Annotation: The present thesis is dedicated to the former Czech queen and Austrian Empress Maria Anna of Savoy (1803-1884) and the location of her frequent visits, Northern Bohemia's castle of Ploskovice. Anna Marie and her husband Ferdinand V (1793-1875) chose the castle as their summer residence after the Emperor's abdication in 1848. In order to properly represent the dignity of the former ruler of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, both outside and inside, it was necessary to adjust the palace significantly in quite a short time, which was successfully realised in the spirit of contemporary rococo style by Czech artists and craftsmen. The individual chapters of the thesis deal with the life story of Anne Marie and the changes of castle Ploskovice - its history, reconstructions, facilities and decorations, especially from the perspective of history of art.

This thesis examines and evaluates F.C. Baur's philosophical and theological ideas as they relate to the writing of Church history and historical theology. The study is undertaken within the context of the problem of the relation between faith and history, which can be stated in more relevant categories for Church historiography as the problem of the relation between subject (faith) and object (history), and proposes that Baur's thought on this problem can be useful for the modern faith/history debate, and especially for the consideration of writing Church history.

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Cette étude envisage la traduction du Voyage au bout de la nuit de Céline en roumain sous l'angle de la transmission d'une poétique qui se construit sur des valeurs rythmiques. La thèse, qui prend comme fil conducteur la métaphore du jazz,se concentre sur les aspects lexicaux du rythme. Dans la première partie, l'effet dev ariation, source de rythme jazzé, est étudié à travers l'analyse de la traduction du pronom on. L'examen de la variation prend également comme champ d'application l'usage particulier de la variation graphique. Autour de la variation minuscule / majuscule, Céline organise d'autres variations fonctionnelles et textuelles : la variation mention / usage, la variation métaphore / allégorie, la variation polyphonique des points de vue énonciatifs. La deuxième partie, placée sous le signe de l'improvisation, souligne le rôle du néologisme dans la création de ce rythme textuel. Nous étudions le traitement, dans la traduction, des inventions formelles, tout comme la réponse donnée à un certain type d'ambiguïté, que Céline crée en mettant en valeur le sens étymologique des mots. La troisième partie identifie des principes qui caractérisent le fonctionnement poétique du texte, en les signalant comme des défis pour la traduction : la récurrence lexicale, le foisonnement sémantique, l'effet de littéralité des tours figés, la remotivation des rapports arbitraires entre les signifiants. La thèse aborde le sujet dans une perspective précise, analytique, qui se situe au plus près du texte / This study examines the technical and poetic aspects of the translation of Célines Voyage au bout de la nuit, through comparative analysis of its Rumanian versions.The notion of rhythm provides the studys anchoring principle. Here the rhythm ofCélines prose is apprehended in its lexical dimension, with particular attention to a 5guiding theme, namely that of jazz music. In the first part, the jazz theme isfore-grounded through an examination of Célines orthographic variations andspecifically to his idiosyncratic use of small and capital letters. It also brings to bearthe varied effect of the use of the pronoun on. The second part of the thesis isdevoted to the topic of improvisation. It presents an analysis of ways in which formal,functional and semantic neologisms are rendered in Rumanian translations. Finally,the third part seks to identify several governing principles of a poetic dimension inCélines novel, which often pose a challenge to translators, such as lexicalrecurrence, semantic profusion, literal usage and the arbitrary relation of signifiers.This thesis proposes an analytical contribution to scholarschip on Céline through aclose, « practico-theoretical reading of the text

Colonization, which has resulted in the direct contact between the black man and the white man, leaves behind it an eternity of realities, of questioning and even an identity crisis. It was imposed on Africans by means of force, leaving no room for the concept of balance, equality or even of brotherhood. Instead you are faced with the concept of dominance between oppressors and oppressed. During colonization the white man had managed to impose its superiority to the black man by creating an absolute hierarchy: the white man is the all-powerful, the civilized, the absolute master of all, it is superior to all indigenous black; the black man, in the opposite, is found stripped of its roots, its customs, its history, in short it is found lower than the white man. In this work it was question to analyze the process of the demystification of the white man by the black man through Ferdinand Oyono’s Houseboy. We should then, through a study of this novel and other materials, show how this demystification is highlighted. By analyzing this novel and Toundi building his life the kingdom of the West, which will enable him to see more clearly in the behavior of its masters and demystify as well their universalist claims that their claims to the humanism ; we understand then the process and the circumstances which have enabled this demystification. The white man is debunked. Its superiority and its all-powerful are rendered to zero by the degradation of morals characterizing its way of life.

Orientador: Francisco Foot Hardman / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-15T02:34:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Melo_CarlosAugustode_D.pdf: 5073338 bytes, checksum: 173105635536b6831769301c0a3a0231 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: No Brasil oitocentista, as histórias literárias fizeram carreira, como veículo discursivo historiográfico de invenção, afirmação e convalidação da tradição cultural e literária nacional, especialmente, pelos seus fortes vínculos institucionais. É nesse momento que, portanto, encontramos alguns historiadores aspirando trazer a público a história oficial sobre o conjunto da literatura nacional que contribuísse para a projetada História Geral do Brasil. Desse esforço intelectual, tivemos três exemplos bem-sucedidos: as histórias literárias de Cônego Fernandes Pinheiro (1825-1876), de Ferdinand Wolf (1796-1866) e de Sotero dos Reis (1800-1871). O intuito desse trabalho é trazer uma leitura sobre essas narrativas precursoras, respectivamente, o Curso Elementar de Literatura Nacional (1862), O Brasil Literário (1863) e o Curso de Literatura Portuguesa e Brasileira (1866-1873), como formadoras da tradição historiográfica literária no Brasil. Nesse sentido, pretende-se percebê-las a partir de suas características discursivas, teóricas e metodológicas, aplicadas ao estudo histórico da literatura nacional, como, por exemplo, à construção da periodização, à aplicação da análise literária, à conceituação de "literatura nacional", entre outros aspectos / Abstract: In nineteenth-century, the Brazilian Literary Histories were accepted as discursive historiography of invention, affirmation and convalidation of our cultural tradition and national literature. Then, some historians wanted to contribute with those narratives which could be projected to History of Brazil. We had three successful examples: Curso Elementar de Literatura Nacional (1862), by Clergyman Fernandes Pinheiro; O Brasil literário (1863), by Ferdinand Wolf; and, Curso de Literatura Portuguesa e Brasileira (1866-1873), de Sotero dos Reis - which have been seeing as pioneer in our literary historiography. Thus, this work analyzes these three Brazilian literary histories, which could construct an idea of our national historiography formation and, on the other hand, allow to reassess the later histories / Doutorado / Historia e Historiografia Literaria / Doutor em Teoria e História Literária

This thesis deals with Ferdinand Schlögel-Merzin's (1899-1983) early works related to the 1913 Scout summer camp led by Josef Hendrych. It was set up at the Bohemian Paradise near the site of Kumburk castle ruins. In addition to the analysis of Schlögel-Merzin's diary and memoirs, the thesis also aims to provide information on the origination of Czech Scouting with respect to Schlögel-Merzin and his influence. The thesis also contains the inventory of Schlögel-Merzin's personal fonds, stored in the Literary archive of the Museum of Czech Literature. The collection includes material from the entire Schlögel-Merzin's creative period, mainly unpublished manuscripts - poems, poetry collections, prose, plays or travelogue lectures - and archive documents connected to his writing or travels to foreign countries in the 1920s and 1930s.

Paul Morand et Louis-Ferdinand Céline sont deux écrivains français du 20e siècle associés à la Collaboration, qui ont, sans doute à dessein, prétendu éviter l'idéologie en art. Dans le premier chapitre de chacune des parties de cette thèse (pour ainis dire symétriques : la première dévolue à l'oeuvre de Morand, la seconde à celle de Céline), un examen des thèmes et des motifs mis de l'avant dans leur oeuvre révélera la prégnance, chez eux, d'une vision de l'histoire et de la société centrée autour de valeurs exclusives comme le mépris des discours et de toute forme d'intellectualisme, la nation ou l'"ordre naturel" vision qui correspond par ailleurs à la nostalgie d'une époque révolue : la première moitié du 17e siècle dans le cas de Morand, le Moyen Âge de Rabelais et de Villon dans celui de Céline. Dans le deuxième chapitre, cette nostalgie pour un idéal passé, où l'homme trouverait"naturellement" à s'inscrire dans son milieu, sera envisagée d'un point de vue générique. Car, si l'idéal que Morand et Céline mettent de l'avant peut être rapproché du monde de l'épopée, la lecture qu'ils font de leur époque s'oppose point par point à ce dernier. Confrontés à cette impossible épopée moderne, ils privilégient, dans leur écriture, une grande hybridité générique, répondant de telle sorte, sur le plan formel, aux bouleversements de fond que connaît le 20e siècle. Enfin, dans le troisième chapitre, il sera question du traitement des énoncés à teneur idéologique, dans leur fiction. Morand appuie sur le caractère construit de la représentation historique, et appelle, dans ses textes de fiction, à une plus grande lucidité de la part du lecteur. Ces procédés ont pour principal effet de faire ressortir la fictivité de ses oeuvres et, par conséquent, de mettre en perspective leur portée idéologique. Céline, lui, mobilise, de manière de plus en plus évidente dans son oeuvre, des postures signalant un ordre naturel donné pour extérieur aux discours et contre-discours traditionnels. En misant de la sorte sur sa réputation personnelle, dans l'espace même de la fiction, le romancier procède à un brouillage énonciatif qui invite à dépasser les a priori idéologiques à partir desquels cette réputation est mise à mal. Ainsi, tant Céline que Morand récupèrent des éléments de discours et les organisent poétiquement en travestissant leur sens usuel, au profit d'une idée affranchie de l'idéologie et pourtant appuyée sur elle : la littérature.

Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. / The ability of any business to survive is highly dependent on its ability to continuously sustain an advantage not only on its competitors, but also the constantly changing environment that it operates in. In our current global economy it is imperative that a company’s business leaders consistently make better decisions than their competitors to ensure that they survive, grow and maintain a healthy economical status. This can only be done through insight, knowledge, skill, experience and leadership – all of which is build up over time and hard work. It also highlights and questions the effect that management and strategic thinkers has had on the outcome of successful businesses. With an abundance of strategic theories, frameworks and books available, this research opted for an approach to understand the domain of strategic management by focusing on the theories and teachings of two significant thinkers of business strategy – Peter Drucker and Henry Mintzberg. The researcher conducted a structured and systematic review of existing literature and synthesised the information and results in this thesis. The researcher explored Drucker and Mintzberg’s views on strategic thinking, strategy planning, strategy process, innovation, entrepreneurship and the art of crafting strategy.

Fondée en 1878 par le traité de San Stefano, mutilée par celui de Berlin, la principauté autonome de Bulgarie voit ses destinées confiées en 1887 à Ferdinand de Saxe-Cobourg et Gotha. Le nouveau knyaz est contraint dès son avènement à imposer sa personne et les ambitions de son pays dans l’arène internationale. Après une lutte de longue haleine pour obtenir la reconnaissance de son titre par le concert européen, il s’évertue à mener les Bulgares vers la réalisation de leurs idéaux nationaux. Il se heurte aux blocages dus aux liens unissant Sofia à Constantinople, à la rivalité des États environnants et aux politiques balkaniques contradictoires des puissances. Le prince aiguise au fil des ans son sens de la diplomatie et déploie une politique extérieure visant à tirer profit à la fois de la position stratégique de son pays et des rivalités des forces en présence, tout en exploitant à bon escient les circonstances successives. Sa politique de bascule aux ressorts progressivement définis est mise en œuvre, et à l’épreuve, au cours des secousses qui rythment les deux premières décennies du XXe siècle. Si elle permet à la Bulgarie d’accéder à l’indépendance, et au statut de royaume, dans le sillage de la crise bosniaque de 1908, ses revers sont patents pendant les Guerres balkaniques et le premier conflit mondial. Pourtant, force est de constater que ses échecs ne sont pas imputables au seul Ferdinand dont l’examen des faits tend à atténuer les responsabilités dans les « Catastrophes nationales », les deux défaites vécues par les Bulgares en 1913 et 1918, conséquences d’un écheveau de causes d’une grande complexité. / The boundaries of an autonomous Bulgarian principality established by the provision of the San Stefano Treaty in 1878 were substantially reduced by the Great Powers at Berlin. Many unresolved problems between Sofia and Saint-Petersburg led to suspension of the bilateral relations and the abdication of Alexander of Battenberg. Ferdinand of Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha was elected Prince in 1887. After a “controversial” accession to the Bulgarian throne, the young knyaz was committed to impose himself and his country’s national interests to the international scene. After a long-term efforts aimed at recognition of his title of king amongst European chancelleries, he tried hard to realise Bulgarian national ideas. However, it undermined relationship between Sofia and Constantinople but also contributed to the rivalry between surrounding States and the Great Powers in the Balkans. Due to his diplomatic experience, Ferdinand opted for a new foreign policy strategy designed to benefit both from the Bulgaria’s strategic position and the rivalry between powers. Thus, the first two decades of the 20th century were marked by the tumult of Balkan politics. However, it allowed Bulgaria to gain independence, the status of the Kingdom in the wake of the Bosnian crisis in 1908, and the defeats during the Balkan Wars and the First World War. The defeats are not attributable entirely to Ferdinand who was the most responsible for the “National Catastrophes” in 1913 and 1918. This research has shown that fact-based analysis provides a more nuanced picture of Ferdinand’s reign which was effected by a complexity of contributing factors that inevitably plunged the country into international isolation and defeat in the Great War.