But after years in the doldrums, serious literature and the art of angst are also experiencing something of a revival.
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The Budapest-based European Roma Cultural Foundation described Stojka as an "outstanding Austrian Romani woman... and a key figure for the history, art and literature of Romani culture in Europe", reported Reuters news agency.
The fact is that works of art, literature, works of history, they speak to our condition and they affirm our desire for something more and something better.
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This lent a gentler patina to the game, according to James McManus, who teaches a course on the literature and science of poker at the Art Institute of Chicago (nice job, that).
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During the 300 years between the Renaissance and the Industrial Age--years of astounding advances in science, art, literature and democratic governance--the GWP per capita grew only 20%.
Because in his new memoir, "An Artist in Venice" (Godine), he tackles one of the best-known, and most thoroughly researched, subjects in all of art and literature.
All practices, traditional motifs and teachings are passed on orally, and distinct genres of art and literature associated with the tradition continue to thrive.
The scientists, for their part, knew little of art and literature -- or much cared.
We can understand atomic theory, and we can understand literature and learn about the great works of art and all the great things of culture, but why?
The question is bound to arise when so much of Rome's art, literature and religion was derived from Hellenic sources.
The CDs include the audio recordings of many world literature books, classic stories, history and art.
Their art is considered an emblem of national identity and the guardian of Azerbaijani language, literature and music.
"In addition to a black child owning dolls and other playthings that positively reflect their image, exposure to literature, art and other positive images will aid in the development of a healthy cultural awareness and appreciation, " she says.
The boys who remained in his classes were often caught up in his love of art, music, and literature, and in his belief that every moment of life should be spent reaching for the transcendence of the Elgin Marbles, of a fresco by Fra Angelico, even of an ordinary sunset.
The stories, narrated by the bride Scheherazade to the Persian king, have resonated in art and literature for centuries, from Edgar Allan Poe to Alfred Tennyson's Recollections of the Arabian Nights.
My many initiatives and collaborations encompass innovative educational outreach approaches to art and zoological history, ecological anthropology and aesthetics, the history of ideas, exploration, environmental psychology, comparative literature, philosophy and ethics, global biodiversity field research, systematics, deep demography and animal rights.
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