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Neo-gothic motifs in the novel by I. Welsh “The Blade Artist”

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism
The peculiarities of the interpretation of neo-gothic motifs in the novel by I. Welsh “The Blade Artist” are examined. Many researchers have paid attention to the processing of the usual neo-gothic tropes in postmodern literature, however, in relation to
Tatiana A. Naumenko, Larisa A. Nazarova
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Gothic elements in contemporary detective story : Matthew Gregory Lewis and Minette Walters compared

open access: yesActa Neophilologica, 2009
One of the most shocking Gothic novels was written by Matthew Gregory Lewis in 1796. His Gothic novel The Monk contains all the typical Gothic elements such as a ruined castle, aggressive villain, women in distress, the atmosphere of terror and horror ...
Vesna Marinko
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Crossroads of the Life of Vittorio Alfieri

open access: yesJournal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 375-392, September 2026.
Abstract This article examines Vittorio Alfieri's Life as a deliberately constructed narrative of cultural, linguistic, and political self‐fashioning within eighteenth‐century European intellectual networks. Rather than treating the autobiography as a transparent record of experience, the article argues that Alfieri retrospectively reorganizes his ...
Sara Gallegati
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Tudor England and Stewart Scotland Through Spanish Eyes: A Complete Transcription and Translation of Pedro de Ayala's Letter of 1498 to King Ferdinand of Castile and Queen Isabella of Aragon

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 635-689, September 2026.
Abstract Pedro de Ayala served as a diplomat for King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile at the courts of Henry VII, King of England, and James IV, King of Scots. In July 1498, he wrote a letter, partly in cipher, to report to his king and queen on such matters as Spain's interests in international diplomacy; the characters and ...
Adrian William Jaime   +2 more
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A Hidden History of Unhappiness

open access: yes
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Joe Moran
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Warming reduces the quality of forage resources in a Colorado meadow ecosystem

open access: yesEcosphere, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Rangelands provide ecosystem services that support approximately 30% of the human population. To maintain sustainable forage resources for animals in grasslands, it is essential to manage grazing pressures by adapting to changes in the quantity and nutritional quality of vegetation affected by climate change and subsequent shifts in plant ...
Kenna E. Rewcastle   +5 more
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Research on Architectural Design Method Based on Machine Vision Fusion With Deep Learning

open access: yesEngineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2026.
The manuscript includes a total of eight figures. These figures illustrate the proposed methods and experiments. ABSTRACT In order to enhance the intelligence level of architectural design, a design method based on machine vision and deep learning fusion is proposed.
Chao Wang
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Ring‐Width Dendrochronology, Isotopic Dendrochronology and Radiocarbon Dating of Timbers From the Spire Scaffold of Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, England

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 4, Page 761-772, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Ten timbers from the spire scaffold of Salisbury Cathedral were dated using a combination of ring‐width dendrochronology, stable oxygen isotopic dendrochronology and radiocarbon dating. Seven timbers were coeval and assigned a combined empirical felling date range of 1352–1378, which was further refined to 1351–1359 (OxCal 95.4%).
Kutsi D. Akcicek   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Brunhild: reassessing women in the Fredegar Chronicle

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 458-479, August 2026.
Scholarly consideration of women in the seventh‐century Fredegar chronicle has long been dominated by the author’s hostility towards Brunhild, queen of Austrasia. Statistical analysis of Latin world chronicles before ad 900, however, shows that Fredegar’s representation of women was unusually high within this tradition.
Emily Quigley
wiley   +1 more source

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