This thesis is an examination of the role of reason in the thought of the left-leaning writer, publisher, editor and journalist Leonard Woolf. Examining Woolf’s response to political radicalization and impending international conflict between 1930 and 1940, this discussion contends that Woolf sought to emphasise human thought, reason and individual psychology as a response to interwar anxieties about cultural crisis. / Thesis (Master, History) -- Queen's University, 2010-09-09 13:03:11.911

Magistriniame darbe aptariamas tarpukario laikotarpis ir analizuojami tuo laikotarpiu rašyti M. ir K. Petrauskų lietuvių muzikos muziejuje saugomi laiškai ir rankraščiai. Tai - K. Petrausko laiškai žmonai E. Žalinkevičaitei-Petrauskienei; susirašinėjimas tarp Kipro, jo brolio Miko Petrausko ir Elenos; gerbėjų „meilės laiškai“; amžininkų laiškai Kiprui; susirašinėjimai tarp laikmečio inteligentijos. Kaip pagalbinė medžiaga, leidžianti plačiau atskleisti temos aktualumą buvo pasirinkti ir A. ir P. Galaunių namuose esantys laiškai bei rankraščiai. Laiškai padeda atskleisti to meto žmonių mąstymą, pasaulėžiūrą bei problemas, susijusias su nacionalumo paieškomis, politika, kultūra ir žmonių jausmais. / The paper defines the interwar period, the period letters and manuscripts which are preserved at M. and K. Petrauskai Lithuanian Music Museum. Among them - K. Petrauskas’ letters to his wife E. Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė; correspondence between Kipras, his brother Mikas Petrauskas and Elena; “love letters” from Kipras’ admirers; letters of the contemporaries to Kipras; correspondence between the interwar intelligentsia. The helpful material also includes letters and manuscripts from Galaunė Family Museum, which allows to reveal the topicality of the analyzed subject. The letters help us to explore the subtleties by revealing the people’s mindset, worldview and problems of the era, which are connected with searching for identity, politics, culture and people’s feelings.

Šio magistrinio darbo objektas yra Lietuvos kariuomenės karininko Stasio Zaskevičiaus (1892–1968) refleksija apie 1918 – 1945 m. Lietuvos politinio – visuomeninio gyvenimo įvykius. Šią refleksiją autorius pateikia memorialinėje studijoje „Vieni metai mūsų tautos gyvenime“, kuri leidžia sužinoti ir analizuoti autoriaus politines pažiūras, požiūrį į svarbius Lietuvai istorinius įvykius. Magistriniame darbe buvo formuluojama tokia tyrimo problema – kuo pasižymi St.Zaskevičiaus memorialinėje studijoje atsispindinčios autoriaus politinės pažiūros ir požiūris į istorinius įvykius. Darbo tikslas – remiantis antruoju ir trečiuoju St. Zaskevičiaus memorialinės studijos „Vieni metai mūsų tautos gyvenime“ sąsiuviniais, ištirti ir aprašyti St. Zaskevičiaus požiūrį į Lietuvos istorijos įvykius 1918 – 1945 m. Rengiant darbą buvo išsikelti tokie du uždaviniai: 1) įvertinti St.Zaskevičiaus požiūrį į nepriklausomos Lietuvos politinį – visuomeninį gyvenimą 1918 – 1940 m.; 2) išanalizuoti St.Zaskevičiaus požiūrį į Antrojo pasaulinio karo įtaką Lietuvos politiniam ir visuomeniniam gyvenimui; 3) įvertinti St. Zaskevičiaus santykį su dabartine istoriografija; Mokslinis darbo naujumas yra tas, kad tiesiogiai nagrinėtas St. Zaskevičiaus rankraštinis palikimas, t.y. pirminis egodokumento plačiąja prasme tipo šaltinis, kuris dar nebuvo jokiu pavidalu publikuotas, todėl memorialinė studija „Vieni metai mūsų tautos gyvenime“ niekada nebuvo bent kiek išsamiau analizuota ir vertinta moksline ar istorine... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The object of this master thesis is a reflection of Lithuanian army officer Stasys Zaskevičius (1892–1968) about political - social life in Lithuania in 1918 – 1945. The author provides a reflection in a memorial study "One year in our nation’s life“, allowing to learn and analyze the author’s political views, views on important historical events. Research problem of this master thesis was formulated in this way – what are characteristics of St.Zaskevičius’ political views and approach to historical events reflected in memorial study. This master thesis is archaeographycal analysis basicly dedicated to St. Zaskevičius manuscript’s exploration. The goal of the work – with reference to the second and third parts of St. Zaskevičius memorial study “One year in our nation’s life”, explore and describe St. Zaskevičius approach to historical events in Lithuania 1918 – 1945. There are two objectives: 1) to evaluate St.Zaskevičius approach of independent Lithuania’s political - social life in 1918 - 1940; 2) to analyze St.Zaskevičius approach of the Second World War impact on the Lithuania’s political and social life; 3) to evaluate St. Zaskevičius views relation with conpemporary historiography.

Šio darbo tikslas – išanalizuoti reklamos niuansus šiuolaikinėje ir tarpukario farmacinėje spaudoje, remiantis trimis pasirinktais farmacinės tematikos leidiniais. Tyrimo objektu pasirinkti dešimties metų laikotarpio vieno tarpukario farmacinio profesinio leidinio „Farmacijos žinios“ 1923-1932 m. numeriai ir dviejų šiuolaikinių farmacinių žurnalų „Lietuvos farmacijos žinios“ 2002-2011 m., bei „Farmacija ir laikas“ 2002-2011 m. numeriai. Reklama minėtuose leidiniuose išanalizuota siekiant įgyvendinti tokius darbo uždavinius: įvertinti nagrinėjamų leidinių reklamos paskirstymą ir vaizdo elementus; išanalizuoti ir palyginti šiuolaikinės ir tarpukario farmacinės spaudos reklamos tekstą ir turinį; įvardinti ir palyginti esminius šiuolaikinės ir tarpukario reklamos bruožus farmaciniuose leidiniuose. Darbo metodai: atsižvelgiant į darbo tikslą ir uždavinius, reikalingi duomenys apie minėtuose leidiniuose rastą reklamą buvo surinkti į Microsoft Excel programą. Surinkta informacija susisteminta ir duomenų analizė atlikta MS Excel ir SPSS 18.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) kompiuterinėmis programomis. Atliekant mokslinės literatūros ir dokumentų analizę, bei taikant istorinį – aprašomąjį metodą ir statistinės analizės metodus surinkta informacija išanalizuota ir įvertinta. Įvertinus gautus rezultatus galima teigti, jog abiem nagrinėtais laikotarpiais farmacinės spaudos reklama turėjo ir panašumų, ir skirtumų. Vertinant reklamų pasiskirstymą ir vaizdinius elementus... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim of this study is to analyze the nuances of advertisement in modern and in interwar pharmaceutical press, on the basis of three selected pharmaceutical publications. As a study object it has been chosen 1923-1932 editions of one interwar pharmaceutical professional publication “Farmacijos žinios“ („Pharmaceutical news“) and 2002-2011 editions of two modern pharmaceutical magazines „Lietuvos farmacijos žinios“ („Lithuanian Pharmaceutical news“) and „Farmacija ir laikas“ („Pharmaceutics and time“). Advertisement in these publications was analyzed in order to implement the following tasks: to assess the advertisement distribution and visual elements of analyzed publications; to analyze and compare the text and content of advertisement in modern and also in interwar pharmaceutical press; to identify and compare the essential modern and interwar advertisement features in pharmaceutical publications. The study methods: according to the aim and tasks of the study, the necessary data on advertisement in above mentioned publications was collected in Microsoft Excel. The collected information was structured and data analysis carried out in MS Excel and SPSS 18.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). On the basis of scientific literature and document analysis and applying historical – descriptive method and statistical analysis method, the collected information has been analyzed and assessed. Assessing of the results suggests that during the both examined periods... [to full text]

This thesis examines works by the British interwar writers W.H. Auden and Louis MacNeice in the context of their relationship with the contemporary style of visual art known as Art Deco or the Moderne. It is my contention that, having absorbed many of the Art Deco idioms as an accepted part of the world they experience, these are reflected in the writers' works, firmly relating the work to a unique historical moment, place and social and cultural environment. In my reading of their work I identify sources of inspiration in their themes, idioms and imagery common to the artistic style, and investigate the extent to which their work has been informed in content and composition by visual art. Using diaries, travelogues, letters, essays, prose and poetry, I will argue that if Art Deco characterised the interwar period, it follows that it will also characterise the work of Auden and MacNeice. As such, I seek to reframe their work in an entirely new context, one seemingly unnoticed by earlier critics. My project also considers the ways in which a worldview is formed and environments are learned from childhood, with reference to early twentieth-century psychologists Erich Fromm, Lev Vygotsky and Maria Montessori, in order to posit the notion that growing up in the heyday of Art Deco, Auden and MacNeice may have subceived a great many of its motifs. I also identify the ways in which the writers engage visual art with intent, and establish a relationship between the writers and Art Deco's politics, imagery and composition through discussion of individual poems and their co-authored book Letters From Iceland (1937). In particular, the thesis examines the presence and impact of Art Deco elements in their work, such as Cubism (using both visual and literary examples), Futurism, the cinema, the Ballets Russes, and interwar attempts at producing what Wagner termed gesamtkunstwerk, the 'total work of art'.

This diploma thesis introduces the concept of the constructivism, which follows and supports the natural ways of learning, as a paradigm for teaching and learning. First, the text describes a comprehensive educational programme Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT). Second, application of the programme in the teaching of modern history is discussed with the special reference to the history of Czechoslovakia in the years 1918-1938. Proposals of lectures respect the three-phase model of learning and using different types of historical sources. Keywords: critical thinking, lower-secondary school, interwar Czechoslovakia

This dissertation offers a detailed analysis of the political publishing of Karel Horký (1879- 1965), one of the important but neglected Czech journalists in the first half of the twentieth century. It also seeks to contrast his life with the contemporary political system, and describes how media texts are influenced by political, social or cultural milieu. A historical biographical method was used to explore the topic, and interpretation is divided chronologically into the compact periods of Horký's life and work. The dissertation shows that Czech journalism was devastatingly affected by political organizations and their leaders in the Czechoslovakia. The impartiality of journalists was essentially impossible. It also shows how different political regimes control, degrade, and exploit them.

in English This Master's Thesis deals with guidebooks about Paris published in France, Czechoslovakia and the United States of America between the years 1918-1939. It analyses how the French capital city is presented in the guidebooks and how far the representation differs according to the country of publishing. The first two chapters deal with the modern history of tourism up until the interwar period and with the formation of major collections of guidebooks. The following chapters use a comparative perspective to analyse three major aspects of tourist guidebooks about Paris: itineraries; recommended places and monuments (the so-called "must- sees"); and global images of Paris. The analysis reveals that the country of publishing had only a limited impact on the content of the guidebooks; rather, the books largely respected established rules and patterns within the genre. Key words: tourism, guidebook, Paris, interwar period, representation, image of the city Résumé en français Ce mémoire de master analyse des guides touristiques de Paris publiés en France, en Tchécoslovaquie et aux États-Unis entre 1918 et 1939. Le mémoire étudie de quelle façon la capitale de la France était présentée dans les guides et quelles étaient les différences de cette représentation en fonction du pays d'origine publiant...

The goal of my thesis is an art approach of Vitezslav Nezval and Jirina Haukova poems. It is focused on the cover, first page, main title, dedication and the collectoin of illustrations. The thesis is composed of theoretical and practical part. There are motivational aspects of the art work, historical evolution and lastly the authors of the poems and their curriculum vitaes are introduced in the theoretical part. The prequel of the realization of the book itself is a closer introduction to the literature basis which is later used in the pedagogical process The attention is also payed to the illustration in general and to the art portray of the poems from other painters. There is a room at the end for verbal clarification of my own art interpretation. Practical part of the thesis includes the overall composition of the look of the book.

The thesis focuses on art conception of Josef Knap. In introduction is indicated differentiation between opinion tendencies inside young afterwar writer?s generation, so called generation groups (mainly Devětsil, Literární skupina). These are comparated with opinion tendencies by Josef Knap. Chapter called ?Resources of first teoretic studies by Josef Knap? reports a summary of author?s basic critical criterions by the medium of he rated the literature. This chapter is attending to context with art discussions in czech literature between 19th and 20th centuries, resources of these discussions and it seeks to analyze their references with ideological purposes. There are reflected relations to contemporary discussions about ?regionalismus?, tradition and successive politicizing discours of theoretic reflection of art. On the basis of this is researched relation between Knap?s art conception and problems of ?ruralismus? construct. The last chapter attempts to analyze Knap?s publicism in agrary press on the basis contemporary culture events and polemics between political left and rights.