La fée, créature de synthèse sortie du fond des âges, héritière des figures de la mythologie gréco-romaine et des divinités païennes du Moyen Âge, se trouve au cœur de la création artistique chez les auteurs du XIXe siècle comme Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly (1808-1889). En effet, ce dernier met en scène d’étranges personnages féminins, dotés de grands pouvoirs et qui semblent, par leurs traits énigmatiques, s’apparenter à la fée médiévale, sœur par excellence de la Parque romaine et de la Moire grecque. Car, aussi bien dans L'Ensorcelée (1854), Un Prêtre marié (1864) que dans Une Vieille Maîtresse (1851), pour ne citer que ces trois exemples, la nature érotique des êtres féeriques paraît se combiner à leur essence prophétique et divinatoire. Ce travail,qui porte sur les aspects les plus significatifs de la fée dans les œuvres romanesques de Barbey à savoir l'érotisme et la divination, s’articule autour de trois parties : la première, intitulée peinture de la fée, dresse une typologie en se fondant sur les figures matricielles de la fée marraine et de la fée amante ; la deuxième, l'univers de la fée, se propose d’analyser l’espace ou l'univers sulfureux dans lequel se meut cet être énigmatique. Cette poétique des lieux vise à rendre perceptible l’illusion du surnaturel et du merveilleux savamment orchestrée par l’auteur, qui brouille le cadre spatio-temporel du récit en usant d’une technique polyphonique où se mêlent plusieurs points de vue ou une multitude d’instances narratives ; la dernière,la symbolique de la fée, met en exergue la finalité romanesque des avatars de la fée aussi bien dans l'imaginaire aurevillien que dans la fiction littéraire au XIXe siècle.Cette étude s’efforce de suivre une perspective qui tient compte à la fois de la richesse des procédés techniques et de la profondeur thématique de l’œuvre de Barbey. / The fairy, a hybrid creature sprung from the depths of time, from greco-roman mythology and the pagan divinities of the Middle Ages, takes center stage in the artistic creation of nineteenth-century authors such as Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly (1808-1889). Indeed, Barbey d’Aurevilly depicts unusual and powerful feminine characters, which seem, because of their enigmatic characteristics, to be related to the medieval fairy, herself a sister of the roman Parcae and greek Moirae. In L'Ensorcelée (1854), as in Un Prêtre marié (1864) and in Une Vieille Maîtresse (1851), among numerous other examples, the erotic nature of fairy-like beings combines with a prophetic and divinatory essence. This study thus addresses these two salient dimensions of the fairy in Barbey’s novels, eroticism and divination. The first section on “Depicting the fairy” establishes a typology based on the matricial figures of the fairy godmother and fairy mistress. Subsequently, the section titled « The universe of the fairy » focuses on space, or the sulfurous universe through which this enigmatic character moves. This analysis of the poetics of space attempts to elucidate Barbey’s orchestrated illusion of the supernatural and the marvelous. The writer blurs the spatio-temporal narrative frame of his novels by means of polyphony, introducing multiple points of view and narrative situations. The last section, « The symbolism of the fairy », points out the novelistic ends to which the avatars of this figure have been put, both in the aurevillian imaginary universe and more generally nineteenth-century literature. Our perspective endeavors to take into account both the wealth of aurevillian narrative technique and thematic depth of his work.

<p>Denna uppsats är en del av trafiksäkerhetsprojektet FICA (Factors Influencing the Causation of Accidents and Incidents), vars målsättning är att genom en förståelse för förarbeteende kunna utveckla aktiv säkerhetsteknologi för fordon. Inom detta projekt kommer en metod för olycksanalys, DREAM (Driving Reliability and Error Analysis Method), att användas. Den här uppsatsen handlar om att utvärdera och utveckla denna analysmetod. Arbetet med metoden har främst gällt användbarhetsaspekter av DREAM. Även olika kvalitetsaspekter som till exempel replikerbarhet, har undersökts. Arbetet har skett genom ett antal studier där DREAM tillämpats på olycksmaterial. DREAM har bland annat testats genom en kooperativ utvärdering där testpersonerna fick"tänka högt"medan de utförde analysen. Arbetet resulterade i vissa förändringar i den befintliga metoden, samt i en manual till DREAM och mallar att fylla i vid en analys.</p>

<p>C-paper Abstract</p><p>Title: Fluidity and Solidity in Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping</p><p>Author: Linda Lindqvist</p><p>The purpose of this essay is to show that fluidity and solidity constitute a central tension on all levels in Housekeeping, and how this tension leads to a choice of either a fluid or a solid lifestyle and view of the world. I focus on fluidity and solidity in gender roles, in memories, in dreams, in nature, and in different perceptions of reality. By taking a closer look at Ruth’s first-person narration (seeing fluidity as not resisting deformation, while solidity resists deformation), we find that the characters in Housekeeping have fluid and solid traits, but that there is no reality that allows mixed manifestations of these. This results in repression of either fluidity or solidity, which creates tension and feelings of loss. Ruth chooses a fluid lifestyle, thus her memories and dreams become mixed with her present, and this also leads her to become a transient, outside gender roles and traditional small town society. Transience in this novel questions all distinctions conventionally made between dream and reality; male and female. In conclusion, this essay highlights how tension between fluidity and solidity is generated on all levels in Housekeeping, and how this leads to either fluid or solid lifestyles since the characters follow a cultural code that dictates a choice between them.</p>

University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Department of English

In this thesis, Kochman examines the textual references to poetry in contemporary playwright Tracy Letts's "Man from Nebraska," "August: Osage County," and "Superior Donuts" and explores how specific references function as a "poetic exchange" between the protagonists and the respective agents of change or moral touchstones in each play and how these "poetic exchanges" suggest a diminishment or elevation of the intrinsic value of art -- specifically, poetry -- as a force for personal and cultural renewal. While Letts's writing is hardly "poetic" and his structure closer to "narrative," he focuses on "the repressed" - both emotionally and socially --and the redeeming qualities of poetry. Kochman argues that Letts's dramatic works do not merely challenge the gaps, ruptures, and contradictions in the "master narratives" of Western culture, but also suggest an alternative to the traditional American "narrative" focused on the individual by advocating a "poetic perspective" centered on the community. This perspective urges a shift from a rigid, linear, individual-goal oriented principle (as depicted in "August: Osage County" toward a principle of flexibility, unity, and synthesis (as advocated in "Man from Nebraska" and "Superior Donuts").

Dreams are one of the most secret processes of human’s psychology which formation device has not been finally clarified yet. Scientists from all over the world, successfully working on this project, the results of their researches and works adduce as different hypothesis, because it is really difficult to formulate thesis that could be tested using laboratories because of the research specifics of the psychophysical proceeding of a dream. It is usual that a new theory is often denied by some examples which can not be proved according to the theory. Realized and unrealized proceedings reflect in dreams which in their content are connected with phenomenon from the outer world, just as psychophysical proceedings of human organism or demands. The content of dreams is mostly influenced by past experience and information lying in subliminal mind. However, such an explanation does not overwhelm a big part of dreams which are interesting and secret. In the research paper there was analyzed the influence of dreams on the dreamer, what sort of mood he has in the morning. It is possible that many days or weeks he is persecuted by a black shadow of a woeful dream, which is difficult to remember. It is possible that he feels tired and prostrate or conversely: he feels assured, negotiating all the barriers on his way. Colour and its symbolic meaning also have a big role in a dream. Features that influence perception of colours are: living experience, position and gradation scale. They are... [to full text]

Résumé: Ce mémoire consiste en une étude du récit de rêve chez deux auteurs qui ont fait partie du mouvement surréaliste dans leur jeunesse littéraire : Michel Leiris et Raymond Queneau. Dans ce travail, on tente d’une part de décrire la poétique du rêve chez Leiris et Queneau, par diverses analyses qui empruntent surtout à la narratologie et à la linguistique textuelle. D’autre part, nous mesurons la part d’influence du surréalisme dans la conception du rêve de chacun des deux auteurs. Le premier chapitre présente la conception surréaliste du rêve, plus particulièrement celle d’André Breton, telle qu’elle est exposée dans le premier Manifeste du surréalisme et dans les Vases communicants. Cette synthèse est suivie de l’analyse de quelques récits de rêve de Breton issus du recueil Clair de terre, et du périodique la Révolution surréaliste. Les deuxième et troisième chapitres abordent l’écriture du rêve chez Leiris et Queneau. On étudie d’abord les récits de rêve écrits alors que ces auteurs appartenaient au mouvement surréaliste (1924-1929). Ces textes se trouvent dans leurs journaux intimes et dans la revue la Révolution surréaliste. Sont ensuite étudiées certaines œuvres écrites après la période surréaliste qui contiennent des récits de rêve ou qui exploitent le rêve comme structure narrative. Par ces analyses, ce mémoire tente de montrer la contribution du travail sur le rêve à l’élaboration de la poétique personnelle des auteurs Leiris et Queneau. Mots clefs : récit de rêve, Michel Leiris, Raymond Queneau, surréalisme, littérature française. / Abstract: This memoir consists in a study of dream narratives made by two authors who belonged to the surrealist movement in their youth : Michel Leiris and Raymond Queneau. For one, we will describe the dream poetics by Leiris and Queneau, with different analyses on narrative styles and textual linguistics. Secondly, we will determine how much the surrealism influenced each author in his conception of the dream. The first chapter presents the surrealist conception of the dream, particularly with André Breton, as detailed in the first Manifeste du Surréalisme and in Les Vases Communicants. This synthesis is followed by the analysis of some dream narratives by Breton from Clair de Terre and from La Révolution Surréaliste. The second and third chapters are devoted to Leiris and Queneau’s writing of dreams. We will first study their dream narratives as they were part of the surrealist movement (1924-1929). These texts are found in their personal journals and in the publication La Révolution Surréaliste. After, we go through and compare some texts written after the surrealist period that contain dream narratives or use the dream as a narrative structure. With these analyses, this memoir tries to demonstrate the contribution of the dreams and the elaboration of the poetics styles of Leiris and Queneau. Key words : dream narrative, Michel Leiris, Raymond Queneau, surrealism, french litterature.

<p>Through an analysis of contemporary films, novels, comics, and other popular texts, my dissertation argues that upward class mobility, as the progress narrative through which the American Dream has solidified itself in literary and cultural convention, is based on a false logic of "self-made" individualism. The texts I examine tell a new kind of mobility story: one that openly acknowledges the working-class community interdependence underpinning individuals' ability to rise to their accomplishments. My work spotlights distinctly un-rich communities invested in the welfare of their most vulnerable citizens. It also features goal-oriented individuals who recognize the personal impact of this investment as well as the dignity of poor and working-class people from "heartland" Texas to Lower East Side Manhattan. American-exceptionalist stories no longer ring true with popular audiences faced with diminishing access to economic resources and truly democratic political representation. The growing wealth gap between the corporate elite and everyone else has resulted in a healthy mass skepticism toward simplistic narratives of hard work guaranteeing the comforts of a middle-clas life. The archive I have identified displays a fundamental commitment to the social contract that is perhaps the greatest of U.S. working-class values, offering a hopeful vision of collective accountability to readers and viewers struggling to avoid immobilizing debt, foreclosure, and the unemployment line.</p> / Dissertation

中共戰略思維的形成，主要依據國際情勢、戰略環境、戰爭、科技等客觀情勢變化，以及當時國家領導人對客觀環境的主觀認知，其中包括戰略文化、個人特質、求學背景等因素。檢視中共不同時期的國防軍事戰略考量，自毛澤東「早打、大打、打核子戰」、鄧小平「打贏一場局部戰爭」、江澤民「打贏高技術條件下的局部戰爭」、胡錦濤「信息條件下的局部戰爭」，至習近平的「召之即來、來之能戰、戰之必勝」，展現中共軍事戰略戰法轉變。本文將從比較習近平與毛澤東、鄧小平、江澤民、胡錦濤軍事戰略發展，並納入當前國際環境影響因素，針對習近平「強軍夢」的重要組成進行分析，進而歸納出當前中共國家領導人的軍事戰略思維，作為未來推測其面臨重大轉折與挑戰之決策走向依據。 / The formation of the CCP strategic thinking, mainly based on the international situation, the strategic environment, war, science and technology and other objective circumstances change, and then national leaders subjective perception of the objective environment, including strategic culture, personal qualities, education background and other factors. View defense and military strategic considerations Communist different periods, since Mao Zedong's “early fight, big fight, fight a nuclear war,” Deng Xiaoping “win a local war,” Jiang Zemin “to win local wars under high-tech conditions,” Hu ”to win local wars under information conditions“, Xi Jinping “be ready to fight, win the war“, all these shows Chinese military strategy tactics change. This paper will compare Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, military strategy development, and including international factors such as the current environment to further analysis of Xi Jinping’s “Strong Army Dream.” Then, summarize the current military strategic thinking “Strong Army Stream” of the Communist state leader as reference for further prediction of China military development.

Thesis (doctoral)--Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, 2004. / Bibliography: p. [507]-525.