Tag Archives: France
Sotheby’s Introduces Art Better Than Your Old Professor
Art isn’t boring but that’s how its usually presented. More people could be brought in if their introduction was moving, colorful, and captivating. Soetheby’s does this with their videos. I know nothing about Fernard Léger or his work which appears … Continue reading
Posted in art, books, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged art, art introductions, art lectures, fernery leger, France, post-modernism, soethebys, videos, world war 1
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The Song of Roland
I love translations that make me feel I am reading what a native speaker is reading. Kenneth Rexroth did for me with 100 Poems from the Chinese, 100 Poems from the Japanese, and other collections. Schoken did a tremendous job publishing Kafka. Their books … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged 1100, Chansons de Geste, early society, France, Frederick Luquiens, great poems, Poetry, Song of Roland, translations
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