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“Strange can be quite normal”: How the environmental crisis becomes present in Han Kang's and Samanta Schweblin's “constructively alienating” environmental fiction

open access: yesOrbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents the concept “constructive alienation” as a response to the oversaturation of apocalyptic environmental fiction that has contributed to deep‐seated desensitization toward the climate crisis, resulting in crisis of imagination (Ghosh, The Great Derangement: Climate change and the unthinkable, 2016; Solnit, If you win the ...
Agnethe Brounbjerg Bennedsgaard
wiley   +1 more source

Humanism at the Council of Constance. Diego de Anaya, Classical Manuscripts and Education in Salamanca

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Due to their prolonged and multicultural nature, councils functioned historically as hubs for the exchange of ideas, discourse, diplomacy and rhetoric, reflecting broader cultural trends. In the Middle Ages, no international forums were comparable to ecumenical councils, where diverse and influential groups from various regions convened to ...
Federico Tavelli
wiley   +1 more source

Gothic: A Field Journal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
An undergraduate’s memoir about his experience as a summer researcher at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Colorado. The student explains his research in his own words and gives his thoughts on how he, the research center, and the other ...
Paton, Grant
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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, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Jane Austen and Genre: Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, and the Triumph of the Realistic Novel

open access: yes, 2012
This paper analyzes Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey in terms of genre. In particular, it examines the theatrical in Mansfield Park and the Gothic in Northanger Abbey.
Hilands, Megan E.
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Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1582-1605, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

"The Necromancer of the Black Forest": a truly "horrid novel" [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
"The Necromancer, or A Tale of the Black Forest" is one of seven 'horrid novels' mentioned in Jane Austen's Gothic satire "Northanger Abbey". The Necromancer is one of the more well-known of these, as it has been reprinted at least five times since ...
Mackley, J S
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Digital Removable Denture Workflows in Dental Education: A Systematic Review and Curriculum Development Exploration

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Dental Education, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 547-560, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background In the realm of dental education, the conventional methods of complete denture fabrication have long been the norm. However, these methods often struggle to effectively communicate complex techniques, leaving students lacking comprehensive hands‐on experiences.
Arthi Veerasamy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unusually Gothic : Robert Sigl's Laurin (1987) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Marcus Stiglegger revives a lost Gothic treasure in this brief discussion of Robert Sigl's Laurin—a rare case of German genre film-making and the heir to FW Murnau's legacy.
Stiglegger, Marcus
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Gothic Chapbooks and the Urban Reader [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This article discusses some principles of Gothic bluebooks and chapbooks. It emphasizes the idea that because of its derivative nature and lack of artistic sophistication, chapbooks were ignored by urban readers. It outlines the views of several scholars,
Hoeveler, Diane
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