Marbling from an 1880 French book, via The Paris Review
Links from the past week:
The Enemies, and Friends, of the Humanities
Deconstruction is all the rage. But Marcuse, Derrida, and Foucalt would all have had you learn the canon first.
The Musicians Silenced in the Great War
“The 1914-18 conflict had a cataclysmic effect on the musical world […] partly because almost a whole generation of brilliant composers were killed, and partly because those that survived were changed forever.”
In Defence of Puccini
Certain music stands at a distance from the listener, but Puccini is “bent on coming to get us.”
A Visit With Mary Beard
“Look, darling, the Latin does not say that. It just doesn’t.” The classicist shares her thoughts.
The Birth of Impressionism Calculated to the Nearest Minute
Spoiler alert: It’s earlier than I would prefer to rise.
From our pages:
Dogma & Diaghilev
Classical dance is becoming meaningless. Blame Balanchine.