Les Epigrammes de John Owen (1564 ?-1622) constituent un ensemble unique dans la production néo-latine, tant par le nombre de pièces qui le composent, environ mille cinq cent, que par le niveau d’excellence atteint par le « Martial anglais » (gallois, plutôt) qui fit du monodistique l’instrument privilégié de son génie. Le recueil du poète, qui connut pendant plus d’un siècle un véritable rayonnement européen, reflète son époque de composition en bien des points : la préférence accordée à l’inspiration satirique et morale, le culte de la brièveté ingénieuse, la recherche du bon mot et le plaisir du jeu verbal étaient en effet à même de satisfaire les zélateurs de l’esprit nouveau qui s’affirmait alors en Angleterre, vers la fin de l’ère élisabéthaine. L’épigramme owenienne est donc d’abord un exercice de subtilité, et l’étude du recueil, qui se présente au lecteur dans un savant désordre, révèle aussi la subtilité des liens qui régissent son organisation. Celle-ci ne dit pas seulement le soin apporté par le poète à son texte, qui témoigne d’une ambition certaine, mais souligne encore l’extraordinaire variété des sujets qui répond à une caractéristique du genre et à la volonté affirmée d’Owen de faire feu de tout bois. De cet ensemble kaléidoscopique, riche de ses propres échos et où le second degré apparaît souvent comme un témoignage de respect à l’égard de la tradition sur laquelle l’œuvre s’est construite (celle de la poésie morale et gnomique), il faut, enfin, souligner la modernité et la beauté qui sont les secrets du grand œuvre ; en cela, John Owen est bien l’héritier légitime de Martial / John Owen’s Epigrams represent an exceptional contribution in the neo-latin production, not only by the number of the poems, but also by the near perfection reached by the « English Martial » (welsh, actually) who made the elegiac couplet the prime instrument of his personal genius. Owen’s collection was met immediately with tremendous success in Great Britain as well as on the continent ; this success should last for more than a century, especially on the continent. The collection reflects his age of composition in many ways : the preference given to the satirical and moral inspiration, the cult of wity brevity and the passion for different types of puns were able to please the devotees of the new wit which spread then in England towards the end of elizabethan era. Thus, Owen’s epigram is above all an exercise of subtlety, and the study of the ten books, which are built on an artistic disorder, show as well the subtlety of the links! which rule their organisation. This organisation not only show the care given by the author to his work, which is a sign of ambition, but emphasize the remarkable variety of the subject which is certainly the rule for this special type of poetry, but also tell us Owen’s will for major eclecticism. Finally, we have to insist on the tradition to which the Epigrams are linked, that of moral poetry, and on the ironic treatment that the poet apply to commonplaces of gnomic sayings (or ordinary ones), inexhaustible source of inspiration for the witty epigrammatist who found there a way to surprise the reader. John Owen Latin epigrams are probably the wittiest and most pointed that have ever been produced in that tongue

The Silver Queen polymetallic vein system south of Houston, B.C., can be treated as a 2-dimensional problem for purposes of reserve/resource estimation. Complexities in obtaining reserve/resource estimates arise from (i) uncertainties in geological interpolation and extrapolation of the vein system, (ii) uncertainties in the distinction between vein and highly altered wallrock in some old drill logs, (iii) complex and multivariable geological character of the vein, (iv) a limited number of exploration drill holes and (v) a different support for drift and drill hole data. Each of these problems has been considered in detail. The study comprises geological analysis, data analysis, point kriging (analysis of thickness and metal distribution) block kriging and comparison of reserve/resource estimation by various procedures including ordinary kriging, inverse squared distance weighting, and polygonal methods. A novel component of the investigation is the use of correlograms (in reality, 1 minus the correlogram) as a substitute for the variogram in geostatistical estimates. This procedure was tested as a means of defining continuity of DDH and Drift assay data of differing support. Ordinary kriging of large polygonal blocks provides metal contents more or less comparable to but locally more conservative than polygonal results reported in a recent feasibility study. Differences are in part due to the use of somewhat different data for the two procedures. The effect of the volume of the selective mining unit on the recovered tonnage and grade is described and limitations of the indirect lognormal method are presented. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Mining Engineering, Keevil Institute of / Graduate

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This thesis is an attempt to remedy the neglect of John Owen's atonement theology despite wide acclaim for him as the leading representative of the Reformed doctrine of limited atonement. Its main proposition is that Owen's conception of Christ's priesthood in terms of Christ's united acts of oblation and intercession, performed in his twofold state of humiliation and exaltation, lies at the heart of his atonement theology. Chapter One surveys the current literature on Owen and sets out the method and scope of the thesis. A case study of Owen's main constructive work on the atonement, Salus Electorum Sanguis Jesu, or The Death of Death in the Death of Christ (1647), yields the finding that his atonement theology is built around three doctrinal loci: the triune God, Christ the Mediator, and the doctrine of sin's satisfaction. These loci establish the scope of the thesis and are reflected in the content of the ensuing chapters. Chapter Two examines Owen's view of the triune God as the Agent of redemption in the context of the Reformed orthodox teaching on the works of God (opera Dei). Owen is found to be thoroughly trinitarian in his application of the principles inherent in the trinitarian orthodoxy of the West to his conception of the covenant of redemption (pactum salutis). Concern for Christ's priestly mediation understood in the context of his twofold state dominates his exposition of this covenant. Chapters Three to Five explore Owen's understanding of Christ's mediatorial work as the means of redemption. Chapter Three examines Christ's mediatorial office in general. It reveals the distinctively Reformed character of Owen's Christology and his use of the mediatorial category to expound it. Chapter Four narrows the focus to Christ's priestly office. The central importance of Christ's priesthood is shown from three vantage points: Owen's reading of the state of controversy with his universalist opponents; an examination of the views of his universalist opponents; the development of Owen's formulation of Christ's priesthood in his early and mature writings. Chapter Five probes the significance of Owen's formulation of Christ's priesthood in his understanding of sin's satisfaction. The bearing of his formulation is seen in his decision for the satisfactory value of Christ's whole obedience and in his explication of the nature and fruits of Christ's death. In the final chapter, Owen's understanding of the end of redemption is examined in its twofold form: the ultimate end of God's glory and the intermediate end of the elect's salvation. Owen's exposition of both areas reveals, once again, the central importance of Christ's priesthood.

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John Owen's (1616-1683) four-volume commentary on the epistle to the Hebrews represents the apex of his literary career and exemplifies many of the exegetical methods of the post-Reformation. This thesis is the first detailed analysis of his introductory discourses, or "exercitations," on Hebrews. Owen's exercitations on the Messiah in particular are an ideal source for this examination, since they serve as the prolegomena for his exposition proper. More specifically, this thesis evaluates the hermeneutical function of Christological and covenantal patterns that arise from Owen's argument concerning the fulfilment of the messianic promise in the person and work of Christ. Therefore, this study is a descriptive analysis of the text and context of Owen's discourses on the Messiah. The topics considered in each chapter are based upon hermeneutical questions that are pertinent to Owen's promise-fulfilment scheme in general and to the relationship of Christology and covenant theology in particular. Chapter 1 examines scholarship on Owen's commentary and suggests possible reasons for its neglect. Chapter 2 places Owen's exercitations and exposition within the context of his life and times, and explains the central argument of his work. Chapters 3 and 4 provide the conceptual basis for this study, as they introduce two essential components of Owen's discourses on the Messiah. Chapter 3 establishes the importance of federal theology for Owen by examining his exegesis of Genesis 3:15, and its relationship to the covenant of redemption and covenant of grace. Chapter 4 considers the problem posed by a Christological reading of the Old Testament for those like Owen who are committed to the literal sense of Scripture. Chapters 5 and 6 consider aspects of continuity and discontinuity between the Old and New Testaments, and seek to illustrate the connection between Owen's exercitations and exposition. Chapter 5 considers the nature of faith in the Old Testament, noting especially the importance of the Abrahamic covenant for what Owen calls "the oneness of the church." In contrast, chapter 6 provides an extended analysis of the role of the law in the Mosaic covenant, considering in particular the highly problematic question of the recapitulation of the covenant of works and the nature of the old and new covenants. The conclusion summarises the findings of this study.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Department of Philosophy, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

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Various problems which occur during the translation of a literary text are often linked to the linguistic and extra-linguistic particularities of the original text. This thesis, which focuses on A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving and its French translation, Une priere pour Owen by Michel Lebrun, deals with several of these problems. The analysis is based on two axes of reflection. The first, theoretical, is discussed in chapter one and bears on three fundamental elements of the act of translation: the notion of the ethics of translation (which concerns, among other things, the question of accuracy, or "faithfulness"); the actual process of translation, that is the operation during which certain characteristics of the source text are necessarily modified; and, finally, the polysystem theory. This approach allows the consideration of "external" elements, for example, the target culture and reader. / The second axis of reflection is in fact inspired in large part by the polysystem theory because of this consideration. As both the original and its translation refer to a specific linguistic context, literary intertext and socio-cultural milieu, chapter two deals with John Irving's and Michel Lebrun's bio-bibliography as well as certain characteristics of the American and French polysystems and of the best-seller markets in the two countries. We felt it would be useful to study these factors in order to better evaluate the translated text and to better understand the translator's choices. / In the third and final chapter the translation itself was analysed. The study of the solutions chosen by Michel Lebrun to solve the problems posed by the source text leads us to believe that the translator produced a text responding to the expectations of the average reader, fond of best-sellers.

Thesis (Th. M.)--Reformed Theological Seminary, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 402-416).