Western Literature Research Articles

Psychological Safety and Innovative Work Behavior: Does Socially Responsible Leadership Matter?

Purpose – The present study investigates the relationship between innovative work behavior (IWB) and socially responsible leadership (SRL). The role of psychological safety in this relationship is also further explored in this study.Design/methodology/approach – Data were gathered from Ugandan public universities for this study. For this study, 214 employees were invited to take part. The research hypotheses were evaluated using Processes Macro and Amos.Findings – SRL has been found to effectively improve followers' Innovative work behaviour using data from Ugandan public universities. Furthermore, the primary impact of SRL on IWB of staff in public universities is mediated by psychological safety.Originality/value – This is one of the first studies to look into the relationship between followers' IWB and SRL and the mediating role of psychological safety among employees. Secondly, by investigating the mediation of psychological safety, this study expands our knowledge that binds SRL to IWB. In conclusion, our study draws from data gathered in Uganda and may offer novel perspectives to the predominantly western literature currently in circulation.

The Revelations of Blessed Angela — the problem of authorship of visions

The book "Revelations of Blessed Angela" ("The Phenomenon of the gifts of the Almighty sent down in the Spirit of Blessed Mother Angela of Foligno", hereinafter — "Revelations...") as a historical source attracts very little attention in Russian literature, and in Western literature all research is focused around the religious component of revelations, the cult of the personality of God. Angela and the questions of finding the unknown and mystical in her visions. For some, bl. Angela is a real saint, for others she is a woman who suffered from hysteria, and all her visions are the fruit of a sick fantasy.The work analyzed the first two parts of the book "Revelations..." by bl. Angela, which are key to understanding the teaching. The experience described in the chapters on visions is closely related to the problem of authorship. Solving the issue of authorship may provide an opportunity to take a fresh look at historical time and similar works. It is proposed to consider the book as evidence of an attempt to create a cult of the holy new formation, which turned out to be very successful: under the developed doctrine of salvation, the life of the saint was compiled, who directly accepted divine revelations, fully confirming the views of certain groups of spirituals in the Franciscan order.

Franco Moretti’s Interdisciplinary Approach and its Influence on Foreign Literature Studies in China

Western literary theorist Franco Moretti’s researches are featured with interdisciplinarity. His approach began with the conceptual model of “world literature”, followed by the methodology of “distant reading”, and ended with the practice of “computational criticism”. This paper aims to explore the dynamic interaction between Darwin’s evolutionary theory and Wallerstein’s world-systems analysis, as well as the interplay between close reading and distant reading, and the dialogue between traditional criticism and computational criticism. With the popularization of the Internet, the revolution of information technology and the wave of globalization, the categorization of disciplines with distinct barriers can no longer meet the complexity of modernization, and the call for interdisciplinary integration is constantly heard. Nevertheless, interdisciplinary research is in urgent need of theoretical framework and practical guidance for reference. This paper seeks to contribute to the interdisciplinary study of foreign literature in China within the purview of “new liberal arts”.

Research of works based on the prototype of Amir Temur in western and Eastern literature

Ushbu maqolada Amir Temur siymosini prototip sifatida olgan, o'rta asrlar ingliz adabiyotida turli davrlarda yaratilgan dramatik, nazmiy va nasriy asarlar tadqiqi borasida so'z yuritildi. Har bir asar o'zbek va boshqa sharq adabiyotida mavjud badiiy ijod namunalari bilan qiyosiy o'rganildi. Olib borilgan tadqiqotlarda keltirilgan nazariy fikrlarga tayangan holda, yozuvchilarning badiiy obrazlarga yuklagan orzu umidlari haqida ilmiy xulosalar berildi. Amir Temurning "Temur tuzuklari" asari tahlilimizning bosh obyekti sifatiga olingan bo'lib, g'arb yozuvchilari badiiy merosini tadqiq etgan dunyo ilm ahlining Temur badiiy obrazi borasidagi fikrlari yuzasidan ilmiy tahlillar olib borildi. O'zbek adabiyotshunos olimlarining bir qator tadqiqotlari va ilmiy qarashlariga suyangan tarzda Amir Temur tarixiy siymosining badiiy asarlarga ko'chgan obrazi bilan qiyosiy tadqiq etildi. Ayniqsa, ushbu maqolada qiyosiy o'rganilgan ingliz adiblari bosh qahramonida aks etgan o'sha davr ijtimoiy muhiti, oddiy xalqning orzu is-taklari va hukmron qatlam va cherkov ziddiyatlari, asar to'qima obrazlari-ga va voqealariga ko'chgan mifologik unsurlar haqida mulohazalar berildi.

The Romantic Self in The Poetry of Piramerd and Mirzada Ashqe

The notion creativity in the Western civilization has a long history. It has influenced various aspects of human life since Greek and Roman times. Western thinkers have significantly contributed to literary growth in art and literature. Western intellectuals have also led literary research and developed theoretical approaches to literature. After their development, the western literary traditions were imported to other countries for various reasons. Thus, the non-Western writers adapted several aspects of Western literary movements including romanticism. Romanticism, a literary and artistic movement that emerged in late 18th-century Europe, opposed the basic tenant of classicism. The movement introduced new literary forms and radical ideas. Influenced by Western romanticism, Kurdish and Persian romantic literature evolved and reached its peak. The term “romantic self” is used to describe how a poet reveals his hidden and spontaneous feelings, desires and anguish using various romantic features. Drawing from American Romanticism, this comparative study explores how both Piramerd and Mirzada Ashqe emphasize the romantic self in their poems. This helps to understand the similarities and differences in the poets’ approaches to the notion of romantic self in their works.

‘Armenianness’ in Indirect Translation of Byron’s The Prisoner of Chillon by Hovhannes Toumanian

This paper explores the Armenian translation of Lord Byron’s the Prisoner of Chillon by All-Armenian Poet Hovhannes Toumanian with Russian serving as an intermediary language. This research is captivating and rather responsible insomuch as it deals with the literary creations of three most eminent poets of the 19th century – Lord Byron, Vasily Zhukovsky and Hovhannes Toumanian. It is fascinating how poetry has united those three literary figures from culturally different geographical locations and how translation has disunited them. It comes as no surprise that Byron’s fine lyricism could be properly understood and passed on to target readers with such delicacy, nuance, and finesse only by Zhukovsky and Toumanian. The fact that Zhukovsky translated Byron is quite logical since the 19th century Russian literature was greatly influenced by Western literature, especially by Lord Byron. Yet, how come that a poet born and raised in a far-off mountainous region of Armenia with little to no knowledge of English decided to translate one of the masterpieces of a genius poet of “Foggy Albion”? There is one answer: the power of poetry…the power of translation! It is Zhukovsky’s translation that inspired Toumanian to take on the challenging and responsible task of translating the Prisoner of Chillon. It should be underlined that the cultural differences could not but be reflected in the Russian and Armenian translated versions. The primary purpose of my research is to shed light on some of the transformations Byron’s poem has undergone in the two-level translation process with a focus on elements of ‘Armenianness’ discernable in Toumanian’s translation.

Intertextuality of selected Arabic and Western literary works

This paper conducts a comparative analysis of the literary-cultural impact of Arabic literature on Western literature. This research focuses on three literary comparisons taken from works that belong to Arabic and Western literature by means of a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the target textual data. The study chooses to address the following items: the Spanish play by Lope de Vega (1562-1635), La Doncella Teodor which has a similar Arabic version among the Arab tales of the Arabian Nights, the literary influence of the story of Zarqa al-Yamamah on Shakespeare’s play Macbeth and the literary mirroring of the Arabic story of Solomon and the Angel of Death onto Marquez’s novel Flee to Samarra by unveiling the aspects of the literary impact of each Arabic literary item. The study illustrates elements of intertextuality and functionality that close the gap between text and culture on each spectrum as well as between the Occident and the Orient by looking at the degree of similarity between these stories. This study contributes to offering insights into the literary intertextuality between Arabic literature and Western literature (Spanish and English) while also sheds light on the cross-cultural perceptions between the two forms of literature by examining the textual, cultural and psychological aspects of each extract compared with each other.

Affair Caught between Two Worlds: A Transcultural Exploration of the “Asian Lover” in Western Literature and Film

Based on L'amant, this paper offers a critical discussion of the representations of the “Asian lover” in contemporary Western film and television works. By focusing on a transcultural exploration of the “Asian lover” that combines close-reading of literary and filmic texts with original archival research in contemporary news reports and government files, this paper examines the ongoing debates surrounding the underlying Western cultural stereotype with the East from a global standpoint.

Primary Gastrointestinal Lymphoma: Clinicopathological Study: 10 Years Experience in a Tertiary Care Center in Southern India

Background: The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is a common site for extranodal lymphomas, accounting for 10%–15% of all non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases and 30%–40% of extranodal lymphomas. Regarding the incidence of the various histological subtypes and areas of involvement, there is a lot of heterogeneity in the literature. This study looked into the anatomical distribution, histological subtypes, and locations of primary gastrointestinal tract lymphomas (PGL) that were seen at a tertiary referral hospital in Southern India. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of 96 individuals who had been diagnosed with PGL over the course of 10 years (2012–2022) was done. We carried out an audit of the clinicopathological profile of patients with PGL diagnosed over a period of 10 years. All lymphomas were classified according to the World Health Organization’s 2008 classification. Results: Of the 96 patients with PGL, 74 (77%) were male. The most common site for PGL was the stomach (50%), followed by the terminal ileum (14.58%). The most common histological subtype was diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), which was seen in 85.42% of the patients. The most common symptom was abdominal pain (51.04%). Rituximab–cyclophosphamide–doxorubicin–vincristine–prednisolone was the most commonly used treatment regimen (56.3%). Conclusion: In this large single-center retrospective study, we found that the pattern of distribution of PGLs in India is comparable to the Western literature in that the stomach is the most prevalent site of PGL and DLBCL is the most common histological subtype.

From collaboration to commemoration: Zhang Wojun and the ambiguities of identity for intellectuals from Taiwan

Abstract This article examines Zhang Wojun (1902–1955) and the memory of his ‘collaboration’ with Japan during the Second World War. A Taiwanese-born writer and educator who lived in Beijing for 25 years, his drifting identity was full of ambiguities. Although he was one of the key intellectuals behind Taiwan’s New-Old Literatures Debate and responsible for introducing many May Fourth ideas to Taiwan, he also played an important role in bringing Japanese literature and thought into Chinese discourse during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. During the war, he continued to teach in Beijing and travelled to Japan to attend the Greater East Asia Writers’ conferences. Some of his works from this period call for the Chinese people to support the empire and eradicate Western culture and literature from Asia, but many of his writings also indicate a strong sense of Chinese nationalism. This article considers the memories of Zhang, his various intellectual contributions, and his oeuvre, arguing that his collaboration must be understood and contextualized within his intellectual landscape through a research methodology that examines continuities and change across decades of his life and work.

Integrated and systematic Best Practices of "Financial Management in Education" in Southeast Asia

Effective financial management is critical to school success. Financial management and finance in education are crucial. Since educational institutions are not profit-driven, the community and parents must ensure that each is used to improve the quality and quantity of instruction. Numerous researchers have explored the best financial management practices in education, but more research is needed. Comprehensive research is required to determine the best educational financial management approaches. Financial management practices like budgeting, resource allocation, cost control, and financial responsibility must be studied in educational settings. According to this study, different approaches in different educational environments affect student progress, school effectiveness, and economic viability. Further comparative research on financial management methods in educational institutions or across nations is needed. This study reviews the literature on efficient financial management practices in education. The systematic literature review (SLR) method and 7P flow diagram are used for analytical systematic reviews. This study addresses demographic questions in current scholarly works on optimal financial management approaches in education, including nation, research methodology, and participant count. Examining the latest academic works on education's strategic trajectory and financial management components will help determine the best financial management methods for education and future study. The systematic research shows excellent financial management strategies in education. Western and Southeast Asian demographic literature shows little research on the best financial management strategies for schooling. This comprehensive and systematic review of educational literature on optimal tactics and fiscal administration seeks to identify education's best practices. This research's structure and review of difficulties will improve school leaders' strategic financial management. It will underpin future research and policymaking. By filling this research gap, education policymakers, school administrators, and financial managers can get evidence-based advice on the best financial management strategies to improve resource allocation, educational quality, and long-term financial viability.

The Personal and the Political: Azar Nafisi’s Memoir as a Feminist Lens into Iranian Society

This paper highlights the points that Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books brings out the social and political life of people in Iran. It is a memoir by Azar Nafisi that explores the intersection of literature, personal freedom, and the oppressive political climate in Iran. Reading Lolita in Tehran is a poignant memoir that takes readers on a journey into the heart of post-revolutionary Iran, where Azar Nafisi, a literature professor, forms a secret reading group with her female students. Against the backdrop of a repressive regime, Nafisi uses the works of Western literary classics, particularly Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, to examine the complexities of personal and intellectual freedom. Through the lens of literature, Nafisi explores the lives of her students and delves into the power of literature to challenge societal norms. The narrative weaves together the personal struggles of the women in the group with a broader commentary on the impact of political upheaval on individual lives. Nafisi's courageous exploration of the transformative power of literature serves as a testament to the enduring human spirit and the pursuit of intellectual freedom in the face of adversity.

Novel Insights Into the Epidemiological and Clinico-Pathological Profile of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Dissection of an Aggressive Variant.

Objective Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) represents an aggressive and prognostically poor variant of breast cancer. Over the years, detailed research has been conducted and published in Western literature. However, there lacks a detailed account of TNBC cases from the perspective of a low-volume institution. This study aims to assess the clinicalfeatures of TNBC, as well as their prognostic implications in a tertiary care centre. Methods and materials This prospective observational studytook place at a tertiary health centre for two years, spanning from 2021 to 2023. The study aimed to investigate various clinicopathological and epidemiological parameters, thereby highlighting the shortcomings in the existing knowledge about the subject in the context of a low-volume centre, as well as additional contributing factors in developing countries like India.A group of 150 participants diagnosed with TNBC through biopsy and immunohistochemistry and >40 years of age were included in the study. Patients who tested positive for hormonal receptors and who refused to give consent for participation were excluded from the study. The study subjectswere categorized according to their clinical TNM (cTNM) stage and eventually segregated into two primary heads, namely pre-surgery chemotherapy with breast-conserving surgery (BCS) after a good response, or modified radical mastectomy (MRM) upfront. Important demographic details, including age, socioeconomic status, and education, were also recorded. A comprehensive follow-up assessment post-treatment was performed to detect early recurrence. After data collection, the recurrence rates were correlated with the TNBC status to establish the aggressiveness of the cancer. Statistical analysis of the data was done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) -16version software. Results The average age of the 150 participants in the study was 52.21 years (SD±4.89 years). The highest recorded age was 64 years, while the lowest recorded age was 45 years. In the study, it was observed that 41% of the participants diagnosed with TNBChad stage III disease, whereas 33.5% had stage I disease, 22% had stage IV disease and 3.6% had stage II disease. A total of 27.5% of individuals with TNBCexhibited metastases in various anatomical sites, whereas the other 72.5% did not show any signs of metastasis. Conclusion Triple-negative breast cancer has earned its position as a unique subtype of breast cancer due to its unusual molecular characteristics, aggressive behavior, limited treatment options, and poor prognosis. The lower per-capita income and limited knowledge pertaining to this variant, along with the absence of more specific treatment options, contribute to the already high levels of morbidity and mortality associated with this illness. To effectively address this unique and very virulent ailment and customize our strategies, it is imperative to do further comprehensive investigations, thereby enabling us to deliver the highest quality of medical attention to individuals afflicted by this pathology.

Economic, Social, and Political Elites in MENA Political Science

Recent Western literature concerning the political determinants of economic and social outcomes has primarily concentrated on regime types and the effectiveness of state institutions. While this literature has been influential among scholars of and in the Middle East and North Africa, there has also been an emphasis in the region on the interests and networks of economic and political elites—the interactions between rulers, elites, and the broader citizenry—to explain divergent policy outcomes. This is largely due to the inability of dominant mainstream institutional and structural theories to explain much of what has been observed in the region, viewing it as exceptional in its authoritarianism and resistance to global trends. In fact, the seeds for a more sophisticated understanding can be found in the literature on the Arab world that emphasizes relational dynamics between political and economic actors. Synthesizing the insights of scholars of the region has the potential to contribute more broadly to global debates on how political factors and conditions within states shape the quality of life experienced by their residents. Such a shift to viewing regimes as networks provides a useful framework for bridging the broader trends in political science with the work emanating from scholarship on the Middle East and North Africa.

The concept of successful ageing in wartime: A review of Western scientific sources

Preserving the full life of an elderly person as the most vulnerable category of the population in times of armed conflict raises many methodological, theoretical, and practical issues for scholars. The article is an attempt at a problematic and reflective analysis of the heuristic nature of the concept of successful ageing for the study of ageing of elderly Ukrainians in the context of the war with Russia. The paper presents a problem-oriented review of contemporary Western literature on successful ageing. In addition to the basic empirical and theoretical works, a significant part of the theoretical analysis is based on the results of the most significant meta-analytical studies on this topic. The methodology of problem-oriented and integrative analysis was used to determine which problem areas of the concept of successful ageing can contribute to its study in wartime. The potential and limitations of the modern concept of successful ageing are considered. Eight problem areas of this concept are presented, which reveal certain contradictions, debatable issues, and gaps, which are simultaneously directions for the development of both the concept itself and its research in the context of war. Among them: vagueness of the criteria for successful ageing and its dilution with similar concepts; interaction of biomedical and psychosocial contexts of successful ageing; limits of responsibility for the success of ageing in the context of the “person – society” dichotomy; socio-structural inequalities between older people and the inability to age equally “successfully”; discrepancies between subjective and objective indicators of successful ageing; dominance of the Western model of successful ageing and levelling of its cultural specificity; integration of individual, social and scientific conceptualization of successful ageing. The author analyses the most promising theoretical and methodological concepts and theories of successful ageing that are most relevant to the problem of ageing in war. The literature review presented in the article will help to draw attention to the problem of improving and preserving the full life of an elderly person in the context of armed conflict. The results of the research will be useful to scholars and practitioners for the further development of programmes to protect the mental and physical health of older people in war

Characterizing PM2.5 Emissions and Temporal Evolution of Organic Composition from Incense Burning in a California Residence.

The chemical composition of incense-generated organic aerosol in residential indoor air has received limited attention in Western literature. In this study, we conducted incense burning experiments in a single-family California residence during vacancy. We report the chemical composition of organic fine particulate matter (PM2.5), associated emission factors (EFs), and gas-particle phase partitioning for indoor semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs). Speciated organic PM2.5 measurements were made using two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled with high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC×GC-HR-ToF-MS) and semivolatile thermal desorption aerosol gas chromatography (SV-TAG). Organic PM2.5 EFs ranged from 7 to 31 mg g-1 for burned incense and were largely comprised of polar and oxygenated species, with high abundance of biomass-burning tracers such as levoglucosan. Differences in PM2.5 EFs and chemical profiles were observed in relation to the type of incense burned. Nine indoor SVOCs considered to originate from sources other than incense combustion were enhanced during incense events. Time-resolved concentrations of these SVOCs correlated well with PM2.5 mass (R2 > 0.75), suggesting that low-volatility SVOCs such as bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate and butyl benzyl phthalate partitioned to incense-generated PM2.5. Both direct emissions and enhanced partitioning of low-volatility indoor SVOCs to incense-generated PM2.5 can influence inhalation exposures during and after indoor incense use.

Disobeying Monoversal Literary Canonism: Africanizing Global Literature and Globalizing African Literature

Abstract: Drawing examples from pioneering, established, and emerging African writers’ works, this article advocates an enrichment of global literature through Western and African writers’ and critics’ acknowledgement and celebration of the existence of a plurality of literary canons. It limns the Africanization of global literature and the globalization of African literature by arguing that African literature has unduly suffered from biased comparisons and subsequent denigrations by Western critics, who often uncritically dub Western literature the canon that needs to be sheepishly emulated by African writers who wish to enjoy global or universal acclaim. The article concludes that both global and African literatures would be enormously fecundated if their writers and critics were to acknowledge the existence of regional canons and masterpieces, thereby encouraging literary communities to nurture and celebrate their own canons and masterpieces, alongside the canons and masterpieces of other societies, in a spirit of creative complementarity.

Cultural Background in Meena Alexander’s Nampally Road

In the present age, the world seems to be given very little place to women in terms of freedom and security. The second most populous India is the seventh biggest homey in the world which has matured frequent socio-political dilemma of its individual. Meena Alexander’s Nampally Road focuses on feminism and topics as disparate as political terrorism and cultural preservation. It is a multi-locational work of fiction that explores the identity of the protagonist. Mira while also discussing the challenges she faces as an immigrant. Although the story of this novel takes place in India; Indian culture is seen through the lens of western culture. Mira bid to transfer her observation from western literature to the legislative space. Her ideas represent a fusion of Indian and American culture. But this peace and tranquility of modern India is quickly overshadowed by the reputation of new urbanity and depraved governments. The destination of this commodity is to evaluate the issues related to the clash between women and culture.

Pollyannaish Attitude of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Towards Her Growth in Writing Career

This paper focus on the traumatic experience of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie faced in her childhood and how she invites the optimistic behavior in her life and career, even though she was a victim of Biafra war. Optimistic attitude helps to perceive her career as a writer and also promote drastic growth in her writing field .She includes colonial impact from westerns and their influence showcased in her works. In the process of searching her identity as a writer, she explore her nation’s pride. By her life experience she insist that there is no single story for anyone, everybody’s life is different from other people’s perspective .She strongly believe that optimistic inner thought of one’s mind leads and motivate them to succeed their life and career. Adichie oppose the colonizers mindset about her nation and impoverished state and also grateful for western literature, because of the western influence she came to know her Nigerian literature. There were immense unfavorable situation she encounters in her writing career and she overcame that only because of the optimistic vision in her thought

Study on the Influence of Yu-kwangchung’s Translation on His Creation from the Perspective of the use of Function Words

Yu-kwangchung is not only an outstanding writer, poet and critic, but also a translator with rich translation experience, proficient in Chinese and western literature. In his long-term literary creation and translation practice, he has formed his own unique translation theory. Meanwhile, his translation practice has influenced his literary creation style and provided the impetus for his literary creations. This paper attempts to take Yu-kwangchung’s works as an example to study the Influence of Yu-kwangchung’s Translation on His Creation from the Perspective of the use of Function Words. The influence of translation on the translator's own literary creation has been discussed at home and abroad, such as Arthur Waley, Yan Fu and Fu Lei. However, most of these discussions focus on the macro level and lack of microscopic analysis. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the influence of Yu-kwangchung’s translation on his own creation in order to add a more detailed case evidence for the impact of translation on literary creation. As mentioned above, he is an ideal sample for my research because he was a prolific writer and translator. The analysis in this paper is composed of three parts. The first one is Yu’s influence of translation upon his literary creation respectively the influence on the application of preposition. The second one is the influence on the application of conjunction, and the third is influence on the application of article. In addition, the influence of this kind of translation on creation may also change with the change of time, which is reflected in the fact that this influence become obviously weaker when it is far away from the time of translation works. Through comparative analysis, this paper concludes that Yu-kwangchung's translation has played a leading and inspiring role in his own literary creation, enriched the diversity of his literary works and improved the aesthetic value of his works. On the other hand, Yu-kwangchung graduated from the department of foreign languages of Taiwan university and served as the director of the Spanish department of Taiwan university from 1972, during which he translated a large number of foreign languages, including English and Spanish. During this period, his creation content was influenced by western literature, and then some western themes appeared, such as self-cut poems. The number of lines was also more flexible, a feature of western poetry that he applied to his own literary work. The influence of translation on Yu-kwangchung's own creation is clearly reflected in this paper, especially in the use of function words, because English is quite different from Chinese. From the perspective of cultural exchange, it is of profound significance to study this kind of influence, because it promotes the integration of different languages and cultures. According to the author, this case study is of great significance to the controversial issue of translation and creation, because the evidence has been strongly verified in Yu-kwangchung's translation and literary creation, More importantly, this paper makes some supplement to the research on the influence of translation upon literary creation in the micro field.