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In this study, two of William Hogarth's graphic series, "A Harlot's Progress" and "A Rake's Progress," are examined in detail. In order to carry out this examination, Hogarth's original prints were closely studied, and an exhaustive study was made of the literature pertaining to these two series, as well as of the literature pertaining, to Eighteenth Century English art and life in Eighteenth Century England. It was found that "A Harlot's Progress," which first appeared in 1732, tells the story of a young woman from the time she arrives in London to the time she dies. In Plate 1, the series' central character, Miss Hackabout, has just arrived in the British capital, and seems to have just been approached by a person said to be "Mother" Needham, the proprietress of a fashionable London bagnio, who is no doubt taking advantage of Miss Hackabout's naivete. In the second scene, Miss Hackabout is apparently the mistress of a well-to-do gentleman; when we see her, she is diverting the latter's attention while another man leaves her room. The third plate shows Miss Hackabout in a room in a disreputable neighborhood; she now appears to be a common prostitute. Some men are seen entering her room; one of these is said to be Sir John Gonson, a magistrate noted for his vigorous apprehension of "women of the night." Plate 4 shows Miss Hackabout confined in a house of correction; she is apparently being threatened with punishment if she does not beat the hemp that is in front of her. In the next scene Miss Hackabout is either gravely ill, or else has just passed away, and in the sixth and final plate the figure of Miss Hackabout is not one of those depicted, as her body lies in a coffin seen in the center of the print. Hogarth's "A Rake's Progress," which first appeared in 1735, commences with a scene in which Tom Rakewell, the series' main character, is attempting to "buy off" a young lady named Sarah Young whom he has, wronged; while he does this, the inheritance left him by his father is being calculated. The second scene indicates that Tom is now residing in a fine house, and has adopted the ways of the "upper class," and in Plate 3 Tom is seen, carousing in a tavern. In the next print, Tom is in the process of being arrested (probably for debt) while on his way to St. James' Palace in a sedan chair; however, Sarah Young has happened along at this moment, and she is offering her own money to help Tom. The fifth plate shows Tom marrying an older woman, most likely for her money, and the next plate shows him in a gambling house presumably after he has just lost a substantial sum. In the seventh scene Tom is shown confined in the Fleet Prison, a prison to which debtors were sent. And in the eighth and last plate, Tom is mentally unbalanced, as he is confined in Bethlehem hospital (otherwise known as Bedlam); in addition, there is a possibility that when we see him he is dying. It was also noted that while the incidents and details in "A Rake's Progress" and "A Harlot's Progress" must be examined if these series are to be fully understood and appreciated, both series are much more than "interesting stories." And it was further observed that, while both illustrate the moral precept that a departure from virtue is a descent from happiness, "Hogarth the Moralist" is overshadowed by "Hogarth the Social Commentator" and "Hogarth the Satirist." / Arts, Faculty of / Art History, Visual Art and Theory, Department of / Graduate

by Bernard Delyon, Ofer Zeitouni. / Caption title. / Bibliography: leaf 14. / Supported, in part, by a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. AFOSR-85-0227B Supported, in part, by the Weizmann Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Critical treatment of Mrs. Radcliffe's canon, in addition to being superficial, has laid altogether too much stress on the sensational aspects of her work. In my thesis, I assess the nature of the world which she creates, examine the consequent psychology of her good and evil characters, and point out the manner in which her treatment of some other themes correspond to that nature and that psychology. By this means, I intend to show that there exists in her works a strong moral vision and a unified artistic statement that shows them to be far less frivolous and incompetent than is generally thought. / Arts, Faculty of / English, Department of / Graduate

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The following survey of the changing aspects of life in Bath during the first fifty years of the eighteenth century makes no claim to be an exhaustive study of the subject, but endeavours to show how the personality of one of her citizens did much to influence the development of the city. Bath, seen as a complete picture in miniature of English society of the time, possessed in Ralph Allen a man eager to forward her interests; a man who combined with his vast personal fortune a character and personality which earned him the respect and veneration of many of the most outstanding figures of the age. At his death a unique phase in Bath's history was brought to an end. In preparing this survey I have consulted the works of various contemporary commentators as well as the writings of a number of modern social historians who have examined in detail the civic, social, and architectural growth of the city during the period under review. Most valuable among these have been Barbeau's Life and Letters at Bath in the XVIIIth Century, R.A.L. Smith's Bath, Bryan Little's Bath Portrait and Willard Connely's Beau Nash: Monarch of Bath and Tunbridge Wells. Unfortunately I was unable to use Professor Benjamin Boyce's The Benevolent Man; A Life of Ralph Allen of Bath, which was not published until late in 1967, after the final draft of this thesis had been completed. In addition to the above, I have also consulted the works of those principal eighteenth century authors who were directly influenced by the cultural life of Bath, and who have given us immediate and vivid impressions derived from the daily life of this extraordinary city. Defoe, Steele, Pope, Fielding, Goldsmith, and Smollett all knew Bath well, and all have incorporated in their works the essence of Bath life. Moreover, Pope and Fielding were much indebted to Allen personally; Pope carried on a constant correspondence with him, and Fielding used him as the prototype for Squire Allworthy in Tom Jones. As for Goldsmith, he centred his interest on Beau Nash and left for us the first full length biographical study of this dynamic contemporary of Allen. In summary, I have attempted to show, through contemporary and later documents, that Ralph Allen, by his manifold activities, contributed greatly to the cultural development of Bath, and that Bath itself was a brilliant mirror, reflecting the ever-changing cultural and social life of England itself. / Arts, Faculty of / English, Department of / Graduate

The conflict between the scholastic and experimental methods in the works of Feijoo is essentially the conflict between traditional and contemporary thought. In this study, therefore, both methods are interpreted in a very wide sense. The scholastic method represents the traditional studies of grammar, rhetoric and logic. The experimental method represents the empirical attitude and the innovations in mathematics that begin in western Europe during the seventeenth century. The first chapter of this study defines the conflict between tradition and innovation as it appears in Feijoo's first published work, Apologia del Scepticismo Medico. The second chapter examines the traditional aspects of Feijoo's thought as they manifest themselves in his use of scholastic logic. The third chapter considers Feijoo’s debt to the innovations of Descartes. The fourth chapter examines his approach to traditional physics, modern physics and the experimental method. The final chapter shows how Feijoo's attitude to ancient and modern thought appears in his aesthetic theories. / Arts, Faculty of / French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies, Department of / Graduate

胡志偉. / 稿本(電腦打印本). / Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學歷史學部. / Gao ben (dian nao da yin ben). / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 175-177). / Hu Zhiwei. / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue li shi xue bu. / Chapter 第一章 --- 緒論 / Chapter (一) --- 引言 / Chapter (二) --- 近代學界研究阮元概況簡述 / Chapter (三) --- 本文研究方案 / Chapter 第二章 --- 阮元學術思想述論 / Chapter (一) --- 小引 / Chapter (二) --- 阮元的論學要點述評及與其學術宗旨的關係 / Chapter 1 --- 訓詁 / Chapter 2 --- 求實 / Chapter 3 --- 尚古 / Chapter 4 --- 阮元論學之獨特處 / Chapter 5 --- 阮元論學要點及其大旨的結構關係 / Chapter (三) --- 訓詁的內容 、 理據及其限制 / Chapter (四) --- 義理之層序和檢核標準 / Chapter (五) --- 『訓詁明則義理明 』 的再檢討 / Chapter (六) --- 小結 / Chapter 第三章 --- 阮元的公平學 / Chapter (一) --- 小引 / Chapter (二) --- 阮元思想與公平學的接合處 / Chapter (三) --- 阮元對公平學之態度旁證 / Chapter (四) --- 阮著 《春秋公羊傳注疏校勘記》分析 / Chapter (五) --- 小結 / Chapter 第四章 --- 阮元與 『詁經精舍』 / Chapter (一) --- 『詁經精舍』沿革述略 / Chapter (二) --- 『詁經精舍』之創辦及立學大旨 / Chapter 1 --- 《經籍纂詁》之修撰與『詁經精舍』之關係 / Chapter 2 --- 『詁經精舍』之成立日的與講學宗旨 / Chapter (三) --- 『詁經精舍』課習內容分析 / Chapter 第五章 --- 阮元與『學海堂』 / Chapter (一) --- 『學海堂』之立學緣起及與『詁經精舍』之關係 / Chapter (二) --- 『學海堂』之立學宗旨與陳建《學部道辯》之關係 / Chapter 第六章 --- 阮元與《皇清經解》 / Chapter (一) --- 小引 / Chapter (二) --- "《皇清經解》編修之緣起 ， 經過和續編 / Chapter (三) --- 《皇清經解》作者群與阮元之關係 / Chapter (四) --- 《皇清經解》的學術宗尚與阮元學術規模之關係 / Chapter 第七章 --- 阮元與《十三經注疏》 / Chapter (一) --- 重刊十三經的背景，緣起和經過 / Chapter (二) --- 《十三經注疏》的輯校原則 / Chapter (三) --- 《十三經注疏》簡評 / Chapter 第八章 --- 結論 / 參考書目舉隅 / 後記

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In the 10-mer RNA duplex model system a 4-isocyano TEMPO spin-label is individually attached to one strand and two strands are annealed to measure distances. This methodology is limited to systems in which two oligonucleotides are annealed together. To circumvent this limitation and also to explore single-strand dynamics a new methodology was implemented, double spin-labeling. Double spin-labeled single-stranded RNA was investigated as a single-strand and within a duplex via MALDI-TOF-MS, EPR spectroscopy and RP-HPLC. A double spin-labeling strategy in this work will be applicable to large complex RNAs like Group I intron of Tetrahymena thermophilia. Captain Daniel Lawrence, was one of four sloops detailed to serve as a transport to supply the British Florida garrisons. The Industry ran aground on the bar outside of St. Augustine's harbour on May 6, 1764. The transport was carrying six-pound cannons, ammunition and artificer's tools. Further investigation of documents describing eighteenth-century trade and shipping to St. Augustine led to the discovery that the Lawrence family of sea captains provided a vital link between British New York and Spanish St. Augustine. An examination of the materials recovered from Site 8SJ3478 sheds light on exactly what a particular vessel carried during a period of transition in Florida's history.