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Literary Darwinism [[electronic resource] ] : Evolution, Human Nature, and Literature
| Literary Darwinism [[electronic resource] ] : Evolution, Human Nature, and Literature |
| Autore | Carroll Joseph |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina |
823.80936
823/.80936 |
| Soggetto topico |
Darwin, Charles
English fiction - 19th century - History and criticism English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism English fiction Evolution (Biology) in literature Human beings in literature Nature in literature Social Darwinism in literature Theory, etc |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-135-87894-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Literary Darwinism: Evolution, Human Nature, and Literature; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Part 1 Mapping the Disciplinary Landscape; 1. The Use of Arnold in a Darwinian World; 2. Biology and Poststructuralism; 3. ""Theory,"" Anti-Theory, and Empirical Criticism; 4. Out of Eden and to the Left: A Review of John Ellis's Literature Lost: Social Agendas and the Corruption of the Humanities; 5. Literary Study and Evolutionary Theory: A Review of Books by Alexander Argyros, Walter Koch, Karl Kroeber, Robert Storey, Frederick Turner, and Mark Turner
6. Pinker, Dickens, and the Functions of Literature7. Wilson's Consilience and Literary Study; 8. Ecocriticism, Cognitive Ethology, and the Environments of Victorian Fiction; Part 2 Adaptationist Literary Studies: Theory and Practical Criticism; 1. The Deep Structure of Literary Representations; 2. Universals in Literary Study; 3. Human Universals and Literary Meaning: A Sociobiological Critique of Pride and Prejudice, Villette, O Pioneers!, Anna of the Five Towns, and Tess of the d'Urbervilles; 4. Organism, Environment, and Literature 5. Adaptationist Criteria of Literary Value: Assessing Kurten's Dance of the Tiger, AuePs The Clan of the Cave Bear, and Golding's The Inheritors6. Human Nature and Literary Meaning: A Theoretical Model Illustrated with a Critique of Pride and Prejudice; Part 3 Darwin and Darwinism; 1. The Origin of Charles Darwin: A Review of Three Darwin Biographies; 2. Modern Darwinism and the Pseudo-Revolutions of Stephen Jay Gould; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463160703321 |
Carroll Joseph
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Literary Darwinism [[electronic resource] ] : Evolution, Human Nature, and Literature
| Literary Darwinism [[electronic resource] ] : Evolution, Human Nature, and Literature |
| Autore | Carroll Joseph |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina |
823.80936
823/.80936 |
| Soggetto topico |
Darwin, Charles
English fiction - 19th century - History and criticism English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism English fiction Evolution (Biology) in literature Human beings in literature Nature in literature Social Darwinism in literature Theory, etc |
| ISBN |
0-203-60640-X
1-280-05130-2 1-135-87893-5 0-203-50527-1 1-135-87894-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Literary Darwinism: Evolution, Human Nature, and Literature; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Part 1 Mapping the Disciplinary Landscape; 1. The Use of Arnold in a Darwinian World; 2. Biology and Poststructuralism; 3. ""Theory,"" Anti-Theory, and Empirical Criticism; 4. Out of Eden and to the Left: A Review of John Ellis's Literature Lost: Social Agendas and the Corruption of the Humanities; 5. Literary Study and Evolutionary Theory: A Review of Books by Alexander Argyros, Walter Koch, Karl Kroeber, Robert Storey, Frederick Turner, and Mark Turner
6. Pinker, Dickens, and the Functions of Literature7. Wilson's Consilience and Literary Study; 8. Ecocriticism, Cognitive Ethology, and the Environments of Victorian Fiction; Part 2 Adaptationist Literary Studies: Theory and Practical Criticism; 1. The Deep Structure of Literary Representations; 2. Universals in Literary Study; 3. Human Universals and Literary Meaning: A Sociobiological Critique of Pride and Prejudice, Villette, O Pioneers!, Anna of the Five Towns, and Tess of the d'Urbervilles; 4. Organism, Environment, and Literature 5. Adaptationist Criteria of Literary Value: Assessing Kurten's Dance of the Tiger, AuePs The Clan of the Cave Bear, and Golding's The Inheritors6. Human Nature and Literary Meaning: A Theoretical Model Illustrated with a Critique of Pride and Prejudice; Part 3 Darwin and Darwinism; 1. The Origin of Charles Darwin: A Review of Three Darwin Biographies; 2. Modern Darwinism and the Pseudo-Revolutions of Stephen Jay Gould; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787781003321 |
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Carroll Joseph
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Literary Darwinism [[electronic resource] ] : Evolution, Human Nature, and Literature
| Literary Darwinism [[electronic resource] ] : Evolution, Human Nature, and Literature |
| Autore | Carroll Joseph |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina |
823.80936
823/.80936 |
| Soggetto topico |
Darwin, Charles
English fiction - 19th century - History and criticism English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism English fiction Evolution (Biology) in literature Human beings in literature Nature in literature Social Darwinism in literature Theory, etc |
| ISBN |
0-203-60640-X
1-280-05130-2 1-135-87893-5 0-203-50527-1 1-135-87894-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Literary Darwinism: Evolution, Human Nature, and Literature; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Part 1 Mapping the Disciplinary Landscape; 1. The Use of Arnold in a Darwinian World; 2. Biology and Poststructuralism; 3. ""Theory,"" Anti-Theory, and Empirical Criticism; 4. Out of Eden and to the Left: A Review of John Ellis's Literature Lost: Social Agendas and the Corruption of the Humanities; 5. Literary Study and Evolutionary Theory: A Review of Books by Alexander Argyros, Walter Koch, Karl Kroeber, Robert Storey, Frederick Turner, and Mark Turner
6. Pinker, Dickens, and the Functions of Literature7. Wilson's Consilience and Literary Study; 8. Ecocriticism, Cognitive Ethology, and the Environments of Victorian Fiction; Part 2 Adaptationist Literary Studies: Theory and Practical Criticism; 1. The Deep Structure of Literary Representations; 2. Universals in Literary Study; 3. Human Universals and Literary Meaning: A Sociobiological Critique of Pride and Prejudice, Villette, O Pioneers!, Anna of the Five Towns, and Tess of the d'Urbervilles; 4. Organism, Environment, and Literature 5. Adaptationist Criteria of Literary Value: Assessing Kurten's Dance of the Tiger, AuePs The Clan of the Cave Bear, and Golding's The Inheritors6. Human Nature and Literary Meaning: A Theoretical Model Illustrated with a Critique of Pride and Prejudice; Part 3 Darwin and Darwinism; 1. The Origin of Charles Darwin: A Review of Three Darwin Biographies; 2. Modern Darwinism and the Pseudo-Revolutions of Stephen Jay Gould; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810389303321 |
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Carroll Joseph
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Literature for Children [[electronic resource]]
| Literature for Children [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Hunt Peter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 1992 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
| Disciplina |
809
809/.89282 |
| Soggetto topico |
Childrens literature
Children's literature Children's literature - History and criticism Childrens literature, American Children's literature, American Childrens literature, English Children's literature, English History and criticism Theory, etc |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; Introduction; Ideology; Criticism: the state of the art; Internationalism; Poetry, response and education; Connections; References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451286803321 |
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Hunt Peter
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 1992 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The New North American Studies [[electronic resource] ] : Culture, Writing and the Politics of Re/Cognition
| The New North American Studies [[electronic resource] ] : Culture, Writing and the Politics of Re/Cognition |
| Autore | Siemerling Winfried |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
| Disciplina |
810.9/358
810.9358 |
| Soggetto topico |
American literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc
American literature-- History and criticism-- Theory, etc Canadian literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc Criticism - North America National characteristics, American, in literature National characteristics, Canadian, in literature North America - Civilization North America - In literature North America - Intellectual life Politics and literature - North America Theory, etc |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-60447-7
9786613916921 1-134-30748-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; New World returns; "Who cuts the border?": national approaches, comparative literature, postcolonial studies; Cultural difference and national canons; Orality and emergence; 2 Comparative North American literary history, alterity, and a hermeneutics of non-transcendence; The "newness" of the New World; From conscience excluante to the anxieties of comparison; Sacvan Bercovitch and the inclusions of dissent; E. D. Blodgett: dialogues of reorigination and negotiation
Pierre Nepveu and the (re)reading of national culture3 W. E. B. Du Bois, Hegel, and the staging of alterity; Du Bois and Hegelian teleology; "Assimilation" and recognition; Relation and non-transparency; 4 Double consciousness, African American tradition, and thevernacular: Henry Louis Gates and Houston Baker; Doubled doubles: the sentence of tradition and double consciousnessin Henry Louis Gates; Democratic blues: Houston Baker and the representation of culture; 5 Native writing, orality, and anti-imperial translation: Thomas King and Gerald Vizenor; Anti-imperial translation Thomas King, Coyote, and Columbus: "two different dimensions oftime or consciousness"Gerald Vizenor: the postindian and The Heirs of Columbus; 6 Genealogies of difference; Multiculturalisms, transculturalism, difference in North (of) America; From narratives of emergence to transculture: Parti pris and Vice Versa; Charles Taylor, desire, and the limits of self-certainty; Cultural difference: the future of an illusion?; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464999303321 |
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Siemerling Winfried
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The New North American Studies [[electronic resource] ] : Culture, Writing and the Politics of Re/Cognition
| The New North American Studies [[electronic resource] ] : Culture, Writing and the Politics of Re/Cognition |
| Autore | Siemerling Winfried |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
| Disciplina |
810.9/358
810.9358 |
| Soggetto topico |
American literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc
American literature-- History and criticism-- Theory, etc Canadian literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc Criticism - North America National characteristics, American, in literature National characteristics, Canadian, in literature North America - Civilization North America - In literature North America - Intellectual life Politics and literature - North America Theory, etc |
| ISBN |
1-280-05864-1
0-203-42052-7 1-283-60447-7 9786613916921 1-134-30748-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; New World returns; "Who cuts the border?": national approaches, comparative literature, postcolonial studies; Cultural difference and national canons; Orality and emergence; 2 Comparative North American literary history, alterity, and a hermeneutics of non-transcendence; The "newness" of the New World; From conscience excluante to the anxieties of comparison; Sacvan Bercovitch and the inclusions of dissent; E. D. Blodgett: dialogues of reorigination and negotiation
Pierre Nepveu and the (re)reading of national culture3 W. E. B. Du Bois, Hegel, and the staging of alterity; Du Bois and Hegelian teleology; "Assimilation" and recognition; Relation and non-transparency; 4 Double consciousness, African American tradition, and thevernacular: Henry Louis Gates and Houston Baker; Doubled doubles: the sentence of tradition and double consciousnessin Henry Louis Gates; Democratic blues: Houston Baker and the representation of culture; 5 Native writing, orality, and anti-imperial translation: Thomas King and Gerald Vizenor; Anti-imperial translation Thomas King, Coyote, and Columbus: "two different dimensions oftime or consciousness"Gerald Vizenor: the postindian and The Heirs of Columbus; 6 Genealogies of difference; Multiculturalisms, transculturalism, difference in North (of) America; From narratives of emergence to transculture: Parti pris and Vice Versa; Charles Taylor, desire, and the limits of self-certainty; Cultural difference: the future of an illusion?; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792089603321 |
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Siemerling Winfried
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The New North American Studies [[electronic resource] ] : Culture, Writing and the Politics of Re/Cognition
| The New North American Studies [[electronic resource] ] : Culture, Writing and the Politics of Re/Cognition |
| Autore | Siemerling Winfried |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
| Disciplina |
810.9/358
810.9358 |
| Soggetto topico |
American literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc
American literature-- History and criticism-- Theory, etc Canadian literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc Criticism - North America National characteristics, American, in literature National characteristics, Canadian, in literature North America - Civilization North America - In literature North America - Intellectual life Politics and literature - North America Theory, etc |
| ISBN |
1-280-05864-1
0-203-42052-7 1-283-60447-7 9786613916921 1-134-30748-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; New World returns; "Who cuts the border?": national approaches, comparative literature, postcolonial studies; Cultural difference and national canons; Orality and emergence; 2 Comparative North American literary history, alterity, and a hermeneutics of non-transcendence; The "newness" of the New World; From conscience excluante to the anxieties of comparison; Sacvan Bercovitch and the inclusions of dissent; E. D. Blodgett: dialogues of reorigination and negotiation
Pierre Nepveu and the (re)reading of national culture3 W. E. B. Du Bois, Hegel, and the staging of alterity; Du Bois and Hegelian teleology; "Assimilation" and recognition; Relation and non-transparency; 4 Double consciousness, African American tradition, and thevernacular: Henry Louis Gates and Houston Baker; Doubled doubles: the sentence of tradition and double consciousnessin Henry Louis Gates; Democratic blues: Houston Baker and the representation of culture; 5 Native writing, orality, and anti-imperial translation: Thomas King and Gerald Vizenor; Anti-imperial translation Thomas King, Coyote, and Columbus: "two different dimensions oftime or consciousness"Gerald Vizenor: the postindian and The Heirs of Columbus; 6 Genealogies of difference; Multiculturalisms, transculturalism, difference in North (of) America; From narratives of emergence to transculture: Parti pris and Vice Versa; Charles Taylor, desire, and the limits of self-certainty; Cultural difference: the future of an illusion?; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810745703321 |
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Siemerling Winfried
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| Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Pleasures of Babel [[electronic resource] ] : Contemporary American Literature and Theory
| The Pleasures of Babel [[electronic resource] ] : Contemporary American Literature and Theory |
| Autore | Clayton Jay |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
| Disciplina |
801.950904
801.9509045 813.5409 |
| Soggetto topico |
American literature
American literature - 20th century - History and criticism - Theory, etc Cultural pluralism in literature History History and criticism Language and culture Literature and society Minorities in literature Narration (Rhetoric) Pluralism (Social sciences) in literature Power (Social sciences) in literature Theory, etc |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-52693-9
0-19-535929-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1. Culture/Narrative/Power; 2. The Story of Deconstruction; 3. Theories of Desire; 4. The Narrative Turn in Minority Writing; 5. Rituals of Change: Ethnography on the Border; 6. Feminism and the Politics of Community; Conclusion: Literature without Masterpieces; Notes; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454923103321 |
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Clayton Jay
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Pleasures of Babel [[electronic resource] ] : Contemporary American Literature and Theory
| The Pleasures of Babel [[electronic resource] ] : Contemporary American Literature and Theory |
| Autore | Clayton Jay |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
| Disciplina |
801.950904
801.9509045 813.5409 |
| Soggetto topico |
American literature
American literature - 20th century - History and criticism - Theory, etc Cultural pluralism in literature History History and criticism Language and culture Literature and society Minorities in literature Narration (Rhetoric) Pluralism (Social sciences) in literature Power (Social sciences) in literature Theory, etc |
| ISBN |
0-19-772562-7
1-280-52693-9 0-19-535929-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1. Culture/Narrative/Power; 2. The Story of Deconstruction; 3. Theories of Desire; 4. The Narrative Turn in Minority Writing; 5. Rituals of Change: Ethnography on the Border; 6. Feminism and the Politics of Community; Conclusion: Literature without Masterpieces; Notes; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778479403321 |
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Clayton Jay
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Pleasures of Babel [[electronic resource] ] : Contemporary American Literature and Theory
| The Pleasures of Babel [[electronic resource] ] : Contemporary American Literature and Theory |
| Autore | Clayton Jay |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
| Disciplina |
801.950904
801.9509045 813.5409 |
| Soggetto topico |
American literature
American literature - 20th century - History and criticism - Theory, etc Cultural pluralism in literature History History and criticism Language and culture Literature and society Minorities in literature Narration (Rhetoric) Pluralism (Social sciences) in literature Power (Social sciences) in literature Theory, etc |
| ISBN |
0-19-772562-7
1-280-52693-9 0-19-535929-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1. Culture/Narrative/Power; 2. The Story of Deconstruction; 3. Theories of Desire; 4. The Narrative Turn in Minority Writing; 5. Rituals of Change: Ethnography on the Border; 6. Feminism and the Politics of Community; Conclusion: Literature without Masterpieces; Notes; References; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810881503321 |
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Clayton Jay
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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