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...best seen as the progression of a soul. There is the comic slapstick of Act I, in which the eponymous poet falls in love with Olympia, a mechanical doll. Next there is the sobering disappointment of Act II, in which the hero falls in love with a faithless Venetian courtesan. Finally, there is the tragic catharsis of Act III, in which Hoffmann's sincere love for the simple, shy singer Antonia is destroyed by the vicious machinations of the evil Dr. Miracle. Each affair should appear to be more intense than the last...
...Christmas cards we put on our mantels and tuck in our Venetian blinds are not just greetings from relatives, friends, would-be friends and dry cleaners. They are mirrors of American culture-the neighborly and the utopian, the tacky and the cutesie, the schmaltzy and the smutty, the corny and the phony, the humorous and the sentimental. Lately there are also some fresh and appealing designs, as well as good...
...this exegesis, though fascinating and never pedantic, is subordinate to the central question of the book: what does the analyst do? What is the substance of this weird, almost inscrutable relationship with the patient? What goes on in those quiet rooms with thin venetian blinds, and potted plants for 50 minutes a day, four or five times a week, for five, six or seven years? It is easy to conjure the now hackneyed image of one person sitting in a chair with a pad and pencil while another lies on a couch. It is impossible to imagine what they could...
...Venetian-ness" of Venetian Art: Lights and Shadows--Terisio Pignatti; Boylston Auditorium...
...Venetian-nees" of Venetian Art: New Influence from Florence--Terisio Pignattl; Boylston Auditorium...