The term ›regionalism‹ is en vogue, but whereas fashion normally emanates from Paris, in this case the model is probably the American slogan, »small is beautiful«. The Dictionary of the Slovene Literary Language (Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika) lists three meanings of ›regionalism‹: 1. political, »an attribute of a specific area or region referring to its particular economic, socio-politic...

This study is intended to facilitate the basic understanding of Orality and Visuality as media of communication in African divination systems and to underscore their relationships with related ritualistic and oracular activities and/or actions, and to emphasize their importance within the context of an Oracle that makes statements about future events or about the truth. It is discovered that th...

This case report describes the variations in visual performance of a subject with moderate keratoconus with changes in front surface eccentricities (FSEs) of PROSE (Prosthetic Replacement of Ocular Surface Ecosystem). PROSE device of 0.6 FSE provided maximum visual improvement and reduction in Higher Order Aberrations (HOAs) compared to 0, 0.3 and 0.8 FSEs in this clinical condition.

Unconventional discourse in schizophrenia has been speculated to be attributable to the mixing up of symbols and signs. We illustrate how a series of scientific images, cartoons, and prose are used by a patient to weave disparate-and objectively unrelated-concepts. The resulting prose is incoherent science.

Stippling is an artistic rendering technique where shading and texture is given by placing points or stipples on the canvas until the desired darkness is achieved. Computergenerated stippling has focused on producing high quality 2D renditions for print media, while stippling of 3D models in animations has received little attention. After describing current advances in stippling for print media...

The novel Zinky Boys (1989; Polish editions in 2007 and 2015) by Belarusian author Svetlana Alexievich is more than just a story of the Soviet military intervention Afghanistan (1979–1989) told from perspective soldiers who participated it. It also confronts readers with contractual nature line that separates “artistic” “documentary” prose probes complexities discourse on memory Russian culture...

The relevance of the article is determined by need to investigate novel-epiphany, novel-prediction “Quadro” laureate Shevchenko Prize Borys Necherda. purpose research analyse late prose writer in context Odessa literary school. subject genre and style parameters works, particular, novel “Quadro”, observations which constitute novelty research. As a result research, using hermeneutic method, qua...

The report is devoted to the analysis of directions in the study of D.Fonvizin's literary works, which developed in Russian and foreign literary criticism in more than two centuries of recognizing the comedian as a key figure in Russian literature of the 18th century. The problem of the integrity of the Fonvizin’s heritage in the school and university interpretation is posed; conclusions ...

As virtues of intellectual character are commonly discussed, they aim at propositional goods. But some creative works—especially those in music and the visual arts—are not primarily intended to gain, keep, or share goods such as truth, knowledge, understanding. They something else. Thus, conceive creativity a way that accords with standard discussions virtue is exclude paradigmatic works intell...

The features of the composition of small prose by L. Ulitskaya (on the example of the stories "Bronka", "Happy", "Poor Relatives") are analyzed. Particular attention is paid to the features of picturing time in stories, to the past which is sometimes more important for understanding the motives and characters of L. Ulitskaya’s heroes than the present and even...