1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789980103321

Autore

Rosengarten Frank <1927->

Titolo

Giacomo Leopardi's search for a common life through poetry [[electronic resource] ] : a different nobility, a different love / / Frank Rosengarten

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madison, NJ, : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Lanham, MD, : Co-published with Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, c2012

ISBN

1-280-67004-5

9786613646972

1-61147-506-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in Italian studies

Disciplina

851/.7

Soggetti

Italian poetry - 19th century - History and criticism

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

Contents; Acknowledgments; Sources and Translations; Introduction; Part One: Nobility-A Family Legacy and a Lingering Ideal; 1 Family Connections; 2 Poetry and the Heroic; 3 A Different Nobility; Part Two: Leopardi in Love; 4 The Languages of Love and Misogyny; 5 A Loving Partnership and Consalvo; 6 A Different Love; Part Three: Leopardi as a Poet of the Risorgimento; 7 The Poetry and Rhetoric of Liberal Patriotism; 8 Monaldo and Giacomo Leopardi; 9 Unpleasant, Rancorous Leopardi; 10 Leopardi in a Twentieth-Century Political Context; Part Four: Leopardi as Poet-Philosopher

11 Nihilism, Death, and the Human Condition12 Nietzsche, Lucretius, and Leopardi; 13 Leopardi between Supernaturalism and Materialism; 14 How Schopenhauer Illuminates Leopardi; Part Five: Humanism in Life and Letters; 15 Friendship and Classical Studies; 16 Women in Leopardi's Intellectual and Sentimental Life; 17 Humanism and Society; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The major themes and human concerns expressed in Leopardi's writings are related to his life experiences and to the historical period in which he lived. Of central interest are the book's discussions of nobility and love as these two themes evolve and change as Leopardi



acquired a more general and universal conception of life. The fascinating admixture in his work of classical and modern perspectives on life and literature is highlighted throughout the book.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910798080803321

Titolo

Advancing knowledge on organizational change and public sector work / / guest editors, associate professor David Pick [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley : , : Emerald, , [2015]

ISBN

1-78560-519-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (165 p.)

Collana

Journal organizational change management, , 0953-4814 ; ; volume 28, number 4

Disciplina

332.6324

Soggetti

Organizational change

Corrections - United States

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Editorial advisory board; Guest editorial; Think before you act: organizing structures of action in technology-induced change; Leader vision and diffusion of HR policy during change; Evolutionary change stimuli and moderators - evidence from New Zealand; Theatre-based learning to foster corporate legacy change; Understanding emotions in higher education change management; Change in healthcare: the impact on NHS managers; Public sector work intensification and negative behaviors; Effective leadership in managing NPM-based change in the public sector

Connecting HRM and change management: the importance of proactivity and vitalityNPM and change management in asset management organisations; Occupational power differentiates employee impacts under continuing change

Sommario/riassunto

This eBook contains six chapters on the application of quantitative techniques to real estate, they are as follows: 'To use or not to use; which type of property should you choose? Predicting the use of activity based offices' by Rianne Appel-Meulenbroek, Astrid Kemperman,



Marleen Kleijn and Els Hendriks. 'Property market modelling and forecasting: simple vs. complex models' by Arvydas Jadevicius and Simon Huston. 'Comparing approaches to economic impact analysis of property redevelopment' by Christopher Hannum. 'The long-term linkages between direct and indirect property in Australia' by Jaim

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910827329903321

Autore

Burton Howard

Titolo

Conversations about History, Volume 3

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto : , : Open Agenda Publishing, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

1-77170-186-2

1-77170-158-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 pages)

Collana

Ideas Roadshow Collections ; ; v.19

Disciplina

909

Soggetti

Manners and customs

Nationalism

Patriotism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Textual Note -- Preface -- Sheathing the Bodkin -- Combating Suicide -- A conversation with Jennifer Michael Hecht -- Introduction -- I. Different Hats -- II. Facing the Unthinkable -- III. Historical Examinations -- IV. Suffering -- V. Meaning and Mattering -- Continuing the Conversation -- The Epicurean Republic -- A conversation with Matthew Stewart -- Introduction -- I. Setting the Stage -- II. Deism -- III. The Power of Ideas -- IV. The Pursuit of Happiness -- V. The Heart of the Matter -- Continuing the Conversation -- China: Up Close and Personal -- A conversation with Karl Gerth -- Introduction -- I. Filling in the World -- II. History and Demography -- III. Contemporary China -- IV. Environmental Issues -- V. Societal Values -- VI. Catastrophic Scenarios -- VII. Ever Onwards -- Continuing the Conversation -- Eating One's Own -- Examining Civil



War -- A conversation with David Armitage -- Introduction -- I. Historical Origins -- II. The Semantic Archaeologist -- III. In Search of a Definition -- IV. Bellum Civile -- V. What Is To Be Done? -- VI. Historical Relevance -- VII. Oceans of Possibilities -- Continuing the Conversation -- For The Love of History -- A conversation with Margaret MacMillan -- Introduction -- I. The Historical Enterprise -- II. Historical Value -- III. Pride and Prejudice -- IV. Professional Insights -- V. Living Historically -- Continuing the Conversation.

Sommario/riassunto

Conversations About History, Volume 3, is a five-part Ideas Roadshow Collection of carefully-edited Ideas Roadshow Conversations featuring leading historians with a detailed preface highlighting the connections between the different books. All five books include a detailed essay setting up the different ideas and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter. The following experts have participated in this Collection: 1. David Armitage, the Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History at Harvard University;2. Karl Gerth, Hwei-Chih and Julia Hsiu Chair in Chinese Studies and Professor of History at UC San Diego;3. Jennifer Michael Hecht, poet, author and historian;4. Margaret MacMillan, Professor of History at the University of Toronto and emeritus Professor of International History and the former warden of St Antony's College at the University of Oxford;5. Matthew Stewart, award-winning author and independent scholar.Howard Burton is the creator and host of Ideas Roadshow and was the Founding Executive Director of Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy.