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George also has to wear a 47-pound bag of birdshot around his neck to make his life as physically challenging as if he were as weak as Hazel. Hazel and George lead a very boring life. It's not ...
San Manuel Bueno, Martyr Summary and Analysis of Section 1. Summary. The narrator introduces the setting for the story: a village known as Valverde de Lucerna, where a bishop is beginning the beatification process for a saint known as Don Manuel. The narrator introduces herself as Angela Carballino, and says that this nivola will be her ...
Dec 21, 2023 · An illustrated edition of Gertrude Stein's most well-known work, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, bursting with the bright, sophisticated, and fanciful images of artist Maira Kalman Considered one of the richest and most irreverent biographies in history, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas was written by Gertrude Stein in the style and voice of her life partner, Alice B. Toklas.
The print (left) was made after one of Artemisia's own self portraits. The picture (centre) painted by Artemisia's father Orazio is sometimes thought as a work she modelled for, while the one on the right is one of a number Artemisia painted in which she appears in different guises. Each depiction shares the same cupid-bow lips, rounded face ...
On 24 October 1836, in the salon of fellow author (and Liszt’s mistress) Marie d’Agoult, George Sand and Frédéric Chopin met each other for the first time. Chopin was initially repulsed by Sand, reportedly asking Liszt, “Is she really a woman?”. Despite this rocky first impression, Sand still remained intrigued by him.
Summary. “Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr” is narrated by Angela Carballino. In a private memoir, Angela describes her changing perceptions of Don Emmanuel, the parish priest of a small ...
Self-Portrait Nude with Amber Necklace, Half-length I. In this self-portrait, Paula Modersohn-Becker depicts herself from the waist up, in a field of green leaves and white and red flowers. She is nude, with breasts exposed, and she wears a beloved amber necklace, which also appears in other self-portraits.
