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This book presents a reading of T. S. Eliot's poetry, prose,
criticism, and drama, with particular reference to the nature of
his response to the influence of Percy Shelley in his own work. Not
just a book on literary criticism, this book is also an insightful
study of Eliot's spiritual life. It focuses on Eliot's Christian
faith and the role it played in molding his responses to the
writers who shaped his early works. Previous studies have ascribed
Eliot's subsequent repudiation of Romantic style and subject matter
to a Bloomian 'anxiety of influence', and asserted that the highly
classical style of his later work was a conscious renunciation of
earlier models. This book, however, introduces Eliot's Christian
faith as a means of approaching the issue. In doing so, Peter Lowe
opens up a field of Eliot studies not previously explored to the
depth it deserves. Christian Romanticism is a valuable contribution
to the field of Eliot studies-it sheds light on a case of poetic
influence that has been largely overlooked in previous criticism of
arguably the foremost poet of the Twentieth Century.
This volume examines aspects of international relations in East
Asia from 1895 to the present with particular reference to the role
of Japan: the principal theme pursues the antecedents, nature, and
consequences of the Pacific war (1941-5). The topics examined focus
on the course of Japanese expansion, American-Japanese relations,
Japanese reactions to war, the role of women during the conflicts
in China and the Pacific, Anglo-American policies towards Japan,
China, and Korea after 1945, Japanese-New Zealand relations, and
Anglo-Japanese relations from the 1950s to the 1980s.
For many people, life in post-World War I England was materially
and socially harsh, arguably worse than it had been before 1914.
Declining agricultural wages led to a depopulation of the
countryside and a drift towards towns and cities in search of work,
but the industrial foundations upon which the might of the
Victorian empire had been built were far from stable. As the
effects of a global depression permeated every aspect of the
nation's economic life, the social costs of industrialisation, so
often written off as the necessary cost of progress, became
impossible to ignore. Rarely can this awkward relationship between
the England of the history books and the England of the economic
slump have been illustrated more effectively than in the 1936
Jarrow Crusade - a march to London from the town of Jarrow in the
North-East, where the unemployment rate reached 40% in the
mid-1930s after the closure of the shipyards. Slowly, but with grim
resolution, the ranks of unemployed men, sometimes accompanied by
relatives and supporters, wove their way down the spine of England
towards the capital, where they hoped to petition the government
for a package of economic recovery that would breathe life back
into their shattered community. For the writers and artists of the
period this tension offered rich material for study, and we find in
works from this period discussions of the role of the community,
the relationship between the individual and the group, the
importance of domestic and public space, and the sense of
connection (or the lack of it) between the people and the
landscape, both natural and man-made. This book is concerned with
the period in which the discussion of English identity assumed such
importance because it could not be assumed that the nation itself
would survive. It is a period in which the problems that had become
apparent in the nation's social, economic, and material fabric in
the turbulent 1930s, when speaking of there being at least 'two'
Englands was something of a commonplace for many observers, were
thrown into sharp relief by the prospect of utter destruction at
the hands of Hitler's forces. In such a fraught atmosphere,
questions of what the nation was, of what was worth preserving and
of what, if an opportunity were to be granted, would have to be
changed in the future became both urgent and vital. These questions
were raised and discussed in many forums and the responses were
often varied and rarely bore a true resemblance to the postwar
nation that finally emerged; indeed the prevailing mood of postwar
writing may be seen as a sense of disillusionment with what rapidly
came to look like the lost opportunities of the postwar settlement.
The debate over the country's identity, structure, and future
direction, however, was certainly real, and many of the issues it
stimulated are very much a part of the ongoing discussion of
England's identity today. As such, this book is a valuable addition
to collections in literature and history.
Remarkable insights into the profound Japanese concern 'for
defending the cherished Japanese values amid an era of fantastic
change', writes Peter Lowe.
The impressive Second Edition of this standard study incorporates
important new evidence on the origins of the war from Chinese and
Russian archives. It reveals that Stalin encouraged the attack on
South Korea, but also confirms that the original initiative came
from North Korea. Peter Lowe has also written an extended
conclusion with a discussion of the Koreas in the late 1990s, and
the challenges involved in securing their reunification.
The impressive Second Edition of this standard study
incorporates important new evidence on the origins of the war from
Chinese and Russian archives. It reveals that Stalin encouraged the
attack on South Korea, but also confirms that the original
initiative came from North Korea. Peter Lowe has also written an
extended conclusion with a discussion of the Koreas in the late
1990s, and the challenges involved in securing their
reunification.
Japan's concern for defending cherished Japanese values during a
century of fantastic change (1859-1956) is one of the key themes to
be drawn from the ten contributing writers in this volume. "Japan
sought to meet the challenge of the West", note the editors,
"through relying upon State Shintoism including the symbol of a
powerful emperor, and pursuing an expansionist foreign policy in
which strident claims to be liberating subjugated peoples within
colonial territories were a cloak to conceal Japanese imperialism".
The papers published in this volume have been drawn from the
History, Politics and International Relations sections of the 1988
Conference of the European Association of Japanese Studies.
This engaging step-by-step guide prescribes effective strategies
and tactics for translating a wide range of songs and other vocal
music, from classical to contemporary. Focusing on best practice
and with a variety of language examples, the book centres on four
key themes: translating songs for a range of recipients and within
different contexts (skopos theory) translating songs for reading on
paper or on screens (surtitles and subtitles) "singable
translations" and the Pentathlon Approach translating expressive
texts. With a substantial introduction, six insightful chapters,
further reading and a glossary of key terms (also available at
https://www.routledge.com/9781138641792 and on the Routledge
Translation Studies Portal), this lively and clear student-friendly
guide is essential for students, researchers and practitioners
involved in or studying the practice of translating music. This
will also be an engaging read for musicians and all those
interested in the study of music.
This is a comprehensive work concerning the basic principles of
plate theory and its methodology, in which the author includes both
plastic and elastic responses in his discussion. The reader is
taken from relatively elementary aspects of the topic right through
to the most recent research findings. The less experienced reader
should benefit from the revision of basic mathematics in the
preliminary chapter, and from the worked examples and exercises
throughout the book. For the reader with some previous knowledge of
plate theory, there is a stimulating discussion of the geometry of
surfaces, reference to the most modern applications of plate
theory, and an annotated bibliography. The features new to this
edition include a treatment of the lower bound methods for plate
collapse load studies, and the introduction of a new chapter on the
new technology - externally reinforced concrete.
This volume examines aspects of international relations in East
Asia from 1895 to the present with particular reference to the role
of Japan: the principal theme pursues the antecedents, nature, and
consequences of the Pacific war (1941-5). The topics examined focus
on the course of Japanese expansion, American-Japanese relations,
Japanese reactions to war, the role of women during the conflicts
in China and the Pacific, Anglo-American policies towards Japan,
China, and Korea after 1945, Japanese-New Zealand relations, and
Anglo-Japanese relations from the 1950s to the 1980s.
This engaging step-by-step guide prescribes effective strategies
and tactics for translating a wide range of songs and other vocal
music, from classical to contemporary. Focusing on best practice
and with a variety of language examples, the book centres on four
key themes: translating songs for a range of recipients and within
different contexts (skopos theory) translating songs for reading on
paper or on screens (surtitles and subtitles) "singable
translations" and the Pentathlon Approach translating expressive
texts. With a substantial introduction, six insightful chapters,
further reading and a glossary of key terms (also available at
https://www.routledge.com/9781138641792 and on the Routledge
Translation Studies Portal), this lively and clear student-friendly
guide is essential for students, researchers and practitioners
involved in or studying the practice of translating music. This
will also be an engaging read for musicians and all those
interested in the study of music.
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This fascinating collection of over 200 archive images explores the
historic market town and port of Ulverston. Situated on the Furness
peninsula at the southernmost tip of the Lake District, Ulverston
has a long and proud past, and has witnessed many changes. The
original settlement had its roots in medieval times - Ulverston
existed before the Norman Conquest and the Parish Church is dated
1111 - but the real expansion of the town occurred as Ulverston
developed as an iron-ore port and with the opening of the Ulverston
Canal in 1796. This book depicts the changing face of Ulverston
over the last 150 years, describing the streets, shops, pubs,
industries and the people who formed the heart of this strong
community.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Report On The Coal Prospects Of New Brunswick, Volume 13;
Annual Report; Geological Survey Of Canada Albert Peter Low,
Donaldson Bogart Dowling, Geological Survey of Canada, Henry
Skeffington Poole, John Alexander Dresser, Joseph Burr Tyrrell,
Loring Woart Bailey, Robert Bell Printed by S.E. Dawson, 1903
Science; Earth Sciences; Geology; Coal; Geology; Geology,
Stratigraphic; Mines and mineral resources; Paleontology;
Petrology; Science / Earth Sciences / Geology
This atlas presents the basic concepts and principles of functional
animal anatomy and histology thereby furthering our understanding
of evolutionary concepts and adaptation to the environment. It
provides a step-by-step dissection guide with numerous colour
photographs of the animals featured. It also presents images of the
major organs along with histological sections of those organs. A
wide range of interactive tutorials gives readers the opportunity
to evaluate their understanding of the basic anatomy and histology
of the organs of the animals presented.
This volume reassesses the origins, nature, and aftermath of the war which was fought in the Korean peninsula between 1950 and 1953. Attention is focused particularly on the extraordinary first year of the war, which witnessed profound variations in the fortune of both sides. This included the initial North Korean attack, the counter-offensive launched by the United States Command, China's dramatic entry into the war, the retreat of UN forces, the controversy over the conduct and dismissal of General MacArthur, and the decision to commence armistice negotiations.
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