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| | |  André Gide: Encyclopedia II - André Gide - Early lifeGide was born in Paris, France on November 22, 1869. His father was a Paris University professor of law and died 1880. His uncle was the political economist Charles Gide.
Gide was brought up in isolated conditions in Normandy and became a prolific writer at an early age, publishing in 1891 his first novel, The Notebooks of Andre Walter (French: Les Cahiers d'André Walter).
In 1893 and 1894 Gide traveled in northern Africa. He befriended Oscar Wilde in Algiers and there clearly recognized his own pederastic orient ...
See also:André Gide, André Gide - Early life, André Gide - Marriage, André Gide - An established writer, André Gide - Africa, André Gide - Russia, André Gide - The 1940s, André Gide - Partial list of works Read more here: » André Gide: Encyclopedia II - André Gide - Early life |
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| | | | André Gide: Encyclopedia II - Igor Stravinsky - Biography Stravinsky was born in Oranienbaum (now Lomonosov), near St. Petersburg, Russia. Brought up in an apartment in St. Petersburg and dominated by his father and elder brother, Stravinsky's early childhood was a mix of experience that hinted little at the cosmopolitan artist he was to become. Though his father Fyodor Stravinsky was a bass singer at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Stravinsky originally studied to be a lawyer. Composition came later. In 1902, at the age of 20, Stravinsky became the pupil of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, proba ...
See also:Igor Stravinsky, Igor Stravinsky - Biography, Igor Stravinsky - Stylistic periods, Igor Stravinsky - The Primitive or Russian Period, Igor Stravinsky - The Neo-Classical Period, Igor Stravinsky - The Serialist or Twelve Tone Period, Igor Stravinsky - Influence and innovation, Igor Stravinsky - Compositional innovations, Igor Stravinsky - Neoclassicism, Igor Stravinsky - Quotation and pastiche, Igor Stravinsky - Use of folk material, Igor Stravinsky - Orchestral innovations, Igor Stravinsky - Criticism, Igor Stravinsky - List of works Read more here: » Igor Stravinsky: Encyclopedia II - Igor Stravinsky - Biography |
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| | | | André Gide: Encyclopedia II - Mabel Dodge Luhan - New York In mid 1912, Mabel and Edwin (who by this time were becoming estranged) returned to America, and she began to set herself up as a patron of the arts, holding a weekly 'salon' in her new apartment at 23 Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village. Often in attendance were su\ch luminaries as Carl Van Vechten, Margaret Sanger, Emma Goldman, Charles Demuth, "Big Bill" Heywood, Lincoln Steffens, and John Reed. Van Vechten took Dodge as the model for the character " ...
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| | | | André Gide: Encyclopedia II - James Dean - Acting career Dean began his acting career with a Pepsi-Cola television commercial followed by a stint as a stunt tester in the game show Beat the Clock. He quit college to focus on his budding career but struggled to get jobs in Hollywood and succeeded in paying his bills only by working as a parking lot attendant at CBS studios.
Following the advice of friends Dean moved to New York City to pursue live stage acting, where he was accepted to study under Lee Strasberg in the storied Actors Studio. His career picked up and Dean did several ep ...
See also:James Dean, James Dean - Childhood and education, James Dean - Acting career, James Dean - East of Eden, James Dean - Rebel Without a Cause, James Dean - Giant, James Dean - Death, James Dean - Porsche 550 Spyder, James Dean - Legacy, James Dean - Sexuality, James Dean - Memorial, James Dean - Filmography, James Dean - Stage, James Dean - Television Read more here: » James Dean: Encyclopedia II - James Dean - Acting career |
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| | | | André Gide: Encyclopedia II - Pederasty - Post-classical and modern forms The record of pederastic practices, whether as a continuation of the Mediterranean traditions or as independent native traditions, as in China and Japan, expands greatly, due to the better preservation of more recent literary and historical materials.
Pederasty - Non-Western examples.
Before the 20th century, relationships with a more or less pederastic element were the usual pattern of male same-sex love.
In tenth-century China courting male couples consisted of the older ch’i hsiungSee also: Pederasty, Pederasty - Etymology and usage, Pederasty - The Ancient World, Pederasty - The Greeks, Pederasty - Other venues, Pederasty - Post-classical and modern forms, Pederasty - Non-Western examples, Pederasty - Western models, Pederasty - Modern constructs, Pederasty - Historical pederastic relationships, Pederasty - Proverbs and sayings, Pederasty - Filmography, Pederasty - Footnotes Read more here: » Pederasty: Encyclopedia II - Pederasty - Post-classical and modern forms |
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| | | | André Gide: Encyclopedia II - Friedrich Nietzsche - Key concepts Much controversy surrounds whether Nietzsche advocated a single or comprehensive philosophical viewpoint. Many charge Nietzsche with propounding contradictory thoughts and ideas. Here are Nietzsche's main ideas.
Friedrich Nietzsche - Nihilism and the death of God.
After the skepticism in his early works towards the old foundations of philosophy, religion, and morality, Nietzsche experienced the absence of any meaning or purpose to the world and human existence. Nietzsche did not attribute this nihilism to ...
See also:Friedrich Nietzsche, Friedrich Nietzsche - Life, Friedrich Nietzsche - Youth 1844–1869, Friedrich Nietzsche - Professor at Basel 1869–1879, Friedrich Nietzsche - Free philosopher 1879–1889, Friedrich Nietzsche - Mental breakdown 1889–1900, Friedrich Nietzsche - Key concepts, Friedrich Nietzsche - Nihilism and the death of God, Friedrich Nietzsche - Amor fati and the eternal recurrence, Friedrich Nietzsche - Overman, Friedrich Nietzsche - Master morality and slave morality, Friedrich Nietzsche - Christianity as an institution and Jesus, Friedrich Nietzsche - The will to power, Friedrich Nietzsche - Style, Friedrich Nietzsche - Place in contemporary ethical theory, Friedrich Nietzsche - Political views, Friedrich Nietzsche - Gender views, Friedrich Nietzsche - Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, Friedrich Nietzsche - Criticism of Nietzsche, Friedrich Nietzsche - Nietzsche's influence, Friedrich Nietzsche - Works, Friedrich Nietzsche - Writings and philosophy, Friedrich Nietzsche - Major English translations, Friedrich Nietzsche - Philology, Friedrich Nietzsche - Poetry, Friedrich Nietzsche - Music, Friedrich Nietzsche - Note Read more here: » Friedrich Nietzsche: Encyclopedia II - Friedrich Nietzsche - Key concepts |
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| | | | André Gide: Encyclopedia II - Pierre Louÿs - Life Pierre Louÿs was born Pierre Louis on December 10, 1870 in Ghent, Belgium, but moved to France where he would spend the rest of his life. He studied at an Alsacienne school, and there he developed a close friendship with a future Nobel Prize winner and champion of homosexual rights, André Gide. Louÿs started writing his first erotic texts since the age of 18, at which point he developed an interest for the Parnas ...
See also:Pierre Louÿs, Pierre Louÿs - Life, Pierre Louÿs - Illustrators, Pierre Louÿs - Quotes, Pierre Louÿs - List of Works Read more here: » Pierre Louÿs: Encyclopedia II - Pierre Louÿs - Life |
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| | | | André Gide: Encyclopedia II - Panait Istrati - Early life Born in Brăila, Israti was the son of the laundress Joiţa Istrate and of a Greek smuggler (Panait never met him).
He studied in primary school for six years in Baldovineşti, after being held back twice. He then earned his living as an apprentice to a tavern-keeper, then as a pastrycook and peddler. In the meantime, he was a prolific reader.
His first attempts at writing date from around 1907, when he started sending pieces to the socialist periodicals in Romania - debuting with the article Hotel Regina in Ro ...
See also:Panait Istrati, Panait Istrati - Early life, Panait Istrati - Istrati and Communism, Panait Istrati - Last years, Panait Istrati - Major works, Panait Istrati - Filmography, Panait Istrati - Relevant Quotes Read more here: » Panait Istrati: Encyclopedia II - Panait Istrati - Early life |
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