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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450127603321

Autore

Plautus Titus Maccius

Titolo

Rome and the mysterious Orient [[electronic resource] ] : three plays by Plautus / / translated with introductions and notes by Amy Richlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005

ISBN

0-520-93822-4

1-282-76310-5

9786612763106

1-59875-933-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RichlinAmy <1951->

Disciplina

872/.01

Soggetti

Colonies

East and West

Imperialism

Electronic books.

Rome Foreign relations Drama

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- WEEVI L (CURCULIO) -- IRAN MAN (PERSA) -- TOWELHEADS (POENULUS) -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Still funny after two thousand years, the Roman playwright Plautus wrote around 200 B.C.E., a period when Rome was fighting neighbors on all fronts, including North Africa and the Near East. These three plays-originally written for a wartime audience of refugees, POWs, soldiers and veterans, exiles, immigrants, people newly enslaved in the wars, and citizens-tap into the mix of fear, loathing, and curiosity with which cultures, particularly Western and Eastern cultures, often view each other, always a productive source of comedy. These current, accessible, and accurate translations have replaced terms meaningful only to their original audience, such as references to Roman gods, with a hilarious, inspired sampling of American popular culture-from songs to movie stars to slang. Matching the original Latin line for line, this volume captures the full exuberance of Plautus's street language,



bursting with puns, learned allusions, ethnic slurs, dirty jokes, and profanities, as it brings three rarely translated works-Weevil (Curculio), Iran Man (Persa), and Towelheads (Poenulus)-to a wide contemporary audience. Richlin's erudite introduction sets these plays within the context of the long history of East-West conflict and illuminates the role played by comedy and performance in imperialism and colonialism. She has also provided detailed and wide-ranging contextual introductions to the individual plays, as well as extensive notes, which, together with these superb and provocative translations, will bring Plautus alive for a new generation of readers and actors.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9911020173803321

Titolo

Technology of bottled water

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester [U.K.], : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

ISBN

1-283-40806-6

9786613408068

1-4443-9331-6

1-4443-9333-2

Edizione

[3rd ed. /]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (468 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DegeNicholas

SeniorDorothy A. G

Disciplina

663.61

663/.61

Soggetti

Bottling

Bottled water

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Technology of bottled water / edited by Dorothy Senior and Nicholas Dege, 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Technology of Bottled Water; Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 The third edition; 2 Market Development of Bottled Waters; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The historical background; 2.3 Market segmentation; 2.4 Global giants and local leaders; 2.5 Global review; 2.6 USA; 2.7 West Europe into the new



millennium; 2.8 China; 2.9 Bottled water and the environment; 2.10 Flavoured and functional waters; 2.11 Trends for the future; References; Further reading; 3 Categories of Bottled Water; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Europe; 3.2.1 Natural mineral waters (NMWs)

3.2.2 Spring water (SW)3.2.3 Other bottled waters in Europe; 3.2.4 Implementation of the Directives in Europe; 3.3 North America; 3.3.1 United States; 3.3.2 Canada; 3.4 Codex Alimentarius; 3.4.1 Codex and Natural Mineral Waters; 3.4.2 Codex and non-Natural Mineral Waters; 3.5 Russia; 3.5.1 Bottled mineral water; 3.5.2 Bottled drinking water; 3.6 Latin America; 3.6.1 Argentina; 3.6.2 Brazil; 3.6.3 Mexico; 3.7 Australia and New Zealand; 3.8 Asia; 3.9 South Africa; 3.9.1 Natural waters; 3.9.2 Waters defined by origin; 3.9.3 Prepared waters; 3.10 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References

4 Hydrogeology of Bottled Waters4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Understanding underground water - Hydrogeology; 4.2.1 Underground water - a key part of the water cycle; 4.2.2 Recharge to underground water; 4.2.3 Groundwater occurrence; 4.2.4 Water levels and groundwater flow; 4.2.5 Storage of water in aquifers; 4.2.6 Wells, springs and boreholes; 4.2.7 Flow to wells and boreholes; 4.3 Groundwater quality; 4.3.1 Hydrochemistry - the history of a groundwater; 4.3.2 Terms, definitions and concepts; 4.3.3 Hardness and alkalinity; 4.3.4 Evolution of groundwaters; 4.3.5 Human influences on groundwater

4.3.6 Hydrochemical classification of bottled waters4.4 Groundwater source development; 4.4.1 Stages of development; 4.4.2 Resource evaluation; 4.4.3 Source definition; 4.4.4 Source construction; 4.4.5 Variation of aquifer properties with depth; 4.5 Management of groundwater sources; 4.5.1 Record keeping; 4.5.2 Monitoring, maintenance and rehabilitation; 4.5.3 Sampling and water quality analysis; 4.5.4 Monitoring borehole yield; 4.5.5 Changes in water quality; 4.5.6 Control of resource exploitation; 4.6 Protecting groundwater quality; 4.6.1 Changing policies and perspectives

4.6.2 Source protection zones4.6.3 Hazard identification and mapping; 4.6.4 Groundwater vulnerability and natural attenuation; 4.6.5 Wellhead protection; 4.6.6 Risk assessment and catchment management; References; 5 Water Treatments; 5.1 Why and when water must be treated; 5.1.1 Compliance with local regulations; 5.1.2 Quality reasons; 5.1.3 Marketing reasons; 5.2 Water treatment objectives; 5.2.1 Removal of undissolved elements; 5.2.2 Removal/inactivation of undesirable biological elements; 5.2.3 Removal of undesirable and/or unstable chemical elements; 5.2.4 Addition of 'valuable' elements

5.3 Water treatment processes

Sommario/riassunto

The fully revised third edition of this unique and comprehensive overview of the science and technology of the bottled waters industry contains brand new chapters which address these new developments. As well as an updated introductory chapter reviewing the market, the degree to which the global legislative and regulatory picture has changed is examined, and new and increasingly-used quality standards are assessed. The book provides a definitive source of reference for all those involved in bottled water production: beverage technologists, packaging technologists, analytical chemists, microbio