La Chine sur la scène française au XIXe siècle / / Shih-Lung Lo

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910328153603321
• Autore: Lo Shih-Lung
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Rennes, : Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2018
• ISBN: 2-7535-6180-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DanielYvan
• Soggetti: Theater; théâtre; histoire du théâtre; Chine
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Francese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: « La pensée qui dirige notre curiosité, lorsqu’une pièce de théâtre est soumise à notre étude, est-elle le désir de trouver une représentation de mœurs qui nous sont inconnues ou l’expression d’un art dramatique indépendant ? » Dans son ouvrage intitulé Le Théâtre des Chinois publié en 1886, le diplomate chinois Tcheng Ki-tong, auteur de cette citation, évoque un point de vue comparatiste sur les mœurs franco-chinoises par le biais du théâtre. Bien avant ce diplomate intelligent et éloquent, les dramaturges français ont tenté de découvrir et d’expliquer la Chine à l’Occident à travers les œuvres théâtrales. L’Orphelin de la Chine de Voltaire inspirée de l’histoire chinoise n’est qu’un des exemples qui témoignent de l’apogée de la chinoiserie du XVIIIe siècle. La Chine, pays lointain à la fois fascinant et mystérieux, est un sujet récurrent sur la scène littéraire française. Si l’image de la Chine ne cesse d’évoluer en correspondant à l’imaginaire des spectateurs, le thème ne quitte effectivement pas la scène de théâtre. Tout au long du XIXe siècle, alors que la Chine et les Chinois connaissent de grands changements de leur histoire du fait de l’ouverture à contrecœur à l’Occident, les dramaturges français décomposent et recomposent les images de la Chine qui habitent leur esprit depuis plus d’un siècle. S’appuyant sur le répertoire du théâtre français de thème chinois, l’; auteur de cet ouvrage analyse la production et la réception des images de la Chine sur la scène théâtrale du XIXe siècle. Le corpus d’étude est divisé en trois catégories de spectacles et qui participent toutes à constituer la Chine sur la scène théâtrale française : les pièces à sujet chinois, les œuvres traduites ou adaptées du chinois et l’historique des activités des comédiens chinois en France. Pour les spectateurs du XIXe siècle comme pour les lecteurs d’aujourd’hui, la Chine de théâtre est un sujet à la fois familier et étrange, proche et éloigné, cliché et varié, épuisé mais exploitable :…

Advanced Nanocellulose-Based Materials: Production, Properties and Applications

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910557618003321
• Autore: Vilela Carla
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic resource (166 p.)
• Soggetti: Technology: general issues
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC), cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), and cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) are three nanometric forms of the most abundant natural polymer (viz. cellulose), and are currently under the spotlight in numerous fields of modern science and technology. The eco-friendly connotations, peculiar features, and multiple functionalities of these nanoscale cellulosic substrates are being explored to engineer advanced nanocomposites and nanohybrid materials for application in manifold domains, such as mechanics, optics, electronics, energy, environment, biology, and medicine.The aim of this Special Issue titled “Advanced Nanocellulose-Based Materials: Production, Properties, and Applications” is to gather original research and review contributions from the world-leading scientists ; working with nanocellulose. Thus, research that is representative of the current developments dealing with the production methodologies, properties, and applications of nanocellulose-based materials (e.g., nanocomposites, hybrids, aerogels, hydrogels, films, and fibers) are presented in the Special Issue.

The Chronographia of George the Synkellos and Theophanes : The Ends of Time in Ninth-Century Constantinople / / Jesse W. Torgerson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910799289403321
• Autore: Torgerson Jesse W.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2022
• ISBN: 90-04-51685-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Collana: Brill's Series on the Early Middle Ages ; ; 28
• Disciplina: 930.01
• Soggetti: Historiography - Byzantine Empire; History, Ancient - Historiography; Historiography
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Why the ninth-century Chronographia of George and Theophanes so dominated the writing of history in Greek has long puzzled scholars. This revisionist study frames the work as an early medieval society’s re-thinking of the relationship between past and present in order to navigate its imminent political crises.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgements -- List of Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- Two Notes on the Text -- Introduction: Reading the Chronographia on Its Own Terms -- 1 Reconstructing Authors or Re-Reading Manuscripts? A New Approach -- 2 Essential Terms and Their Implications for Reading -- 3 The Chronographia’s Invective against Eusebius as Its Claim to Auctoritas -- 4 The Place of the Chronographia in Byzantine Chronography -- 5 The Argument of This Book -- Part 1: The Argument of the Chronographia -- 1 Text and Manuscripts: The Imperial Logic of the Chronographia -- 1 The Ninth-Century Form of the Chronographia -- 2 The Structure of the Text: AM 5434 as the Beginning of a New Era -- 3 Time’s Order: A Chronology of Emperors ; or of Universal Years? -- 4 How the Dating Systems Work in Practice -- 5 The Imperial Time of the Chronographia -- 2 Author: The Synkellos and His Imperial Critique -- 1 The Significance of George’s Personal History for Reading the Chronographia -- 2 What Was a synkellos in ca. 800? -- 3 The synkelloi of the Chronographia and the Revolt of AM 6300 (AD 808) -- 4 The Associates of the Synkellos in the Revolt of AD 808 -- 5 The Synkellos’ Imperial Critique -- 3 Thesis: The First-Created Day -- 1 What Did the First-Created Day Mean? A Reliable Chronology of Empire -- 2 Theological Truth in the Chronological Paradox of the First-Created Day -- 3 Typology and Chronology: The Past Fulfilled in the Present -- 4 The First-Created Day and the Present Age -- 5 The Thesis of the First Created Day: Chronology and Typology -- 4 Reader: The Invitation of the Preface of Theophanes -- 1 The Preface: From Authorship to Readership -- 2 A Conceptual Map of the Preface -- 3 George as Author and Theophanes as His Reader -- 4 Theophanes, Author of “the Same Chronography,” and His Reader -- 5 The Invitation of the Preface -- Appendix: Preface of Theophanes as in Wake Greek 5, Collated with VG 155 -- Part 2: The Imperial Types of the Chronicle -- 5 Imperial Antitypes: Progenitors, Successors, and Greed -- 1 The Imperial Antitype: The Greedy Emperor -- 2 The Progenitor-Successor Type: Constantine-Constantius -- 3 The Corruption of the Progenitor-Successor Type: Herakleios-Constans -- 4 The Antitype of the Progenitor-Successor Type: Leo III to Constantine V -- 5 Interpreting the Antitypes in the Reader’s Present -- 6 Imperial Prototypes: Mothers, Sons, and Repentance -- 1 The Fulfillment of Early Rulers’ Virtues: Constantine I with Helena -- 2 The Paradigm of Good Rule: Theodosios II with Pulcheria -- 3 Irene and Constantine VI: From a Holy Beginning to a Failed Joint Reign -- 4 From Irene the Sinner to Irene the Repentant -- 5 Irene the Repentant Martyr -- 6 Mothers, Sons and Repentance -- 7 Nikephoros the All-Devourer -- 1 The Transition from Irene to Nikephoros: AM 6295–6296 (AD 802–804) -- 2 Nikephoros’ Failures and a Growing Opposition: AM 6297–6301 (AD 804–809) -- 3 The Ten Evils of Nikephoros I: An Overview -- 4 The First Five Evils: The Evils of Impiety -- 5 The Last Five Evils: The Evils of Greed -- 6 The Parable of the Keroullarios and the All-Devourer: A Typological Reading -- 7 The First End(ing) of the Chronographia -- Part 3: The Ends of the Chronographia -- 8 AD 815 and the End of History -- 1 Who Was against Nikephoros? The Faction behind the Chronographia Project -- 2 Who Is for Leo V? The Entries for AM 6303–6305 -- 3 AM 6303–6305 and the Community of the Chronographia -- 4 The Second End(ing) of the Chronographia -- 9 The Past’s Future: The Chronographia Project in the Mid-Ninth Century -- 1 Dating the Ninth-Century Recensions of the Chronographia -- 2 The Papal-Carolingian Excursus -- 3 The Chronographia and the Triumph of Orthodoxy: AD 843–847 -- 4 Writing Time in the Early Middle Ages -- Conclusion: Writing Time for an End -- 1 The Past Study -- 2 The Present Discourse -- 3 An End for the Future -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The ninth-century Chronographia of George the Synkellos and Theophanes is the most influential historical text ever written in medieval Constantinople. Yet modern historians have never explained its popularity and power. This interdisciplinary study draws on new manuscript evidence to finally animate the Chronographia’s promise to show attentive readers the present meaning of the past. Begun by one of the Roman emperor’s most trusted and powerful officials in order to justify a failed revolt, the project became a shockingly ambitious re-writing of time itself—a synthesis of contemporary history, philosophy, and religious practice into a politicized retelling of the human story. Even through radical upheavals of the Byzantine political landscape, the ; Chronographia’s unique historical vision again and again compelled new readers to chase after the elusive Ends of Time.