the board of directors, the equity-based compensation and corporate performance. Regardless of the selected sample, we found on the one hand, a non-linear relationship between managerial ownership and firm performance and on the other hand, in the case of managerial entrenchment board of directors is a substitute for managerial ownership to solve the agency problem. In addition, stock-based compensation is non-linear function with managerial ownership, contrary to previous studies that assume a monotonous or non-significant relationship. The hypothesis of endogeneity is valid only in the American case. This result leads us to believe that the U.S. CEO has a preference to hold a large percentage of shares of firms that generate a good performance to neutralize capital market monitoring. Our study is exclusive in terms of the effect of managerial ownership on corporate performance in terms of comparison between two markets, characterized by a difference in ownership structure. We determine the impact of equity compensation on the one hand, the managerial ownership where all the studies assume either a monotone or neutral relationship between these two variables and on the other hand, the effect of board in the alignment or managerial entrenchment cases.

scholarly journals A fiatal prózaíró Kosztolányi kötetkompozíciós megoldásainak nyomában

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Róbert Fagyas
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
The Other ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Theory Of Literature ◽  
History And Theory

In my work, i examine the collection of short stories titled Beteg lelkek by Dezső Kosztolányi, published in 1912; searching for proof for my theory, in which i propose that Beteg lelkek is the result of Kosztolányi’s conscious and thorough composition of the book. Based on the results of the literature fundamentally connected to the topic, on the one hand the importance of colours as symbols will be revised in some short stories, on the other hand, the seven short stories of the collection will be examined focusing on the topic of sickness regarding as the central theme. During my work, besides examining the history and theory of literature, i also use some writings of cultural history and psychology, connected to the matter; this method is requested by the title as well as by the topic of the short stories that give the substance of the collection. In some chapters, i also mention the results of the philology researches in connection to the oeuvre of Kosztolányi, and i try to focus on the challenges raised by the examination and complexity of the sources in connection with Kosztolányi.

scholarly journals The Role of Legal Culture in Corruption Eradication Effort (A Comparative Study of Indonesian and Japanese Corruption Crime Handling)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Laely Wulandari ◽  
Lalu Parman
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Legal Culture ◽  
The Other ◽  
The One ◽  
Strong Culture ◽  
Eradication Effort

In a comparative study of Eradicating Corruption in Indonesia and Japan appears that law culture plays a significant role. Indonesia has special institution that deals with corruption while Japan does not have it. Nevertheless, cases of corruption in Indonesia are higher than in Japan. This is due to the Indonesian culture of ewuh pakewuh, reluctant, and has two different views in dealing with corruption. On the one hand, Indonesia rejects corruption, but on the other hand, it commits actions that support corruption. Meanwhile, Japan has a strong culture of shame for committing law violations both at the community level and law enforcement officers.  

Die „Erfindung“ der Barmherzigkeit im Alten Israel. Biblische und nachbiblische Perspektiven

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-306
Author(s):  
Shimon Gesundheit
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Hebrew Bible ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Ancient Israel ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The One

Abstract For quite a long time it has been part of the opinio communis within Hebrew Bible scholarship that compassion and empathy with persona miserae is in its very meaning invented by Ancient Israel. This view has been challenged by a comparative study of Frank C. Fensham. The present article shows on the one hand that care for the poor, widows and orphans is in fact not innovative. On the other hand, a closer analysis is able to show that the biblical and Jewish care for the strangers, slaves and animals is indeed unique.

scholarly journals Sequences of normative evaluation in two telecollaboration projects: A comparative study of multimodal feedback through desktop videoconference

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Cappellini ◽  
Brahim Azaoui
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Francophone Literature ◽  
The Other ◽  
Multimodal Feedback ◽  
Trainee Teachers ◽  
Normative Evaluation ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
The One

AbstractIn our study we analyse how the same interactional dynamic is produced in two different pedagogical settings exploiting a desktop videoconference system. We propose to focus our attention on a specific type of conversational side sequence, known in the Francophone literature as sequences of normative evaluation. More particularly, we analyse data from two telecollaborative projects through desktop videoconference: a French-Chinese tandem, and a French-Irish telecollaboration between trainee teachers and learners of French as a foreign language. The comparison of two different pedagogical settings allows us to understand what types of interactional dynamics are co-constructed through the desktop videoconference environment and which characteristics are specific to each pedagogical setting. Within a socio-interactionist perspective, we analysed four hours of interactions, focusing particularly on the transmodal enactment of the sequences under scrutiny and its relation to learners’ uptake. Our results show on the one hand that there are some quantitative differences in the production of sequences of normative evaluation between the two pedagogical settings, and on the other hand that, contrary to our hypothesis, the co-construction of these sequences does not differ in multimodal density across the two contexts. We discuss these results and propose some tentative explanations for them.

Tu scis an de mentiente sit falsum Sortem esse illum: On the Syncategorem ‘an’

Vivarium ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (2-4) ◽  
pp. 269-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel d’Ors
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Logical Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Truth Conditions ◽  
New Classification ◽  
Literary Genres ◽  
The One ◽  
Logical Rules

This article presents some results of the study of seventeen medieval treatises containing a logical analysis of the syncategorem ‘an’. On the one hand, a new classification is proposed of the literary genres of the Logica Modernorum, based on the four elements involved in the logical analysis of syncategorematic terms: the meaning of the syncategorem, logical rules, related sophisms, and proposed solutions. On the other, three texts are studied in detail, showing the origins and development of the logical analysis of the syncategorem ‘an’ between the 12th and the 13th centuries. Finally, a comparative study is offered of different analyses of the sophism ‘Tu scis an de mentiente sit falsum Sortem esse illum’, a sophism that does not raise any problem as to the particle ‘an’, but introduces the issue of the truth conditions of the dicta.

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