Contrasting the Two Stories of Rip Van Winkle. The story of Rip Van Winkle was written in 1819 by Washington Irving. It was the first American short story. Robert Coover wrote Rip Awake 153 years later. It is his version of the continuing story of the man named Rip Van Winkle. Although both these stories have obvious similarities there are also many differences. These differences include the setting of the story‚ the character of Rip himself‚ and the mood of the story. Rip Van Winkle was written as a short
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Rebecca Shulman February 25‚ 2013 ENGL 205-04 Epic and Romance Paper #1: Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh‚ 1889 Swirls mix with white‚ yellow‚ blue‚ and black as the town sleepily yet still so helplessly moves on with its life. No one can truly understand the mystery of the night until they’ve watched it grow. The night is born so magically as the sun of the day descends over the horizon and the moon peeks in through the shadows. It’s a darker sun‚ and although it is not quite as bright
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Vincent Van Gogh‚ one of the most well-known post-impressionist artists‚ for whom color was the chief symbol of expression. He was born in Groot-Zundert‚ Holland on March 30‚ 1853.Between November of 1881 and July of 1890‚ Vincent van Gogh painted almost 900 paintings. Since his death‚ he has become one of the most famous painters in the world. Van Gogh sold only one painting in his life‚ the aftermath of his work is enormous. Van Gogh’s paintings have captured the minds and hearts of millions of
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Introduction Vincent Van Gogh was one of the greatest artists who involved himself in artwork with full dedication. Born in 1853 in Holland‚ he rose despite the odds he faced in his life which brought transformations and made him create improvising unique styles. Since his formative years and later in his middle years‚ Van Gogh maintained immense interest in artwork and did not fail to help others and engage in different forms of art available at the time. Later in his life‚ Van Gogh’s mental health
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society should reflect the world. Some artists that have done this are Vincent Van Gogh‚ Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock. Vincent Van Gogh was a post-impressionist painter from Holland. He was best known for the vivid colours he used and the emotional significance. In 1886‚ Van Gogh stayed and travelled to Paris‚ France and collected Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints. After collecting the woodblock prints‚ a year later Van Gogh got inspired and made his artwork The Blooming Plum Tree. In this he used
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a Bandaged ear and pipe Production background After having dreamt about an artist community for a long time‚ Van Gogh finally bought a ‘yellow house’ in Arles and invite Paul Gauguin. There Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin lived together‚ discussed artwork and focused on producing works of art. Gauguin makes a portrait of Van Gogh in front of one of his sunflower canvases‚ which Van Gogh describes as "certainly me‚ but me gone mad." However‚ their frequent personality clashes lead to deepening distrust
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I will be discussing the famous painter of Van Gogh and a painting that he described as ugly. Van Gogh described this painting as “…one of the ugliest I have done…” He then stated that he tried to show the fervor of the human race describing various colors when visualized would not be appealing together. He also regarded the room he painted as “blood red and dark yellow” which gives another negative attribute to the painting. The lamps that Van Gogh describes are not bright and vibrant but they
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An old painter‚ name Vincent van Gogh‚ once said a very inspiring and motivational set of words that are still remembered down to the day you’re reading this literature. He uttered this accumulation of colloquy. “If you hear a voice within you saying ‘you cannot paint’ then by all means paint‚ and that voice will be silenced.” What an interesting‚ inspirational‚ and motivational set of well chosen words this is! What‚ you don’t see the magnificent way these words could lift one’s soul? Why don’t
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Rhone by Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Van Gogh seems very enthused in this painting. For instance‚ the reflections and pure energy in this painting are very inspirational. Illustrated with darkness in which it creates foreboding feeling‚ perhaps due to a grieving situation or any type of threatening circumstance. However‚ the twinkling of the stars and their reflections of the Rhone give calmness and tranquility of the night to come. Starry Night Over the Rhone by Vincent Van Gogh represents an embracing
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and lost my mind in the process” - Vincent Van Gogh (Vangoghgallery.com). Despite being a failure during his lifetime‚ Vincent Van Gogh had a tremendous impact on art. He had a large effect on the world with his abstract paintings that still amaze people to this day. However‚ Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch painter who faced many hardships throughout his life. He is commonly known for cutting off his ear‚ and being mentally unstable; however‚ Vincent Van Gogh still influenced others through his artwork
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