In a lecture given in 1936 and entitled ‘Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics,’ philologist ‘J. R. R. Tolkien (now famously known as the author of The Lord of the Rings), became the first scholar in drawing attention to the literary value of the poem, which had been formerly studied only as a historical document.
A map of the Internet
Map showing the connections between different world servers (circa 2003).
99 Cent II Diptychon
This is a 2001 two-part photograph of a supermarket by artist Andreas Gursky. The images have a size of 207 by 337 centimeter, and they became the most expensive photographs in the world when they were auctioned at $3.34 million in 2007.
Swift and the poor
Swift’s attitude towards the poor and the excluded was ambiguous. Once, the author and Dr Sheridan decided to attend a beggar’s wedding disguised as a blind fiddler and his man. The night was spent among dance, laughs and jokes. When the two strangers left, they were even given some money. The next morning, both friends found the people from the party now asking for charity and pretending to be blind or on crutches. While Sheridan planned to return the money they had been given the previous night, Swift broke out yelling and threatening the beggars with sending them to prison. [The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes]
In 1887...
Headmaster Pablo Pizzurno decided to commemorate May 25th in his school. Some words were said, the Argentine flag was raised and the National Anthem sung. This original idea was praised in the newspapers of the time and quickly incorporated to other public celebrations. That same year, July 9th gathered 15 thousand people in Plaza de Mayo. All of a sudden, national symbols and myths began to play a greater role in the unification of Argentine culture and values. (In the picture, Flag Day in 1939)
The School of Athens...
Raphael’s Scuola di Atene, with Plato and Aristotle at the centre. By 1510, books and written sheets of paper stand as unquestionable symbols of knowledge and wisdom. (Click on image to enlarge)
South up...
The Blue Marble, photograph taken by Apollo 17 on its way to the moon. Originally showing the South Pole on top –as here-, it was then reversed to please the Noth-up traditional view.
Head...
Statue of Liberty at the Paris Exposition of 1878. The statue would be a French gift to the US in commemoration of the centennial of the American Revolution.
Gulliver...
As seen by Spanish artist Luis Quintanilla for a 1947 edition of Gulliver’s Travels.
Earth...
In a mosaic of more than 70 photographs taken by Clementine (1994).
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I’ve already mentioned Pedro Lobato’s compulsion to drawing comics. We started sharing projects four months ago and we already have four short comics finished and one rather long thing under way. This here was our first collaboration, which has just been published in Revista Exégesis. I'm leaving links to it. Enjoy it!
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