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12/12/2022
ART STORIA | Places 🗺
Sudan's Ancient Pyramids
Less famous than their Egyptian neighbours, Sudan's pyramids have been astonishingly preserved for thousands of years. Approximately 200 kilometres out of Khartoum and into the Sudanese desert, appearing like a mirage, stand the ancient pyramids of Meroe. Here we find the home of around 200 pyramids and temples—more than there are in the whole of Egypt. The pyramids in Sudan are almost 5,000 years old, spread across three sites and differ from their more famous Egyptian counterparts because of their smaller bases and steep sloping sides.
In North Africa, thousands of years ago, Meroe served as the capital city of the Kingdom of Kush; the realm presided over by the Nubian dynasty. In battle, the Kush were famous for their archers, and the bow and arrow was often depicted in the art of their culture. Sometimes the region was called the "Land of the Bow" because of its famous archers. One of the most famous leaders of the Kush was Piye, who conquered Egypt and became the pharaoh of Egypt. Thus, far off the well-trodden tourist path of those Egyptian pyramids, this area in North Sudan was also once part of the realm of pharaohs too, and this explains why such a magnificent collection of pyramids and temples can be found here.
In all, Sudan's pyramids were designed as tombs for their Nubian kings, such as the El Kurru necropolis, which housed the tomb of the famous King Tanutamun, so when stepping inside them today, we can see elaborate paintings that adorn the walls and showcase the highlights of the reign of their celebrated kings.
In the area, we also find The Lion Temple, also known as the temple of Mussawarat, which was built in homage to Apedemak, the Kush*te lion god and was constructed between 235-218 BC. This temple's exterior and inside decoration gives excellent examples of Nubian culture and how it differs from ancient Egyptian practices. Notice that the pharaohs depicted here are far more decorated and ornate than the Egyptian rulers and that the Nubian queens are rendered in similar proportions to the kings, suggesting a similar level of importance as opposed to a subservient position.
04/12/2022
ART STORIA | Art 🎨
A wonderful image depicting life near the pyramids, 4,600 years ago. If you look closely, you can see temple structures, fisherman wheeling in their catch of the day, and commodities transported by boat. In his artwork, the artist has done an incredible job of capturing the atmosphere of ancient Egypt.
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Literary Arts book of the month 📖
'MEDITATIONS'
by Marcus Aurelius, Translated by George W. Chrystal, Foreword by Randy H. Sooknanan, Edited by Denise K. McTighe, Cover Art by Peter Arnell
Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy. Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations in Koine Greek as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement.
From the Publisher:
The ART STORIA | Literary Arts Classic book series is a collection of influential books that have transformed storytelling and philosophical thinking while remaining relevant to the modern reader. Certain titles in the series are lesser-known, but all have had a great impact on forming entire genres and modes of thought. Our selected works are considered inception points for definitive narrative styles and writing techniques. In the realm of literary arts, some authors truly displayed ingenuity in their craft, and their stories and ideas have had an enduring cultural influence on humanity.
Our Classic book series is Annotated with Forewords, Introduction, Literary Critique, Historical Context and Contemporary Analysis. Several book covers feature artwork made by a resident artist from our Galleria.
Meditations (ART STORIA | Literary Classics Annotated Edition)
25/11/2022
ART STORIA | Places 🗺
Qin's Tomb & The Terracotta Army
Dated between 246-206 BCE, these pictured sculptures show the reproduction of the army that led the State of Qin, (end of the Warring States period, 476-221 BCE), to victory over their adversaries to result in the unification of the Chinese Empire.
It was by chance three of the 'graves' containing the famous terracotta warriors were discovered while some farmers were digging a well in Lintong County, about 30km away from Xi 'an, in 1974. They had unknowingly stumbled upon a massive funerary complex belonging to the first Chinese emperor in history, Qin Shihuang (Kingdom 221-210 BCE).
Archaeologists went on to excavate the entire army of terracotta warriors, totalling 8000 all dressed in armor, and equipped with weapons, meant to guard the tomb of their Emperor for eternity. They also found 18 wooden chariots and 100 terracotta horses at the site.
The Mausoleum of the Emperor Qin Shi Huang contains a large number of precious cultural relics, such as silk, fresco and paintings according to historical records, but has yet to be properly excavated.
14/11/2022
ART STORIA | Places 🗺
In the Colosseum during ancient times up to 50,000 spectators would be watching long games and Gladiatoral fights while they could be exposed to direct sunlight and uncomfortably dangerous hot weather conditions. Thus, ancient Rome's architects and engineers came up with a way to shade the seats of said spectators, with a large awning curtain called 'velarium'. It was affixed along the outer roofing rim of the great and storied building, as we can see here in this artistic rendition along with an accompanying diagram.
01/11/2022
ART STORIA | Paintings 🎨
'Love and Pain' aka 'Vampire' (1895)
Oil on Canvas
by Edvard Munch 🇳🇴
'Love and Pain' by Edvard Munch more commonly known as 'Vampire', deemed that by Polish poet and anarchist Stanislaw Przybyszewski, a central figure in Berlin’s artist circles, depicts a deeply melancholy and macabre embrace of a woman with flaming locks bent over a man in dark garbs. The pair are enveloped by a shadow and appear almost as one continuous form, with only the scarce illumination of skin and a pallid anonymous face, against the cavernous back drop. Although Munch perhaps painted it as an allegory for the trials and emotional revelations that love entails, many observers saw it as a vision of a vampire in mid feast. The most popular opinion is that the woman holds the title of the Vampire as she bends over the man teeth plunging into his neck.
Munch made many creations of the work we now know as Vampire between 1893-95, with varying intensity of hues and brushstrokes, but it maintained the integrity and symmetry and with little deviation from the original composition.
The Big Sleep (1939) is an example of a prototypical hardboiled crime novel, it was written by Raymond Chandler, and is the first to feature his iconic detective character Philip Marlowe. The first noticeable theme in the novel is the Corruption of Society. Raymond Chandler's crime noir novel The Big Sleep deals with the dark underbelly of L.A. society. Wealth, Status, and Social Mobility. Cynicism and Survival. Masculinity. The other major theme of the story is the different levels of American society at the time period.
From the Publisher:
The ART STORIA | Literary Arts Classic book series is a collection of influential books that have transformed storytelling and philosophical thinking while remaining relevant to the modern reader. Certain titles in the series are lesser-known, but all have had a great impact on forming entire genres and modes of thought. Our selected works are considered inception points for definitive narrative styles and writing techniques. In the realm of literary arts, some authors truly displayed ingenuity in their craft, and their stories and ideas have had an enduring cultural influence on humanity.
Our Classic book series is Annotated with Forewords, Introduction, Literary Critique, Historical Context and Contemporary Analysis. Several book covers feature artwork made by a resident artist from our Galleria.
The Big Sleep
26/10/2022
'N**e Vampire With Gloves, 1864' 🧛♂️
📸 Photo by Tanja Jeremić
🎃 This photo collage was actually made by Tanja Jeremić in 2016, not 1864, despite the title. Tanja Jeremić is a visual artist based in Belgrade, Serbia. She creates digital collages and motion graphics by combining old photos she finds with contemporary styles. Her work is mainly composed of a few unrelated elements from old photographs in which she recognizes her thoughts. She filters those photographs through her personal designs and aesthetics, thus giving us a vision of her surreal universe.
@ https://looseartist.tumblr.com
25/10/2022
ART STORIA | Artifacts 🏺
Detail of a bronze statue of Standing Parvati. Chola period, c.1200 CE, Tamil Nadu, India 🇮🇳
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19/10/2022
ART STORIA | Mythology in Art 🎨
"The Danaïdes" (1903/1906) by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)
Waterhouse was an English sculptor turned Pre-Raphaelite painter. His artwork is best known for illustrations of women from ancient Greek mythology and legends and medieval stories centred around King Arthur. Hunt and Millais, artists who were founders and propag*tors of the Pre-Raphaelite influences in art, greatly influenced Waterhouse’s painting with the incorporation of literary themes and spiritual influences.
As women and water somehow intrigued Waterhouse, it is no surprise that he painted the myth of “The Danaïdes”. The Danaides were the 50 daughters of King Danaus of Argos, who were all married on a single occasion to 50 suitors, the 50 sons of Danaus's twin brother and rival Aegyptus, king of Egypt. At their father’s instructions all but one of them killed their husbands on their wedding night. Only 1 daughter refused to assassinate her husband because she truly loved him and this couple started the dynasty of the new rulers of Argos. The 1 remaining husband killed Danaus and the 49 sisters were sentenced to death and in the underworld they are condemned to fill a large jar with a big hole in it. Condemned they spend eternity having to draw water from a well and pour it into a vessel from which it continually escapes. In the classical tradition, the Danaides come to represent the futility of a repetitive task that can never be completed.
The first painting on this subject done in 1903 is regarded as a study of the second one that was completed two years later. The 1903 version was discovered in 1989, but it is nevertheless a painting in its full right. It is part of a private collection. The later 1906 version was submitted to the Royal Academy when done, then sold to the magnate James Murray and ended up in the Aberdeen Art Gallery in 1927.
The colours in the Danaides II, are brighter as compared to the earlier work with the maidens’ garments in more vibrant color palette. The artist also incorporates more hues. Also in the second version we see seven figures as opposed to the original’s five figures and the work is more prominent in overall size.
08/10/2022
ART STORIA | Artifacts 🏺
Various 'Venus' figurines.
A Venus figurine is any Upper Palaeolithic statuette portraying a woman, usually carved in the round. Most have been unearthed in Europe, but others have been found as far away as Siberia, and distributed across much of Eurasia. Most date from the Gravettian period, which succeeded the Aurignacian period, and begins approximately around 33,000 to 21,000 BP.
06/10/2022
ART STORIA | Artifacts 🏺
Here we see an Aryballos featuring the faces of two women, one Greek and one Ethiopian, with an inscription reading “ΚΑΛΟΣ” (meaning beauty). An Aryballos was a small spherical or globular flask with a narrow neck used in Ancient Greece. It was used to contain perfume or oil, and is often depicted in vase paintings being used by athletes during bathing. This pictured artifact dates back to 520-510 BC and it is now held at the Louvre Museum. In league with the subject matter of this artifact, we find that in some of the earliest forms of recorded Greek literature there are 'Tales of Ethiopia' which tell of mythical lands at the farthest edges of the earth. This literature began as far back as the 8th century B.C., and we also find that Ethiopia is mentioned in the epic poems of Homer as well. In stories such as these, Greek gods and heroes, like Menelaos, were believed to have visited this place on the fringes of the known world.
About the Book:
To the Lighthouse is a 1927 novel by Virginia Woolf. Following and extending the methodology of modernist novelists like James Joyce and Marcel Proust, the plot is a secondary to its philosophical introspection. The novel which centres on the Ramsay family and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland during the summers between 1910 and 1920, recalls childhood emotions and is written as mostly thoughts and observations, with little direct action and described situations. Although a work of fiction, the novel is said to be one of Woolf’s most autobiographical works, drawing heavily on the real-life plot of her own life and personal psychological experiences. In 1998, the Modern Library named To the Lighthouse No. 15 on its list of the 100 best English Language novels of the 20th century, and in 2005, the novel was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the one hundred best English-language novels since 1923.
From the Publisher:
ART STORIA | Literary Classics is a collection of influential books that have transformed storytelling and philosophical thinking while remaining relevant to the modern reader. The titles in the series are have all had a great impact on forming entire genres and modes of thought. Our selected works are considered inception points for definitive narrative styles and writing techniques. In the realm of literary arts, some authors truly displayed ingenuity in their craft, and their stories and ideas have had an enduring cultural influence on humanity. Our Literary Arts series is Annotated with Forewords, Introduction, Literary Critique, Historical Context, and Contemporary Analysis. Several book cover features artwork made by a resident artist from our Galleria.
To the Lighthouse eBook : Woolf, Virginia, McTighe, Denise, Sooknanan, Randy, McTighe, Denise: Amazon.ca: Books
27/09/2022
ART STORIA | Places 🗺️
The Pantheon is still the largest unsupported concrete dome in the world, two millennia after its construction. It is the best preserved of Rome’s ancient monuments and one of the most influential buildings in the Western world. Built by Hadrian over Marcus Agrippa’s earlier 27 BC temple, it has stood since around AD 125. It is a unique and exhilarating experience to pass through its vast bronze doors and gaze up at the largest unreinforced concrete dome ever built. The interior is quite a sight, with its intricate designs all crafted with such care and meaningfulness.
25/09/2022
ART STORIA | Places 🗺
The unbroken seal of King Tut's tomb which remained untouched and unopened for 3,245 years. This photo, taken in 1922 by Harry Burton, is just one of the meticulously taken records from the famous excavation led by British Archaeologist and Egyptologist, Howard Carter. When Carter discovered the intact tomb of the 18th-Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun, he and his team went on to find the best-preserved pharaonic tomb ever uncovered in the Valley of the Kings. With so many treasures, now in museums, we learned much about the period and the reign of the boy King, Tutankhamun.
ART STORIA | Arts & Artifacts
by Randy H. Sooknanan (Author, Editor), Denise K. McTighe (Author, Editor), Elvira V. Resta (Author), Ani Margaryan (Author), Sorubi Ravindran (Author) & Chris Porteous (Editor)
In this edition, ART STORIA introduces Arts & Artifacts, a collection of carefully curated ideas and articles put together by writers and researchers across the globe.
The content here surveys artworks and archaeological artifacts often overlooked from the past, spanning over centuries of art history, whilst fostering an interesting discourse and productive analytical dialogue to ultimately offer the reader new perspectives.
ART STORIA | Arts & Artifacts
08/09/2022
ART STORIA | Artifacts 🏺
Akkadian cuneiform tablet (1750 BCE)
Here we see one of the earliest surviving recipes ever written in the ancient Akkadian language. The artifact is dated to be from around c. 1750 BCE., and is a well intact cuneiform tablet that shows us 25 recipes for stews, whereas 21 are meat stews and 4 are of vegetable stews, but it does not give the measurements or cooking time. The tablet's text was translated by Jean Bottéro and Teresa Lavender Fagan and is now located at Yale University.
About the Book:
Good versus Evil. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886. The story centers upon a conception of the duality of human nature. and is an allegory about the good and evil that exist in all men, At the core of the tale, we find the struggle with the two sides of any personality. The novella highlights the battle between good and evil that rages within the individual.
From the Publisher:
ART STORIA | Literary Classics is a collection of influential books that have transformed storytelling and philosophical thinking while remaining relevant to the modern reader. The titles in the series are have all had a great impact on forming entire genres and modes of thought. Our selected works are considered inception points for definitive narrative styles and writing techniques. In the realm of literary arts, some authors truly displayed ingenuity in their craft, and their stories and ideas have had an enduring cultural influence on humanity. Our Literary Arts series is Annotated with Forewords, Introduction, Literary Critique, Historical Context, and Contemporary Analysis. Several book cover features artwork made by a resident artist from our Galleria.
**ART STORIA Literary Classics Annotated Edition** - Good versus Evil... The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1886. The story centers upon a conception of the duality of human nature. and is an allegory about t...
25/08/2022
ART STORIA | Artifacts 🏺
Ancient Greek Theatre Masks
There were three specific uses for masks in Ancient Greek theatre: enabling actors to play multiple roles (or gender); making them appear like miniature megaphones for people in distant seats (with large mouth holes so that the actors could effectively project their voice); and defining characters within the cast. Greek masks were typically made of materials such as stiffened linen, leather, wood, or cork. 🎭
10/08/2022
ART STORIA | Mythology in Art 🎨
The Kojiki (“Records of Ancient Matters”) is Japan’s oldest surviving written work. Based on oral tradition, it is a mixture of dialogue, song, narration, and commentary, and provides a long and wide-ranging history of the four islands of Japan. The first book, set in the Age of Spirits, recounts the story of how Japan and its spirits were created and developed. The second and third books are set in the Age of Mortals and detail the deeds of legendary human heroes and the imperial lineages of the rulers of Japan, all the way to the death of Empress Suiko in 628 CE. The compiler of the Kojiki was a nobleman and chronicler called O no Yasumaro. He carried out the task on the orders of Empress Genmei, who reigned from 707 to 715 CE, and wanted Japan’s myths and legends to be recorded more accurately. Once completed, the Kojiki, became highly influential in the development of beliefs, practices, and customs in the Shinto religion.
Here we see the artwork entitled "Amaterasu hides in a cave". The subject features Amaterasu, who is the highest deity in Japanese mythology. The theme of this work connects the narrative of Kojiki in which it depicts when ancient Japanese spirits trick Amaterasu into leaving a cave. In particular this scene from Utagawa Kunisada’s 19th-century woodblock print, Amaterasu emerges from the darkness radiating divine light. This is the most famous legend about her, where she shuts herself away in a cave, and winds up bringing disasters to both the world and heaven.
About the Book:
Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797–1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. In an attempt to create the perfect new being, scientist Victor Frankenstein secretly assembles a collection of body parts and activates it with an electrical charge. The result is horrifying – even to his maker – and is never named. Widely regarded as the first proper science-fiction novel, Frankenstein provided the inspiration for a whole genre of horror stories and, later, films.
From the Publisher:
ART STORIA | Literary Classics is a collection of influential books that have transformed storytelling and philosophical thinking while remaining relevant to the modern reader. The titles in the series are have all had a great impact on forming entire genres and modes of thought. Our selected works are considered inception points for definitive narrative styles and writing techniques. In the realm of literary arts, some authors truly displayed ingenuity in their craft, and their stories and ideas have had an enduring cultural influence on humanity. Our Literary Arts series is Annotated with Forewords, Introduction, Literary Critique, Historical Context, and Contemporary Analysis. Several book cover features artwork made by a resident artist from our Galleria.
Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus (ART STORIA | Literary Classics Annotated Edition)
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ART STORIA (meaning 'Art History' in Italian) is a publisher of magazines, books and academic scholarship in both the English and Italian languages. The company showcases international writers and exhibits artists globally.
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The emphasis on a wide variety of disciplines and subject matter creates a mutually enriching sphere for the interchange of perspectives and ideas. ASAG has a broad scope presenting topics with a range of local, regional, national, and global focus from ancient history to the contemporary era. This provides the opportunity for our global contributors and writers to engage with a wider audience. With the highest standard for submissions, ASAG stands for cutting-edge scholarly thought and innovation.
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ART STORIA | Paintings 🎨
The Death of Cleopatra (1890)
by John Collier
Collier is better known as a portrait painter but he did paint a couple history paintings, this one being the largest painting he ever attempted at 10×13.’ He went and stayed in the Great Temple at Philae in southernmost Egypt in order to reproduce the backdrop to the scene with historical accuracy.
Collier has depicted Cleopatra on the divan, already dead after committing su***de by poisoning. Her two maids, Eiras and Charmion, are reported to have taken their lives alongside their queen. One maid has collapsed on the floor while the other is succumbing to the poison as she leans against the divan, although the lack of panic on her face makes it seem more like she’s sexily lounging about (we’ll chalk that up to the taste of 19th Century heterosexual males). Collier has not shown us the famous asp that is said to have bitten Cleopatra, for there has never been definitive evidence that that is how she died. (Narrative Painting)
Artist: John Collier (1850-1934) Victorian Neoclassical painter
Artwork: 'The Death of Cleopatra' (1890)
Size: 395 x 315cms | 155 1/2 x 124 ins
Medium: Oil on canvas
Period: Romanticism
Genre: History painting
Location: Oldham Art Gallery, Oldham, UK 🇬🇧
ART STORIA | Artifacts 🏺
The Dionysus Cup is a truly masterful blend of function and design in the black-figure technique, in which figures were painted in black on a red clay background. The vessel is a kylix—a shallow wine-cup—and would have been mainly used at symposia (drinking parties), where the guests reclined on couches. As they drank, the image at the bottom of the cup was revealed. Exekias has chosen as his subject an episode from a Homeric hymn about Dionysus, the wine-god, who was captured by pirates in his youth. To escape, he turned the mast into a vine, complete with clusters of grapes. Terrified, the pirates jumped overboard, where they were transformed into dolphins. Dionysus reclines like one at a symposium, enjoying the scene that he has created. The narrative is condensed into a single, harmonious image, with the seven dolphins balanced by the seven bunches of grapes.
Artist: Exekias
(active Athens, Greece, c.550–520 BCE)
Exekias was the greatest of the Greek vase painters working in the black-figure technique. A potter and a painter, he was highly inventive in both fields. Sixteen signed pieces have survived and, in all, around 40 paintings are attributed to him. He combined great precision and naturalism with imaginative flair, choosing unusual subjects and often endowing them with genuine psychological depth. He also excelled at adapting his designs to the awkward surfaces of different kinds of vessels.
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Literary Arts book of the month 📖
'THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND'
by Jules Verne, Edited by Randy H. Sooknanan & Edited by Denise K. McTighe, Cover Art by Randy H. Sooknanan
Innovation and ambition... Jules Verne's Mysterious Island mingles science and fantasy. The relation between humans and natural resources is one of the main themes of the novel. Characters are running through technological history, until metallurgy, chemistry and even electricity were mastered.
From the Publisher:
ART STORIA | Literary Classics is a collection of influential books that have transformed storytelling and philosophical thinking while remaining relevant to the modern reader. Certain titles in the series are lesser-known, but all have had a great impact on forming entire genres and modes of thought. Our selected works are considered inception points for definitive narrative styles and writing techniques. In the realm of literary arts, some authors truly displayed ingenuity in their craft, and their stories and ideas have had an enduring cultural influence on humanity.
Our Literary Arts series is Annotated with Forewords, Introduction, Literary Critique, Historical Context and Contemporary Analysis. Each book cover features artwork made by a resident artist from our Galleria.
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Literary Arts book of the month 📖
'THE ODYSSEY'
by Homer, Translated by Samuel Butler, Foreword by Randy H. Sooknanan, Edited by Denise K. McTighe, Cover Art by John William Waterhouse
The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still read by contemporary audiences. As with 'The Iliad', the poem is divided into 24 books. It follows the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the Trojan War.
From the Publisher:
ART STORIA | Literary Classics is a collection of influential books that have transformed storytelling and philosophical thinking while remaining relevant to the modern reader. Certain titles in the series are lesser-known, but all have had a great impact on forming entire genres and modes of thought. Our selected works are considered inception points for definitive narrative styles and writing techniques. In the realm of literary arts, some authors truly displayed ingenuity in their craft, and their stories and ideas have had an enduring cultural influence on humanity.
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Literary Arts book of the month 📖
'THE ILIAD'
by Homer, Translated by Samuel Butler, Foreword by Randy H. Sooknanan, Edited by Denise K. McTighe, Cover Art by Charles-Antoine Coypel
Love and friendship, fate and free will, and honor and death are the main themes of Homer's The Iliad. All these themes follow Achilles and the other main characters of the epic poem. We see how Achilles' friendship with Patroclus and his hunger for honor guides much of the epic, which lead to both his and Hector's demises.
From the Publisher:
ART STORIA | Literary Classics is a collection of influential books that have transformed storytelling and philosophical thinking while remaining relevant to the modern reader. Certain titles in the series are lesser-known, but all have had a great impact on forming entire genres and modes of thought. Our selected works are considered inception points for definitive narrative styles and writing techniques. In the realm of literary arts, some authors truly displayed ingenuity in their craft, and their stories and ideas have had an enduring cultural influence on humanity.
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Literary Arts book of the month 📖
'THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO'
by Alexandre Dumas, Edited by Randy H. Sooknanan and Denise K. McTighe, Cover Art by Randy H. Sooknanan
Love, Devotion, and Redemption. The Count of Monte Cristo is a story of revenge and redemption, but Dumas presents both revenge and redemption as being motivated by love. It is a swashbuckling classic of romance, betrayal, and revenge. On the very day of his wedding to the beautiful Mercedes, young Edmund Dantes is framed by three men, arrested and thrown into the notorious prison Chateau d’If. Befriended by a fellow prisoner, he plots a daring escape, unearths a secret fortune and returns to Marseilles and Paris disguised as the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, determined to seek vengeance on the men who framed him.
From the Publisher:
ART STORIA | Literary Classics is a collection of influential books that have transformed storytelling and philosophical thinking while remaining relevant to the modern reader. Certain titles in the series are lesser-known, but all have had a great impact on forming entire genres and modes of thought. Our selected works are considered inception points for definitive narrative styles and writing techniques. In the realm of literary arts, some authors truly displayed ingenuity in their craft, and their stories and ideas have had an enduring cultural influence on humanity.
Our Literary Arts series is Annotated with Forewords, Introduction, Literary Critique, Historical Context and Contemporary Analysis. Each book cover features artwork made by a resident artist from our Galleria.
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Literary Arts book of the month 📖
'BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA'
by Bram Stoker, Foreword by Randy H. Sooknanan, Edited by Denise K. McTighe, Cover Art by Arantzazu Martinez
Love and death and eternity... 'Dracula' is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. It introduced the character of Count Dracula and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy.
From the Publisher:
ART STORIA | Literary Classics is a collection of influential books that have transformed storytelling and philosophical thinking while remaining relevant to the modern reader. Certain titles in the series are lesser-known, but all have had a great impact on forming entire genres and modes of thought. Our selected works are considered inception points for definitive narrative styles and writing techniques. In the realm of literary arts, some authors truly displayed ingenuity in their craft, and their stories and ideas have had an enduring cultural influence on humanity.
Our Literary Arts series is Annotated with Forewords, Introduction, Literary Critique, Historical Context and Contemporary Analysis. Each book cover features artwork made by a resident artist from our Galleria. They are available in Kindle eBook format and paperback editions through all international Amazon marketplaces.
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Literary Arts book of the month 📖
'THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY'
by Oscar Wilde, Foreword by Randy H. Sooknanan, Edited by Denise K. McTighe, Cover Art by RE
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' is a Gothic and philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde. It is written in his distinctively dazzling manner and tells the story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. The novel remains the author’s most popular work. It was originally published in its earliest form with Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The tale of Dorian Gray’s moral disintegration caused a scandal when it was first serialized and published in the British magazine. Fearing the story was indecent, prior to publication the magazine's editor deleted roughly five hundred words without Wilde's knowledge. Despite that censorship, the story offended the moral sensibilities of British book reviewers, some of whom said that Oscar Wilde merited prosecution for violating the laws guarding public morality. The Picture of Dorian Gray is actually the only novel written by Wilde however it exists in several different versions. There is the 1890 magazine edition, which contains 13 chapters, in which important material was deleted before publication by the editor. Then there is another "uncensored" version which was also submitted to Lippincott's Monthly Magazine for publication which is presented in 13 chapters as well but contains all of Wilde's original material intact. The full version was first published in a book edition in 1891 by Harvard University Press with no censorship in 20 chapters. *This edition contains the full 20 chapter version.
From the Publisher:
ART STORIA | Literary Classics is a collection of influential books that have transformed storytelling and philosophical thinking while remaining relevant to the modern reader. Certain titles in the series are lesser-known, but all have had a great impact on forming entire genres and modes of thought. Our selected works are considered inception points for definitive narrative styles and writing techniques. In the realm of literary arts, some authors truly displayed ingenuity in their craft, and their stories and ideas have had an enduring cultural influence on humanity.
Our Literary Arts series is Annotated with Forewords, Introduction, Literary Critique, Historical Context and Contemporary Analysis. Each book cover features artwork made by a resident artist from our Galleria. They are available in Kindle eBook format and paperback editions through all international Amazon marketplaces.
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