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| - | [[Image:L'art Moderne by Huysmans.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[L'Art moderne (Huysmans)|L'Art moderne]]'' by [[Huysmans]], Huysmans was also known for his [[art criticism]]: ''[[L'Art moderne]]'' ([[1883]]) and ''[[Certains]]'' (1889). He was an early advocate of [[Impressionism]], as well as an admirer of such artists as [[Gustave Moreau]] and [[Odilon Redon]].]] | + | [[Image:The Shapeless Polyp Floated along the Bank, a Sort of Hideous, Smiling Cyclops (1883) - Odilon Redon.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[The Misshapen Polyp Floated on the Shores, a Sort of Smiling and Hideous Cyclops ]]'' ([[1883]]) - [[Odilon Redon]]]] |
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| + | "[[Economic history of Europe|European manufacturers]] dream night and day of Africa, of a lake in the Saharan desert, of a railroad to the Soudan. They anxiously follow the progress of [[David Livingstone|Livingston]], [[Henry Morton Stanley|Stanley]], [[Paul Du Chaillu|Du Chaillu]]; they listen open-mouthed to the marvelous tales of these brave travelers. What unknown wonders are contained in the “dark continent”! Fields are sown with elephants’ teeth, rivers of cocoanut oil are dotted with gold, millions of backsides, as bare as the faces of [[Jules Dufaure|Dufaure]] and [[Émile de Girardin|Girardin]], are awaiting cotton goods to teach them decency, and bottles of schnaps and bibles from which they may learn the virtues of [[civilization]]." --''[[The Right to Be Lazy]]'' (1883) by Paul Lafargue | ||
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| + | "A black, E white, I red, U green, O blue: vowels"--"[[Voyelles]]" (1883) by Arthur Rimbaud | ||
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| + | [[Image:L'art Moderne by Huysmans.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[L'Art moderne (Huysmans)|L'Art moderne]]'' by [[Huysmans]], Huysmans was also known for his [[art criticism]]: ''[[L'Art moderne]]'' ([[1883]]) and ''[[Certains]]'' (1889). He was an early advocate of [[Impressionism]], as well as an admirer of such artists as [[Gustave Moreau]] and [[Odilon Redon]].]] | ||
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| '''1883''' (MDCCCLXXXIII) is the 883rd year of the [[2nd millennium]], the 83rd year of the [[19th century]], and the 4th year of the [[1880s decade]]. | '''1883''' (MDCCCLXXXIII) is the 883rd year of the [[2nd millennium]], the 83rd year of the [[19th century]], and the 4th year of the [[1880s decade]]. | ||
| + | ==Events== | ||
| + | * [[August 26]]–[[August 27]] – [[1883 eruption of Krakatoa|Krakatoa]] [[volcano]] erupts at 10:02 AM (local time); 163 villages are destroyed, 36,380 killed by tsunami. | ||
| + | *[[Les XX]] founded | ||
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *''[[Mona Lisa Smoking a Pipe]]'' by [[Arthur Sapeck]] | + | ===Visual culture=== |
| - | *''[[The Shapeless Polyp Floated along the Bank, a Sort of Hideous, Smiling Cyclops]]'' by Odilon Redon | + | *''[[Mona Lisa Smoking a Pipe]]'' by Arthur Sapeck |
| + | *''[[The Misshapen Polyp Floated on the Shores, a Sort of Smiling and Hideous Cyclops]]'' by Odilon Redon | ||
| + | ===Literature=== | ||
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| + | *[[Kryptádia Vol. 1]] (1883) | ||
| + | ====Fiction==== | ||
| + | *''[[Contes cruels]]'', a collection of stories French writer Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam | ||
| + | ====Non-fiction==== | ||
| *''[[L'Art moderne (Huysmans)|L'Art moderne]]'' by Joris-Karl Huysmans | *''[[L'Art moderne (Huysmans)|L'Art moderne]]'' by Joris-Karl Huysmans | ||
| *"[[The Right to Be Lazy]]", an essay by Cuban-born French revolutionary Marxist Paul Lafargue | *"[[The Right to Be Lazy]]", an essay by Cuban-born French revolutionary Marxist Paul Lafargue | ||
| - | *[[Contes cruels]] | + | *''[[A Problem in Greek Ethics]]'', an essay by John Addington Symonds |
| - | * [[August 26]]–[[August 27]] – [[1883 eruption of Krakatoa|Krakatoa]] [[volcano]] erupts at 10:02 AM (local time); 163 villages are destroyed, 36,380 killed by tsunami.*[[Les XX]] founded | + | |
| - | * Eglai ou Amour et plaisir by [[Louis Pierre Prudent Legay]], Bruxelles, J.-J. Gay, 1883; | + | |
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| + | * [[April 3]] – [[Frits Van den Berghe]], painter (d. 1939) | ||
| *[[Franz Kafka]] | *[[Franz Kafka]] | ||
| *[[Benito Mussolini]] | *[[Benito Mussolini]] | ||
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| *[[Walter Gropius]] | *[[Walter Gropius]] | ||
| *[[Lon Chaney, Sr.]] | *[[Lon Chaney, Sr.]] | ||
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| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| *[[Gustave Doré]] | *[[Gustave Doré]] | ||
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| *[[Karl Marx]] | *[[Karl Marx]] | ||
| *[[Edouard Manet]] | *[[Edouard Manet]] | ||
| + | *[[May 5]] - [[Louis Viardot]], French non-fiction writer (b. 1800) | ||
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"European manufacturers dream night and day of Africa, of a lake in the Saharan desert, of a railroad to the Soudan. They anxiously follow the progress of Livingston, Stanley, Du Chaillu; they listen open-mouthed to the marvelous tales of these brave travelers. What unknown wonders are contained in the “dark continent”! Fields are sown with elephants’ teeth, rivers of cocoanut oil are dotted with gold, millions of backsides, as bare as the faces of Dufaure and Girardin, are awaiting cotton goods to teach them decency, and bottles of schnaps and bibles from which they may learn the virtues of civilization." --The Right to Be Lazy (1883) by Paul Lafargue "A black, E white, I red, U green, O blue: vowels"--"Voyelles" (1883) by Arthur Rimbaud |
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1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) is the 883rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 83rd year of the 19th century, and the 4th year of the 1880s decade.
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Events
- August 26–August 27 – Krakatoa volcano erupts at 10:02 AM (local time); 163 villages are destroyed, 36,380 killed by tsunami.
- Les XX founded
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Art and culture
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Visual culture
- Mona Lisa Smoking a Pipe by Arthur Sapeck
- The Misshapen Polyp Floated on the Shores, a Sort of Smiling and Hideous Cyclops by Odilon Redon
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Literature
- Kryptádia Vol. 1 (1883)
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Fiction
- Contes cruels, a collection of stories French writer Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
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Non-fiction
- L'Art moderne by Joris-Karl Huysmans
- "The Right to Be Lazy", an essay by Cuban-born French revolutionary Marxist Paul Lafargue
- A Problem in Greek Ethics, an essay by John Addington Symonds
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Births
- April 3 – Frits Van den Berghe, painter (d. 1939)
- Franz Kafka
- Benito Mussolini
- José Ortega y Gasset
- Sax Rohmer
- Edgard Varèse
- Walter Gropius
- Lon Chaney, Sr.
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Deaths
- Gustave Doré
- Ivan Turgenev
- Karl Marx
- Edouard Manet
- May 5 - Louis Viardot, French non-fiction writer (b. 1800)
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