SANDRA Rwese, a Kenyan entrepreneur, launched her consulting firm Chinese Business Trainers in Kenya in 2008. The consultancy helps link Kenyan companies in the tourism and hospitality sector to Chinese clients. Rwese...SANDRA Rwese, a Kenyan entrepreneur, launched her consulting firm Chinese Business Trainers in Kenya in 2008. The consultancy helps link Kenyan companies in the tourism and hospitality sector to Chinese clients. Rwese＇s groundbreaking work won her the global Chinese Tourist Welcoming Award in 2012 from one of the world＇s leading think tanks on Chinese outbound tourism. In an interview with ChinAfrica, Sandra Rwese shared her views and advising insight on global strategies, innovation and Chinese cross-cultural skills. Excerpts of this interview follow：展开更多
Gwendolyn Brooks’s sonnet sequence,“Gay Chaps at the Bar”is written in compliance with the esoteric literary ideas of the followers of A.R.Orage.Thus each sonnet contains a verifiable intentional mistake,a series o...Gwendolyn Brooks’s sonnet sequence,“Gay Chaps at the Bar”is written in compliance with the esoteric literary ideas of the followers of A.R.Orage.Thus each sonnet contains a verifiable intentional mistake,a series of literary allusions,and an esoteric idea.These mistakes have been previously undetected.Most of the allusions have been have been overlooked by critics.The sonnets are also written in the phonetic code used by alchemists.The material that Brooks drew on for her allusions consists of works of popular culture,and literary classics,so that there is nothing erudite about her references.On the other hand,the esoteric ideas are extremely obscure.This close reading is a severe departure from readings which have treated the poems as social protest and experiments in a so-called Afro-Modernist aesthetic.The new aesthetic of“objective literature”raises many questions about the nature of art,reading,and consciousness.展开更多
This study aims to visualize Giorgio Vasari＇s statement in discussing Jacopo Tintoretto＇s Female Concert of 1576-86, now at the Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden （see Figure 1）. Two conceits （concetti） are ...This study aims to visualize Giorgio Vasari＇s statement in discussing Jacopo Tintoretto＇s Female Concert of 1576-86, now at the Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden （see Figure 1）. Two conceits （concetti） are considered in analyzing Tintoretto＇s female imagery： （1） a fanciful invention of musica extravaganza; and （2） a Venetian allegory of bellezza. The first part of the essay discusses the provenance of the painting and the second part presents an iconographical interpretation of the imagery. This essay also focuses on the iconography of the painting based on viewing the subject and does not postulate on its iconography based on disappeared paintings or on a speculative decorative cycle on the theme of Hercules. Relying on well-documented research on music in Venice, on Mannerist practices, and on art theories during Tintoretto＇s life, some intriguing observations are made about the painting.展开更多
The purpose of this essay is to identify and analyze one of Lavinia Fontana＇s mysterious paintings, traditionally entitled Cleopatra but here considered to be an inventive portrayal of an ancient scientist, Cleopatra...The purpose of this essay is to identify and analyze one of Lavinia Fontana＇s mysterious paintings, traditionally entitled Cleopatra but here considered to be an inventive portrayal of an ancient scientist, Cleopatra the Alchemist （ca. third century BCE）. There are four parts to this study. The first is an iconographical analysis of the painting by Lavinia Fontana＇s Cleopatra the Alchemist （1605） at the Galleria Spada in Rome. The second section deals with the origin of the Egyptian Cleopatra the Alchemist as an Egyptian scientist and of her inventions, which include the alembic and the ouroboros motiE The third section consists of an emblematic comparison between the imagery in the painting and alchemical references. The last brief section considers problematic copies of the painting展开更多
Novel Peter Pan and Wendy（1921） is primarily intended for children but it can be interpreted much more broadly This paper deals with the Wendy as a female archetype. This is a Jung＇s archetype of anima, ancient the...Novel Peter Pan and Wendy（1921） is primarily intended for children but it can be interpreted much more broadly This paper deals with the Wendy as a female archetype. This is a Jung＇s archetype of anima, ancient the Great Mother and fertility. Also, in context of alchemy Wendy could be interpreted as one of key elements in the transformation, i.e., Quicksilver. Transformation is a motif that runs throughout the entire novel. This transformation can be interpreted as a process of growing up, traveling and transformation of metals as well as a resurrection （physical and spiritual）. The beginning of the journey is related to nigredo stage, the blackening and the decay where the soul leaves the body to be purified once again united with it展开更多
John Donne is particularly famous for his mastery of the metaphysical conceit.And among the diverse metaphorical conceits Donne`s use of the alchemical imagery is significant.This paper is to analyze the alchemical im...John Donne is particularly famous for his mastery of the metaphysical conceit.And among the diverse metaphorical conceits Donne`s use of the alchemical imagery is significant.This paper is to analyze the alchemical imagery in Donne`s poems and how Donne employs it for his poetic purpose through textual analyses.And this paper aims to give a panoramic view of the alchemical motif in Donne`s poems.展开更多
文摘SANDRA Rwese, a Kenyan entrepreneur, launched her consulting firm Chinese Business Trainers in Kenya in 2008. The consultancy helps link Kenyan companies in the tourism and hospitality sector to Chinese clients. Rwese＇s groundbreaking work won her the global Chinese Tourist Welcoming Award in 2012 from one of the world＇s leading think tanks on Chinese outbound tourism. In an interview with ChinAfrica, Sandra Rwese shared her views and advising insight on global strategies, innovation and Chinese cross-cultural skills. Excerpts of this interview follow：
文摘Gwendolyn Brooks’s sonnet sequence,“Gay Chaps at the Bar”is written in compliance with the esoteric literary ideas of the followers of A.R.Orage.Thus each sonnet contains a verifiable intentional mistake,a series of literary allusions,and an esoteric idea.These mistakes have been previously undetected.Most of the allusions have been have been overlooked by critics.The sonnets are also written in the phonetic code used by alchemists.The material that Brooks drew on for her allusions consists of works of popular culture,and literary classics,so that there is nothing erudite about her references.On the other hand,the esoteric ideas are extremely obscure.This close reading is a severe departure from readings which have treated the poems as social protest and experiments in a so-called Afro-Modernist aesthetic.The new aesthetic of“objective literature”raises many questions about the nature of art,reading,and consciousness.
文摘This study aims to visualize Giorgio Vasari＇s statement in discussing Jacopo Tintoretto＇s Female Concert of 1576-86, now at the Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden （see Figure 1）. Two conceits （concetti） are considered in analyzing Tintoretto＇s female imagery： （1） a fanciful invention of musica extravaganza; and （2） a Venetian allegory of bellezza. The first part of the essay discusses the provenance of the painting and the second part presents an iconographical interpretation of the imagery. This essay also focuses on the iconography of the painting based on viewing the subject and does not postulate on its iconography based on disappeared paintings or on a speculative decorative cycle on the theme of Hercules. Relying on well-documented research on music in Venice, on Mannerist practices, and on art theories during Tintoretto＇s life, some intriguing observations are made about the painting.
文摘The purpose of this essay is to identify and analyze one of Lavinia Fontana＇s mysterious paintings, traditionally entitled Cleopatra but here considered to be an inventive portrayal of an ancient scientist, Cleopatra the Alchemist （ca. third century BCE）. There are four parts to this study. The first is an iconographical analysis of the painting by Lavinia Fontana＇s Cleopatra the Alchemist （1605） at the Galleria Spada in Rome. The second section deals with the origin of the Egyptian Cleopatra the Alchemist as an Egyptian scientist and of her inventions, which include the alembic and the ouroboros motiE The third section consists of an emblematic comparison between the imagery in the painting and alchemical references. The last brief section considers problematic copies of the painting
文摘Novel Peter Pan and Wendy（1921） is primarily intended for children but it can be interpreted much more broadly This paper deals with the Wendy as a female archetype. This is a Jung＇s archetype of anima, ancient the Great Mother and fertility. Also, in context of alchemy Wendy could be interpreted as one of key elements in the transformation, i.e., Quicksilver. Transformation is a motif that runs throughout the entire novel. This transformation can be interpreted as a process of growing up, traveling and transformation of metals as well as a resurrection （physical and spiritual）. The beginning of the journey is related to nigredo stage, the blackening and the decay where the soul leaves the body to be purified once again united with it
文摘John Donne is particularly famous for his mastery of the metaphysical conceit.And among the diverse metaphorical conceits Donne`s use of the alchemical imagery is significant.This paper is to analyze the alchemical imagery in Donne`s poems and how Donne employs it for his poetic purpose through textual analyses.And this paper aims to give a panoramic view of the alchemical motif in Donne`s poems.
