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| + | "In "[[Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius]]" (1940) Borges playfully explores the imaginary world Tlön where the 18th century philosophical [[subjective idealism]] of [[George Berkeley]] is viewed as [[common sense]] and "the doctrine of [[materialism]]" is considered a heresy, a scandal, and a paradox." --Sholem Stein | ||
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| + | [[Image:Trylon, Perisphere and Helicline (Samuel H. Gottscho).jpg|thumb|200px|The [[Trylon and Perisphere]], two [[Modernist architecture|modernistic structures]] at the [[1939 New York World's Fair|New York World's Fair of 1939-1940]]<br> | ||
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| - | + | '''1940''' was the 40th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1940s decade. | |
| - | :[[1940]] - [[1941]] - [[1942]] - [[1943]] - [[1944]] - [[1945]] - [[1946]] - [[1947]] - [[1948]] - [[1949]] | + | |
| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *''[[Native Son]]'' | ||
| *[[World War II]] | *[[World War II]] | ||
| - | *''[[Anthology of Black Humor]]'' (1940) - André Breton | + | ===Music=== |
| - | *''[[Native Son]]'' (1940) - Richard A. Wright | + | *"[[Nuages]]" by Django Reinhardt |
| - | *''[[Ecorché I]]'' 1939-1940 by [[Ferdinand Springer]] | + | ===Literature=== |
| - | *''[[The Great Dictator]]'' (1940) - Charles Chaplin | + | *''[[Anthology of Black Humor]]'' by André Breton |
| - | *''[[Fantasia]]'' (1940) - Ford Beebe, Bill Roberts | + | *''[[Native Son]]'' by Richard A. Wright |
| - | *''[[Rabelais and His World]]'' (1940) - Mikhail Bakhtin | + | *''[[Rabelais and His World]]'' by Mikhail Bakhtin |
| *''[[The Book of Fantasy]]'' by Borges et al | *''[[The Book of Fantasy]]'' by Borges et al | ||
| + | *''[[The Tartar Steppe]]'' by Dino Buzzati | ||
| + | *"[[Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius ]]" by Borges | ||
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| + | ===Visual arts=== | ||
| + | *''[[Ecorché I]]'' 1939-1940 by [[Ferdinand Springer]] | ||
| + | ===Film=== | ||
| + | *''[[The Great Dictator]]'' by Charles Chaplin | ||
| + | *''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' by Ford Beebe, Bill Roberts | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
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| * [[Roy Ayers]] | * [[Roy Ayers]] | ||
| * [[Pharoah Sanders]] | * [[Pharoah Sanders]] | ||
| - | * [[Angela Carter]] | + | * [[Angela Carter]] (d. 1992) |
| * [[Brian De Palma]] | * [[Brian De Palma]] | ||
| - | * [[Frank Zappa]] (1940 - 1993) | + | * [[Frank Zappa]] (d. 1993) |
| * [[Herbie Hancock]] | * [[Herbie Hancock]] | ||
| - | * [[George Romero]] | + | * [[George A. Romero]] (d. 2017) |
| - | * [[H. R. Giger]] | + | * [[H. R. Giger]] (d. 2014) |
| * [[Dario Argento]] | * [[Dario Argento]] | ||
| * [[Just Jaeckin]] | * [[Just Jaeckin]] | ||
| - | * [[Vito Acconci]] | + | * [[Vito Acconci]] (d. 2017) |
| - | * [[Tony Conrad]] | + | * [[Tony Conrad]] (d. 2016) |
| + | * [[August 12]] - [[Tony Allen (musician)|Tony Allen]], Nigerian musician (b. 1940) | ||
| * [[Terry Gilliam]] | * [[Terry Gilliam]] | ||
| * [[Nobuyoshi Araki]] | * [[Nobuyoshi Araki]] | ||
| - | * [[Richard Kostelanetz]] | + | * [[Fontella Bass]] (d. 2012) |
| - | * [[Fontella Bass ]] | + | * [[Pina Bausch]] (d. 2009) |
| + | *October 22: [[Hiroshi Yoshimura]], musician (d. 2003) | ||
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| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
| - | * [[Mikhail Bulgakov]] (1891 - 1940) | + | ===In art=== |
| - | * [[Walter Benjamin]] (1892 - 1940) | + | *[[June 21]] - [[Édouard Vuillard]], painter (b. [[1868 in art|1868]]) |
| - | * [[Marcus Garvey]] (1887- 1940) | + | *[[June 29]] - [[Paul Klee]], [[Switzerland|Swiss]] painter [[expressionism]], [[cubism]], and [[surrealism]] (b. [[1879 in art|1879]]) |
| + | *[[July 4]] - [[Józef Pankiewicz]], painter, graphic artist and teacher (b. [[1866 in art|1866]]) | ||
| + | *[[September 27]] - [[Walter Benjamin]], German philosopher, [[Comparative literature|"comparatist"]] and art critic (b. [[1892 in art|1892]]) | ||
| + | *[[November 17]] - [[Eric Gill]], sculptor and engraver (b. [[1882 in art|1882]]) | ||
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| + | ===In literature=== | ||
| + | * February 11 - [[John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir|John Buchan]], Scottish author | ||
| + | * March 10 - [[Mikhaïl Boulgakov]], Russian writer (b. 1891) | ||
| + | * June 10 - [[Marcus Garvey]], journalist and publisher | ||
| + | * June 20 - [[Charley Chase]], screenwriter | ||
| + | * September - [[W. H. Davies]], poet and ''Supertramp'' | ||
| + | * December 21 - [[F Scott Fitzgerald]] (b. 1896) | ||
| + | * December 22 - [[Nathanael West]] (b. 1903) | ||
| + | * ''date unknown'' - [[T. O'Conor Sloane]], editor of ''Amazing Stories'' | ||
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1940 was the 40th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1940s decade.
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Art and culture
Music
- "Nuages" by Django Reinhardt
Literature
- Anthology of Black Humor by André Breton
- Native Son by Richard A. Wright
- Rabelais and His World by Mikhail Bakhtin
- The Book of Fantasy by Borges et al
- The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati
- "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius " by Borges
Visual arts
- Ecorché I 1939-1940 by Ferdinand Springer
Film
- The Great Dictator by Charles Chaplin
- Fantasia by Ford Beebe, Bill Roberts
Births
- Giorgio Moroder
- Panamarenko
- Roy Ayers
- Pharoah Sanders
- Angela Carter (d. 1992)
- Brian De Palma
- Frank Zappa (d. 1993)
- Herbie Hancock
- George A. Romero (d. 2017)
- H. R. Giger (d. 2014)
- Dario Argento
- Just Jaeckin
- Vito Acconci (d. 2017)
- Tony Conrad (d. 2016)
- August 12 - Tony Allen, Nigerian musician (b. 1940)
- Terry Gilliam
- Nobuyoshi Araki
- Fontella Bass (d. 2012)
- Pina Bausch (d. 2009)
- October 22: Hiroshi Yoshimura, musician (d. 2003)
Deaths
In art
- June 21 - Édouard Vuillard, painter (b. 1868)
- June 29 - Paul Klee, Swiss painter expressionism, cubism, and surrealism (b. 1879)
- July 4 - Józef Pankiewicz, painter, graphic artist and teacher (b. 1866)
- September 27 - Walter Benjamin, German philosopher, "comparatist" and art critic (b. 1892)
- November 17 - Eric Gill, sculptor and engraver (b. 1882)
In literature
- February 11 - John Buchan, Scottish author
- March 10 - Mikhaïl Boulgakov, Russian writer (b. 1891)
- June 10 - Marcus Garvey, journalist and publisher
- June 20 - Charley Chase, screenwriter
- September - W. H. Davies, poet and Supertramp
- December 21 - F Scott Fitzgerald (b. 1896)
- December 22 - Nathanael West (b. 1903)
- date unknown - T. O'Conor Sloane, editor of Amazing Stories
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