Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1960. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 378-385).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1940. / Typescript. Includes abstract and vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [247]-251).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1975. / Chiefly in English; numerous quotations in Spanish. Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 372-383).

Thesis--Princeton University. / Bibliography: p. [132]-135.

Brazilian composer Leopoldo Américo Miguéz (1850–1902) lived in the cosmopolitan city of Rio de Janeiro at a time when the prevailing cultural background of the aristocracy was still prominently European. His entire production consisted of thirty-eight works with opus numbers and few other works that have not yet been published, all of which were influenced by European romantic music traditions while demonstrating no strong connection with Brazilian local and popular culture. He wrote a small quantity of twelve piano works represented in ten opus numbers, one collection of pieces without opus number, and one unpublished piece. These are mostly in short forms such as mazurkas, nocturnes, and character pieces with suggestive titles in the manner of short piano works by Brahms, Chopin, Fauré, Grieg, Mendelssohn, Liszt, and Schumann. With few exceptions, no great significance has been attributed to his piano works throughout the written history of Brazilian music. This is partly due to the lingering effect of two lines of negative criticism published during and after his lifetime that hurt his reputation and turned him into an obscure and forgotten composer. One was regarding his symphonic works, which were heavily influenced by Wagner, Berlioz, and Liszt. The other was in the context of an enduring process of nationalization of Brazilian arts and a rupture from European influences in the beginning of the 20th century. The music of Miguéz fell greatly out of favor during this campaign, resulting in lasting damage to his name that has yet to be reversed. The purpose of this dissertation is to draw attention to his pianistic output, asserting its integrity, quality, and valuable contribution to the development of music in Brazil. Biographical information as well as in-depth musical analysis of each piano work are supplied in the course of the narrative. My hope is that by providing and disseminating this information, Leopoldo Miguéz will be better understood, accepted, and more often performed.

Orientador: Jose Ricardo Barbosa Gonçalves / Dissertação (mestrado)- Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Economia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-05T17:35:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Santos_MichaelLuizdos_M.pdf: 789983 bytes, checksum: db4a365c134390128a8d56561ca5a651 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / Resumo: Com o advento da República, as discussões em torno da política financeira brasileira tomam grande vulto; isto porque o primeiro governo republicano sob a batuta do ministro da Fazenda Rui Barbosa adota uma política claramente emissionista, dando abertura a inúmeros investimentos particulares no país. Neste momento em 1891, segundo alguns contemporâneos, a praça do Rio de Janeiro fora transformada num verdadeiro celeiro de especuladores cambiais, gerando assim o estigma do Encilhamento, além do mais as medidas com relação às leis bancárias mostraram claramente que a intenção de Rui Barbosa era a de descentralizar as operações bancárias dividindo-as em zonas financeiras. As criticas referentes à política financeira de Rui Barbosa partem principalmente de jovens políticos que defendem o retorno do padrão-ouro e da alta cambial por meio da retirada da quantidade de papel-moeda em circulação; estas eram as principais idéias do político goiano Leopoldo de Bulhões. Jovem deputado em 1891, critico de Rui Barbosa; senador pelo estado de Goiás e em 1902 assume a pasta da Fazenda do governo Rodrigues Alves, governo este responsável pelo maior programa de reconstrução da capital federal aproveitando as folgas do orçamento dada as negociações do funding-loan. Após o governo Rodrigues Alves, volta Leopoldo de Bulhões a ocupar a pasta da Fazenda do governo Nilo Peçanha, porém por apenas um ano; a partir deste momento trava discussões acerca da reforma do Banco do Brasil e em 1914 entra em embate com Pinheiro Machado acerca do segundo funding-loan. Nossa intenção neste trabalho será mostrar como que uma mesma postura frente aos problemas financeiros colocados em momentos distintos pode trazer resultados diferentes na condução da política econômica e financeira do país / Mestrado / Mestre em História Econômica

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Available also from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International.

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This study examines the literary works of the Argentine writer, Leopoldo Lugones (I874-I938), from an integral perspective. Although Lugones attained almost immediate recognition as one of the most outstanding and representative Argentine writers and published numerous books, he is known today primarily and almost exclusively for his contribution to the "modernist" movement in Argentina and Hispanic America. His poetry has not been duly considered within the context of the totality of his writings. The significance of the integral relationship that exists between his thought and his artistic expression has been neglected by his critics or at best only superficially viewed by them. This dissertation seeks to throw new light on the literary works of Leopoldo Lugones by examining the convergence of his thought and his art on a central issue identified in this study as "the quest for national identity in the writings of Leopoldo Lugones." The far-reaching effects produced by the cosmopolitan immigration and the positivist philosophy of progress, also of foreign origin, represented a contradictory view to Lugones's concept of the Argentine realities. His reaction is clearly evidenced by the intense and continuous search for an authentic national image for his country. The problem of national identity thus became one of the foremost preoccupations of his thought and a predominant theme of his writings. In order to counteract the European cultural influence in Argentina and the materialistic philosophy of non-Argentine origin, Lugones attempts to revive the "gaucho" legacy and to promote a departure from the prevailing materialistic interests by adopting a more meaningful system of values based on what he terms the principle of "spiritualization". Furthermore, the concept of "spiritualization" functions as an underlying theme in Lugones 's writings, securing the unity of the totality of his works. This study attempts to determine to what extent Lugones unfolds a systematic program corresponding to his ideal view of national identity, and how the author directs his aesthetic work to achieve his central objective. The first chapter of this thesis establishes the historical background of Argentina from the period of national emancipation (1810) to the generation of Leopoldo Lugones. The second chapter outlines a biographical profile of Lugones in an attempt to trace the personal traits that caracterize his literary creations. Chapters three and four examine respectively Lugones's concept of "spiritualization" and the author's concern with the cultural dimension of his native country. The fifth chapter approaches Lugones's treatment of national identity from the archetypal perspective, examining the author's deductions from the Greek myth of Prometheus, the national forefathers and the exemplary traits of the "gaucho". The sixth chapter investigates how the poetic writings of Lugones reflect the author's primary objective of the search for national identity. The analysis is centred on three principal areas: (1) the continuity of thought between the author's prose writings and his poetry, (2) the social function of aesthetics and (3) the role of poetry in the formation of a national language . The conclusion sums up the findings of this study, confirming that Lugones's literary creations represent a reflection of the objective formulated at the outset of his literary career. It may be restated, therefore, that the literary productions of Lugones confirm the author's intense commitment to the creation of a genuine national identity for Argentina. / Arts, Faculty of / French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies, Department of / Graduate

This thesis is a study of social criticism in the works of Leopoldo Alas ("Clarín"), a nineteenth century Spanish novelist, literary critic and short story writer. In Clarín's two major novels, "La Regenta" and "Su único hijo," and in his numerous short stories there is frequent criticism of the abuses of the clergy, the state of Spanish morality, the misunderstanding and misapplication of religion by the laity, the quality of education, literature, theater and medicine, the corruption of law and government and the treatment to which the poor and uneducated were subjected. Because of Clarín's techniques it can be said that he was the leader of the naturalistic movement in Spain. It can also be said that Clarín as a naturalist did not follow the tenets of the French school.