Notions of Nobility in the 16th Century Grand Duchy of Lithuania: Lineage and Virtue by Karolis Čižauskas

“…It is justified as etymologically bearing two significant notions which were core to the nobility – that of lineage plus nobleness (by nobility, we mean here a ‘noble’ quality of personality character, a virtue). Secondly, departing from this proposed concept of nobility, a historical enquiry and analysis have been carried out whose main purpose was that of demonstrating how both lineage and nobleness (via virtue) functioned in defining membership in the group and acting as an important element of self-representation. …”
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The Symbolism and Aesthetics of the Window as a Visual Motif in the TV Series “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Ángeles Martínez-García, Mónica Barrientos-Bueno

“…Accordingly, a comprehensive enquiry is performed here into one such aspect, namely, the windows appearing in the first season of the series. …”
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