divided from his contemporaries: a foucauldian reading of lord byron's don juan

Lord Byron ' s Don Juan : The Eastern Context

This paper sheds light on “The eastern context in Lord Byron’s Don Juan. Despite some weakness in structure and form, and despite much mockery, seduction traits, Don Juan is a vast creation in its theme. Always self-conscious of his literary standing, Byron did not neglect to include literary and cultural criticism in this comedic epic. That is to say, it is a satirical work in a comic style; i...

Narration in Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim: A Postcolonial Reading

This study is an attempt at a colonial and postcolonial reading of Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim. It is specifically focused on the narrative strategies used in the novel. In other words, it investigates the connection between the narrative strategy and a possible tone of imperialism in Conrad’s novel. For the introduction, a brief review of Conrad’s manner of writing and his peculiar ambiguity is p...

“Don Juan-Fracture” as a Hint to Aortic Isthmus Rupture

We report a case of thoracic aortic rupture after blunt trauma in a 23-year-old male patient. The initial investigation found no external injury or bleeding, only a slightly widened mediastinum and a broken left calcaneus. Abdominal lavage was negative, biochemistry was normal, and breathing and oxygenation were not compromised. When changing his position during diagnostics, the patient all of ...

Morality and Literature (Charles Dickens and his English Contemporaries)

Abiotic nitrous oxide emission from the hypersaline Don Juan Pond in Antarctica

Nitrous oxide is a potent atmospheric greenhouse gas1 that contributes to ozone destruction2. Biological processes such as nitrification and denitrification are thought to drive nitrous oxide production in soils, which comprise the largest source of nitrous oxide to the atmosphere1. Here we present measurements of the concentration and isotopic composition of nitrous oxide in soil pore spaces i...

A Synopsis of the Book Alan Turing and his Contemporaries: Building the World's First Computers

Secret wartime projects in code-breaking, radar and ballistics produced a wealth of ideas and technologies that kick-started the development of digital computers. By 1955 computers produced by companies such as Ferranti, English Electric, Elliott Brothers and the British Tabulating Machine Co. had begun to appear in the market-place. The Information Age was dawning and Alan Turing and his conte...