Saints and pagans

In preparation for this project I have read material on Andean culture and assembled myths and legends indigenous to the region. This collection, along with research I will undertake in Quito, will eventually aid me in the presentations of my thesis. Pending financial considerations I plan to leave for Ecuador in the beginning of June and establish contacts in Quito with Ministerio de Asuntos Indigenas, sociologists, and photographers who advocate in interest in Indian culture, and Peace Corps volunteers working in the highland area. During my stay I intend to be frank and open about my objectives, offering to share the process of my work with individuals or institutions who might find it to work

Translating the Divina Commedia for the Chinese Reading Public in the Twenty-First Century

This article examines five Chinese translations of Dante’s Divina Commedia, the latest version by the author of this article, which was published in 2003. After making some general observations, the article goes on to discuss translation problems relating to medium, rhythm, metre, rhyme, etc. with reference to Chinese and English versions of Dante’s masterpiece. By substantiating its argument with plenty of examples as well as with a comprehensive survey of the prosodic characteristics of the Chinese and European languages, it establishes criteria by which translations of the Divina Commedia should be judged.Cet article examine cinq traductions chinoises de la Divina Commedia de Dante, dont la dernière version, publiée en 2003, est de la plume de l’auteur de cet article. Après avoir fait des remarques générales, l’auteur discute des problèmes de traduction relatifs à l’expression, au rythme, au mètre, à la rime, etc., faisant allusion aux traductions en chinois et en anglais du chef-d’oeuvre de Dante. En appuyant le raisonnement sur plusieurs exemples ainsi que sur une étude détaillée des caractéristiques prosodiques de la langue chinoise et des langues européennes, il établit des critères selon lesquels les traductions de la Divina Commedia devraient être jugées

A Pattern Based Model Driven Approach to Model Transformations

The OMG's Model Driven Architecture (MDA) initiative has been the focus of much attention in both academia and industry, due to its promise of more rapid and consistent software development through the increased use of models. In order for MDA to reach its full potential, the ability to manipulate and transform models { most obviously from the Platform Independent Model (PIM) to the Platform Speci_c Models (PSM) { is vital. Recognizing this need, the OMG issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) largely concerned with ending a suitable mechanism for transforming models. This paper outlines the relevant background material, summarizes the approach taken by the QVT-Partners (to whom the authors belong), presents a non-trivial example using the QVT-Partners approach, and finally sketches out what the future holds for model transformations

A model driven approach to building implementable model transformations

The OMG's Model Driven Architecture (MDA) initiative has been the focus of much attention in both academia and industry, due to its promise of more rapid and consistent software development through the increased use of models. In order for MDA to reach its full potential, the ability to manipulate and transform models { most obviously from the Platform Independent Model (PIM) to the Platform Specifc Models (PSM) { is vital. Recognizing this need, the OMG issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) largely concerned with finding a suitable mechanism for transforming models. This paper outlines the relevant background material, summarizes the approach taken by the QVT-Partners (to whom the authors belong), presents a non-trivial example using the QVT-Partners approach, and finally sketches out what the future holds for model transformations