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So we have the more contemporary threads but this can be where we show how smart we are and talk about the great works we enjoy, let's say before 1900 or so. What have your read/seen/heard that you enjoy? What are your favorite pieces of music/art/literature from the more esteemed past.
Me:
Books: Lately I've been slogging through Freidrich Nietzche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" written 1883-1885. think the copyright is probably expired and it's available through Project Gutenburg. The thing's I've read about Nietzche, specifically the nihilism and existentialism, have always interested me so I wanted to try out one of his better known works. It's pretty good so far.
Art: I love the Romantic Era:
Wanderer above the Sea Fog by Caspar David Friedrich, 1818
The Stages of Life by Caspar David Friedrich, 1815
The series, The Course of Empire by Cole Thomas 1833-1836:
The Savage State
The Pastoral State
The Consummation
The Destruction
Desolation
Music: The Baroque era was off the chain, especially Bach.
Me:
Books: Lately I've been slogging through Freidrich Nietzche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" written 1883-1885. think the copyright is probably expired and it's available through Project Gutenburg. The thing's I've read about Nietzche, specifically the nihilism and existentialism, have always interested me so I wanted to try out one of his better known works. It's pretty good so far.
Art: I love the Romantic Era:
Wanderer above the Sea Fog by Caspar David Friedrich, 1818
The Stages of Life by Caspar David Friedrich, 1815
The series, The Course of Empire by Cole Thomas 1833-1836:
The Savage State
The Pastoral State
The Consummation
The Destruction
Desolation
Music: The Baroque era was off the chain, especially Bach.
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