There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.

Cyril Connolly

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Topic

Babies Art

Author

Cyril Connolly

Source

Enemies of Promise

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1938 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Connolly, Cyril. Enemies of Promise. George Routledge & Sons, 1938, ch. 14.

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Southern trees bear a strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black body swinging in the Southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.

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Lewis Allan
Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
1937 1930s 20th century
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The most perfect of all works of art is true political freedom.

Friedrich Schiller

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Topic
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Author

Friedrich Schiller
Medium
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Genre
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Language
German
Time
1794 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. "Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen in einer Reihe von Briefen [On the Aesthetic Education of Man]." Horen, Jan. 1795, letter 2.

Current Citation

Schiller, Friedrich. On the Aesthetic Education of Man, edited by Alexander Schimidt, translated by Kenneth Tribe. Penguin Classics, 2016, letter 2.