Sentences with phrase «epic poem»

As William Carlos Williams» gorgeous epic poem Paterson implies, success comes from observation.

The epic poem the Divine Comedy has been in my thoughts lately; where Dante contrasts notions of heaven, hell and purgatory and allegorical journeys towards truth.

Gioni drew the exhibition title from Maninbo (10,000 Lives), a thirty - volume epic poem conceived by Korean author Ko Un while imprisoned in 1980 for his participation in the South Korean democratic movement.

On display at the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Gallery on Columbia's Morningside campus, and also at Columbia's Global Centers in Paris and Istanbul, «Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey» focused on the cycle of collages and watercolors Bearden completed in 1977 based on Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, about Odysseus's ten - year journey home to Ithaca after the fall of Troy.

Shot on the Isle of Skye, the Faroe Islands and the Northern regions of Norway, with the BBC's Bristol based Natural History Unit, Vertigo Sea draws upon two remarkable books: Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851) and Heathcote Williams» epic poem Whale Nation (1988), a harrowing and inspiring work which charts the history, intelligence and majesty of the largest mammal on earth.

His interpretations of the Greek epic poem are the focus of a yearlong, university - wide exploration influencing curriculum and inspire programs, lectures and other special events.

The work is a series of drawings, paintings and text Kelley called an «epic poem» inspired by a visit to the Los Angeles Zoo's Monkey House.

Certainly containing a titularly and aesthetically proclaimed religious context, the work references the progression from one realm to the next, much as Dante did within his epic poem.

Inspired by her reading of Dante's 14th Century epic poem The Divine Comedy, Jonas has drawn on verses from all three canticas, the Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise to develop multiple iterations of her installation Reading Dante III and performance Reading Dante II.

The collages, watercolors and prints in the exhibition are based on Homer's epic poem «The Odyssey,» the ancient story of the Greek hero Odysseus's journey home to Ithaca after fighting in the Trojan War.

Chris Ofili cites John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost.

For her contribution to New York City's first major AIDS memorial, Jenny Holzer will share 8,992 words of Walt Whitman's epic poem «Song of Myself» on spiralling paving stones in...

Inspired by the Greek epic poem, the artist's «Odysseus» series explores themes central to the African American experience ---- mourning, wandering and questing for home.

I have a striking memory of reading Edward Young's epic poem Night Thoughts and Donald Revell's translation of Apollinaire's Alcools in the same cold weekend of February 2003.

For his new body of work, Como channeled John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), which chronicles the Biblical story of the fall of humankind, the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan, and their subsequent expulsion from the Garden of Eden.

I was holding a copy of Howl, the epic poem by Allen Ginsberg, at the time I received the photographs.

As with all the works in this series, Study for Ovid - Windfall is inspired by Ovid's epic poem Metamorphoses.

Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 is an epic collaboration between The Royal Ballet, The National Gallery and leading British artists and writers who were asked to make work inspired by Titian's paintings and Ovid's epic poem.

Karma Publishing will be releasing a book this spring combining the images from Imaginary Portraits with Vladimir Nabokov's 1960 translation of «The Song of Igor's Campaign,» the epic poem that Borodin used as the basis for the opera Prince Igor.

Encounters with coyote and deer in the dark woods and along the liminal space of the river hold intrinsic symbolism akin to formal narratives like those in Dante's epic poem.

Heinemann recently graduated from Goldsmiths University of London where they studied Fine Arts and their first book, a homo - pastoral epic poem set in a near future Thames Estuary is soon to be published by Vile Torll Books.

Five recent works made by this compelling process mix portraits of victims of the Khmer Rouge's notorious S - 21 prison and mural paintings of a Cambodian epic poem.

As he wrote in his epic poem, Paterson: nothing but the blank faces of the houses / and cylindrical trees -LSB-...]

Charity seeks to build on lottery pledge to secure a lasting future for museum in home where writer completed his epic poem on the fall of man

The Divine Comedy: Heaven, Purgatory and Hell Revisited by Contemporary African Artists explores thematic sequences of Dante Aligheiri's epic poem through new works by more than 40 contemporary artists from 19 African countries, as well as the African diaspora.

In his epic poem, Dante reflected on theological, philosophical and moral matters that still bear relevance for the issues facing society, politics and the economy today, but also questions of faith.

Curated by the internationally acclaimed Simon Njami, this monumental exhibition explores the thematic sequences of Dante Alighieri's epic poem through works by more than 40 contemporary artists from 19 African countries as well as the African diaspora.

An epic poem of early Pop by the architects Alison and Peter Smithson, in an essay published in November 1956, three months after the landmark Independent Group exhibition «This is Tomorrow» opens at the Whitechapel Gallery: «Gropius wrote a book on grain silos, Le Corbusier one on aeroplanes, and Charlotte Perriand brought a new object to the office every morning; but today we collect ads.»

John Akomfrah's (b. 1957) multi-screen installation Vertigo Sea draws inspiration from two striking and harrowing literary works: Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851) and Heathcote Williams» epic poem Whale Nation (1988).

Vertigo Sea has as its narrative spine two remarkable books: Herman Melville's Moby - Dick (1851) and Heathcote Williams» epic poem Whale Nation (1988), a harrowing and inspiring work which charts the history, intelligence and majesty of the largest mammal on earth.

Condensing the epic poem's fifteen - book narrative into a five - minute looped video, After Metamorphoses (2015 — 16) has an almost manic rhythm, somewhat calmed by German musician Wibke Tiarks's soundtrack.

But the focus on a single character works much better here, feeling like the equivalent of an epic poem, that tells the story of three generations of heroes.

At roughly six hours in length, you'd be right in thinking that the transition from 30 - seconds of humor to the equivalent of an epic poem results in some significant changes.

We were able to get a first look at gameplay from the upcoming hack and slash title based on the epic poem by Dante Alighieri.

Sure, the epic poem is considered to be one of the writings of all time, but could that translate well into the video game world?

You take not only a nonviolent epic poem but the single most nightmarish and psychedelic setting known to Western civilization and you use it to make... a God of War clone?

Not because we've been playing murder simulators all our lives (according to the word of Jack Thompson), but due to the fact Electronic Arts is set to ship their latest videogame Dante's Inferno, which is loosely adapted from Dante Alighieri's legendary epic poem The Divine Comedy.

Coming this December, the «Gates of Hell» demo includes the entire opening level and gives gamers a taste of Visceral Games» blockbuster adaptation of Dante Alighieri's epic poem, The Divine Comedy.

Set on the historically renown epic poem of the same, Inferno puts players literally through all nine layers of hell as they fight against demons, demented -LSB-...]

Set on the historically renown epic poem of the same, Inferno puts players literally through all nine layers of hell as they fight against demons, demented souls, and maybe even Satan himself to retrieve your beloved Beatrice.

Executive producer Jonathan Knight is excited to «interpret» Dante's epic poem.

Overlooking Gozo's Ramla Bay beach is the legendary Calypso Cave, where Odysseus was imprisoned by a beautiful nymph in Homer's epic poem.

He didn't name his epic poem «Hiss,» or some other nasty cat sound.

Consisting of some 50,000 «distichs» or couplets (2 - line verses), the Shahnameh is the world's longest epic poem written by a single poet.

The Shahnameh, also transliterated as Shahnama («The Book of Kings»), is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran.

You've already read Adam Frucci's opus on the subject... now prove to the world that you, in fact, are the King of Boldness, by sending your 500 - word essay / blog post / epic poem / manifesto to Gizmodo at [email protected] with «My Boldest Experience» as the subject line.

This seminar booklet is a stunning exploration of Leonardo Da Vinci's secret number» 26» in relation to John Milton's epic poem of the Fallen Angels and the Fall of Man from the 17th century — «Paradise Lost.»

If you have read Frederick Turner's epic poem Genesis, then you might answer in the affirmative.

Paradise Lost is an epic poem and contains flush - and - hang type formatting that is suitable for eBooks that contain poetry.

Written by an anonymous 14th - century poet, this epic poem is recognized as an equal of Chaucer's masterworks and of the great Old English poems, including «Beowulf.»