Jean-Louis Forain Jean-Louis Forain‚ the famous French painter‚ printmaker‚ and illustrator‚ was born on October 23‚ 1852. Sometime in the 1860’s‚ Forain and his parents moved to Paris where he started to study under Jacquesson de la Chevreuse‚ Jean Baptiste Carpeaux‚ and André Gill who were all great French artists. Forain had the opportunity to meet Édouard Manet because of his friendship with Edgar Degas. “In 1879 Forain was invited by Degas to join the fourth Impressionist exhibition‚ and he
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The Purloined Letter: Plot Identifications One early autumn evening begins the Exposition of the story; the introducing of characters‚ setting‚ and the basic situation. A discussion between men named Dupin‚ the unnamed narrator‚ and the Prefect of Parisian Police describing the main conflict of the story: that a letter has been stolen from the French Queen by a political opponent‚ Minister D— Leading us into the Rising action‚ the series of events that build up to create tension and suspense
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Murder as a Fine Art: Basic Connections between Poe’s Aesthetics‚ Psychology‚ and Moral Vision Author(s): Joseph J. Moldenhauer Source: PMLA‚ Vol. 83‚ No. 2 (May‚ 1968)‚ pp. 284-297 Published by: Modern Language Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1261183 . Accessed: 02/06/2011 19:35 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of
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POWER OF DETECTION & OBSERVATION THROUGH ZADIG SHANKHA SHUBHRA DUTTA DEPARTMENT OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE ZADIG AS A DETECTIVE FICTION If history is to be believed‚ the 1748 novel by Voltaire established a new genre and style within the prevailing literary arena what we know today as the detective fictions. Taking as a sub-genre of crime or mystery fictions it is a style where an investigator or a detective investigates a crime. What we cherish today through Sherlock Holmes in western
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The keyword mystery takes on diverse connotations within young adult literature and has the ability to crosses multiple genre and themes. Starting with its definition‚ according to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ the word mystery comes from the Latin word mystērium‚ with influences from the ancient Greek word mustérion and ancient Middle French word mistere. These earliest origins have theological definitions related to mystical and/or symbolic secret rite(s)‚ revelations of religious truths‚ and/or
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Final Project: Theoretical Exhibit - Claude O. Monet Curatorial Statement Claude Oscar Monet was pioneer in the art scene of the 20th century. He invented the painting style impressionism and always followed his dreams. This exhibit is a short impression of his pieces and his passion for art‚ his wife and the nature. Biography Claude Oscar Monet was born 1840 on Saturday the 14th of November in Paris‚ France‚ and lived until 1926. His parents had beside him one other child. When he was 5
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Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes have become two of the greatest well-known characters in detective fiction. They are intricate characters with profound skills‚ exceptionally distinct personalities‚ and two different approaches that leave the audience always wanting additional stories. There is‚ without a doubt‚ no wonder why these two have plummeted from their stories and become incredibly realistic to readers all over the world. Each character has his
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53 Days by Georges Perec is an exciting murder mystery that has a rollercoaster of different aspects and plot twists. 53 Days is about a teacher who is assigned the task to help solve the mystery of an outspoken author who has suddenly disappeared. However‚ the book is not finished because the writer died before he could finish it‚ but left detailed notes of his planned 28 chapters. I recommend this book for young adults and readers who have a sweet tooth for a murder mystery. A normal teacher
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Artists of different time periods have made it clear that social movements and happenings have a great deal of importance in their work. Whether it is sculptures‚ paintings on walls in buildings like churches‚ or on canvas‚ the way that social movements and the ways in which society has changed their ways of looking at things‚ in particular women‚ have been depicted in artwork for centuries. In various forms of art throughout history‚ women are shown as sex symbols‚ weak‚ as servants to men and as
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“History is Bunk” Discuss. Henry Ford was an American industrialist‚ engineer and founder of the ‘Ford’ motor car company. Ford was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune‚ on May 25th 1916‚ and was quoted saying; “History is more or less bunk. It’s tradition. We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker’s dam is the history we made today.” While this viewpoint has its merits‚ it does not fully recognise the importance of history in the present
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