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This blog contains articles on culture as well as a database of Realist and Social Realist art from around the world by Irish artist Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin. These paintings can be viewed country by country by clicking on the list of countries and themes down the right-hand side of the blog. The artwork of Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin, consisting of cityscapes of Dublin, images based on Irish history and other work with social/political themes, can be seen at www.gaelart.net.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Game of Thrones: Olde-Style Catharsis or Bloody Good Counsel?

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"You have been too clever for your own good, O human nature ( hominen natura )! and gifted beyond measure to y...
Monday, October 14, 2019

Opera in Crisis: Can It be Made Relevant Again?

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Introduction Opera productions depend on much state support, which is in decline, as states themselves go further and further into debt. ...
Friday, August 16, 2019

Romanticism and Literature: Serving Human Liberty?

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“Swift has sailed into his rest; Savage indignation there Cannot lacerate his breast. Imitate him if you dare, World-besotted trave...

Romanticism and Music: The Conversion of Music into a Mass Narcotic on a Global Scale

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“ Narcotic : drug that produces analgesia (pain relief), narcosis (state of stupor or sleep), and addiction (physical dependence on the dr...
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