ARTH 3419 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Jean Valjean, French Literature, Paul Gauguin
10 Dec 2016
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He wa s mos t lite ra te a nd wrote e ndle s s a nd long le tte rs to his brothe r. He wa s s o informe d on e nglis h a nd fre nch lite ra ture of the 19th ce nturie s. He s pe nt time working with s tude nts. He a rgue s tha t wha t is ugly is ofte n be a utiful: ugly ha s now be come a word tha t we pra is e. In a time whe n god die d a nd a rtis ts we re not fe e ling too we ll e ithe r. Niche s a id god is de a d who wa s a 19th ce ntury philos ophe r. Va n gogh, s e lf portra it, 1889.
