August 1999
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Web Sites of the Month August 1999 |
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 Illuminations:
The Critical Theory Website Naming itself after the title of Walter Benjamin's first collection of essays in English, Illuminations presents itself as a growing research resource containing writings about and especially influenced by the Frankfurt School theorists: Benjamin, Adorno, Marcuse, Fromm, Habermas and Horkheimer. Located at the University of Texas at Austin's Department of Humanities, the site showcases in particular writings by Douglas Kellner on topics from Brecht to Baudrillard via feminism, British Cultural Studies and advertising. Writings directly by and about some of the Frankfurt theorists are thin in places, although the growing body of writings by what the site classes as the 'next generation' continuing that tradition of critique is impressive, as is its list of 'Critical Links'. The site actively invites contributions. (SS) http://www.uta.edu/huma/illuminations/ |
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English Literature and Religion English Literature and Religion, created by William S. Peterson, University of Maryland, is an impressive site comprising an extensive bibliography documenting primary and secondary material relating to the portrayal of religion in English Literature, especially literature of the 17th and 19th centuries and in the Anglican tradition. Currently the bibliographic database itself is not available online (though the author plans to make it so) but a full formatted copy of the bibliography is available in PDF format (around 6,000 citations). Helpfully, there are also a selection of topic-based bibliographies (e.g. The Oxford Movement, The English Bible, John Keble, T.S. Eliot). The Book of Common Prayer forms a special topic on this site and as well as a bibliography, there is also a PDF copy of the 1549 BCP. The site is supplemented by an extensive page of links and a border formed from William Morris's Daisy wallpaper. (MF) http://www.inform.umd.edu/ENGL/englfac/WPeterson/ELR/elr.htm |
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d'Edition de Textes Electroniques The Centre d'Edition de Textes Electronique publish rare or unpublished material in French via the Web. Their site provides access to digital versions of Medieval, 16th century and later texts. The Medieval texts are MS 19152 (of the Biblioteque National de France) and Chrétien de Troyes' 'Le Chevalier de la Charrette' (Lancelot). The 16th century text is Bernard Palissy's 'Discours Admirables de la Nature des Eaux et Fonteines...'. For MS 19152 and 'Discours Admirables...' facsimiles of every folio and two transcriptions are available. One transcription retains original spelling, abbreviation, most contractions, with editorial comment on missing or illegible characters; the other is a modernisation, with expanded abbreviations, accents, punctuation, and modern spelling. Eight versions of 'Le Chevalier de la Charrette' are available - each one a transcription of a particular manuscript version. The Web page uses frames, and one can view two versions of the document at any one time. For example, one can compare different versions of 'Le Chevalier de la Charrette', or look at the facsimile and transcriptions of 'Discours Admirable...' Those interested in looking at this valuable site should use a frames-capable and Java-compliant Web browser, such as Netscape 4 or Internet Explorer 4 or higher. (FC) http://palissy.humana.univ-nantes.fr/cete/cete.html |
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