This study, "Diverse Measures, Diversely Trod: Reading Sir John Davies' Orchestra in the Renaissance and Beyond," attempts to show that each edition of Orchestra has a set of meanings that coexist in the same poetic space and that are contingent upon the context in which they were produced and that each new edition of Orchestra generates its own unique set of meanings. Furthermore, the authorial process-a process that includes not only the historical author, but also his or her audience, publishers, and editors, at least in part creates these sets of meaning. Finally, posthumous editions of Orchestra need to be understood as continuations of the authorial process, even as they diverge from the sets of meanings generated by the historical author and his era. The chapter, "Antinous Disguised and All Unknown," addresses the Elizabethan version of Orchestra beginning with an analysis of its enigmatic hero, Antinous. Examining the limitations of the hero/villain dichotomy imposed upon the character by other critics it shows how he eludes both roles. Instead, this chapter argues that Antinous is an emblem of the aggression and self-promotion inherent in all courtly behavior. The chapter "Leame Then To Daunce You Who Are Princes Borne," examines the authorial and textual changes made to Orchestra in 1622 and also explores Davies' tenure in Ireland as inspiration for these changes. Just as Antinous serves as an emblem of court politics in the Elizabethan edition, he becomes an emblem of Irish politics in the Jacobean poem. In this new version, Antinous can be read as either the native Irish Barons and native Irish culture and or as the English servitors and their colonial project. The final chapter "Between Great States Arose Well Order' d War" examines Tillyard as part of a conservative critical trend in the English war and post-war years. Tillyard and his contemporaries sought to mine the past to find "Elizabethan" solutions to the very modern problems facing Britain in the 1940's. Using a mythic past, Tillyard and others sought to comfort the war-ravaged British and to present a blue print for Britain's reconstruction. / text

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It has long been the opinion of the writer that behind the great movements "which shape the lives of the multitudes, in the shadows of the public personalities which sponsor them, work quiet, unassuming men who really determine the course of our society. Uncompromised by the limelight, with little thought of great personal reward, these dedicated, prescient thinkers prepare the stage for posterity. [...]

The works of Sir Thomas Browne are often described in terms of the contradictions and paradoxes which seem to exist both within his work as a whole and also within the individual essays themselves. The primary focus of this thesis is the relationship between seemingly opposed forms of discourse and systems of thought in the Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia and The Garden of Cyrus. The emergence of analytic discourse in the seventeenth century is presented through the study of changing concepts of religious, political and epistemological mediation. Browne's 'mediate' position within the conflicts of his era is seen as representing a desire to unite apparent opposites and arrive at a 'complete' way of thinking which combines the medieval and the modern. The unified vision he advocates is of interest in both modern science and literary theory, where the premise of objectivity fundamental to analytic thinking is now being questioned.

This study is concerned with the question of the treatment of time in economic theory. It is a clarification of how different interpretations of the concept of time intervene in the process of building economic models and in analysing problems of change. It discusses how various interpretations of the notion of time lead to different forms of Economic Dynamics which are not necessarily compatible with each other. / This perplexing question of time is made concrete by the analysis of the writing of an eminent modern economist, Sir John Hicks. He has been very much concerned with the treatment of time in economic theory. The methods he used to try and deal with time in economic analysis, together with his commentaries on the issue, will serve to illustrate the difficulties involved.

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