The Victorian Newsletter (Spring 1972)

The Victorian Newsletter is edited for the English X Group of the Modern Language Association by William E. Buckler, New York University, Washington Square, New York, N.Y. 10003Mrs. Gamp as the Great Mother: A Dickensian Use of the Archetype / Veronica M. S. Kennedy -- Rossetti's Changing Style: The Revisions of "My Sister's Sleep" / Herbert Sussman -- The Sketch of the Three Masks in Romola / W. J. Sullivan -- Tory-Radicalism and "The Two Nations" in Disraeli's Sybil / Patrick Brantlinger -- Two Notes on Religion in David Copperfield / E. Pearlman -- In Memoriam and The Excursion: A Matter of Comparison / Stuart F. C. Niermeier -- Past or Future Mindscapes: Pictures in Jane Eyre / M. B. McLaughlin -- The Midsummer Eves of Shakespeare and Christina Rossetti / Warren Herendeen -- A Victorian "Modest Proposal" / Charles T. Dougherty -- Recent Publications: A Selected List / Arthur F. Minerof -- English X New

Lanes of Severn: Ivor Gurney, as illustrated by his war songs, 1915-1918.

Ivor Gurney was born in Gloucester on August 28, 1890; he died on December 26, 1937, age 47, in a London asylum. Though he had a relatively short life, he lived during a most dynamic time in British history; he was a part of the rebirth of British song and the trauma of World War One. These events, by dint of his experiences, are given a unique voicing through his songs, for Gurney was in no way a normal composer. He was an unbalanced genius whose turbulent life and endearing personality touched many of the central figures of British music in this period. His 300 songs and song sketches fall into roughly four periods of composition and parallel this dramatic life from schooling, to war, to mental breakdown. This study examines his considerable song output through the investigation of his second and most intense period of composition: 1915-1918, the war years. Although the war period is nowhere near his most prolific, the songs composed during war's chaos provide a good departure point for ordered investigation; they are a microcosm and in many ways his best and most innovative work. Six songs from this period are investigated: 'By a Bierside', 'The Fiddler of Dooney', 'In Flanders', 'The Folly of Being Comforted', 'The Scribe', and 'Severn Meadows'. These songs, written "in the trenches" strongly reflect Gurney's stylistic tendencies, define his compositional importance and personal values. The analysis for each song will begin with the circumstance in which it was composed. Gurney's choice of text, approach to declamation, harmonic language, use of the piano, and aesthetic intent will then be related to his environment, as this significantly influenced his song composition. Since he was an avid writer and also considered one of Britain's best war poets, Gurney's war correspondence and poetry will be used to support and clarify these analytical and aesthetic observations

Outcomes of the 2011 Botanical Nomenclature Section at the XVIII International Botanical Congress

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Infantile Autism

Autism is a severe form of psychopathology in childhood and is characterized, in general, by severe withdrawal and lack of social behavior, severe language and attentional deficits, and the presence of bizarre, repetitive behaviors (J. K. Wing, 1966). The severity of the behavioral deficits and excesses in such children frequently causes great turmoil in the family, affecting not only the lives of the child and immediate family, but the community as well. Autism occurs approximately in one out of every 2,500 children and is often not diagnosed until the child is between 1 and 5 years of age. Although there are currently many theories relating to the etiology of the disorder, there is no consistent evidence in support of any one of them (Egel, Koegel, & Schreibman, 1980; Schreibman, 1988). Most professionals, however, now take the position that autism is of organic etiology and that the disorder is probably present from birth. The nature and range of deficits associated with the disorder make it resistant to most forms of treatment intervention