Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T14:16:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Anaides Maria da Silva.pdf: 670855 bytes, checksum: 5bb839a8558c5559e9822e42a422663b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-06-10 / Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo / This dissertation aims to discuss how the Brazilian poet Augusto dos Anjos (1884-1914) employs the scientific terminology in his poems. This dissertation is compounded by three chapters. Chapter 1 deals with Augusto dos Anjos s context. Chapter 2 presents an analysis of ten poems written by Augusto dos Anjos mainly focusing on the biological terminology. Chapter 3 presents some final remarks on the subject. The present analysis showed that it was possible to find scientific terminology related to Chemistry, Physics, Biology in Augusto dos Anjos poetry, Besides that, it reflects the science of his time as well as his own experience of life / O objetivo desta dissertação é discutir como o poeta brasileiro Augusto dos Anjos (1884-1914) utiliza a terminologia científica em seus poemas. Esta dissertação está composta por três capítulos. O Capítulo 1 lida com o contexto de Augusto dos Anjos. O Capítulo 2 apresenta uma análise de dez poemas escritos por Augusto dos Anjos focalizando principalmente a terminologia científica voltada para a biologia. O Capítulo 3 apresenta algumas considerações finais sobre o assunto. A presente análise mostrou que é possível encontrar terminologia científica relacionada à Química, Física e Biologia nos poemas de Augusto dos Anjos. Além disso, que sua poesia reflete a ciência de seu tempo bem como sua experiência de vida

En 1916 Albert Einstein énonce la théorie de la relativité : véritable révolution scientifique du XXe siècle, elle aura des répercussions touchant à tous les domaines de la connaissance. L'objectif de notre étude est de tracer un cadre des relations existantes entre la littérature européenne et la théorie de la relativité, sur l'interaction de leurs deux langues et sur l'échange de leurs images. Si la science et la littérature dialoguent entre elles, elles le font au sein d'une atmosphère, l'esprit du temps. Les deux disciplines prennent leurs images et leurs thèmes d'un terroir commun : elles deviennent ainsi l'expression d'une époque et en même temps la source de laquelle l'époque se nourrit. Le dialogue entre science et littérature se traduit dans notre méthodologie : le paradoxe des jumeaux, qu'Einstein utilise pour expliquer la déformation spatio-temporelle, se traduit dans le thème du double à partir duquel on a sélectionné un corpus européen. Ensuite, on a procède à une analyse sur deux niveaux, l'un narratologique et l'autre symbolique. Pour le premier niveau on a analysé l'espace-temps en relation au double : on a vu comment les deux sont entrelacés et comment l'espace-temps ne se limite pas à assumer une fonction de décor. Pour le deuxième niveau d'analyse on a emprunté certaines images utilisées par Einstein dans ses textes de vulgarisation, comme le train et la lumière, pour construire une grille critique que nous avons appelé « constellation einsteinienne ». Grace à cette grille de symboles, qui se superpose à celle narratologique, nous pouvons voir comme les éléments évoqués par Einstein se transforment en littérature en gardant toute leur valeur scientifique. De notre analyse résulte un cadre où des éléments scientifiques et des textes de fiction s'entrelacent dans l'expression de l'esprit du temps. La relativité scientifique trouve son contrepartie dans la relativité littéraire. / In 1916 Albert Einstein formulated the theory of relativity, a great XX century scientific revolution, which will have repercussions affecting all areas of human knowledge. The aim of our study is to draw a framework of the existing relations between European literature and the theory of relativity, about the interaction of their two languages and the exchange of their images. If science and literature interact to each other, they do so within an atmosphere, the spirit of the times. The two disciplines take their images and their themes from a common ground: they thus become the expression of an era and at the same time the source from which the era nourishes itself. The dialogue between science and literature is reflected in our methodology: the paradox of twins, which Einstein uses to explain spatio-temporal deformation, is transformed in the double theme from which a European corpus was selected. Then, we proceeded to an analysis on two levels, the one narratological and the other symbolic. For the first level, we have focused on space-time double relation, discovering how the two are interlaced and how space-time is not limited to assuming a decor function. For the second level of analysis we have borrowed certain images used by Einstein in his popularization texts, such as train and light, to build a critical grid that we have called the “Einsteinian constellation”. Thanks to this grid of symbols, which is superimposed on that of narratology, we can see that the elements evoked by Einstein transform into literature while retaining all their scientific value. From our analysis results a framework where scientific elements and fiction texts intertwine in the expression of the spirit of the time. Scientific relativity finds its counterpart in literary relativity.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--State University of New York at Binghamton, Department of English, General Literature and Rhetoric, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references.

This study examines late Victorian and Edwardian British mummy fiction as a response to the manifold anxieties of the last twenty or so years of the nineteenth century up to the First World War in Great Britain. Mummy narratives of this time reveal the genre to be a very flexible one, partaking not only of the expected Gothic form, but also making fascinating stories out of invasion narratives and mystery fiction, all the while commenting on—and trying to solve—the various challenges of the day. After an introductory chapter that sets the stage for my project, I examine problems of empire and worries about a failing masculinity in the second and third chapters of my study. My fourth chapter looks at the epistemological competition of science and the occult as ways of knowing. I conclude my examination of mummy fiction with a look at silent mummy films as a way to look ahead at the changes that occurred when mummy narratives began to be told in visual form. The whole of the project is examined through a New Historical approach, as I attempt to delineate the place of mummy fiction within the broader discourses of the period. The picture that emerges from the study is one that depicts a worried nation concerned with scientific and social advancement while at the same time largely working to maintain the status quo. / Department of English

This thesis consists of two parts ? theoretical and practical. The theoretical part is focused on the topics of beautiful book ? i.e. bibliophilia, artist?s book, illustration, and overall literary art. The basis for the practical part of this thesis is figure and work, namely ?The Day of the Triffids? by John Wyndham, as well as meaning and place of science fiction in the world of art. The practical part consists of set of illustrations, a cover design and a typographical solution of the book ?The Day of the Triffids? The aim of this work was to create a book, which could be classified as valuable literature, not only by its contents, but by its appearance as well.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:36:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SilviaRG_DISSERT.pdf: 2024795 bytes, checksum: f851c372fb7101b5838aa04ef91bf617 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-08-27 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Advocating education as a humanizing task, the humanizing function of literature and the importance of scientific education, this paper proposes linking Science and Literature in Science Teaching using two specific books of Monteiro Lobato in the final series of elementary school level. Adopting the action research methodology, an interdisciplinary approach, we used the books A Reforma da Natureza and Ser?es de Dona Benta in two classes (8th and 9th) at Escola Estadual Professor Jos? Mamede, located in the town of Tibau do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte. The readings were performed in Portuguese Language s course and the scientific content were discussed in Science?s classrooms. The book A Reforma da Natureza permitted to approach issues related to the environment, while the use of Ser?es de Dona Benta showed particularly its effectiveness in questioning the concepts of matter, mass, weight and some questions about the Nature of Science (NOS). In general, the analysis of results shows that the readings of these two books permitted interaction and dialogicity in the classroom, as well as indicates the potential of these books in contextualing and questioning the scientific content contained in it. We advise, however, the need for the science teacher be aware of the conceptual mistakes present in literary works, avoiding erroneous learning and reinforcement of alternative conceptions / Defendendo a educa??o como uma tarefa humanizante, a fun??o humanizadora da literatura e a import?ncia da educa??o cient?fica, este estudo prop?e uma aproxima??o entre Ci?ncia e Literatura no Ensino de Ci?ncias, por meio da utiliza??o de duas obras espec?ficas de Monteiro Lobato nos anos finais do Ensino Fundamental. Adotando a metodologia da pesquisa-a??o, numa abordagem interdisciplinar, foram utilizadas as obras A Reforma da Natureza e os Ser?es de Dona Benta em duas turmas (8? e 9? anos) da Escola Estadual Professor Jos? Mamede, localizada no munic?pio de Tibau do Sul/RN. As leituras das obras foram realizadas na disciplina de L?ngua Portuguesa e os conte?dos cient?ficos foram discutidos nas aulas de Ci?ncias. A Obra A Reforma da Natureza oportunizou, principalmente, a abordagem de temas relativos ao meio ambiente, enquanto a utiliza??o da obra Ser?es de Dona Benta se mostrou particularmente eficiente na problematiza??o dos conceitos de mat?ria, massa, peso e de algumas quest?es acerca da Natureza da Ci?ncia. De um modo geral, a an?lise dos resultados aponta que a leitura das obras oportunizou a intera??o e a dialogicidade em sala de aula, bem como indica o potencial dessas duas obras na contextualiza??o e na problematiza??o dos conte?dos cient?ficos nelas presentes. Alertamos, entretanto, para a necessidade de o professor de ci?ncias estar atento aos erros conceituais presentes em obras liter?rias, evitando aprendizagens equivocadas e o refor?o de concep??es alternativas

L’œuvre d’André Frénaud (1907-1993) se ressent profondément des convulsions de l’histoire contemporaine – essor des régimes totalitaires en Europe, Seconde Guerre mondiale, découverte des camps de la mort –, qui paraissent remettre en cause la possibilité même d’une signification de l’histoire et de l’action humaine. La pensée anthropologique exprimée dans les poèmes défend la capacité de l’homme à discerner et à faire le bien, sans rien ignorer de ses pulsions mauvaises ni de son manque à être. Les poèmes déploient une pensée du sujet originale, nourrie de philosophie heideggérienne, de mystique et surtout de l’analyse avec André Green et de la lecture de Dostoïevski : les tréfonds du moi abritent un grouillement de pulsions antagonistes. Frénaud, après Kojève, place l’homme et l’Histoire sous le signe de la négativité. L’éthique frénaldienne maintient conjointement la conscience de « notre inhabileté fatale » et la nécessité d’agir. L’existence de Frénaud atteste la même exigence : ainsi s’expliquent le ton des poèmes engagés, qui causa de vifs débats avec Aragon et Guillevic, et son attitude dans la cité, mêlée d’engagement et de retrait, comme au Comité national des écrivains (CNE) ou à la Comunità Europea degli scrittori (COMES), aux côtés de Sartre, Ponge et Tardieu. Enfin, les poèmes mettent en question les frontières et l’unité de la condition humaine. Un anthropomorphisme généralisé et une veine épique et mythique originale assurent l’unité du questionnement. Mais la condition humaine n’a pas la cohérence du concept : elle s’offre à la méditation du lecteur sous la forme d’une multitude de figures singulières qui invitent à un véritable exercice spirituel. / André Frénaud’s anthropology is profoundly impregnated with the upheavals of modern history, from the rise of totalitarian régimes throughout Europe to WWII and the discovery of death camps, all of which seem to question the remote possiblity of giving any meaning to History and human action. The anthropological thought expressed in his poems defends man’s ability to identify what is good and act accordingly, without ever overlooking any of his bad drives or his failure to truly be. His poems display an original conception of the self, inspired by Heidegger’s philosophy, mysticism, and above all by psychoanalysis with André Green and the reading of Dostoyevsky. Indeed, the depths of the self are teeming with antagonistic drives. After Kojeve, Frénaud places mankind and History under the sign of negativity. Frénaud’s ethics support both the awareness of « our fatal inability » and the need to act. Frénaud’s life proves the same dedication, and the tone of his committed poems – which caused heated debates with Aragon and Guillevic – can thus be explained, as well as his public presence, a mix of commitment and reserve, e.g. at the Comité national des Écrivains (CNE) or at Comunità Europea degli scrittori (COMES) with Sartre, Ponge, and Tardieu. Finally, his poems question the limits and unity of the human condition, while a pervasive anthropomorphism and an original streak, both epic and mythical, hold the questioning together. The human condition, however, is not as coherent as the concept. It becomes available to the reader’s meditation in the form of a multitude of characters which lead one to a spiritual exercise.

This study examines three works by Argentine authors of the late 20th and early 21st centuries: Jorge Luis Borges's "La memoria de Shakespeare," Ricardo Piglia's La ciudad ausente, and Rodrigo Fresán's Mantra. These works explore the theme of memory directly, and provide insight into the role of memory in relation to literature, technology, and media. To understand memory and its functions and failures, I employ concepts from recent scientific inquiry into the nature of memory, particularly neuroscience and clinical psychology. Within this framework, I show how memory and narrative fiction share a number of similarities, and explore the idea of memoria ajena, or memories that come not from personal experience, but from outside, whether it be from another person's mind or from the fiction one consumes.

This study explores the depictions of technology and scientists in the literature of five writers during the 1960s. Scientists and technology associated with nuclear, computer, and space science are examined, focusing on their respective treatments by the following writers: John Barth, Kurt Vonnegut, Thomas Pynchon, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke. Despite the close connections between the abovementioned sciences, space science is largely spared from negative critiques during the sixties. Through an analysis of Barth's Giles Goat-boy, Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle, Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49, Asimov's short stories "Key Item," "The Last Question," "The Machine That Won the War," "My Son, the Physicist," and Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey, it is argued that altruistic goals of space science during the 1960s protect it from the satirical treatments that surround the other sciences.

This thesis considers a range of contemporary poets' responses to science, emphasising the diversity of these engagements and exploring how poetry can disrupt or re-negotiate the barriers between the two activities. My first chapter explores the idea of ‘authority' in both science and poetry and considers how these authorities co-exist in the work of two poet-scientists, Miroslav Holub and David Morley. My second chapter considers the role of metaphor in science and the effect of transferring scientific terms into poetry, specifically with reference to the poetry of Michael Symmons Roberts who engages with the metaphors related to the human genome. In my third chapter I focus on collections by Ruth Padel and Emily Ballou that tell the life of Charles Darwin in verse. I discuss how these collections function as forms of scientific biography and show that poetic engagement with Darwin's thought processes reveals some of the similarities between scientific and poetic thinking. An area of science such as quantum mechanics may seem too complex for a non-scientist to respond to in poetry, but in my fourth chapter I show how Jorie Graham uses ideas from twentieth-century physics to re-think the materialism of the world and our perception of it. My final chapter is concerned with the relationship between ecopoetry and ecological science, with regard to the work of John Burnside. I show that although he is informed about scientific matters, in his poetry he suggests that science isn't the only way of understanding the world. Rather than framing science and poetry in terms of the ‘two cultures', this thesis moves away from antagonism towards productive interaction and dialogue. Whilst science and poetry are clearly very different activities, the many points of overlap and connection between them suggest that poetry is a resonant and unique way of exploring scientific ideas.