There were signs, books that weren't published, authors who disappeared, theater directors whose plays were cancelled. ... All the themes whipped along by the "Tah-Dah"" motif, until the strings and winds burst out with the sad tunes they played at the very beginning, but now those tunes are all connected up and the orchestra screams them in what has now become a terrible lament. ...
EDGAR ALLAN POE Many authors' literary works are often influenced by their own personal life experiences. Among these authors is Edgar Allan Poe, one of the most inventive writers of prose and poetry in the nineteenth century. The juxtaposition of Poe's life and work is most evident in the mo...
Great composers and musicians throughout history have triumphed truth, overwhelming odds, and hardships. Many modern day musicians share their hardships as lyrics in songs. Mozart had the burden of being a child prodigy, and being treated like a "trained monkey." The modern day rapper Eminem had...
There were new plays constantly being staged, concerts and dance classes, poetry workshops "and the day school was under the direction of the great philosopher and teacher Will Durant. ... Continuing his mission of culturally enriching his younger sister, Man Ray invited her to a performance of a new play, The Yellow Jacket, by George Hazelton and J. ... "Why aren't you watching the play? ...
