As a wealth of critical interest has begun to accumulate around it, J.R.R. Tolkien's epic trilogy, The Lord of the Rings has been subjected to considerable ill-judged comment. Generally, friend and foe alike have praised and damned these books for relatively trivial reasons, and most of this misplaced comment seems to stem from a failure to appreciate the nature of the underlying schema which g...

Professor John Lee, Principal of the University, in referring to the departure of Professor Alison from the Senatus when he delivered his discourse to the students at the opening of the session (as was his custom) while he praised the outgoing, had no word of welcome for the incoming Professor of the Practice of Medicine. On the contrary, he expressed his wish that the doubtful anticipations as...

The article discusses a praise inscription in the Saviour Church on Nereditsa Hill, built and decorated with frescoes at end of 12th c. In church there is portrait ktetor, Prince Yaroslav Vladimirovich Novgorod, an praising him, which he called «the God-loving prince, second Vsevolod». question arises: who was meant by «first Vsevolod»? Scholars offered two candidates: Vladimir Vsevolod Big Nes...