Evil is unspectacular and always human,
And shares our bed and eats at our table.

W.H. Auden

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Topic

Nature of evil Evil

Author

W.H. Auden

Source

Herman Melville

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Auden, W. H. "Herman Melville." Another Time. Faber and Faber/Random House, 1940.

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A most conventional way to rise above the conventional.

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Speaker
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Medium
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Language
English
Time
1948 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Nabokov, Vladimir. Talking about the novel Madame Bovary. c. 1948, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. Lecture.

Current Citation

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Another quote from 1940

When you wish upon a star,
Makes no difference who you are,
Anything your heart desires will come to you.

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Topic
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Speaker
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Actor
Cliff Edwards
Source
When You Wish Upon a Star Pinocchio
Medium
Song Film
Genre
Animation (film) Musical (film) Animation Musical
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

"When You Wish Upon a Star." Pinocchio. Composed by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington, performed by Cliff Edwards. Walt Disney Productions, 1940.