Artsy August Strindberg Died 101 Years Ago Today

Writer-painter August Strindberg died on 14 May 1912. Here he is, looking suitably bohemian…

August Strindberg, Self-Portrait. Circa 1891.

August Strindberg, self-portrait. Circa 1891.

QUOTE: “I dream, therefore I exist.”

SOME WORKS: Master Olof; The Free Thinker; The Outlaw; The Father; The Dance of Death; A Dream Play; The Great Highway; The Son of a Servant.

A KEEPSAKE:

August Strindberg Pinback Button by BuyTheLightoftheMoon

August Strindberg Pinback Button by BuyTheLightoftheMoon. $1.50

Shopping for the Bookworm: de Beauvoir/Sartre Edition

Simone de Beauvoir quote throw pillow by Wednesday's Child Is

Simone de Beauvoir quote throw pillow by Wednesday’s Child Is. $22.00

Simone de Beauvoir Earrings by Cats Brass

Simone de Beauvoir Earrings by Cats Brass. $24.95

Jean-Paul Sartre quote card by being and everythingness

Jean-Paul Sartre quote card by being and everythingness. $4.74

Hell is other people bumper sticker by Bookish Stickers

Hell is other people bumper sticker by Bookish Stickers. $3.00

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Algernon Charles Swinburne is Ready for His Close-Up

Algernon Charles Swinburne died on 10 April 1909. In addition to being ever-ready for a good close-up…

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…he was quite an accomplished and well-rounded writer.

QUOTE: “For winter’s rains and ruins are over,/And all the season of snows and sins;/The days dividing lover and lover,/The light that loses, the night that wins.”

SOME WORKS: Mary Stuart; The Sisters; Atalanta in Calydon; Songs of Two Nations; A Century of Roundels; A Study of Shakespeare.

A KEEPSAKE:

A Swinburne Poetry Selection at Professor Booknoodle

A Swinburne Poetry Selection at Professor Booknoodle. $25.00

 

[Shopping for the Bookworm] The Smiths’ Albums Rendered as Books and Turned Into Posters

My husband is a huge fan of The Smiths. I know he will adore these. Do you?

All four prints are available as a set from Standard Designs. They are also sold individually. This is my favourite.

Strangeways, Here We Come book poster print at Standard Designs

Strangeways, Here We Come book poster print at Standard Designs. $19.49

Happy 185th Birthday, Henrik Ibsen!

The determined-looking Henrik Ibsen, one of my favourite playwrights, was born on 20 March 1828.

Henrik Ibsen, circa 1870

Henrik Ibsen, circa 1870

QUOTE: “It is the very mark of the spirit of rebellion to crave for happiness in this life.”

SOME WORKS: Peer Gynt; A Doll’s House; Ghosts; The Wild Duck; The Lady from the Sea; Hedda Gabler.

A KEEPSAKE:

Henrik Ibsen quote mug by Marthe Pinaire

Henrik Ibsen quote mug by Marthe Pinaire. $12.00