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Three women collect water in a Jodhpur stepwell teeming with fish.
Stepwells in Rajasthan, India, boast a rich history dating back over a thousand years. Initially built to harvest rainwater and provide access to groundwater, they evolved into architectural marvels and communal spaces. Constructed by digging into the earth, these structures were adorned with intricate carvings, serving as both utilitarian and aesthetic symbols. Stepwells facilitated water storage in arid regions, crucial for agriculture, drinking, and rituals. They also served as meeting points, offering respite from the scorching desert heat. Over time, stepwells declined with modernization, but their cultural significance endures, inspiring art, literature, and conservation efforts. Today, they stand as poignant reminders of India's ingenuity in water management and architectural prowess.
city library / Neuss / North Rhine-Westphalia / Germany
Album of Germany the west - Neuss: www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72157625997...
Sherlock Holmes (1999)
Bronze sculpture by the artist John Doubleday (*1947) near 221B Baker Street (detail)
City of Westminster, London
England, United Kingdom 20.12.2014
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Sherlock Holmes (1999)
Bronzeplastik des Bildhauers John Doubleday (*1947) nahe 221B Baker Street (Ausschnitt)
City of Westminster, London
England, Vereinigtes Königreich 20.12.2014
Die Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek im berühmten Rokoko Saal in Weimar ist eine öffentlich zugängliche Forschungsbibliothek für Literatur- und Kulturgeschichte mit Schwerpunkt auf der deutschen Literatur der Zeit um 1800. Sie bewahrt literarische Zeugnisse vom 9. bis zum 21. Jahrhundert als Quellen der Kulturgeschichte und der Forschung auf.
The Duchess Anna Amalia Library in the famous Rococo Hall in Weimar is a publicly accessible research library for the history of literature and culture with a focus on German literature from the period around 1800. It preserves literary testimonies from the 9th to the 21st century as sources of cultural history and research.
The old buildings and the new grain storage tanks signify generations on the land. Australia's first and only Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Patrick White (1912-1990), wrote of these experiences in what some consider his greatest novel: The Tree of Man (1955).
patrickwhitecatalogue.com/novels/tree/
I remember studying Patrick White in high school literature classes in the 1970s, just after he'd been awarded the Nobel Prize in 1973. It was often jokingly said (but with a grain of truth) that he was Australia's greatest unread novelist. Sadly, that statement is even more true today. lithub.com/on-patrick-white-australias-great-unread-novel...
But then that is true of most quality literature in this almost post-literary age. The book and literature remains the essential lifeblood of culture however, as it was long ago for the Greeks with Homer. Americans spent much of the 20th century looking for the "great American novel". And perhaps Patrick White's The Tree of Man comes close to that in Australian terms. The only writer I consider in his category of literary importance in the past 70 years of Australian writing is David Malouf, to whom White was a great mentor and friend. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Malouf
In the case of White and Malouf, the key elements are a deep understanding of the historical currents that shape a culture, and an intuitive sense of the poetic.
But let me conclude with a memory of Patrick White - the man. I once heard him speak in 1983 at LaTrobe University in Melbourne. He packed out the largest lecture theatre and addressed what he considered the most critical issue of the day: Nuclear Disarmament. Patrick White inspired us that day, not because he was obsessively political. But as a man of passion who spoke of a deep sadness at how the world that once imagined greatness like Homer, could be reduced to shrilled rats in a cage fearful that one of the superpowers would drop the bomb.
I will never forget that speech as long as I live. Here was a man proving why literature is still important and that we dismiss it at our eternal peril. We are now entrusted to care for the very land our ancestors passed down to us. Let us not fail in that duty.
Been having a think about a theme for the 2022 Mischievous Mice, decided on Arts and Literature. All suggestions welcome.
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This stack of literature books lay on the third floor burned and rotting.
Hmmm tryings something a little different here. This is not an HDR image, but some manipulation in photoshop.
Story behind the ruins and the Detroit Book Depository Set
Mori Ōgai museum Sendagi, Tokyo
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Mori Ōgai was a surgeon, poet, novelist and translator. He is considered as one of the leading writers that modernized the Japanese literature. He started with the "three German Novels" based on his experiences during his studies in Germany, especially "The Dancing girl/ Die Tänzerin" - 舞姫 Maihime became very famous.
Kindly find more about him here:
EN
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mori_%C5%8Cgai
DE
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mori_%C5%8Cgai
alg.de/mitglied/mori-ogai-gedenkstaette/
JP
Castelvecchio
(Italian: "Old Castle") is a castle in Verona, northern Italy. It is the most important military construction of the Scaliger dynasty that ruled the city in the Middle Ages.
The castle is powerful and compact in its size with very little decoration - one square compound built in red bricks, one of the most prominent examples of Gothic architecture of the age, with imposing M-shaped merlons running along the castle and bridge walls. It has seven towers, a superelevated keep (maschio) with four main buildings inside. The castle is surrounded by a ditch, now dry, which was once filled with waters from the nearby Adige.
Castelvecchio is now home to the Castelvecchio Museum and the local officer's club which can be accessed through the left door on Corso Cavour.
FOR MORE INFORMATIONS:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelvecchio_(Verona)
FOR THE PLACE:
wikimapia.org/#lang=it&lat=45.440151&lon=10.98772...
My Best greetings from one of the most beautiful and rich of art and literature cities in Italy.....
VERONA (NOTHERN-EAST OF ITALY , VENETO REGION)
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Trinity-Sergius Lavra (in Church literature usually Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra)-the largest monastery of The Russian Orthodox Church with a centuries — old history. Located in the city centre of Sergiev Posad of the Moscow region, on the river Konchura. It has the status of Stavropol. The largest center of educational and publishing activities of the Russian Orthodox Church[1]. The location of the Moscow theological Academy. In the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Lavra are the relics of the founder of the monastery, St. Sergius of Radonezh.
The date of the founding of Holy Trinity is considered to be desert settlement of St. Sergius at Makovets hill (70 km North-East of Moscow) in 1337
The Dickens ProjectNow in its 8th year, Seanchai Library presents The Dickens Project, to celebrate the work of one of the masters of 19th Century literature, whose humanistic voice continues to be a relevant one in our everyday culture.
A little part of my Fantasy Books collection.
My contribution to "Fotosöndag" this week. Theme: Collection.
Mitt bidrag till Fotosöndag denna vecka. Tema: Samling
A random selection of books published in various shades of yellow. Titles (left to right):
(1) Throwim Way Leg: tree-kangaroos, possums, and penis gourds--on the track of unknown mammals in wildest New Guinea, by Tim Flannery.
(2) LaRose, by Louise Erdrich.
(3) Birdpedia: a brief compendium of avian lore, by Christopher W. Leahy.
(4) Bananas: how the United Fruit Company shaped the world, by Peter Chapman.
(5) Fuzz: when nature breaks the law, by Mary Roach.
Taken for the "Crazy Tuesday" theme of 2/14/2023: FILL YOUR FRAME WITH YELLOW.
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