1902
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"On October 18, 1902, Hugo von Hofmannsthal published a fictive letter in the Berlin daily, Der Tag, titled simply "Ein Brief" ("A Letter"). It was purportedly written in 1603 by Philip, Lord Chandos to Francis Bacon. In this letter Chandos says that he has stopped writing because he has "lost completely the ability to think or to speak of anything coherently"; he has given up on the possibility of language to describe the world. This letter reflects the growing distrust of and dissatisfaction with language that so characterizes the modern era, and Chandos's dissolving personality is not only individual but societal." --Sholem stein |
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Art and culture
- First issue of Camera Work arrives in the mail
- Exposition des primitifs flamands à Bruges
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Literature
- Supermale by Alfred Jarry
- Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad first appears as book
- The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs
- Kryptádia Vol. 8
- "A Letter" by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
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Non-fiction
- Melomaniacs by James Huneker
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Film
- A Trip to the Moon by Georges Méliès
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Photography
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Art
- Thirty-Six Views of the Eiffel Tower by Henri Rivière
- La Marchande de plaisir by Hermann Vogel
- Lubricity by Alfred Kubin
- Les Oréades by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
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Births
- John Willie (1902 - 1962)
- Hans Bellmer (1902-1975)
- Leni Riefenstahl (1902 - 2003)
- Arne Jacobsen (1902 – 1971)
- Alfred H. Barr Jr. (1902 – 1981)
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Deaths
- Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840-1902)
- Émile Zola (1840 - 1902)
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