Articles in Ten on Ten
Rudyard Kipling (1865 – 1936) was an English author who wrote some of the most well known short stories, novels and poems. He worked in India for seven years from 1882 to 1889, and the influence of his time in the east can be seen in many of his works. Kipling’s clarity of style, … Read more
Surrealism was a movement, primarily in literature and the visual arts, that flourished in Europe between the First and Second World War. Surrealist artists rejected rationalism and literary realism; and instead focused on channeling the unconscious mind to unveil the power of the imagination. Surrealist paintings often show distorted and dream like representations; unexpected … Read more
Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto (1904 – 1973), known by his pen name Pablo Neruda, was a Chilean poet and politician. He became known as a poet when he was only 10 years old and when he was 19, his poetry collection Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair made him a household … Read more
France has a rich history in art which has seen some of the greatest artists in the world. In the middle of the 18th century, Neoclassicism, which drew inspiration from ancient Greco-Roman culture, arrived in France. The greatest representative of this style is Jacques-Louis David. 19th century saw a shift in style to Romanticism, … Read more
William Blake (1757 – 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker, who remained largely unknown during his lifetime but rose to prominence after his death and is now considered a highly influential figure in the history of poetry and one of the greatest artists in Britain’s history. Blake’s most renowned work in poetry … Read more
Norman Perceval Rockwell (1894 – 1978) was a 20th-century American author, painter and illustrator who is most famous for his illustrations of everyday life; for capturing the spirit of small town America; and for his patriotic depictions during World War II. Most of the works of Rockwell were created as cover illustrations of The … Read more
A sonnet is a poem of 14 lines usually written in iambic pentameter and traditionally associated with the theme of love. 13th century Italian poet Giacomo da Lentini is credited with the invention of the sonnet. The most influential early sonneteer was Italian scholar Petrarch. The Petrarchan Sonnet consists of an 8-line octave, which … Read more
René François Ghislain Magritte (1898 – 1967) was a Belgian artist most renowned for being one of the leaders of the influential 20th century art movement, Surrealism. Surrealist artists rejected the rational in art. However, in contrast to others like Salvador Dali and Max Ernst who created distorted and dream-like representations of real forms … Read more
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788 – 1824), commonly known as just Lord Byron, was a British poet. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic Movement in early 19th century England. Byron first achieved fame with the publication of the first two cantos of his narrative poem Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage … Read more
William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. Though he is most renowned for his plays, Shakespeare’s poetry also remains to be popular. He wrote sonnets throughout his career for a private readership. He also wrote two long narrative poems, which were published in the 1590s, … Read more