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  Radcliffe Institute For Advanced Study - Harvard University
The mission of the Radcliffe Institute is to create an academic community where individuals can pursue advanced work in any of the academic disciplines, professions, or creative arts.
The Radcliffe Institute is committed to dialogue about important issues and events and enriches Harvard University's intellectual life through a robust program of lectures, conferences, colloquia, exhibits, and performances.
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study exists to foster transformational research across all academic disciplines, professions and the creative arts.
www.radcliffe.edu   (365 words)

  
  The Life of Ann Radcliffe
The public image of the mysterious Mrs Radcliffe as a mad genius, and the sensational nature of her novels are in sharp contrast to the ordinary preoccupations of her middle-class domestic life.
Radcliffe's family background of Rational Dissent, notably the intellectual élite of the Unitarians, is thoroughly documented, and its influence upon her writing is explored.
It was Mrs Radcliffe who established the female novelist's claim to an equal rank with men in the literary world; it was she as much as Mary Wollstonecraft who was responsible for establishing the rights of literary women, and the rights of heroines to move through their fictional domains with as much liberty as heros.
www.infopt.demon.co.uk /radcliff.htm   (6511 words)

  
 CNN.com - Radcliffe shatters world record - Oct. 13, 2002
Radcliffe prepared perfectly for the race at her altitude training base of Font Romeau high in the French Pyrenees -- and was rewarded with an explosive victory.
Radcliffe showed immediately from the start and did not look back at her rivals during the first 10 miles, before making a strong surge just before the halfway point.
Radcliffe quickly recovered from her exploits and told the UK Press Association afterwards: "I held back in the first half and then in the second half I pushed on a little bit.
archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/10/13/marathon.radcliffe   (806 words)

  
 Ann Radcliffe
More recent critics of of Radcliffe have demurred from the earlier perception of her as the high priestess of sensibility and of her novels as an affirmation of the value of sensibility; what Radcliffe is really doing, they suggest, is pointing out the dangers of excessive sensibility.
Radcliffe's heroines fall into the category of the traveling heroine, "who moves, who acts, who copes with vicissitude and adventure." Threatened and beset, the heroine is forced to flee her home or her refuge; her flight allows her to experience exciting adventures.
Radcliffe was an innovator in her use of the supernatural and landscape; she also showed how suspense could be used to structure a novel.
academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu /english/melani/novel_18c/radcliffe   (2135 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - British runner has unorthodox, but winning form   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The 5-9, 120-pound Radcliffe was awe-inspiring in her debut, completing the second half of the London course in 1:07:52, faster than any woman has run this year for the half-marathon.
Radcliffe has done so well this year that some in the running community have implied she is using EPO, a drug on the banned list that increases red blood cell count and endurance.
To demonstrate her innocence, Radcliffe has asked the international track and field federation to test her regularly and has arranged for urine samples to be frozen so they can be analyzed should improved tests be developed.
www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/2002-10-07-radcliffe_x.htm   (1040 words)

  
 ** RADCLIFFE TOWER **   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Radcliffe Tower stands close to Radcliffe Parish Church and is surrounded on three sides by the River Irwell, on the opposite bank of which is the 'red cliff', which is said to have given Radcliffe its name.
These were the de Radcliffes and it was a member of this family, James de Radcliffe, who in 1403 ordered the construction of the Tower as part of an ambitious rebuilding of his manor house.
Bernard was one of Radcliffe's most pasionate history enthusiasts and is widely hailed as the man who did most to save the medieval landmark of Radcliffe Tower, and I am grateful to have known him.
www.geocities.com /radcliffeuk/tower/RadcliffeTower.html   (1459 words)

  
 Ann Radcliffe
Not much is known about her life, except that she was the wife of an Oxford graduate, and that she wrote her weird and mysterious tales beside a blazing fire in a quiet room to enliven her long, solitary winter evenings.
As interest in Gothic Literature grows, devotion to Ann Radcliffe continues to increase, yet resources about this author and her influence are slow to come.
Radcliffe's novels are available from this introduction to Gothic Literature.
members.aol.com /iamudolpho/radcliffe.html   (495 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Radcliffe baffled by failure   (Site not responding. Last check: )
And Radcliffe would not be rushed on a decision to run in Friday's 10,000m, for which she is eligible.
Radcliffe, who was watched by 10.7m on BBC One during the marathon, said she had trained for the Greek weather.
Radcliffe had been among a group of athletes who had campaigned for the race to begin at 0600.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/olympics_2004/3590166.stm   (444 words)

  
 For Alumnae
Radcliffe alumnae services are offered by the Radcliffe Institute through its Office of Alumnae Services.
Radcliffe alumnae are part of the Harvard University community, which offers many opportunities to its members.
Radcliffe alumnae are very welcome at the Institute's many public lectures and programs.
www.radcliffe.edu /alumnae/index.php   (230 words)

  
 The Literary Gothic | Ann Radcliffe
Hugely popular Gothic novelist of the 1790s (and beyond), Radcliffe crafted a brand of explained supernaturalism (which owed not a little to the early novels of Charlotte Smith) that struck a chord with British readers during the anxious 1790s.
Radcliffe suddenly quit writing despite ongoing fame and significant financial reward; her later reclusiveness, which may well be attributed to a nervous breakdown, and her acute lifelong sense of propriety, decorum, and reserve have left us with no known portraits or likenesses.
Radcliffe's groundbreaking novel was first published in 1794; it has never been out of print since.
www.litgothic.com /Authors/radcliffe.html   (663 words)

  
 Harvard Gazette: Radcliffe mines academe
Mahazarin Banaji, the fourth member of Radcliffe's "dream team," was recruited with a new sort of academic appointment, one made in coordination by Faust and Jeremy R. Knowles, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
The scope of Banaji's research dovetails nicely with the intellectual agenda of the Radcliffe Institute, which stipulates that the studies of women and gender not be isolated from other fields of inquiry.
Her four semesters as a resident fellow at Radcliffe during her first five years as a tenured Harvard faculty member will allow her to continue those threads in her academic career and research.
www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/2001/09.20/10-radcliffe.html   (2229 words)

  
 RADCLIFFE-GGIII
Examines Radcliffe's use of the sublime, the beautiful, and the picturesque "for the purpose of developing a religious aesthetic that will guide the reading of her works." Topics include the sublimity of ruins, Radcliffe's villains, natural beauty, and various instances of the "false sublime" in her novels.
Radcliffe "experiments with contemporary ideals of femininity with a growing confidence and with the growing conviction that the contemporary ideal of propriety was inherently flawed." Through her heroines Radcliffe "envisions an new ideal of femininity."
Criticism of Radcliffe from her own day to the present reveals that she was one of the most important novelists of her era.
users.stargate.net /~ffrank/RADCLIFFE.html   (5452 words)

  
 Chester | The 1947 Partition: Drawing the Indo-Pakistani Boundary
Radcliffe's line was far from perfect, but it is important to note that alternative borders would not necessarily have provided a significant improvement.
Radcliffe’s efforts were further hampered by the fact that he was almost completely ignorant of the information and procedures necessary to draw a boundary, procedures that were well established by 1947.
Radcliffe was careful to specify that the relevant administrative boundaries, not the course of the Ujh or the Ravi, constituted the new international boundary.
www.unc.edu /depts/diplomat/archives_roll/2002_01-03/chester_partition/chester_partition.html   (6548 words)

  
 Daniel Radcliffe
However, Radcliffe's parents thought that the project was too big -- that their son's life would change too much by landing such a large role.
Chris Columbus was thrilled that Radcliffe was showing interest, as he'd decided early on that the young actor was perfect to play the role of Harry.
Radcliffe found himself playing the lead role of Harry Potter in the anticipated family film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, based on J.K. Rowling's popular novel, and has signed on to star in the first five movies.
www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=6160   (414 words)

  
 Radcliffe Awards to Honor Distinguished Women
A lecturer in poetry at the Radcliffe Seminars at Radcliffe College from 1969 to 1995, she was honored with a Radcliffe Seminars Award for distinguished teaching in 1984.
The medal is given annually to alumnae of Radcliffe and Harvard graduate schools and the Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College who have made outstanding contributions to their professions.
A trustee from 1989 to 1993, Freeman was a member of the Radcliffe Board of Management from 1975 to 1978 and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Radcliffe Quarterly from 1991 to 1993.
www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/1996/05.30/RadcliffeAwards.html   (1455 words)

  
 Radcliffe Publishing Oxford
Radcliffe Publishing’s bookstall was a major attraction between the busy sessions and workshops over four days.
It was a great opportunity for many doctors to browse a large collection of books and journals on primary care, and it also provided a forum to discuss ideas for new publications, including books and online projects.
If you would like to find out about publishing with Radcliffe, click here.
www.radcliffe-oxford.com   (207 words)

  
 Ted Radcliffe | BaseballLibrary.com
Radcliffe was a star Negro League pitcher and catcher of the 1930s and 1940s.
Radcliffe caught Satchel Paige in a 5-0 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, then pitched a shutout in the nightcap.
Radcliffe's team was 2-1 when Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx was beaned, and the tour canceled.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/R/Radcliffe_Ted.stm   (334 words)

  
 Radcliffe to shed all - People - Entertainment - theage.com.au
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is set to ditch his glasses as well as his clothes.
Radcliffe, who is currently filming Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, will play Alan Strang, a psychologically disturbed youth who is interviewed by a psychiatrist after he blinds six horses with a metal spike in Peter Shaffer's controversial drama in London next year.
This is a departure for Radcliffe, whose career has been dominated by his part as JK Rowling's teenage wizard.
www.theage.com.au /news/people/radcliffe-to-shed-all/2006/07/28/1153816365188.html   (179 words)

  
 MuggleNet | The ULTIMATE Harry Potter Site - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Order of the ...
Daniel Radcliffe in particular received a standing ovation at the end of the performance, and many celebrity guests commented positively on his role.
The Daily Mail says: For Radcliffe, it was a big mental leap from portraying JK Rowling's boy wizard to taking on a character in the psychoreligious exploration of equine worship.
In a new interview, Daniel Radcliffe spoke about his desire to establish himself as someone capable of playing roles different from the boy wizard.
www.mugglenet.com /app/category/show/18   (1928 words)

  
 Critics praise Radcliffe in `Equus' - Boston.com
A play about a stablehand who mutilates horses was never going appeal to all, but "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe's assured performance in Peter Shaffer's "Equus" pleased London critics.
Daniel Radcliffe during a photocall for the theatre production of Equus, at the Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue in London, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007.
He said that while Radcliffe had proven himself on the stage, "The second question is that, though gripping and theatrically skillful, `Equus' is at the root dated, pretentious, and even a bit pernicious."
www.boston.com /ae/theater_arts/articles/2007/02/28/critics_praise_radcliffe_in_equus   (364 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: The Italian: Books: Ann Radcliffe,Frederick Garber,E. J. Clery   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Like all of Radcliffe's heroines, her character is marked by an amazing fortitude despite the horrifying things to which she is frequently subjected.
Vivaldi faces the powers of the Inquisition and Radcliffe gives the reader some idea of their dealings with offenders and their ways of making prisoners "confess." There are many turns of events which are delightful until another perilous event disappoints and grieves the reader.
But Radcliffe took it to a new and higher level than Walpole, and Lewis took off from Radcliffe's new elevation, and went in another, though not necessarily higher, direction.
www.amazon.ca /Italian-Ann-Radcliffe/dp/0192832549   (1067 words)

  
 Radcliffe Camera- Oxford, United Kingdom - VirtualTourist.com
"Radcliffe Camera, whose dome gathers the surrounding spires and towers together like a hen her chicks, was built in 1737-1749 from the munificence of Dr. John Radcliffe.
The Radcliffe Camera - which is the reading room of the Oxford University's Bodleian Library - is probably the most unusual library building I have ever seen (along with the old building of the Bodleian) in terms of architectural excellence.
Originally the library in the Radcliffe Camera held both scientific and general books, but those collections were gradually moved to other University libraries, so that today the Camera functions as the main reading room of the Bodleian Library which is next to the Camera.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Oxfordshire/Oxford-307338/Things_To_Do-Oxford-Radcliffe_Camera-BR-1.html   (833 words)

  
 D A N - R A D C L I F F E . N E T | your daniel radcliffe fansite resource
But if conscription was still in force, how would Radcliffe react if he were called up to fight for his country?
You have to click on 'Daniel Radcliffe Exclusive' on the right window of their site here
To check it out go to This Link and click on the 'Daniel Radcliffe Interview' link...
dan-radcliffe.net   (659 words)

  
 Daniel Radcliffe News, Pictures and Interviews (Harry Potter)
Daniel Radcliffe appeared on the CBS "Early Show" yesterday to promote "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" while in New York.
Wax statue of Dan Radcliffe to be unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London
With the "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" movie to be released in a few weeks in the U.S., Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson are scheduled to appear on some TV shows.
www.hpana.com /newsbrowser.cfm?tid=11   (1547 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Daniel Radcliffe
Radcliffe has earned over 6 million pounds for his portrayal of Harry Potter and is ranked as one of the richest teenagers in Britain, behind Prince Harry and Charlotte Church.
Luckily enough, Daniel's father was friends with the casting agent and, just as Radcliffe was about to abandon his dreams of playing Harry Potter after a so-so audition, the agent realized that Radcliffe looked like the perfect Potter.
Radcliffe was an immediate star, and saw his stock rise after 2002's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and 2004's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban matched the success of the first film.
www.askmen.com /men/celeb_profiles_entertainment/2_daniel_radcliffe.html   (710 words)

  
 Ann Radcliffe - Biography and Works
Ann Radcliffe was born on 9 July 1764 in London, England.
Radcliffe wrote her travelogue A Journey Through Holland and the Western Frontier of Germany in 1795.
Radcliffe's archetypal characters journey through the psyche whilst traveling through highly graphic landscapes, with allusion to numinous and sublime forces at work.
www.online-literature.com /ann-radcliffe   (432 words)

  
 Daniel Radcliffe News
Actors Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint and actress Emma Watson pose at the premiere of the film "Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire" in New York November 12, 2005.
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson have signed on to reprise the roles of teen wizards Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, respectively, in the last two installments of Warner Bros.
Actors Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint and actress Emma Watson pose at the premiere of the film "Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire" in New York November 12, 2005 file photo.
www.topix.net /who/daniel-radcliffe   (775 words)

  
 Radcliffe Infirmary
Please note, the Radcliffe Infirmary will be closing in January 2007, with services moving to the John Radcliffe and Churchill sites.
The Radcliffe Infirmary (RI), Oxford’s first hospital, opening in 1770, has over 275 beds and provides specialist healthcare services across the Thames Valley and beyond.
The services currently offered at the Radcliffe Infirmary will be moving to the John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospital sites during 2007.
www.oxfordradcliffe.nhs.uk /aboutus/our_hospitals/ri.aspx   (168 words)

  
 Radcliffe College Yard -- NRHP Travel Itinerary
Finally, in 1894, in conjunction with receiving a charter from the State of Massachusetts to confer degrees countersigned by both the Harvard and Radcliffe presidents, the school was named for the first female benefactor to Harvard, Ann Radcliffe, who made her bequest in 1643.
Today female students continue to be enrolled in Harvard through the Radcliffe system and enjoy the services and programs provided by the long history of women’s education at Radcliffe.
The Radcliffe College Yard is located on the Radcliffe College campus along Massachusetts Ave.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/pwwmh/ma57.htm   (327 words)

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