In searching for information concerning the chain of stations that William Shaw established from the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony towards Natal, I found that I had to consult many books. Many sources of information have recently come to light and this had to be analysed as well. In this work much had to be included that did not directly refer to Mount Coke, but it is relevant in that it affected the history of the Mission, and the effect of the Mission on the community as a whole. When histories of all the stations are written the incidents should show up in the right perspective.

This thesis examines the letters, proclamations, and addresses of the four presidents of the Republic of Texas, David G. Burnet, Sam Houston, Mirabeau B. Lamar, and Anson Jones, to determine how these men faced the major crises of Texas and shaped policy regarding land, relations with Native Americans, finances, internal improvements, annexation by the United States, and foreign relations. Research materials include manuscript and published speeches and letters, diaries, and secondary materials.

吳志廉. / "2013年8月". / "2013 nian 8 yue". / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 224-232). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract in Chinese and English. / Wu Zhilian.

The 1798 Irish rebellion together with the preceding decade is justly regarded as a watershed event in the forming of Irish national identity. Therefore it is not surprising that it has inspired numerous, and often conflicting, interpretations in both historiography and literature. This study concentrates on both English- and Irish-language historical novels and plays written about the rebellion in the course of the twentieth century, especially after the year 1916. Attention is drawn to the interpretations of the event contained in these literary works, comparing them to the various views of 1798 as they have evolved in Irish historiography. As the rebellion, especially from the 1970s onward, has been increasingly seen in the light of the later conflict in Northern Ireland, this connection has an important place in the analysis. On the theoretical level, the thesis draws from the findings of Hayden White, who has famously questioned the border between historiographical and fictional treatments of historical events. At the same time, this relativism is complemented by selected features of the philosophy of Paul Ricoeur, who highlighted the inevitable ethical questions connected to representations of history. In accordance with the theoretical preliminaries, the study explores the relative value of...

Chapter I. Early political and diplomatic career -- Chapter II. Anson Jones, Secretary of State -- Chapter III. Independence or annexation -- Chapter IV. Annexation achieved -- Chapter V. Assessment -- Bibliography.

Ma thèse de doctorat s’intéresse aux représentations de la France dans l’Irlande nationaliste de 1879 à 1921. Mon analyse évolue autour du concept d’un « mythe français » construit en grande part dans les années 1840. Ce mythe imposa l’image d’une France ennemie de l’Angleterre et conséquemment alliée de l’Irlande et des nations opprimées. Cette approche introduit une nouvelle compréhension des relations du nationalisme irlandais avec la France et son mythe ; une relation qui influença la définition d’une idéologie nationaliste et la formation d’un ensemble de représentations où la France et ses images, utilisées au sein de la rhétorique nationaliste irlandaise au cours du 19e siècle, devint un modèle ainsi qu’une source d’inspiration et de fierté. Ceci permit aux nationalistes irlandais, en particulier séparatistes, de construire une version positive de leurs revendications qui ne serait plus seulement basée sur une lutte ancestrale contre l’Angleterre. C’est ce que cette thèse expose dans le cas d’Arthur Griffith, fondateur du Sinn Féin et inspiré par l’expérience franco-irlandaise de Maud Gonne, une virulente nationaliste irlandaise. Ce travail démontre également que le « mythe français » a eut une grande influence sur les politiques du nationalisme irlandais. Il se concentre tout particulièrement sur la « politique française » de Charles Stewart Parnell durant la « Land War » puis sur celle de John Redmond dans les années 1890, sur l’intense bataille rhétorique menée après la mort de Parnell entre parnelliens et anti-parnelliens, et sur les tensions entre pro et anti-alliés au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale. / >My doctoral thesis looked at the representations of France in nationalist Ireland from 1879 until 1921. My argument is centred on the concept of a “mythe français” developed in most part in the 1840s. This myth imposed the image of France as an enemy of England, and thus an ally of Ireland and of oppressed nationalities. This approach introduces a new understanding of Irish nationalist relations with France and her myth; a relationship that influenced the definition of a nationalist ideology and the set of representations that looked at France and her images, used in nationalist rhetoric through the nineteenth century, as a model as well as a source of inspiration and pride. This allowed Irish nationalists, in particular separatists, to build a positive image for their demands, one that would not solely rely on an ancestral struggle against England. I have shown that such was the case with Arthur Griffith, founder of the Sinn Féin movement and inspired by the Franco-Irish experience of Maud Gonne, a virulent Irish activist. I have also argued that the “mythe français” had a strong impact on Irish nationalist politics. I focused on Charles Stewart Parnell’s and John Redmond’s “French” policy during the Land War and the 1890s, on the intense rhetorical battle between parnellites and anti-parnellites after the death of Parnell, and on pro- and anti-ally debates during the First World War.

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Ce mémoire de master se propose d’aborder l’ensemble des ouvrages de Ferdinand Denis concernant Louis de Camoens et les oeuvres qui lui sont attribuées, afin de reprendre la façon dont il a pu intervenir dans sa transmission au long du XIXe siècle. La chronologie de ce travail comprend la période allant de 1823 à 1857 et considère ses publications en forme de livre, sans prendre en compte celles issues de journaux ou de revues. Pour contextualiser les interventions de l’auteur, on expose d’abord des lectures et des entreprises éditoriales précédentes associées à Camoens, à partir de sa circulation initiale dans la péninsule Ibérique, en fournissant une vision d’ensemble large de la réception de l’héritage camonien en France en ce qui concerne ses différentes composantes et variétés. Ensuite, on présente le corpus à partir de sa matérialité distinctive et de sa répercussion immédiate, de façon à l’appréhender d’après ses dynamiques constitutives de production et réception. Dans un troisième temps, on analyse les pratiques biographiques à propos de Louis de Camoens et l’appropriation de son corpus poétique telles qu’elles ont été faites par Denis dans ses livres. On met en avant, à tour de rôle, la discussion du traitement des données historico-biographiques et des figurations du poète conséquentes, par le biais du contraste entre ressemblances et différences de composition et articulation de chaque texte ; et des formes d’inscription ainsi que les modes d’insertion de vers, poèmes, pièces et lettres dans lesdits ouvrages, ayant pour but de rendre visible les pratiques de citation et de commentaire de texte de l’auteur. Par ce cheminement, on tire des conclusions concernant les formes d’offre éditoriale ayant Camoens pour objet par rapport à l’élaboration d’une trajectoire littéraire et à l’usage des créations poétiques impliquées. On espère, ainsi, avoir fourni des acquis pour comprendre l’intervention de Ferdinand Denis dans la transmission de l’héritage camonien qui, ayant eu lieu au XIXe siècle, semble être toujours présent. / Esta dissertação se propõe a tratar do conjunto de trabalhos de Ferdinand Denis que abordam Luís de Camões e obras atribuídas a ele, a fim de discutir como ele pôde intervir em sua transmissão ao longo do século XIX. O recorte cronológico de que se trata abarca o intervalo entre 1823 e 1857 e diz respeito a suas publicações no formato de livro, sem levar em consideração as veiculadas em jornais e em revistas. Para contextualizar as intervenções do autor, expõem-se, inicialmente, leituras e empreendimentos editoriais anteriores associados a Camões, que fornecem uma visão ampla da recepção do legado camoniano na França, a partir de sua circulação inicial na Península Ibérica, em suas diferentes componentes e vertentes. Sucessivamente, apresenta-se o corpus a partir de sua materialidade distintiva e de sua repercussão imediata, de modo a apreendê-lo em suas dinâmicas constitutivas de produção e de recepção. Analisam-se, a seguir, os fazeres biográficos acerca de Luís de Camões e a apropriação de seu corpus poético como foram praticados por Denis nos livros em questão. Realiza-se, em dois momentos distintos, a discussão do tratamento dos dados histórico-biográficos e das figurações do poeta decorrentes, por intermédio do contraste de semelhanças e de diferenças na composição e na articulação de cada texto; e das formas de inscrição e dos modos de inserção de versos, de poemas, de peças e de cartas nas respectivas obras, com vistas a evidenciar as práticas de citação e de comentário do autor. Com base no percurso traçado, tecem-se conclusões sobre as formas de oferta editorial de que Camões foi objeto em relação à construção de uma trajetória literária e ao uso de criações poéticas implicadas. Espera-se, enfim, ter fornecido elementos para a compreensão da intervenção de Ferdinand Denis na transmissão do legado camoniano que, ocorrendo no século XIX, parece ainda se fazer presente.

Alexander Runciman was in his mid-thirties before he adopted the monumental style of history painting on which his reputation has always been held to rest. What may be called the formative part of his career was therefore unusually extended. This thesis is a study of his development during this time, its background, and the sources from which derived his ideas on painting. This part of his life culminated in the monumental paintings that he did for Sir James Clerk of Penicuik in 1772 and the related work in the Cowgate Chapel, Edinburgh. These were the most important of all his works and were unique in eighteenth century painting. In them he combined the grand style that he had learned during the four years that he spent in Rome, with the native Scottish tradition of decorative painting in which he had been trained. The thesis therefore falls into three parts. The first (Chaps.1-7) deals with his life and background in Edinburgh; the second (Chaps.8-15) with his four years in Rome; and the third (Chaps.16-18) with the works that he carried out on his return to Edinburgh. In the first part attention is given in Chapters 1 to 3 to the men of the older generation from whom he may have learnt not only his style, but also his ambitions as a painter. Chapters 4 and 5 deal with the circles in which he moved among his own contemporaries, and the last two chapters in this part with his own and his younger brother. John's work in Edinburgh before they left for Rome in 1767. In the second part the first three chapters(S-10) cover the brothers' stay in Rome up to John's death late in 1768, or early in 1769. Following this event Alexander became determined to succeed, not merely as a landscape and decorative painter, but in monumental history painting. Chapter 11 is a discussion of the work of Gavin Hamilton and of James Barry, the two painters who influenced him most at this time. This discussion is extended in Appendix D which deals more fully with the work of Gavin Hamilton. Chapters 12-14 are an account of Runciman's first works in the new manner, with particular attention to his proposals for the decoration of Penicuik House. Chapter 15 deals with his relationship to Henry Fuseli at the end of his Roman stay. The last three chapters give an account of the circumstances in which he finally carried out his work at Penicuik, and of the pictures themselves. As they were destroyed by fire in 1899 Chapter 18 and part of Chapter 19 are devoted to a reconstruction of their appearance. The thesis concludes with a discussion of his work in the Cowgate Chapel. The part of this which survives is all that is left of his monumental work.

Ce mémoire de master se propose d’aborder l’ensemble des ouvrages de Ferdinand Denis concernant Louis de Camoens et les oeuvres qui lui sont attribuées, afin de reprendre la façon dont il a pu intervenir dans sa transmission au long du XIXe siècle. La chronologie de ce travail comprend la période allant de 1823 à 1857 et considère ses publications en forme de livre, sans prendre en compte celles issues de journaux ou de revues. Pour contextualiser les interventions de l’auteur, on expose d’abord des lectures et des entreprises éditoriales précédentes associées à Camoens, à partir de sa circulation initiale dans la péninsule Ibérique, en fournissant une vision d’ensemble large de la réception de l’héritage camonien en France en ce qui concerne ses différentes composantes et variétés. Ensuite, on présente le corpus à partir de sa matérialité distinctive et de sa répercussion immédiate, de façon à l’appréhender d’après ses dynamiques constitutives de production et réception. Dans un troisième temps, on analyse les pratiques biographiques à propos de Louis de Camoens et l’appropriation de son corpus poétique telles qu’elles ont été faites par Denis dans ses livres. On met en avant, à tour de rôle, la discussion du traitement des données historico-biographiques et des figurations du poète conséquentes, par le biais du contraste entre ressemblances et différences de composition et articulation de chaque texte ; et des formes d’inscription ainsi que les modes d’insertion de vers, poèmes, pièces et lettres dans lesdits ouvrages, ayant pour but de rendre visible les pratiques de citation et de commentaire de texte de l’auteur. Par ce cheminement, on tire des conclusions concernant les formes d’offre éditoriale ayant Camoens pour objet par rapport à l’élaboration d’une trajectoire littéraire et à l’usage des créations poétiques impliquées. On espère, ainsi, avoir fourni des acquis pour comprendre l’intervention de Ferdinand Denis dans la transmission de l’héritage camonien qui, ayant eu lieu au XIXe siècle, semble être toujours présent. / Esta dissertação se propõe a tratar do conjunto de trabalhos de Ferdinand Denis que abordam Luís de Camões e obras atribuídas a ele, a fim de discutir como ele pôde intervir em sua transmissão ao longo do século XIX. O recorte cronológico de que se trata abarca o intervalo entre 1823 e 1857 e diz respeito a suas publicações no formato de livro, sem levar em consideração as veiculadas em jornais e em revistas. Para contextualizar as intervenções do autor, expõem-se, inicialmente, leituras e empreendimentos editoriais anteriores associados a Camões, que fornecem uma visão ampla da recepção do legado camoniano na França, a partir de sua circulação inicial na Península Ibérica, em suas diferentes componentes e vertentes. Sucessivamente, apresenta-se o corpus a partir de sua materialidade distintiva e de sua repercussão imediata, de modo a apreendê-lo em suas dinâmicas constitutivas de produção e de recepção. Analisam-se, a seguir, os fazeres biográficos acerca de Luís de Camões e a apropriação de seu corpus poético como foram praticados por Denis nos livros em questão. Realiza-se, em dois momentos distintos, a discussão do tratamento dos dados histórico-biográficos e das figurações do poeta decorrentes, por intermédio do contraste de semelhanças e de diferenças na composição e na articulação de cada texto; e das formas de inscrição e dos modos de inserção de versos, de poemas, de peças e de cartas nas respectivas obras, com vistas a evidenciar as práticas de citação e de comentário do autor. Com base no percurso traçado, tecem-se conclusões sobre as formas de oferta editorial de que Camões foi objeto em relação à construção de uma trajetória literária e ao uso de criações poéticas implicadas. Espera-se, enfim, ter fornecido elementos para a compreensão da intervenção de Ferdinand Denis na transmissão do legado camoniano que, ocorrendo no século XIX, parece ainda se fazer presente.