Literature Research Articles

Evaluation of translation quality of English literary works based on big data

Evaluation of translation quality of English literary works based on big data

Symbolic Analysis of the Bhagvad Gita: A Potential Methodology in the Indian Knowledge System Classroom Teaching

With the recent initiative to incorporate Indian Knowledge System into the university curricula at the undergraduate level across India, the Bhagvad Gita is being taught as part of this broader educational reform. Though the integration of the sacred text in the university curricula offers a unique opportunity to promote the revival of India’s rich cultural heritage, it cannot be denied that the text's density and complexity, with its intricate philosophical and metaphysical concepts, presents significant teaching challenges. The research paper offers symbolic analysis as a pedagogical approach to make the text simpler, more accessible and engaging in the classroom, helping students appreciate its depth and relevance. The paper suggests that Northrop Frye’s theory of symbols can be used as a pedagogical tool to discuss the layered meanings in the text. The paper explores the application of theory of symbols in classroom teaching, emphasizing a centripetal approach to reading texts that goes beyond surface interpretations to uncover deeper meanings. The methodology entails identification and analysis of symbols interwoven throughout the text in the classroom learning. It further discusses the process of locating the "centre" of the text, known as the monad, where all symbols converge. This central symbol transcends 'nature' and 'history' and serves as a focal point for understanding the text’s intricate and complex philosophical themes. By identifying this monad, educators can facilitate richer discussions and a more profound comprehension of literary works, thereby enriching students' analytical skills and appreciation of literature. The paper concludes that the pedagogical tool of Frye’s symbolic analysis in the class helps students recognize the text’s role as an ethical instrument for liberating the imaginative mind.

Analisis Nilai-Nilai Kearifan Lokal Tokoh Utama dalam Novel Anak Rantau Karya Ahmad Fuadi dengan Pendekatan Objektif

This research analyzes the local wisdom values contained in the novel Anak Rantau by Ahmad F in using an objective approach. An objective approach is used to understand the meaning and message contained in the literary work without influencing the analysis with the researcher's subjective views. The purpose of this research is to identify Ahmad Fuadi's ideas in nasi and describe the local wisdom values ​raised by him. Through in-depth textual analysis, it was found that this novel contains various local wisdom values such as mutual cooperation, respect for parents, perseverance, and honesty. Apart from that, Minangkabau cultural values such as the basandi syarak custom, syarak basandi kitabullah, and the importance of education are also very prominent in the story. These values are not only characteristic of the culture adopted by the author, but also make a significant contribution in shaping the character and morality of the characters. Thus, the novel Anak Rantau not only functions as an entertaining literary work but also as an educational medium that introduces and emphasizes the importance of local wisdom in everyday life.

КӨРКӨМ КОТОРМОДО САНАРИПТИК ТЕХНОЛОГИЯЛАРДЫ КОЛДОНУУ

In today's world, digital technologies play a key role in the field of translation, especially in a formal business context. However, their use in the translation of fiction remains less common. This article explores the possibilities of using digital methods in pre-translation activities and evaluates their effectiveness in the context of translating literary works. Special attention is paid to the issues of introducing digital technologies into the work of a translator of literary texts and their potential application in teaching. Using the example of the translation of Kyrgyz poetry, the problems arising from the use of digital means, including machine translation, are considered. This article offers an analysis of the possibilities and limitations of digital technologies in the context of translating literary texts in order to improve the quality and speed of translation. Digital technologies are actively being introduced into the work of a translator, especially in such areas as written translation in official business discourse. Digital technologies are used less often in the translation of fiction, but such techniques allow for pre-translation activities. In other words, it provides a literal translation of the text and helps to find the literal meaning of each word in the dictionary. However, some digital methods can be successfully used in the translation of literary works.

The Empowerment of Transmediation: From Literary Work to Material Culture

The Empowerment of Transmediation: From Literary Work to Material Culture

Sequential-dependent synthesis of gold-chromium nanocomposites for multimode colorimetric sensing, advanced logic computing, and tri-layer information protection

Binary materials combine the properties and advantages of their components, but their fabrication paradigm needs updating to fully exploit their characteristics and broaden their application. Here, multifunctional bimetallic gold-chromium nanocomposites (Au–Cr NCs) were synthesized facilely in a sequential-dependent manner, and applied from multi-channel sensing to molecular informatization (including advanced logic computing and tri-layer information protection). By sequentially mixing Cr6+, Au3+, and NaBH4 (reducing agent), Au–Cr NCs with Au nanoparticles attached to Cr nanobelts can be prepared easily and quickly. The resulting Au–Cr NCs exhibited multi-signal sensing capability for hypochlorite, with significantly improved selectivity (about 5 times) and sensitivity (about 1650 times) when analyzing multiple signals. The synthesis process can be used to implement parallel molecular logic gates and customizable keypad lock operations. Moreover, by digitizing logical relationships and multimodal selective responses based on Au–Cr NCs, specific information (wise sayings and literary works sentence) can be encoded, encrypted and hidden to realize nano-cryptography and steganography. When combined with molecular keypad lock, a tri-layer information protection system can be constructed to enhance anti-cracking ability. This study promotes controllable preparation and multi-purpose applications of advanced multifunctional nanocomposites, but also opens up a new direction for nano-based sensing and digitization in multi-dimension.

Dusza człowieka we współczesnym świecie. Dwa ujęcia: Wisławy Szymborskiej oraz Olgi Tokarczuk i ich przemieszczenie w przekładzie

The article offers an analysis of the linguistic-cultural concept of dusza/soul present in two literary works by contemporary Polish Nobel-Prize winners, as well as in their translations to English: Wisława Szymborska’s poem Trochę o duszy and Olga Tokarczuk’s story Zgubiona dusza. Their English translations are, respectively: A Few Words on the Soul (trans. Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh) and The Lost Soul (trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones). Alternative translation attempts by BA translation students at the University of National Education Commission in Kraków are also discussed. The two texts share the idea that today’s world, with its haste, attention deficit, and consumerism, is not a friendly place for the human soul. In their search for the human soul, both authors prompt similar solutions: a person must return to a small world of their own, or their inner reality, far from fast progress and globalisation. The present analysis takes a cognitive-ethnolinguistic perspective and begins by considering the entity named dusza in Polish and soul in English as cultural-linguistic concepts, tracing the similarities and differences conventionalised in the two languages, and thus the status of those concepts in the respective linguistic worldviews. This leads to an interpretation of Szymborska’s poem and Tokarczuk’s story as non-standard, individual, literary realisations of the standard worldview shared by the community of speakers of Polish. In this context, the English translations can be viewed as records documenting the transfer of the Polish concept of dusza to a new cultural-linguistic location. This approach is grounded in the idea of culture as an iceberg, where individual texts are viewed as expressions of an underlying cultural content.

Form, criticality, and humanity: topic modeling the field of literary studies for English education

PurposeResearch on disciplinary literacy in English has struggled with how to represent large-scale disciplinary communities and consider issues of justice and power. The purpose of this study is to offer insights into the disciplinary practice of a community of literary scholars.Design/methodology/approachUsing statistical topic modeling augmented with complementary qualitative analysis and interpretive rhetorical analysis, the authors describe patterns in a corpus of 4,039 articles published in the year 2018 and drawn from 215 peer-reviewed literary journals, a corpus comprising 15.5 million words.FindingsAnalysis suggests that contemporary literary scholars collectively build knowledge that considers diverse matters of form, including literary and linguistic forms, literary works and other representational forms; criticality, including critical theories and critical concepts; and humanity, including humanistic themes, human institutions and people/places.Originality/valueThis manuscript offers detail about the nature of contemporary literary scholarship as evident through linguistic patterns in and across published works.

On the (un)suitability of literature for moral education

AbstractIn this article, I defend moral aesthetic cognitivism, the view that literature is a valuable source of insights related to morally relevant aspects of our world and that it can significantly contribute to our moral education. I am in particular concerned with counterarguments to this view voiced by Greg Currie, who trashes epistemological foundations of literature and emphasizes the lack of empirical corroboration of cognitivism, and by Peter Lamarque, who dismisses educative potential of literature on the account of readers' incapacity to extract morally relevant judgements about the world from literary works. I rely on examples from literary tradition to rebuild the epistemological framework underlying cognitivism and on contemporary insights from moral psychology to show that our engagements with literature are permeated with moral reflections that are valuable for our moral education.

SECONDARY CHARACTERS IN A STORY BY GEORGIAN WRITER - GURAM DOCHANASHVILI

In the literary work, next to the main characters there are also literary characters who have a secondary role. However, their role is not often highlighted while analyzing the work. Our goal is to put the shaded characters on the front line and thus demonstrate their great role in the story. In the story of Georgian writer Guram Dochanashvili "A Lad from Tavparavani", there are several secondary characters next to the main ones: Grandpa Giorga, a mother of the lad from Tavparavani, Tebrone and Lame Ephemia. Grandpa Giorga is distinguished in portraying the personality of the main character. If he was not there, the lad would never hear about the woman sitting in a tower across the sea. "A Lad from Tavparavani" has been repeatedly studied by various researchers (N. Gogiashvili, I. Maisuradze, K. Barbakadze, etc.), but the role and place of secondary characters of the work have not been analyzed yet. We think our work is a novelty in this direction.

Advantages of practical analysis in Pashto literature

Literary analysis, a major branch of literature, is undergoing rapid development as it increasingly integrates various literary theories. Through careful observation, literary works are evaluated, illuminating their beauty for the reader and opening new pathways for the author. However, in our cultural and educational spheres, there is an overreliance on theoretical approaches at the expense of practical observation. Consequently, many graduate students and educators lack proficiency in accurate, hands-on analysis. To address this, the tradition of practical observation must be strengthened and nurtured within academic and cultural institutions. By fostering an environment where students, writers, and cultural practitioners engage in both objective and subjective experiences, we can enhance their understanding and creativity. Incorporating practical observation into the educational curriculum ensures that theories are effectively applied in the cultural domain, yielding clearer results. This approach benefits authors, readers, and participants by promoting intellectual and scientific progress. Ultimately, writers who balance theoretical knowledge with practical application achieve greater success in their fields.

An Analysis of the Works of Fazıl İskender and Narine Abgaryan from Contemporary Caucasian Literature in Terms of Cultural Commitment

This article explores the intersection of mythology and modernity in contemporary Caucasian literature, focusing on how contemporary writers from the Caucasus region integrate traditional mythological elements into modern narratives. The study examines selected works of prominent writers such as Fazıl İskender and Narine Abgaryan. It investigates how these writers reflect their commitment to their culture in their works and how they benefit from mythological elements while doing this. For this purpose, Fazıl İskender's Sandro of Chegem and Narine Abgaryan's Three Apples Fell from The Sky were examined, and the way cultural symbols and mythological elements were reflected in these works were supported by quotations from the works. In addition, the cultural and social effects of these works within and outside the Caucasus region were evaluated, and their role in preserving and revitalizing cultural heritage in the globalization environment was emphasized. The study aims to show how regional literary works can be renewed and developed by benefiting from their cultural background, and thus to contribute to a better understanding of contemporary Caucasian literary works.

Alguns catalanismes morfològics i sintàctics del castellà del segle XV a la Corona d’Aragó

The study covers some morphological and syntactic catalanisms document­ed in 15th century texts written in varieties of Castilian from the Crown of Aragon. The analysis includes both free morphemes (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, numerals, etc.) and derivational morphemes (des- and es-), the subordinates introduced by the con­junctive locution ya sea (que) and the coordination of adverbs ending in -ment(e). The ma­jority of catalanisms are found in legal and administrative texts, which reflect to a great­er extent the orality of the time. While the contribution of translations to the transfer of Catalan structures is not significant, the figure of Enrique de Villena stands out, whose literary works and treatises, in contrast to contemporary works of the same textual typologies, contain a high number of catalanisms.

The Outsider-Within Representations in Zora Neale Hurston’s and Georgia Douglas Johnson’s Folk Drama

The study aims to explore the shared experiences of Georgia Douglas Johnson and Zora Neale Hurston, incorporating the elements of African-American folklore in American theatre to negotiate the circumstances of black women. In addition, it scrutinizes how Johnson and Hurston utilize folk drama to navigate the political and artistic conflicts in the early 20th century, delving into the intricate interplay of ethnicity, gender, politics, and aesthetics. The study examines two folk plays from the Harlem Renaissance era: Johnson’s Plumes (1927) and Hurston’s Color Struck (1926). Both plays illustrate that the African-American drama probes into the struggles of black women as outsiders-within, challenging the prevailing racism and classism faced by black women in the Southern states. By analyzing the construction of identity in the experiences of black women through Patricia Hill Collins’s Black feminist theory, the study shows how Hurston and Johnson successfully depicted the position of women as ‘outsiders’ in their literary works, with their folk drama centering on women’s experiences and culture, employing black folklore to highlight the social protest of Black feminist theatre.

Structural Contrast in William Blake’s “The Tyger” and “The Lamb”

Structuralism is a theory focusing on analyzing the structure of a text and the relationship between the elements in order to get the meaning of literary works. Binary opposition is an important concept of structuralism, it is a concept or idea that can gain meaning through its relationship with its opposite. William Blake’s “The Tyger” and the “The Lamb” are two poems contain a lot of meaning that opposites each other. This study address several aspects related to the binary opposition of structuralism in the poems “The Tyger” and “The Lamb” by William Blake: (1) The structural elements in the poems “The Tyger” and “The Lamb” by William Blake. (2) The way “The Tyger” and “The Lamb” by William Blake employ binary oppositions in their structure to convey contrasting themes. (3) The influence of binary opposition on the overall meaning and interpretation of “The Tyger” and “The Lamb” by William Blake. (4) The benefits of using structuralism in poetry for language teaching, and how these can be addressed in teacher training programs. This study applied a qualitative method and context-oriented approach. This study shows that by utilizing structural elements, thematic explorations, tone, language style, and binary oppositions, Blake develops two mutually enhancing yet opposing perspectives on creation and divine existence. The strong and frightening Tyger is in stark contrast with the meek and pure Lamb, representing the intricate nature of life and the various facets of spirituality. This resistance goes beyond just the use of animal imagery, affecting the themes, tone, and language in every poem. Blake prompts readers to confront the contradictions of existence by juxtaposing light with darkness, innocence with experience, and nature with divinity. Studying poetry can be difficult because of different levels of literary skill, teaching methods, and tools, but it provides many academic benefits. Poetry nurtures a greater love for literature, improves creative skills and critical thinking, and aids.

Geguritan Runtuh Watugunung (Analisis Struktur Dan Psikologi Tokoh)

Literature is a work that is bound by beautiful characters and language. On the island of the gods, Bali, there are many literary works that are still alive and developing in society, these literary cases are divided into two, namely Bali Purwa literature and New Balinese Literature. One type of literary work that is included in Bali Purwa literature namely in the form of poem. The geguritan that will be discussed in this research are: Poem Ruthu Watugunung. The aim of this research is to analyze the structure and psychology of the characters in the story Poem Rutuh Watugunun. This research uses a qualitative descriptive research type. The data analysis technique in this research was carried out descriptively based on research results obtained through observation, interviews and documentation with data analysis carried out through data reduction and data presentation. The results of this research show an intrinsic structure such as: incidents, namely there are ten incidents, using a forward plot, there are nine characters and characterizations, there are three settings, namely time setting, place setting and atmospheric setting. poem This is about forbidden love. And there is a message contained, namely about love and heroism. Extrinsic structures such as: literary psychology, namely the psychology of the author, the psychology of the reader and the psychology of the characters A poem about the collapse of Watugunung. In this poem there are various types of puns in it that tell the story from the beginning to the end of the story A poem about the collapse of Watugunung, and in this poem is able to recognize the state or psychology of a character that can take positive things and can also be used as a lesson in life.

Pendampingan Baca Puisi dalam Rangka Lomba FLS2N Kabupaten Trenggalek Tahun 2024

Poetry as a form of literary work includes a variety of feelings. The role of poetry is very large, given that poetry has a very large impact on life in society. Regarding poetry that is read or performed in a competition event as big as FLS2N means that it also provides a separate experience for connoisseurs of this type of literary work. Literary works of poetry give literary connoisseurs a taste of their own. The holding of this poetry reading competition event makes poetry reading at the school level grow and develop. In addition, the activity becomes a spectacle as well as an achievement event for the school.

Filiations abortives : l’avortement dans la littérature française de l’extrême contemporain

ABSTRACT If abortion remains a taboo experience anchored—in social, political and media discourse—in the notion of trauma, French literature of the last decades offers increasingly diversified narratives on the question. Wishing to move away from the binaries that have always animated debates on abortion, several authors reveal a much more varied spectrum of reactions towards this experience, which can be contradictory or ambiguous, combining relief with loss. This article focuses on this more complex vision of abortion through the analysis of three literary works of the last decade: Dix-sept ans by Colombe Schneck (2015); Ligne de partage des eaux by Fabienne Swiatly (2011); and Il fallait que je vous le dise by Aude Mermilliod (2019). After reviewing the discourses circulating around abortion, the article demonstrates how, in these works written in the first person, abortion registers as completion incompletion, leaving its marks in the women who might feel a connection to their foetus. Finally, these texts make it possible to read, see, and imagine a mosaic of abortion experiences. This gives rise to filiations made through the experience of abortion, bringing together women who underwent it and put it into words, and encouraging others to share their stories.

A Metaphorical Exploration of Landscape Writing in Literature: Transformations and Claims from Natural Scenery to Mindscapes

He is an important writer in modern Chinese literature, and a special writer who showed a different path of creation when revolutionary literature dominated the world in the 1930s, and his research has been increasing in the academic circles since the 1980s. In this paper, we take the writer's representative regional world, namely the world of Xiangxi, as the center, and introduce the principle of "landscape" of Japanese scholar Kojin karatani to explore the inevitability of his creation against the trend from the three aspects of discovery, construction, and the demands behind the landscape. By analyzing this kind of landscape writing as a metaphor, this paper aims to reveal the literary pursuits and national sentiments behind it, to provoke readers to think about the possibility of an alternative path of rural development in the 1930s, and to enrich the imagination of modern Chinese literature about the landscape of writing in the 1930s. This study not only helps us to recognize the unique value and contribution of those non-mainstream literary works more comprehensively, but also provides an important perspective for refining how modern Chinese literature has integrated into the world literary landscape and contributed to the unique "Chinese experience".

Theology and Modernity: Exploring Faith, Morality, and Human Condition Through Dostoevsky and De Lubac

In a world increasingly characterized by secularism and philosophical questioning, traditional theological beliefs face ongoing challenges. This article explores the convergence of religious thought and critical theory in the field of critical theology and demonstrates how theological concepts can critique and reshape social structures and the human existence. It synthesizes insights from the literary works of Fyodor Dostoevsky and the scholarly perspectives of Henri de Lubac, Joseph Frank, David Foster Wallace, and Frederick Copleston. The discussion emphasizes Dostoevsky’s relevance in examining faith, morality, and existential angst while exploring the fusion of theological and secular ideas to promote social justice and human well-being. This article accentuates the essential role of theology in contemporary society and argues for a balanced approach that considers both religious traditions and secular viewpoints. This interdisciplinary perspective provides a solid framework for understanding and improving the human condition.