Thèse d'exercice : Médecine. Médecine générale : Paris 12 : 2006. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Bibliogr. f. 83-88.

In "Discourse in the Novel," Mikhail Bakhtin tells us that "Every discourse presupposes a special conception of the listener, of his apperceptive background and the degree of his responsiveness." My study of Wallace Stevens's poetry examines Stevens's "conception of the listener"—in the form of his intratextual readers, their responsiveness, and the shapes that responsiveness takes—and attempts to formulate out of that examination Stevens's theory of reading embodied in his canon of poems.

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In 1931 William Faulkner introduced to the scrutiny of the public eye one of his most admirable and delightful characters, and for the following three decades the history of Yoknapatawpha County was enriched and deepened by the appearance of this gentleman and man of words--Gavin Stevens. There has been no lack of critical attention given to Gavin Stevens and his role in Faulkner's stories and novels, and that criticism encompasses a variety of opinions, ranging anywhere from intelligent and sympathetic interpretation to unsympathetic rejection. With such an abundance of critical opinions and evaluations, perhaps justification for another piece of criticism on Stevens might best be stated in negative terms, in pointing out limitations in the criticism that already centers on Stevens.

Oxonium ylides are highly reactive intermediates that can be used for the synthesis of heterocyclic and carbocyclic frameworks. These putative intermediates are almost exclusively formed from diazocarbonyl derived metallocarbenes, by attack of a pendent oxygen atom. Oxonium ylides have been shown to furnish products derived from the [1,2]-shift (Stevens rearrangement) or the [2,3]-shift in an efficient manner. Chapter 1 is a review of oxonium ylides in synthesis focusing on factors that influence the reactivity of these intermediates. Previous work has shown that the sulfur-directed Stevens rearrangement is an efficient reaction for the generation of seven and eight-membered oxa-bridged carbocycles fused to five-membered rings. Chapter 2 describes an extension of this chemistry where six-seven and six-eight membered oxa-bridged carbocyclic products were furnished in good yields. The chemo- and diastereoselectivity of these rearrangements was dependent on the configuration of the acetal stereocentre present in the diazoketone precursor. A novel approach towards the synthesis of the tigliane and daphnane diterpenes is described in Chapter 3. The tricyclic framework was generated from a highly stereoselective oxygen-directed Stevens rearrangement of an oxonium ylide. This methodology provides a straightforward route to the construction of the five-seven-six ring system found in these classes of natural products. Finally, the sulfur-directed Stevens [1,2]-shift was employed in an attempted total synthesis of the natural product (+)-phorbol in Chapter 4. Several variations of the original synthetic scheme were examined, in an effort to construct the core 6-7 ring structure. The Stevens rearrangement was found to provide the 6-7 ring system of phorbol in excellent yield. The chemo- and diastereoselectivity of this rearrangement was dependent on the configuration of the acetal centre as well as the conformation of the six-membered ring in the starting material. In the future, this advanced intermediate could be used to achieve the total synthesis of (+)-phorbol.

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Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of North Texas, 2008. / System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Accompanied by 4 recitals, recorded June 17, 2002, June 14, 2004, Oct. 18, 2004, and Nov. 26, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 30-32).

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Memorial University of Newfoundland. / Typescript. Bibliography : leaves 439-445. Also available online.

A stylistic analysis of John Stevens' second brass quintet, Fabrics, which discusses the composer's use of orchestration, harmonic language, rhythmic activity, melodic and formal considerations, and performance practice issues. Collaboration between composer and performer is investigated, particularly through Stevens' status as member of the Wisconsin Brass Quintet, the ensemble for which Fabrics was composed. Biographical information about Stevens and the Wisconsin Brass Quintet is provided, with appendices providing information regarding Stevens' activities as composer and performer and the activities of the Wisconsin Brass Quintet. Stevens was extensively interviewed as source material for this dissertation.