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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> [[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>
<small>Photo: [[Trylon, Perisphere and Helicline (Samuel H. Gottscho)]]</small>]] <small>Photo: [[Trylon, Perisphere and Helicline (Samuel H. Gottscho)]]</small>]]
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*''[[The Book of Fantasy]]'' by Borges et al *''[[The Book of Fantasy]]'' by Borges et al
*''[[The Tartar Steppe]]'' by Dino Buzzati *''[[The Tartar Steppe]]'' by Dino Buzzati
-*''[[Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius ]]'' by Borges+*"[[Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius ]]" by Borges
===Visual arts=== ===Visual arts===
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===Film=== ===Film===
*''[[The Great Dictator]]'' by Charles Chaplin *''[[The Great Dictator]]'' by Charles Chaplin
-*''[[Fantasia]]'' by Ford Beebe, Bill Roberts+*''[[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]] (died 1992)+* [[Angela Carter]] (d. 1992)
* [[Brian De Palma]] * [[Brian De Palma]]
-* [[Frank Zappa]] (died 1993)+* [[Frank Zappa]] (d. 1993)
* [[Herbie Hancock]] * [[Herbie Hancock]]
-* [[George A. Romero]]+* [[George A. Romero]] (d. 2017)
-* [[H. R. Giger]]+* [[H. R. Giger]] (d. 2014)
* [[Dario Argento]] * [[Dario Argento]]
* [[Just Jaeckin]] * [[Just Jaeckin]]
-* [[Vito Acconci]] (died 2017)+* [[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)
==Deaths == ==Deaths ==
-* [[Mikhail Bulgakov]] (1891 - 1940) 
-* [[Walter Benjamin]] (1892 - 1940) 
-* [[Marcus Garvey]] (1887- 1940)  
===In art=== ===In art===
-*[[January 18]] - [[Jonas Lie (painter)|Jonas Lie]], landscape painter 
-*[[February 27]] - [[Nicolae Tonitza]], painter and etcher 
-*[[April 15]] - [[Alexandru Plămădeală]], Moldovan sculptor (b. [[1888 in art|1888]]) 
*[[June 21]] - [[Édouard Vuillard]], painter (b. [[1868 in art|1868]]) *[[June 21]] - [[Édouard Vuillard]], painter (b. [[1868 in art|1868]])
*[[June 29]] - [[Paul Klee]], [[Switzerland|Swiss]] painter [[expressionism]], [[cubism]], and [[surrealism]] (b. [[1879 in art|1879]]) *[[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]]) *[[July 4]] - [[Józef Pankiewicz]], painter, graphic artist and teacher (b. [[1866 in art|1866]])
-*[[August 22]] - [[Paul Gösch]], German artist and architect (b. [[1885 in art|1885]]) 
-*[[September 15]] - [[Dick Ket]], painter 
*[[September 27]] - [[Walter Benjamin]], German philosopher, [[Comparative literature|"comparatist"]] and art critic (b. [[1892 in art|1892]]) *[[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]]) *[[November 17]] - [[Eric Gill]], sculptor and engraver (b. [[1882 in art|1882]])
-*''date unknown'' - [[Francesco Stella (painter)|Francesco Stella]], painter and set designer (b. [[1862 in art|1862]]) 
- 
===In literature=== ===In literature===
-* January 5 - [[Humbert Wolfe]], poet and epigrammist 
-* January 27 - [[Isaac Babel]], journalist and dramatist 
* February 11 - [[John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir|John Buchan]], Scottish author * February 11 - [[John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir|John Buchan]], Scottish author
-* February 29 - [[Edward Frederick Benson|E. F. Benson]], novelist 
-* March 7 - [[Edwin Markham]], poet 
* March 10 - [[Mikhaïl Boulgakov]], Russian writer (b. 1891) * March 10 - [[Mikhaïl Boulgakov]], Russian writer (b. 1891)
-* March 16 
-**[[Selma Lagerlöf]], writer 
-**[[T. L. Heath|Thomas Heath]], historian and translator  
* June 10 - [[Marcus Garvey]], journalist and publisher * June 10 - [[Marcus Garvey]], journalist and publisher
* June 20 - [[Charley Chase]], screenwriter * June 20 - [[Charley Chase]], screenwriter

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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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