The Old English verse line in translation : steps toward a new theory of page presentation

This short essay examines the practice of printing translations of Old English poems in the predictable displays of full- and half-line lineation. While the Old English verse line cannot be said to exist as a visual construction, any prosodic system in present-day English into which an Old English poem might be translated must have visual lineation as a feature of its prosody. Accordingly, this essay insists that the interplay between the aural and visual constructions of lines should be of central concern to the verse translator

The Influence of the Size of Retinal Image and of Perspective upon the Visual Perception of Distance: A Comparative Study

Upon the assumption that visual perceptions are integrated in character and that some kind of an empirical basis is presupposed in their formation, we have attempted to segregate, for experimental purposes, two of the more commonly acknowledged factors in the estimation of relative distances. Both of these factors may be said to be functions of the stimulus, rather than of the response. A comparison of their relative influence in the distance perceptions of young children and adults, as well as a study of acuity in these perceptions, is the object of this investigation

A Preliminary Study of the Nature of Finality in Melody

According to a recognized definition, a melody is a succession of musical sounds which is felt to constitute a unity. The stipulation, sometimes made, that this unity must be aesthetic, is felt to be not only ambiguous, the aesthetic depending to some degree on individual taste, but restricting, in the sense that melodies termed aesthetic by common consent would be few in number. Unity implies, first, an interrelationship, and secondly, coherence and completeness as a whole; that is, relationship and finality. The melody problem is that of discovering how a series of tonal stimuli can excite a feeling of unity

CHANGING FACTORS OF REASONABLE RATES

In this period of financial difficulties there arise many old familiar problems. Some are inherent in times of tight money; some perhaps may be solved once and for all; others may possibly be met in such a way that certain of their had features will be permanently modified. In this last class seem to lie certain problems of public utility financing

Jorge Eliecer Gaitan and his term as mayor of Bogota, Colombia, June 1936 to February 1937

One of the most controversial figures in Colombian history is that of Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, whose assassination of April 9, 1948, ended a twenty-year career in national politics.1 The Colombian writer-diplomat, Juan Lozano Y Lozano, has distinguished Gaitan as the man most responsible for creating a new mood: in twentieth century Colombian politics.2 Essentially, this new mood is that of increased interest in national social problems which, during the lifetime of Gaitan, was accompanied by an increasing demand on the part of the masses for significant participation in the political processes of the nation. The paper is divided into three chapters. The first describes the setting for the initial political activity of Gaitan: the Colombian capital, Bogota. The second is a biographical study of Gaitan. The third examines the impact of Gaitan on Bogata during his term as mayor. An epilogue briefly discusses Gaitan after his mayoralty

Radio and Rebellion: An Investigation of Radio and Its Use by Czechoslovakian Youth During the 1968 August Invasion

In 1968, an already tumultuous year throughout the world, Czechoslovakians showed immense bravery in the face of a Soviet-led invasion between August 21and August 27. While separate bodies of existing scholarship examine the role of radio in the resistance efforts and the part that youth played in these efforts, little scholarship examines the two in conjunction. This paper explores the ways in which radio impacted the actions of youth movements and encouraged cross-generational resistance among the Czech population during the invasion and subsequent occupation by the Soviet Union. Through an examination of radio broadcasts, photographs, and student accounts, this paper traces how Czechoslovakian youth reacted to radio broadcasts immediately preceding and during the Soviet invasion, as well as how they utilized radio as a tool to advance their vision for the future of Czechoslovakia and undermine the efforts of Soviet forces. This examination demonstrates that established and clandestine radio networks capitalized on shifting political attitudes towards communism among the nation’s growing youth movement and guided their response. Furthermore, the availability of radio networks as a channel of information and a tool of resistance empowered Czech youth and enabled them to work in tandem with older generations of Czech citizens