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2026-08-10T11:32:33ZHyphen : Volume 4, Number 6
/library/oar/handle/123456789/24211
Title: Hyphen : Volume 4, Number 6
Editors: Mallia-Milanes, Victor; Scerri, Louis J.; Zammit Ciantar, Joe; Caruana Carabez, Charles
Abstract: Hyphen, Volume 4, No, 6 (1985)1985-01-01T00:00:00ZIl-lingwa letterarja u l-Malti standard
/library/oar/handle/123456789/24206
Title: Il-lingwa letterarja u l-Malti standard
Abstract: Għadu komuni f'Malta I-ħsieb li min jikteb xogħol letterarju jkun
qiegħed jagħti wkoll sehem fit-trawwim tal-lingwa. L-egħruq ta' din
il-fehma lokali jinsabu fil-mottiv ewlieni li kellhom il-kittieba Maltin
mill-bidu tal-moviment lellerarju bl-ilsien nattiv sa flit ilu, jiġifieri li
jagħtu bixra serja lill-kitba ta' l-ilsien. B'konsegwenza, minħabba
I-programm ta' rikostruzzjoni lingwistika - sintattika u lessikali -
l-għan fundamentali tal-Iellerat (l-espressjoni estetika ta' kontenut
imġarrab) ingħata importanza sekondarja. Dan ma jgħoddx għall-ilħna
kollha, u anqas ma jgħodd għall-bqija bl-istess mod, iħda xhieda
tal-fenomenu tinsab fil-fatt li meta spunta d-dibattitu bejn l-awturi
kien aktarx dejjem ta' xenta apoloġetika, difiża tal-lingwa u mhux
espożizzjoni ta' temperamenti letterarji, idejologiji djalettiċi, jew
parteċipazzjoni maħsusa fil-kurrenti Ewropej. Din il-parteċipazzjoni,
bla dubju, hi prezenti l-ħin kollu, iżda aktarx awtomatikament, u
mhux skond kuxjenza kritika,
Hi ħaga iebsa li wieħed jifred minn xulxin l-għan ta' rikostruzzjoni
lingwistika u l-għan ta' l-espressjoni letterarja, meta wieħed iqis li
l-ġrajja tal-kelma Maltija mħaddma b'arti hi ġrajja li tinfirex fi ħdan
il-moviment romantiku TaIjan, jiġifieri m'hix eqdem minn mitejn
sena. Bis-saħħa ta' dak li gnħamlu l-poeti u r-rumanzieri tradizzjonali,
dawn is-sisien tqiegħdu ftit jew wisq fuq is-sod, u llum l-awtur jista'
jħares lejn I-isfida lellerarja b'maturita li I-biċċa I-kbira ta' I-awturi ta'
qablu ma setgħux jaslu għaliha. II-polemika għebet, il-lingwaggi letterarji
nħolqu, il-kelma standard daħlet u I-perspettivi kulturali ta'
I-individwi nfetħu u aġġornaw ruhhom.1985-01-01T00:00:00ZAllegory and the old man in Chaucer's 'The Pardoner's Tale'
/library/oar/handle/123456789/24204
Title: Allegory and the old man in Chaucer's 'The Pardoner's Tale'
Abstract: The Old Man who meekly greets the three revellers on their quest
for death has been the subject of controversy over a number of years,
the question being largely one of identification. Who is the Old Man
and what is his exact function in the tale? In the numerous analogues
compiled by Bryan and Dempster he does not make an appearance,
and it is therefore assumed that he is largely Chaucer's creation.1985-01-01T00:00:00ZThe first decades of the Inquisition 1546-1581
/library/oar/handle/123456789/22417
Title: The first decades of the Inquisition 1546-1581
Authors: Cassar, Carmel
Abstract: The records of the Tribunal of the Inquisition constitute a great mine of informal ion for most aspects of Maltese history. The evolution of the Tribunal from a department of the Bishop's Curia to an independent jurisdictional power is a significant development, for eventually the Tribunal evolved into the most formidable set-up during the Order's rule in Malta. These developments are discussed in this paper.1985-01-01T00:00:00Z