Tag Archives: Denmark

2014: Wolf and Tank

Victor Ash: Wolf and Tank (c. 2014)

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1885: Foundry

P. S. Krøyer: The Iron Foundry, Burmeister and Wain (1885)

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1894: River

Peder Mørk Mønsted: A Summer River Landscape (1894)

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1892: Summer Evening

Janus La Cour: Quiet Summer Evening by the River Mouth (1892)

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1964: Oh, My Mangled Head!

In his book Alice in Many Tongues (1964), Warren Weaver spends the last chapter using a curious method to evaluate various translations of Alice in Wonderland. He takes the same passage from each translation—a portion of the Mad Tea-Party—and asks … Continue reading

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1883: The Skaw Spit

Johan Krouthén: The Skaw Spit, Skagen (1883)

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1896: Forest Stream

Peder Mørk Mønsted: Forest Stream (1896)

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1880: Lake

Carl Frederik Aagaard: View of a Forest Lake with an Angler and His Family (1880)

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1874: Lost Beauties

A few entries from Charles Mackay’s Lost Beauties of the English Language: An Appeal to Authors, Poets, Clergymen and Public Speakers (1874): Airt, the quarter from which the wind blows. “Helter skelter from a’ airts, In swarms the country drives.” … Continue reading

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1889: Clouds

Marie Triepcke Kroyer: Clouds (1889)

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