Correspondence between Marilyn Edwards and Rebecca West: Part 10

Papers relating to 1970 Booker Prize judges, including general correspondence/comments on entrie

Correspondence between Rebecca West and David Powell: Part 1

Papers relating to Booker Prize judges, including general correspondence: 24 Apr-8 May 197

Wives and Lovers in Dante and Eugenio Montale

In the work of male poets, the love for a woman is often a pretext for the elaboration of their texts; that love can be seen both as a deeply felt personal inspiration and as the point of origin for stylistic adventures, which involve the less personal techniques of poetic art. The figure of the feminine poetic beloved abounds in the lyric tradition as muse, far-off or lost love, or cold-hearted belle dame sans merci; as the idealization of an idea of Woman, as imagined interlocutor, or as a symbol of something that transcends an embodied female presence; and it is typically read as one of a pair — the poet who loves and the feminine figure who is loved. It is thus that we think of Dante and Beatrice, Petrarch and Laura, Montale and Clizia. In these emblematic poetic couples the lady love is transcendent; in simple terms, she is dead and gone, or merely gone, and exists on a higher plane than that on which the yearning poet struggles to live and to find expression equal to her resplendence, moved by her absence to create the presence of poetry

Nonsuicidal and Suicidal Intent Among Children and Youth with Histories of Trauma: The Role of Protective Factors

Developmental trauma remains a significant problem as several domains of impairment in children and youth exposed to trauma are affected. The momentum of research is currently focused on the consequences of developmental trauma reflected in disruptions in cognitive, neurological and psychological development which places children and youth at an elevated risk in developing maladaptive coping behaviours. Children and youth who report a history of trauma are typically more likely to engage in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal self-injury (SSI). This research explores whether social support and cognitive and executive functioning moderate the relationship between developmental trauma history and involvement in NSSI and NSSI+SSI in clinically-referred children and youth. Data was drawn from 10 mental health care agencies across Ontario where there was the capacity to complete an interRAI ChYMH assessment. Data includes 8349 participants between 7-18 years of age with multifaceted health histories. Results indicate that the following predictor variables as a set differentiated between children and youth who engage in NSSI and NSSI+SSI from those who do not engage: sexual or physical abuse, witnessing domestic violence, female gender, and older age. Results revealed that cumulative trauma, male gender, and older age predicted engagement in NSSI and NSSI+SSI. Higher levels of social support and cognitive and executive functioning appeared to function as protective factors for some types of abuse and not others, thus moderating the direct association between developmental trauma and self-injurious behaviours. Findings from this study hold implications for clinicians in assessing child and youth protective factors, developing targeted intervention and prevention strategies for self-harming behaviour, and could improve the consistency and continuity of care of the mental health needs of children and youth

Letter from Rebecca West to Jill Mortimer

Correspondence from the judges regarding their latest list of what titles are still in the running and what titles are out of the running

1969 judging notes from Rebecca West: Part 2

Correspondence from the judges regarding their thoughts and opinions on the entries and judging proces

1969 judging notes from Rebecca West: Part 1

Correspondence from the judges regarding their latest list of what titles are still in the running and what titles are out of the runnin

Correspondence between Marilyn Edwards and Rebecca West: Part 6

Papers relating to 1970 Booker Prize judges, including general correspondence/comments on entrie