![]() ![]() For example, the chapbook Fatal Jealousy is deeply skeptical of the upper class impulse to engage in duelling and to run off to the crusades for reasons that are unclear. The Gothic also tends to question the wisdom and behavior of the upper class, revealing again and again the folly of their adherence to antiquated codes of conduct. In this way, the Gothic presents its own (albeit much more violent) version of the class conflict so common in the eighteenth century, such as Samuel Richardson’s Pamela (1740). When Vivaldi becomes interested in her, a series of catastrophes of a Gothic nature ensue, and it is revealed that Ellena is of noble birth, so she can marry Vivaldi after all. For example, in The Italian (1794), Ellena thinks she is an orphan living in her Aunt’s household, so she is portrayed as lacking agency to change her status in a legitimate way, and must take in sewing work to support herself. ![]() ![]() ![]() Just like a Restoration novel of manners, the story line of a Gothic novel is often tied to the heroine’s class origins. G.Along with the other novels of the day, Gothic novels often explored the issue of social class. The story shows that, as with so many other things, J. This 1964 story is part detective story, part retelling of the myth of the Wandering Jew: when a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci is stolen from the Louvre, an art director becomes involved in the search for the missing artwork, discovering that this is merely the latest in a long line of art thefts involving artistic depictions of Ahasuerus, the Wandering Jew condemned by Jesus to live forever and wander the earth in search of redemption. Ballard (1930-2009), who is often regarded as a ‘science-fiction author’, although this description is too restrictive for such an original visionary as Ballard. Let’s conclude this selection of classic short stories about art with a tale from one of the late twentieth-century masters of the short story form: J. Lewis’s Narnia books for this reason), this story is widely viewed as an allegory for Tolkien’s own life. Although Tolkien disliked allegory (he was critical of his friend C. Niggle, a painter, is constantly thwarted in his artistic ambitions by those around him, who insist he perform menial labour, ask for his help, or otherwise prevent him from painting his beautiful leaves. ‘Leaf by Niggle’, written shortly after the publication of The Hobbit in the late 1930s, is perhaps Tolkien’s most famous short story, and is often interpreted as an allegory for Tolkien’s own struggles as a writer. The impresario in the story forces the hunger artist to end his performance after forty days, regardless of whether the man can continue beyond that point or whether he wishes to.Īlthough he’s universally known for two novels, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien also wrote shorter works. ‘A Hunger Artist’ is partly about the figure of the artist, and the challenges any artist faces when trying to practise their art and gain recognition for it. However, after forty days have passed, the impresario who runs the circus always puts an end to the hunger artist’s period of fasting. The story is about a hunger artist in a circus who sits in a cage and fasts for weeks on end. Published in 1922, this is a short story by the Czech author Franz Kafka (1883-1924). It’s a story about beauty, possession, and who ‘owns’ works of art, among other themes. The story is about an artist who paints a portrait of a friend’s wife when the wife dies, the husband asks the artist to alter the portrait so it reflects how his wife would look as an older woman, if she had lived. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |