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Hart Crane's Poetry

"Appollinaire Lived in Paris, I Live in Cleveland, Ohio"

By: John T. Irwin

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Hart Crane's Poetry

"Appollinaire Lived in Paris, I Live in Cleveland, Ohio"

By: John T. Irwin

In one of his letters Hart Crane wrote, "Appollinaire lived in Paris, I live in Cleveland, Ohio," comparing—misspelling and all—the great French poet’s cosmopolitan roots to his own more modest ones in the midwestern United States. Rebelling against the notion that his work should relate to some European school of thought, Crane defiantly asserted his freedom to be himself, a true American writer. John T. Irwin, long a passionate and brilliant critic of Crane, gives readers the first major interpretation of the poet’s work in decades. Irwin aims to show that Hart Crane’s epic The Bridge is the best twentieth-century long poem in English. Irwin convincingly argues that, compared to other long poems of the century, The Bridge is the richest and most wide-ranging in its mythic and historical resonances, the most inventive in its combination of literary and visual structures, the most subtle and compelling in its psychological underpinnings. Irwin brings a wealth of new and varied scholarship to bear on his critical reading of the work—from art history to biography to classical literature to philosophy—revealing The Bridge to be the near-perfect synthesis of American myth and history that Crane intended. Irwin contends that the most successful entryway to Crane’s notoriously difficult shorter poems is through a close reading of The Bridge. Having admirably accomplished this, Irwin analyzes Crane’s poems in White Buildings and his last poem, "The Broken Tower," through the larger context of his epic, showing how Crane, in the best of these, worked out the structures and images that were fully developed in The Bridge. Thoughtful, deliberate, and extraordinarily learned, this is the most complete and careful reading of Crane’s poetry available. Hart Crane may have lived in Cleveland, Ohio, but, as Irwin masterfully shows, his poems stand among the greatest written in the English language.

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439

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JHU Press

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1421402211

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9781421402215

The Nostratic Macrofamily

A Study in Distant Linguistic Relationship

By: Allan R. Bomhard,John C. Kerns

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The Nostratic Macrofamily

A Study in Distant Linguistic Relationship

By: Allan R. Bomhard,John C. Kerns

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.

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950

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Walter de Gruyter

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3110139006

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9783110139006

Seismic Design for Engineering Plant

By: Chris Ealing,John MacFarlane

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Seismic Design for Engineering Plant

By: Chris Ealing,John MacFarlane

The importance of continuous research into Seismic Design for Engineering Plant can never be underestimated. Earthquake disaster prevention is a fascinating area requiring ingenious solutions to its unique problems. The benefits of sharing information from developments in this field are also of vital importance. This new book describes and assesses the seismic requirements for different types of structures. In focussing on nuclear chemical plants critical guidance is given on design and cost-effective methods. Bringing together valuable experience from a wide range of disciplines, this important volume covers an informative selection of topics. Contents include: Introduction to Seismic Design Expected accelerations and ways to minimize interaction between structural and mechanical components The practical aspects of designing and assessing mechanical handling equipment for seismic events Nuclear safety requirements for travelling cranes Overview of vessel seismic design Seismic qualification of existing pipework in UK nuclear power plants Construction of a three-dimensional, large-scale shaking table land development of core technology The contributors to this book are experts in their field whether they are from the nuclear, academic, governmental, or engineering consultant sectors. Their experienced and informed contributions will highlight and explore the most recent developments and challenges facing this highly relevant field of mechanical engineering.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1860583644

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9781860583643

Introduction to RF Propagation

By: John S. Seybold

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Introduction to RF Propagation

By: John S. Seybold

An introduction to RF propagation that spans all wireless applications This book provides readers with a solid understanding of the concepts involved in the propagation of electromagnetic waves and of the commonly used modeling techniques. While many books cover RF propagation, most are geared to cellular telephone systems and, therefore, are limited in scope. This title is comprehensive-it treats the growing number of wireless applications that range well beyond the mobile telecommunications industry, including radar and satellite communications. The author's straightforward, clear style makes it easy for readers to gain the necessary background in electromagnetics, communication theory, and probability, so they can advance to propagation models for near-earth, indoor, and earth-space propagation. Critical topics that readers would otherwise have to search a number of resources to find are included: * RF safety chapter provides a concise presentation of FCC recommendations, including application examples, and prepares readers to work with real-world propagating systems * Antenna chapter provides an introduction to a wide variety of antennas and techniques for antenna analysis, including a detailed treatment of antenna polarization and axial ratio; the chapter contains a set of curves that permit readers to estimate polarization loss due to axial ratio mismatch between transmitting and receiving antennas without performing detailed calculations * Atmospheric effects chapter provides curves of typical atmospheric loss, so that expected loss can be determined easily * Rain attenuation chapter features a summary of how to apply the ITU and Crane rain models * Satellite communication chapter provides the details of earth-space propagation analysis including rain attenuation, atmospheric absorption, path length determination and noise temperature determination Examples of widely used models provide all the details and information needed to allow readers to apply the models with confidence. References, provided throughout the book, enable readers to explore particular topics in greater depth. Additionally, an accompanying Wiley ftp site provides supporting MathCad files for select figures in the book. With its emphasis on fundamentals, detailed examples, and comprehensive coverage of models and applications, this is an excellent text for upper-level undergraduate or graduate students, or for the practicing engineer who needs to develop an understanding of propagation phenomena.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471743682

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9780471743682

A Guide to MATLAB

For Beginners and Experienced Users

By: Brian R. Hunt,Ronald L. Lipsman,Jonathan M. Rosenberg,Kevin R. Coombes,John E. Osborn,Garrett J. Stuck

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A Guide to MATLAB

For Beginners and Experienced Users

By: Brian R. Hunt,Ronald L. Lipsman,Jonathan M. Rosenberg,Kevin R. Coombes,John E. Osborn,Garrett J. Stuck

This is a short, focused introduction to MATLAB, a comprehensive software system for mathematical and technical computing. It contains concise explanations of essential MATLAB commands, as well as easily understood instructions for using MATLAB's programming features, graphical capabilities, simulation models, and rich desktop interface. Written for MATLAB 7, it can also be used with earlier (and later) versions of MATLAB. This book teaches how to graph functions, solve equations, manipulate images, and much more. It contains explicit instructions for using MATLAB's companion software, Simulink, which allows graphical models to be built for dynamical systems. MATLAB's new "publish" feature is discussed, which allows mathematical computations to be combined with text and graphics, to produce polished, integrated, interactive documents. For the beginner it explains everything needed to start using MATLAB, while experienced users making the switch to MATLAB 7 from an earlier version will also find much useful information here.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139452533

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9781139452533

Dictionary Of Civil Engineering

By: John S. Scott

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Dictionary Of Civil Engineering

By: John S. Scott

New edition of, variously, The Penguire Dictionary ..., The VNR Dict ..., and, under the Halsted imprint, this exact title in its third edition, 1980. A classic under any name. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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582

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0412984210

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9780412984211

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Hart Crane's Poetry

Hart Crane's Poetry

The Nostratic Macrofamily

The Nostratic Macrofamily

Seismic Design for Engineering Plant

Seismic Design for Engineering Plant

Introduction to RF Propagation

Introduction to RF Propagation

A Guide to MATLAB

A Guide to MATLAB

Dictionary Of Civil Engineering

Dictionary Of Civil Engineering

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