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A noble combat
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Shiela Grant Duff |
Adam von Trott, 24, a German Rhodes scholar, and Shiela Duff, 18, intellectually precocious daughter of the British aristocracy, met at Oxford in 1931, became platonic comrades and shared a dream of … |
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Solar dance
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Modris Eksteins |
A consideration of how the growth in popularity of Vincent van Gogh's paintings and the trial of Otto Wacker for forgery, resulted in an examination of truth and authenticity during and after the Sec… |
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Weimar Germany
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Paul Bookbinder |
The Weimar Republic, from 1919 to 1933, was a time of political violence, economic crisis, generational and gender tension, and cultural experiment and change. Despite these major issues, the Republi… |
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Athanasius Kircher's theatre of the world
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Joscelyn Godwin |
n the 17th century Athanasius Kircher was a phenomenon. In the 21st he has become a cult. He had an extraordinary imagination, comparable to the most avant-garde modern artist, even (or often especia… |
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