https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20316 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:01:06 GMT 2026-04-11T03:01:06Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20453 Title: Hyphen : Volume 2, Number 6 Editors: Mallia-Milanes, Victor Abstract: Hyphen, Volume 2, No. 6 (1981) Description: Includes a General Index for Volume 2 (1979-1981) Thu, 01 Jan 1981 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20453 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20452 Title: Il-poeti moderni Maltin : tradizzjoni, zvantagg storiku u bidla mill-qiegh Abstract: L-istudju serju tal-letteratura aktarx għandu jibda mill-għarfien ta' I-istorja tagħha, jiġifieri ta' l-'evoluzzjoni tagħha skond il-kategorija żmien. Il- prodott ta' llum hu r-riżultlat imġarrab ta' mixja progressiva sħiħa Ii bdiet u ssoktat. (Anki min jemmen f'verżjoni ċiklika ta' l-istorja - ħsieb Ii jixref fil-qawll "l-istorja tirrepeti ruħha" - jista' jqarreb flimkien I-idea ta' mixja progressiva ma' I-idea ta' ritorn imgedded). Il-valuri, il-kriterji, il-forom, iI-lingwaġġi ul-bqija li jsawru l-letteratura jitbiddlu minn żmien għal iehor, għaliex iI- ħajja hi ċaqIiq. Valuri qodma jitwarrbu biex jidħlu oħrajn, l-estetika titbiddel mill-qiegħ ,u l-'ikreh' jista' jsir 'sabiħ', u l-kuntrarju. X'inhu s-sabiħ kategoriku?,Mir-romantiċiżmu 'l hawn, għall-inqas, ilna nemmnu Ii s-sabiħ hu suġġettiv. Imma anki t-tradizzjonijiet Ii nbnew fuq I-idea tas-sabiħ kategoriku, ,oġġettiv, assolut, spiċċaw skond iI-ħila tagħhom biex tbiegħdu minn dan il-kult ta' l-imitazzjoni u għaddew għall-kreativita, e.g. r-Rinaxximent vis-a-vis d-dinja' klassika Griega-Rumana. F'din il-mixjia ta' sekli, I-artist Ii hu wild ħaj ta' żmienu jifhem żewg ħwejjeġ ewlenin: x'sar qablu u x'qiegħed isir fi żmienu. Jonqos it-tielet altemativa: x'se jagżmel hu, u din hi I-isfida persunali. Fi ħdan dan l-għarfien jista' jinserixxi ruħu bħala kontemporanju mingħhajr ma jaqa' fil-perikiu Ii jtenni bil-gost kolIu dak Ii jkunu għamlu qablu. II-kuxjenza ta' din iI-ħtiega ta' tiġdid hi l-qofol tal-moviment modernista Malti tas-snin sittin Ii ssokta jimmatura fis-snin sebgħin. Għall-ewwel darba fil-ġrajja Ietterarja, u forsi kulturali, Maltija daħIet il-maturita ta' dibattitu kollu kemm hu estetiku, imbiegħed mill-identifikazzjoni ħazina ta' kawża lingwistika ma' kawża letterarja. Thu, 01 Jan 1981 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20452 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20451 Title: The Pardoner and his Tale Abstract: Chaucer's villainous Pardoner is arguably his most unforgettable creation. Notwithstanding his shameless confession of his depraved nature, or perhaps because of it, we cannot help but be drawn towards this paragon of evil, as we are drawn towards anybody who practices his profession so consummately either for good or for evil. Thu, 01 Jan 1981 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20451 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20450 Title: Features of an island economy : Malta 1800-1914 Abstract: The economic history of Malta in the 19th century, particularly in the first half of the century, is a case-study in economic backwardness. Industrial activity was low; the main form or employment was agricultural, and external commerce fared badly except in times of war. In addition, the monetary system lacked uniformity. and fiscal measures were regressive in that they proved to be inimical to economic welfare. But the first decades of the century also represented an era of transition in Maltese affairs, and like every other transitional period in a nation's history it was perforce difficult and uncertain. The very first years were politically unsettling: towards the end of the 18th century there bad been la short-lived French occupation of the island. an event that had begun by raising Maltese expectations, but which had ended disastrously for the invaders. Then there was a time when the return of the old rule of the Knights was not merely possible but also very probable. However, the years following the failure of the Peace of Amiens in 1802 heralded the dawn of a new era for the Maltese. Then came the fruition of a new political permanence: a defensive arrangement between Malta and the British Crown. In return for protection of Maltese territory, Britain had control of Malta's harbours and sea Ianes in the cause of imperial defence. British protection, however, soon took the form of direct rule, and this caused Malta to lose her former status: once the 'Capital of Christian Piracy' now a mere colony. But MaIta of the Knights was an anachronism in the 19th century, and new conditions prescribed a new form of government which was unlike that of the old regime. Infact, what the British brought to the island was a totally new political and economic relationship between the rulers and the ruled. And this the Maltese had to learn anew. Thu, 01 Jan 1981 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20450 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z