Word: brooked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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DIED. Alexander Brook, 81, American painter; of a heart attack; in Sag Harbor, N.Y. Ignoring the later popularity of abstract expressionism, Brook relentlessly pursued the realistic style and romantic mood that brought him early success in the '20s and informed his work-graceful nudes, broad, brooding landscapes, portraits of young girls caught in somber moods. Said he: "My approach is immediate. I try to maintain that first quick impression, that first quick look...
...Broad Brook, Conn...
...rest of the book reads like a social register of minor literati. This is particularly true of the chapter on England, in which Wohl highlights two poets, Rupert Brooke and Siegfried Sassoon, both members of very wealthy families. Their poetry is important, but both lack any type of world framework or vision. Sassoon's poems are tainted by a masochistic love for the trenches. Brook's works are personal peieces of the impact of the war on his love life. Their perception of generation and the world view stems from the privilege and isolation of their socio-economic background...