Wyllie, David (Translator)
Overview
| Works: | 47 works in 75 publications in 1 language and 286 library holdings |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Fiction Psychological fiction Allegories Criticism, interpretation, etc Science fiction Parables Legal stories Novels Novellas Science fiction plays |
| Roles: | Translator, Author, Performer |
| Classifications: | PT2621.A26, 833.912 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
David Wyllie
- A century of bookselling, 1814-1914 : David Wyllie, afterwards David Wyllie and Son by David Wyllie( Book )
Most widely held works by
David Wyllie
The trial by
Franz Kafka(
Book
)
6 editions published between 2009 and 2019 in English and held by 109 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On his thirtieth birthday, Josef K. is arrested by two unidentified agents for an unspecified crime. In The Trial, Kafka brings us a nightmarish vision of the irrationality and blindness of modern bureaucracy in twentieth-century totalitarian regimes as the narrative is driven by a terrifying inevitability, driving the protagist towards a meaningless and helpless demise. The Trial is an existential masterpiece that resonates strongly with modern audiences
6 editions published between 2009 and 2019 in English and held by 109 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On his thirtieth birthday, Josef K. is arrested by two unidentified agents for an unspecified crime. In The Trial, Kafka brings us a nightmarish vision of the irrationality and blindness of modern bureaucracy in twentieth-century totalitarian regimes as the narrative is driven by a terrifying inevitability, driving the protagist towards a meaningless and helpless demise. The Trial is an existential masterpiece that resonates strongly with modern audiences
Metamorphosis by
Franz Kafka(
)
7 editions published between 2002 and 2021 in English and held by 47 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Traveling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes on morning to find himself transformed into a large, monstrous insect-like creature. As he attempts to adjust to his new condition, Gregor must deal also with being burdensome to his parents and sister, who are repelled by the horrible, verminous creature Gregor has become
7 editions published between 2002 and 2021 in English and held by 47 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Traveling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes on morning to find himself transformed into a large, monstrous insect-like creature. As he attempts to adjust to his new condition, Gregor must deal also with being burdensome to his parents and sister, who are repelled by the horrible, verminous creature Gregor has become
The metamorphosis by
Franz Kafka(
)
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As travelling salesman Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was lying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly stay in place and was about to slide off completely. His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As travelling salesman Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was lying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly stay in place and was about to slide off completely. His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes
R.U.R. (Rossum's universal robots) by
Karel Čapek(
Book
)
3 editions published between 2009 and 2019 in English and held by 15 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Čapek's play, likened to a modern retelling of the Jewish Golem legend, is set in a robot factory where a robot rebellian leads to the extinction of the human race
3 editions published between 2009 and 2019 in English and held by 15 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Čapek's play, likened to a modern retelling of the Jewish Golem legend, is set in a robot factory where a robot rebellian leads to the extinction of the human race
Wervandlung by
Franz Kafka(
)
1 edition published in 2013 in English and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2013 in English and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
War with the newts by
Karel Čapek(
Book
)
5 editions published between 2008 and 2012 in English and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Originally written in 1936, two years before Capek's death and three years before the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia, War with the Newts is considered by many to be Capek's greatest book. Working in the "fantastic" satiric tradition of Wells, Orwell, and Vonnegut, Capek chronicles the discovery of a colony of highly intelligent giant salamanders off the coast of an Indonesian island. Capek sardonically details all the reactions of the civilized world - from horror to skepticism, from intellectual fascination to mercantile opportunism - and the ultimate destruction from which it (and the newts) might not escape
5 editions published between 2008 and 2012 in English and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Originally written in 1936, two years before Capek's death and three years before the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia, War with the Newts is considered by many to be Capek's greatest book. Working in the "fantastic" satiric tradition of Wells, Orwell, and Vonnegut, Capek chronicles the discovery of a colony of highly intelligent giant salamanders off the coast of an Indonesian island. Capek sardonically details all the reactions of the civilized world - from horror to skepticism, from intellectual fascination to mercantile opportunism - and the ultimate destruction from which it (and the newts) might not escape
Siddhartha: A Poem of India by
Hermann Hesse(
)
3 editions published in 2018 in English and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 2018 in English and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The impact of a new extractive resource on a declined industrial region: Scotland and the North Sea oil by
David Wyllie(
Book
)
7 editions published between 1978 and 1981 in English and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1978 and 1981 in English and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Trial (Shandon Classics) [The Books You Must Read Before You Die--#3] by
Franz Kafka(
)
1 edition published in 2016 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Trial (German: Der Process) is a novel by Franz Kafka about a character named Josef K., who awakens one morning and, for reasons never revealed, is arrested and prosecuted for an unspecified crime. According to Kafka's friend Max Brod, the author never finished the novel and wrote in his will that it was to be destroyed. After his death, Brod went against Kafka's wishes and edited The Trial into what he felt was a coherent novel and had it published in 1925
1 edition published in 2016 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Trial (German: Der Process) is a novel by Franz Kafka about a character named Josef K., who awakens one morning and, for reasons never revealed, is arrested and prosecuted for an unspecified crime. According to Kafka's friend Max Brod, the author never finished the novel and wrote in his will that it was to be destroyed. After his death, Brod went against Kafka's wishes and edited The Trial into what he felt was a coherent novel and had it published in 1925
The trial (Noslen Classics) by
Franz Kafka(
)
1 edition published in 2015 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Trial is a novel written by Franz Kafka in 1914. One of Kafka's best-known works, it tells the story of a man arrested and prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority, with the nature of his crime revealed to neither him nor the reader. Like Kafka's other novels, The Trial was never completed, although it does include a chapter which brings the story to an end. Because of this there are certain inconsistencies which exist within the novel, such as disparities in timing in addition to other discontinuities in narration. After Kafka's death in 1924 his friend and literary executor Max Brod edited the text for publication by Verlag Die Schmiede. The original manuscript is held at the Museum of Modern Literature, Marbach am Neckar, Germany. In 1999, the book was listed in Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century and as No. 2 of the Best German Novels of the Twentieth Century
1 edition published in 2015 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Trial is a novel written by Franz Kafka in 1914. One of Kafka's best-known works, it tells the story of a man arrested and prosecuted by a remote, inaccessible authority, with the nature of his crime revealed to neither him nor the reader. Like Kafka's other novels, The Trial was never completed, although it does include a chapter which brings the story to an end. Because of this there are certain inconsistencies which exist within the novel, such as disparities in timing in addition to other discontinuities in narration. After Kafka's death in 1924 his friend and literary executor Max Brod edited the text for publication by Verlag Die Schmiede. The original manuscript is held at the Museum of Modern Literature, Marbach am Neckar, Germany. In 1999, the book was listed in Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century and as No. 2 of the Best German Novels of the Twentieth Century
Kendadh and the moving star by
David Wyllie(
Book
)
1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The kinetics of the reaction between phosphorus and the halogens by
David Wyllie(
Book
)
3 editions published in 1939 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1939 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Living with the blues by
Brownie McGhee(
Recording
)
1 edition published in 1964 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1964 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Role of activity in neuromuscular synaptic degeneration : insights from Wlds mice by
Rosalind Brown(
)
1 edition published in 2012 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The nervous system is a dynamic structure. Both during development and in the adult, synapses display activity-dependent plasticity which can modify their structure and function. In the neonate, activity influences the stability of functional connections between the muscle and nerve. In adults, the process of neurotransmitter release and the structure of the postsynaptic muscle can also be altered by external stimuli such as exercise. It is important to understand this plasticity of the neuromuscular system, the ways in which it can be modified, and its relationship to the maintenance or degeneration of synapses. After injury, peripheral nerve undergoes Wallerian Degeneration, during which the connections between axons and muscle fibres are lost, followed by the fragmentation of the nerve itself. The primary goal of this thesis was to determine whether activity modulates this process; that is, whether enhancing or reducing neuromuscular activity creates a susceptibility to degeneration or alternatively provides any protection against it. Developing greater understanding of this process is essential in relation to neurodegenerative disorders in which the benefits of activity, in the form of exercise, are controversial. Using Wlds mice, in which synaptic degeneration occurs approximately ten times more slowly than normal after nerve injury, I investigated the influence of both decreased (tetrodotoxin induced paralysis) and increased (voluntary wheel running) activity in vivo on this process. Paralysis prior to axotomy resulted in a significant increase in the rate of synapse degeneration. Using a novel method of repeatedly visualising degenerating synapses and axons in vivo I also established that this effect was specific to the synapse, as it did not affect the degeneration of axons. In contrast, voluntary wheel running had no effect on the rate of either axonal or neuromuscular synapse degeneration, but induced a slight modification of neuromuscular transmission. To provide a more stringent test I developed a novel assay based on overnight, ex vivo incubation of nerve-muscle preparations at 32°C. I first demonstrated that this procedure separates the different degeneration time courses for neuromuscular synapse degeneration in wild-type and Wlds preparations. I then extended the study to investigate further ways of modulating synaptic degeneration. First, I tested the effects of electrical stimulation. Intermittent high frequency (100Hz) stimulation reduced the level of protection. Finally, I tested the effects of NAMPT enzymatic inhibitor FK866 on synaptic degeneration. Interestingly, the synaptic protection observed in Wlds muscles was enhanced in the presence of FK866. The results of my findings are relevant to understanding the plasticity of synapses and its relationship to degeneration. Together, these studies highlight the potential of genetic and epigenetic factors, including activity, to regulate neuromuscular synapse degeneration. My study also provides proof of concept for a novel organotypic culture system in which to identify pharmacological modulators of synaptic degeneration that could form part of a second-line screen for neuroprotective compounds or phenotypes. My findings may be viewed in the wide context of neurodegenerative disease, since synaptic use or disuse is widely thought to influence susceptibility, onset and progression in such disorders
1 edition published in 2012 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The nervous system is a dynamic structure. Both during development and in the adult, synapses display activity-dependent plasticity which can modify their structure and function. In the neonate, activity influences the stability of functional connections between the muscle and nerve. In adults, the process of neurotransmitter release and the structure of the postsynaptic muscle can also be altered by external stimuli such as exercise. It is important to understand this plasticity of the neuromuscular system, the ways in which it can be modified, and its relationship to the maintenance or degeneration of synapses. After injury, peripheral nerve undergoes Wallerian Degeneration, during which the connections between axons and muscle fibres are lost, followed by the fragmentation of the nerve itself. The primary goal of this thesis was to determine whether activity modulates this process; that is, whether enhancing or reducing neuromuscular activity creates a susceptibility to degeneration or alternatively provides any protection against it. Developing greater understanding of this process is essential in relation to neurodegenerative disorders in which the benefits of activity, in the form of exercise, are controversial. Using Wlds mice, in which synaptic degeneration occurs approximately ten times more slowly than normal after nerve injury, I investigated the influence of both decreased (tetrodotoxin induced paralysis) and increased (voluntary wheel running) activity in vivo on this process. Paralysis prior to axotomy resulted in a significant increase in the rate of synapse degeneration. Using a novel method of repeatedly visualising degenerating synapses and axons in vivo I also established that this effect was specific to the synapse, as it did not affect the degeneration of axons. In contrast, voluntary wheel running had no effect on the rate of either axonal or neuromuscular synapse degeneration, but induced a slight modification of neuromuscular transmission. To provide a more stringent test I developed a novel assay based on overnight, ex vivo incubation of nerve-muscle preparations at 32°C. I first demonstrated that this procedure separates the different degeneration time courses for neuromuscular synapse degeneration in wild-type and Wlds preparations. I then extended the study to investigate further ways of modulating synaptic degeneration. First, I tested the effects of electrical stimulation. Intermittent high frequency (100Hz) stimulation reduced the level of protection. Finally, I tested the effects of NAMPT enzymatic inhibitor FK866 on synaptic degeneration. Interestingly, the synaptic protection observed in Wlds muscles was enhanced in the presence of FK866. The results of my findings are relevant to understanding the plasticity of synapses and its relationship to degeneration. Together, these studies highlight the potential of genetic and epigenetic factors, including activity, to regulate neuromuscular synapse degeneration. My study also provides proof of concept for a novel organotypic culture system in which to identify pharmacological modulators of synaptic degeneration that could form part of a second-line screen for neuroprotective compounds or phenotypes. My findings may be viewed in the wide context of neurodegenerative disease, since synaptic use or disuse is widely thought to influence susceptibility, onset and progression in such disorders
The Trial by
David Wyllie(
)
1 edition published in 2018 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2018 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Edinburgh conspiracy by
David Wyllie(
Book
)
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Understanding early transcriptional events in Staphylococcus aureus infection by
Claudia Lindemann(
)
1 edition published in 2017 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 2017 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Electrophysiological characterization of human stem cell-derived neurones and glia in models of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative
diseases by Owain Thomas James(
)
1 edition published in 2018 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 2018 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
A directory for the city of Aberdeen, and its vicinity. 1833-34(
Book
)
1 edition published in 1833 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 1833 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Probing spatial and subunit-dependent signalling by the NMDA receptor by Sean McKay(
)
1 edition published in 2015 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
1 edition published in 2015 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
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Alienation (Social psychology) Allegories Austrian fiction Bureaucracy Clerks Cockroaches Criminal justice, Administration of--Moral and ethical aspects Cuevas, José Luis, Czech drama Czech fiction Czechoslovakia Drama False imprisonment Families Fiction German fiction German language German literature German literature--Jewish authors Germany Guilt Indictments Insects Jews Justice Kafka, Franz, Literature, Modern Lloyd, A. L.--(Albert Lancaster), Loneliness Metamorphosis Newts Police questioning Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc Prozess (Kafka, Franz) Psychological fiction Robots Salamanders Samsa, Gregor--(Fictitious character) Satire, Czech Science fiction Science fiction, Czech Short stories, Austrian Short stories, German Social problems Technological innovations Totalitarianism Trials Utopias Verwandlung (Kafka, Franz) Working class families
