#european lit

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

~ Seamus Heaney, from Clearances, in memoriam M.H.K. 1911-1984

via apoemforireland

#seamus heaney #when all the others were away at mass #poetry #poem #poems #irish literature #irish poetry #irish author #literature quotes #literary quotes #lit quotes #20th century lit #20th century literature #20th century poetry #literature #quotes #irish lit #european literature #european lit #e

[pinocchio-weekly]

Ferenc Pinter (1931–2008) illustrations of an edition of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, for the publishing house Scarabeo.

This is the last collection of works of the Hungarian-Italian artist, which was publishied in 2011 after his death.

#ferenc pintér #illustration #italian edition #european literature #european lit #italian literature #italian lit #italian illustration #pinocchio #carlo collodi

[yaworldchallenge]

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

Region: Eastern Europe

Wunderkind

Author: Nikolai Grozni

304 pages, published 2011

Original language: English

Native author? Yes

Age: Teen - Adult

Blurb:

Fifteen-year-old Konstantin is a brash, brilliant pianist of exceptional sensitivity in the bleak and controlled environment of Sofia, Bulgaria, in the 1980s, struggling toward adulthood in a society where honest expression often comes at a terrible cost. Confined to the militaristic Music School for the Gifted for most of each day and a good part of the night, Konstantin exults in his small rebellions--smoking, drinking, and mocking Party pomp and cant at every opportunity. Through it all, Konstantin plays the piano with inflamed passion, transported by unparalleled explorations of Chopin, Debussy, and Bach, even as he is cursed by his teachers' numbing efforts at mind control.

Hypnotic and headlong, Wunderkind's dazzling portrait of youthful turmoil gives us a stunningly urgent, exquisitely observed, and wonderfully tragicomic glimpse behind the Iron Curtain at the very end of the Cold War while reminding us of the sometimes life-saving grace of great music.

Other reps:

Genres: #art #slice of life #communism #historical 20th century

My thoughts:

The chapters are all named after classical music pieces, so the background reading music is built in for you with this book.

Review to come.

Link to buy

#bulgaria #ya world challenge #european lit #booklr #book rec #wunderkind #nikolai grozni #art #slice of life #communism #historical 20th century #europe #eastern europe

[thestuffedalligator]

I completely forgot Le Collège Noir was getting an animated adaptation, and oh my god this looks unimaginably cool.

#i'm not aware of the source material #but i watched the pilot a few months ago and it lit up my brain like a christmas tree #dark horror supernatural fantasy. regional european folklore. *a hurdy gurdy* #give it to me. i need this in my grubby raccoon paws #le college noir #horror #kinda #Youtube

[bubblytonks]

my fav toxic lesbians 🪷

#they're so toxic for each other <3 #but it's also kinda hot so who cares #plus i needed an excuse to draw ✨women✨ kissing oops #rebecca das musical #rebecca #rebecca vienna #danbecca #mrs danvers #willemijn verkaik #european musicals #gothic lit #art #fanart #musicals #i'm still trying to get over willemijn leaving so this is my coping mechanism i guess #daphne du maurier #myart

[soracities]

Slavko Mihalić, from “The Man Who Decided” (trans. Peter Kastmiler), Contemporary East European Poetry: An Anthology

#q #lit #quotes #poetry #contemporary east european poetry #slavko mihalic #the man who decided #fragments of selfhood #personal #archive #croatian lit #m #x

[thebluesthour]

Aco Šopov , “Poem”, tr. Vasa D. Mihailovich, Contemporary East European Poetry: An Anthology

#lit #quotes #words #poetry #Aco Sopov #Contemporary East European Poetry #macedonian literature #portrait of the artist #poetry in translation #queued

[sassafrasmoonshine]

Walter Crane, author and illustrator (1845-1915) • The Frog Prince and Other Stories • 1874 • George Routledge and Sons, publisher

"The Princess Meets a Talking Frog in Her Garden."

The Frog Prince is an adaptation of the classic fairy tale by the same name.

#art #illustration #illustrator #walter crane #british artist #european fairy tales #fairytale illustration #children's literature #frog prince #book illustration #classic kid lit #19th century illustration #sassafras & moonshine blog

[girlboccaccio]

I started this at October 2022 and left to rot on a folder until now - but now I have photoshop that stopped functioning and I finished it with paint - the low effort is real.

Btw: italian literature authors matrix - from medieval to early modern || 20th century authors coming soon

edit: a little explanation for anyone who isn’t an expert of italian literature

bitch row: Dante Alighieri, Alessandro Manzoni, Giambattista Marino, Vittorio Alfieri

thot row: Giovanni Boccaccio, Torquato Tasso, Ugo Foscolo, Pietro Aretino

bastard row: Pietro Bembo, Giovanni Verga, Giosuè Carducci, Carlo Goldoni

baby row: Francesco Petrarch, Giacomo Leopardi, Ludovico Ariosto, Angelo Poliziano

#italian lit #italian literature #in any case discuss #european literature #renaissance #baroque #Dante Alighieri #Petrarch #Giovanni Boccaccio #Giacomo Leopardi #Ludovico Ariosto #Torquato Tasso #Carlo Goldoni #Vittorio Alfieri #Pietro Aretino #literature

[fi-amidst-moss]

wenn der abend beginnt singt der wind

#rebecca das musical #mrs danvers #rebecca daphne du maurier #gothic lit #musicals #european musicals #i just... like her a lot #lesbian arsonist enjoyers unite! #art #june 2023

[definegodliness]

Suzanne

Wild mare, ahead of the stampede, Suzanne, cut through the aether's clean; The golden girl must take the lead.

It's not a 'want', yours, it’s a 'need' To reign the pace, like a machine; Wild mare, ahead of the stampede.

Suzanne, advance, at top-speed; A force like you has never been; The golden girl must take the lead.

You shape yourself to supersede Each limit posed, once deemed foreseen; Wild mare, ahead of the stampede.

Suzanne, attack, excel; exceed Your body punished taut and lean; The golden girl must take the lead.

Abolish choice, you must succeed, The roaring crowd must know who's queen; Wild mare, ahead of the stampede, The golden girl must take the lead.

--- 16-1-2023, M.A. Tempels © “... a villanelle about Suzanne Schulting.”

#because i can #poetry #spilled ink #writing #poem #Suzanne Schulting #creative writing #villanelle #fixed verse #rhyme #ode #spilled thoughts #she's cool #tumblr poetry #poets on tumblr #alt lit #words #writeblr #she's a (short track) speed skatester #randomly fell into the European Championship #and got inspired haha #such power #such dominion #awesome

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

Brideshead Revisited (1945) by Evelyn Waugh

#brideshead revisited #evelyn waugh #moodboard #literature moodboard #aesthetic moodboard #old money #old money aesthetic #light academia #old money academia #european summer #vintage aesthetic #classic lit #classic literature #classic literature moodboard #classic lit aesthetic #classic literature aesthetic #e

[pinocchio-weekly]

Attilio Mussino’s (Turin, 1878 - 1954) drawing for the Bemporad edition of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (1910-11), the first edition in colors of the novel.

#illustration #Attilio Mussino #pinocchio #pinocchio weekly #european literature #italian literature #italian lit #european lit #children literature #book illustration #italian art #ch: Pinocchio #ch: Fairy with Turquoise Hair #ch: Mangiafuoco #ch: Carabinieri

[yaworldchallenge]

🇧🇪 Belgium

Region: Western Europe

Author: Anne Provoost

264 pages, published 1994

Original language: Dutch

Native author? Yes

Age: Teen-Adult

Blurb:

Falling in love...falling under the influence...falling into temptation...falling ill...falling apart...falling from grace...Lucas has no idea there are so many painful ways to fall.

Through a long summer of oppressive heat and suspense, Lucas becomes aware of many things he does not understand. What can his Grandfather have done during the war to provoke such hostility in his own home town? Why is there growing crime and tension i the neighbourhood? What is his attitude to immigrants and refugees? How should he respond to his new friend, Benoit, whose arguments confuse and compel him, or to Caitlin, with her enigmatic ways and her beautiful, sad dancing? And how should he act when the crisis comes?

A deep, disturbing book about the inexorable influence of the past on the present, the seductive power of extreme nationalism and racism, the complexities of moral and political choice, and the gulf between intentions and consequences a haunting story of love, fear, anger and forgiveness.

Other reps:

Genres: #contemporary

My thoughts:

I’m not really sure how to tag this one. I will decide after reading.

This is a very award-winning book, and after taking a peek at the preview I can understand why. Wow, just wow - the beginning is very compelling and pulls you in and I want to understand what in the world happened. The translation from Dutch is excellent so far. I can’t wait to read it.

Review to come.

Kindle link

#belgium #ya world challenge #falling #anne provoost #contemporary #europe #european lit #book rec

[literaryhistories]

Guyyyyys it' happeningggg

#the vibes are immaculate everyone is saying that #everyone knows eachother #i love european digital lit studies people so much

[bubblytonks]

my hand slipped, whoops 🪞

#i'm obsessed with her hair okay? #ngl i love The Bun but danny with loose hair has been living in my mind rent free #drawing willemijns face is so hard for some reason? i tried but it didn't really work so i just drew danny's face from imagination idk #rebecca vienna #rebecca das musical #rebecca #mrs danvers #willemijn verkaik #musical #art #myart #fanart #european musicals #gothic lit #daphne du maurier #anyway hope this drives y'all insane #<3