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Palimpsest (other)
A palimpsest is a manuscript page that has been scraped off and used again. Palimpsest may also refer to: Books and journals * ''Palimpsest'' (novel), by Catherynne M. Valente, 2009 * ''Palimpsest'' (novella), by Charles Stross, 2009 *''Palimpsest'', a memoir by Gore Vidal, 1995 *'' Palimpsest: Documents From a Korean Adoption'', a graphic novel and memoir by Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom, 2019 *'' Palimpsests: Literature in the Second Degree'', a book by Gérard Genette, 1982 * ''Palimpsest'' (journal), an academic journal about women of the African diaspora *''The Palimpsest'', now ''Iowa Heritage Illustrated'', a journal of the State Historical Society of Iowa * Palimpsest Press, a Canadian book publishing company Music * ''Palimpsest'' (album), a 2020 album by Protest the Hero *'' Palimpsest (Xenakis)'', a chamber music composition by Iannis Xenakis, 1979 *''Palimpsest I'' and ''Palimpsest II'', orchestral compositions by George Benjamin Science and technology *Palimpsest (geolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palimpsest
In textual studies, a palimpsest () is a manuscript page, either from a scroll A scroll (from the Old French ''escroe'' or ''escroue''), also known as a roll, is a roll of papyrus, parchment, or paper containing writing. Structure A scroll is usually partitioned into pages, which are sometimes separate sheets of papyrus ... or a book, from which the text has been scraped or washed off so that the page can be reused for another document. Parchment was made of lamb, calf, or goat, kid skin and was expensive and not readily available, so, in the interest of economy, a page was often re-used by scraping off the previous writing. In colloquial usage, the term ''palimpsest'' is also used in architecture, archaeology and geomorphology to denote an object made or worked upon for one purpose and later reused for another; for example, a monumental brass the reverse blank side of which has been re-engraved. Etymology The word ''palimpsest'' derives from the Latin ''wikt:en:palim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palimpsest (novel)
''Palimpsest'' is a novel by Catherynne M. Valente, published in March 2009. It follows four separate characters as they discover and explore a mysterious city accessed only at night. Summary The novel follows four travelers: Oleg, a New York City locksmith; the beekeeper November; Ludovico, a binder of rare books; and a young Japanese woman named Sei. They have all lost something important in their life: a wife, lover, sister, or direction. They find themselves in Palimpsest after each spend a night with a stranger who has a tattooed map of a section of the city on their body. During the course of the novel, November recalls a favorite book of hers as a child. This book, which is only mentioned briefly in ''Palimpsest'', was turned into a full-length novel in 2009. Valente wrote ''The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making ''Fairyland'' is a series of fantasy novels by Catherynne M. Valente. The novels follow a 12-year-old girl named September as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palimpsest (novella)
''Palimpsest'' is a 2009 science fiction novella by Charles Stross, exploring the conjunction of time travel and deep time. Originally published in Stross's 2009 collection ''Wireless'', it won the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Novella. Subterranean Press has announced that they will be reprinting the novella separately in 2011. Inspiration Stross has stated that ''Palimpsest'' is effectively a rewrite of ''The End of Eternity ''The End of Eternity'' is a 1955 science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov with mystery and thriller elements on the subjects of time travel and social engineering. Its premise is that of a causal loop, a type of temporal paradox in which event ...'', by Isaac Asimov. at Stross's official blog; "If you could re-write one sci-fi (or fantasy) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gore Vidal
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (; born Eugene Louis Vidal, October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit, erudition, and patrician manner. Vidal was bisexual, and in his novels and essays interrogated the social and cultural sexual norms he perceived as driving American life. Beyond literature, Vidal was heavily involved in politics. He twice sought office—unsuccessfully—as a Democratic Party candidate, first in 1960 to the U.S. House of Representatives (for New York), and later in 1982 to the U.S. Senate (for California). A grandson of a U.S. Senator, Vidal was born into an upper-class political family. As a political commentator and essayist, Vidal's primary focus was the history and society of the United States, especially how a militaristic foreign policy reduced the country to a decadent empire. His political and cultural essays were published in '' The Nation'', the '' New Statesman'', the '' New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Documents From A Korean Adoption
A document is a written, drawn, presented, or memorialized representation of thought, often the manifestation of non-fictional, as well as fictional, content. The word originates from the Latin ''Documentum'', which denotes a "teaching" or "lesson": the verb ''doceō'' denotes "to teach". In the past, the word was usually used to denote written proof useful as evidence of a truth or fact. In the computer age, "document" usually denotes a primarily textual computer file, including its structure and format, e.g. fonts, colors, and images. Contemporarily, "document" is not defined by its transmission medium, e.g., paper, given the existence of electronic documents. "Documentation" is distinct because it has more denotations than "document". Documents are also distinguished from " realia", which are three-dimensional objects that would otherwise satisfy the definition of "document" because they memorialize or represent thought; documents are considered more as 2-dimensional repre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literature In The Second Degree
Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed. Literature is a method of recording, preserving, and transmitting knowledge and entertainment, and can also have a social, psychological, spiritual, or political role. Literature, as an art form, can also include works in various non-fiction genres, such as biography, diaries, memoir, letters, and the essay. Within its broad definition, literature includes non-fictional books, articles or other printed information on a particular subject.''OED'' Etymologically, the term derives from Latin ''literatura/litteratura'' "learning, a writing, grammar," originally "writing formed with letters," from ''litera/littera'' "letter". In spite of this, the term has also been applied to spoken or su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palimpsest (journal)
''Palimpsest: A Journal on Women, Gender, and the Black International'' is a biannual peer reviewed academic journal covering work by and about women of the African diaspora and their communities in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean worlds. It was established in 2012 and is published by State University of New York Press. The editors-in-chief are Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting and Tiffany Ruby Patterson-Myers (Vanderbilt University). ''Palimpsest'' is listed in the ''Modern Language Association#Activities, Modern Language Association's International Bibliography''. References External links * African studies journals Publications established in 2012 English-language journals Biannual journals Gender studies journals SUNY Press academic journals Philosophy Documentation Center academic journals {{africa-journal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Palimpsest
''Iowa Heritage Illustrated'' was the historical magazine of the State Historical Society of Iowa, published in Iowa City Iowa City, offically the City of Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the home of the University of Iowa and county seat of Johnson County, at the center of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the time .... It contained stories about Iowa history written for a lay audience, along photographs, reproductions of historic documents, and other media. Iowa Heritage Illustrated was first published in 1920 as ''The Palimpsest'' and renamed in 1996. It was originally published monthly, was bimonthly from 1973 to 1986, and then was a quarterly publication from 1987 onward. Its last issue was published in 2014. References * * * * History magazines published in the United States Quarterly magazines published in the United States History of Iowa Magazines established in 1920 Magazines published in Iowa State Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palimpsest Press
Palimpsest Press is a Canadian book publishing company based in Windsor, Ontario. Palimpsest publishes poetry and non-fiction titles that deal with poetics, the writing life, art, aesthetics, photography, design, cultural criticism, and biography. Palimpsest Press also publishes literary fiction titles with a focus on magic realism, surrealism, and explorations of the everyday. History Founded in 2000 by Dawn Marie Kresan, Palimpsest Press is distributed by LitDistCo, with sales representation through the Literary Press Group, and is a member of the Association of Canadian Publishers. Palimpsest Press is now owned by Aimee Parent-Dunn, and the operations moved to Windsor, ON. By publishing in a wide variety of formats, Palimpsest has attracted many critically acclaimed and award-winning authors such as Aislinn Hunter, Christian Bök, Elisabeth Harvor, Kate Braid, Shawna Lemay, and Steven Heighton. Twice Palimpsest poetry titles were longlisted for The ReLit Awards and Shawna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palimpsest (album)
''Palimpsest'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian progressive metal band Protest the Hero released on June 18, 2020 through Spinefarm Records. Palimpsest marks the band's first studio record since 2013's ''Volition (Protest the Hero album), Volition'', and their first new material since 2016's ''Pacific Myth'' EP. This is the first studio album (and second overall release) of the band to feature session member Cam McLellan on bass and full-time member Mike Ieradi on drums. Background Talking about the recording process of ''Palimpsest'', Guitarist Luke Hoskin explained, "'Palimpsest' is by far the most challenging record we have worked on. The writing and recording process saw so many delays, it's honestly hard to keep them straight. We are very proud of how each hurdle was handled though, and the end result is a record that we believe is deserving of such an endeavor." Vocalist Rody Walker stated, "This record was extremely difficult for me personally. With my first child on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palimpsest (Xenakis)
''Palimpsest'' is a composition for chamber ensemble by Greek-French composer Iannis Xenakis. It was composed in 1979. Background ''Palimpsest'' was a joint commission of the Accademia Filarmonica Romana, the Unione Musicale di Torino, the Società Aquilana dei Concerti, the Associazione Siciliana Amici della Musica di Palermo, and the Associazione Amici della Musica di Perugia. This marked Xenakis's first Italian commission. The title comes from the term palimpsest, referring to the process of scraping parchments with several superimposed text in order to find the meaning in different layers of writings; similarly, Xenakis uses that notion of layering in his compositional process, as he appears to have composed it by writing over an existing different text. Although the concept is present in the structure, Xenakis came up with the title only after the music was completed. It was first performed at L'Aquila on March 3, 1979, by the Divertimento Ensemble conducted by Sandro Gor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Benjamin (composer)
Sir George William John Benjamin, CBE (born 31 January 1960) is an English composer of contemporary classical music. He is also a conductor, pianist and teacher. He is well known for operas ''Into the Little Hill'' (2006), '' Written on Skin'' (2009–2012) and ''Lessons in Love and Violence'' (2015–2017)—all with librettos by Martin Crimp. In 2019, critics at ''The Guardian'' ranked ''Written on Skin'' as the second best work of the 21st-century. Biography Benjamin was born in London and attended Westminster School. He began composing from the age of seven, and took piano and composition lessons with Peter Gellhorn until the age of 15, after which Gellhorn arranged for Benjamin to continue his lessons in Paris with Olivier Messiaen, whom he had known for many years. Messiaen was reported to have described Benjamin as his favourite pupil. He then read music at King's College, Cambridge, studying under Alexander Goehr and Robin Holloway. His orchestral piece ''Ringed by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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