3.482 queries Ger. poetry, software, Brit. law, etc (162)

Willard McCarty (MCCARTY@vm.epas.utoronto.ca)
Fri, 22 Sep 89 08:24:50 EDT

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 482. Friday, 22 Sep 1989.


(1) Date: Mon, 18 Sep 89 09:53 EST (20 lines)
From: <NEUMAN@GUVAX>
Subject: Query on German Poetry

(2) Date: Tue, 19 Sep 89 10:03:14 CDT (21 lines)
From: "Norman D. Hinton" <SSUBIT12@UIUCVMD>
Subject: An Answer and a Query

(3) Date: Tue, 19 Sep 89 12:19:10 EDT (16 lines)
From: Elsie Bailey <BAILEYE@VTVM1>
Subject: Question for British subscribers

(4) Date: Tue, 19 Sep 89 09:51:22 EDT (14 lines)
From: unhd!psc90!jdg@uunet.UU.NET (Dr. Joel Goldfield)
Subject: "Request for information on 'Sc'enario'"

(5) Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1989 15:07:22 CET (26 lines)
From: AMR06@DK0RRZK0
Subject: Montesquieu

(6) Date: Wed, 20 Sep 89 13:20:20 PDT (25 lines)
From: Hilde Colenbrander <USERDLDB@UBCMTSG.BITNET>
Subject: Wordprocessing software for manuscripts

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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 89 09:53 EST
From: <NEUMAN@GUVAX>
Subject: Query on German Poetry

Can anyone tell me the source of the following line (and where the break
in the poetic line occurs)?

Nah ist, aber schwer zu begriffen, Gott.

The poet Michael Hamburger, if I remember, translates the line quite nicely:

Close at hand, but difficult to grasp, is God.

Thanks.

Mike Neuman
Georgetown Center for Text and Technology
Georgetown University
Washington, DC 20057
(202) 687-6096
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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 89 10:03:14 CDT
From: "Norman D. Hinton" <SSUBIT12@UIUCVMD>
Subject: An Answer and a Query

ANSWER : Thorn and Yogh on the MAC SE
There are two ways to do this: 1) go into your System Fonts and create
thorn and yogh at (this is important) 4 TIMES THE POINT SIZE THAT YOU
WANT. (e.g. if you use 12-point type, create a 48-point thorn/yogh).
This is necessary because the Mac bitmaps at 72 dots and then condenses
to get the character, 2) look into the software package titled
"fontographer", which allows you to create your own normal-sized char-
acters in the Postscript font inventory. I believe Fontographer is
sold by ALTYSIS.

QUERY: a colleague in History is looking for historical demographic
databases. I know of the Rutgers medieval db, but I believe there
are others. We could use standalone PC software (Ms-Dos) or a main-
frame package. The Db does not have to be medieval.
Norman D. Hinton, Dept of English, Sangamon State University,
Springfield, IL 62794-9243
Bitnet: SSUBIT12 @ UIUCVMD PLATO: hinton/ssu
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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 89 12:19:10 EDT
From: Elsie Bailey <BAILEYE@VTVM1>
Subject: Question for British subscribers

I am still acting as the liaison for our teachers until we become a little (?)
more organized.

Question from one of our literature teachers:

In reading "Jane Eyre" my class is wondering why Rochester didn't just leave
his wife. We are interested in knowing the British divorce laws in the
1840's - 50's. Leslie Shaver

Definitely sounds like a change in times and outlook to me. Also excuse my
not underlining the title to a book. I haven't mastered that yet. Ludicrous,
isn't it? Elsie Bailey
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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 89 09:51:22 EDT
From: unhd!psc90!jdg@uunet.UU.NET (Dr. Joel Goldfield)
Subject: "Request for information on 'Sc'enario'"

Does anyone on Humanist use or know of someone who uses the authoring
system "Sc'enario"? I had heard that a department at McGill University
might be.... I'm looking specifically for a supplementary utility program
called "BCDADJ" that allows the authoring system's interactive video
program to be used on an AT compatible computer.

Thanks,
Joel D. Goldfield
Plymouth State College (NH)
J_GOLDFI@UNHH.bitnet
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Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1989 15:07:22 CET
From: AMR06@DK0RRZK0
Subject: Montesquieu

The international Montesquieu Society is planning to start a current
bibliography on the works and life of Montesquieu.

Please communicate information on recent books, articles, work in progress
etc. to the following address and inform collegues who might be interested.

Societe Montesquieu
c/o Hans-Christoph Hobohm
Romanisches Seminar
Universitaet zu Koeln
Albertus Magnus Platz

D 5000 Cologne 41
FRG

or : AMR06 @ DK0RRZK0





Thank you
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Date: Wed, 20 Sep 89 13:20:20 PDT
From: Hilde Colenbrander <USERDLDB@UBCMTSG.BITNET>
Subject: Wordprocessing software for manuscripts


A colleague of mine is looking for evaluations of the software
package *Manuscript Manager: APA Style*. I am not familiar with
it, but understand that it is published by Pergamon as part of
the Pergamon Psychological Software series. According to the
manual, Manuscript Manager 'is approved as the official software
version of the American Psychological Association style for
manuscript preparation based upon the APA Publication Manual'.

The package requires an IBM PC or compatible with 512K memory.
It is 'designed for persons who write or type journal articles,
book chapters, books, dissertations and other kinds of
manuscripts that must conform to the stylistic rules' of APA.

Would anyone who has used Manuscript Manager care to comment
on it here? Thank you very much.

Hilde Colenbrander
Data Library
University of British Columbia
Vancouver