从“上帝”之爱到“人间”之爱——论鲍德温作品中的宗教观

鲍德温是美国文学史上一位重要的非裔作家,宗教对他的人生经历和作品都产生了重要影响。鲍德温的宗教体验不仅帮助他对美国的种族关系进行深入考量,也促使他对非裔美国种族自身的优劣进行认真的审视和评判。通过对鲍德温小说中的宗教元素的分析,我们可以发现其宗教观由“上帝之爱”向“人间之爱”的转变及其意义。     

Gillray and the French Revolution

James Gillray represented the horrid barbarities of the French revolutionaries in his famous political satires which dramatised the event and showed Louis XVI as a martyr. He made the public aware of the dangers of the French Revolution and transfered the bloody massacres in a British context for the purpose of propaganda, warning his fellow countrymen against the disorder, violence and anarchy which could spread over to Britain. James Gillray took a conservative stance and his hand-coloured etchings alluded to the harmful effects of the French Revolution which threatened British stability, the Monarchy and the Constitution.     

Buckley–James-type estimation of quantile regression with recurrent gap time data

In longitudinal studies, an individual may potentially undergo a series of repeated recurrence events. The gap times, which are referred to as the times between successive recurrent events, are typically the outcome variables of interest. Various regression models have been developed in order to evaluate covariate effects on gap times based on recurrence event data. The proportional hazards model, additive hazards model, and the accelerated failure time model are all notable examples. Quantile regression is a useful alternative to the aforementioned models for survival analysis since it can provide great flexibility to assess covariate effects on the entire distribution of the gap time. In order to analyze recurrence gap time data, we must overcome the problem of the last gap time subjected to induced dependent censoring, when numbers of recurrent events exceed one time. In this paper, we adopt the Buckley–James-type estimation method in order to construct a weighted estimation equation for regression coefficients under the quantile model, and develop an iterative procedure to obtain the estimates. We use extensive simulation studies to evaluate the finite-sample performance of the proposed estimator. Finally, analysis of bladder cancer data is presented as an illustration of our proposed methodology.     

论刘若愚“中国诗观”的修正与运用

刘若愚是美籍著名华裔比较诗学研究家,他平生写作了八部与中国诗学有关的专著并发表了大量的研究论文。他的比较诗学理论体系在西方汉学界产生了重大的影响,同时对中国文艺理论走向国际化也有不可忽略的借鉴意义。本文在全面研读刘氏专著及其论文的基础上,论述其“中国诗观”的修正和运用。     

A protective service system

This article presents the results of a small scale study of the protective service caseload of a mid-western metropolitan area. The basic characteristics of the caseload match the national picture presented by the American Humane Association's National Study on Child Abuse and Neglect. The present study focused on the degree to which “systematic” vs. “random” forces appear to be at work in the progress of cases through the system. The overall picture is of some systematic efforts to conduct the process of referrals to community agencies but of a great deal of “randomness” in the bureaucratic closing of cases. This is a major area of concern.     

詹姆斯·鲍德温的历史观研究——以《查理先生的布鲁斯》为例

美国非裔作家詹姆斯·鲍德温着眼于美国种族历史与社会现状,主张文学利用历史创造现在。从新历史主义批评理论角度分析其戏剧《查理先生的布鲁斯》,研究其文学中的历史与文本的互动关系,探讨历史的文本性和文本的历史性,有利于梳理鲍德温的历史观。鲍德温一方面通过设计独特的时代背景、故事情节和人物形象将美国种族历史文本化,再现暴虐的种族仇恨历史,揭示种族主义历史和白人的无知是种族仇恨的根源;另一方面,通过设计别具一格的剧本名称和与众不同的人物形象,利用文本创造历史,强调种族仇恨的受害者并非只是黑人本身,而是所有的美国人,呼吁黑人与白人像兄弟那样团结起来以摆脱种族仇恨带来的毁灭性后果。     

理想在现实中的幻灭——《一朵浮云》与《死者》的对比解析

《一朵浮云》与《死者》是詹姆斯.乔伊斯早期短篇小说集《都柏林人》的两篇作品,文章从故事的建构,显现与象征等手法的运用,以及两篇作品与作者的关系等方面进行对比分析,描述了主人公的理想在现实中幻灭后的无奈、彷徨和麻痹,展示了乔伊斯对《都柏林人》的巧妙构思以及独特的写作风格和艺术魅力。     

论实用主义的创始人之一威廉·詹姆斯

实用主义是在美国十九世纪后期社会转型过程中酝酿产生的。实用主义思想适应了美国社会发展的需要。作为实用主义的创始人之一,威廉·詹姆斯对实用主义进行了创造性的阐述,为实用主义的发展做出了重要贡献。今天对威廉·詹姆斯的认识应该更为客观,全面。     

王韬与近代东学西渐

在19世纪中期,中国第一代资产阶级思想家王韬通过和新教传教士理雅各合作翻译中国古代经典,承担起向西方介绍中国文化的重任。在游历欧洲两年多的时间中,他通过演讲等方式,宣扬中国文化,为促进近代欧洲对中国的了解做出了突出贡献。