Away for A Week
Mihály Munkácsy (Hungarian, 1844-1900) Yawning Apprentice. (a. 1880)
For the next week, I will be traveling and unable to post. In the meantime, here are a few articles I highly recommend:
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“A Literary Education” by Joseph Epstein, published in The New Criterion: An essay on the importance of being well-read.
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“Life and Poetry” from the blog Slow Painting: A beautiful essay on the importance of reading poems regularly.
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“Admit It, You’re As Bored As I Am” by John Queenan, writer for The Guardian newspaper in London: On the state of contemporary classical music.
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“The Poet” by Ralph Waldo Emerson: The essay that inspired Walt Whitman to write Leaves of Grass.
Elatia Harris
Having only just found you, I can’t wait for you to come back.
Jul 18, 2008 @ 9:37 am
Anne Marie
Love your blog, thoughts and interests.
I love Mihaly Munkacsy’s soft, expressive brush strokes; his romantic lighting, similar to Rembrandt IMHO; and his attention to the power of gesture. I find his work to be both placidly serene and excitably dramatic to great effect.
Dec 23, 2008 @ 7:24 pm