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Richard Wagner
Was one of the renowned German composers, theatre directors ,conductors and polemicists.
He is famous for his “music drama” opera
His interest was to restore the significance of music in the opera.
His work had four operas
He synthesized musical instrumentation, poetry and music subsidiaries with drama.
In his final years, his life was characterized by poverty, love affairs and political exiles
Richard was a German composer who was interested in the restoration of the importance of music in opera by developing the balance between the singers and the orchestra. The other aim of his works was to restore the significance music and the opera. He did this by synthesizing the musical instrumentation, poetry and music subsidiaries with drama. His work consisted of four operas which included the Rhinegold, Valkyrie, Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods.
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Giuseppe Verdi
He was born in 1808.
He was the most romantic composer in Italy.
He composed a series of operas one of which was the series of Grand Operas
His operas depict violence, murder and revenge which are based on wild and melodramatic plots (Gabbay & Woods, 200.
After achieving much fame in his literary work, he took and interest Italian politics and served in various political positions.
He suffered stroke which killed him in 1901
Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1808 and got some music knowledge from a local patron who made him to become one of the most romantic opera composers in Italy. He composed a lot of operas ,most of which were based on wild and melodramatic plots. In 1859,he began developing interests in politics after having gotten some fame and prosperity . He served various positions such as the member of the provincial council
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Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy was born in1828.
He went to the University of Kazan where he studied languages.
He is renown for novels such as war and peace and also the Anna Karenina .
The novel, “war and peace "discusses the influence of great men towards political developments
Moreover, the novel discusses about the invasion of the French in Russia.
Leo Tolstoy was a great novelist who was born in 1828. He studied languages in the University of Kazan where he pursued languages but never waited to complete his degree. He has wrote two of his most significant novels: the War and Peace which presents an exploration of the some of the influences that great historical men had towards the political developments. His other Novel, Anna Karenina describes the historical adventures of Anna Karenina.
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Leo Tolstoy: career and death
He the joined the army after leaving the school and just before he deeply engaged in writing.
His Europeans trips gave him his literary as well as political developments
He died of pneumonia in 1910
He had written to his family about his death before he died.
When he was in school ,he proved illiterate and ignorant where he would be described as “unable and unwilling to learn". This made him to leave the school and joined the army after which he started writing. Between 1860 and 1861,he made various trips to Europe which gave him and exposure to literary and political developments. He got pneumonia which made him to die in 1910.
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Born in 1821
Was a novelist, journalist and an essayist
Studied military engineering before starting his writing career.
He worked as an engineer after graduating and also earned money by translating books
He started his writing in early 20s
Fyodor Dostoyevsky was also a Russian writer born in 1821. He went to the University where he studied military engineering after which he worked as a military engineer. He started practicing his literary skills in his early 20s where he could earn money by interpreting books. He used his literary skills in many filed such as journalism, writing essays and as a novelist
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The most striking period was when he was imprisoned .
He finished his first novel 1845,the “Poor Folk”
He resigned from the military concentrate with his writing career
He then released his second literary work, the double in 1846
In his years, he translated many books and influenced a lot of writers
He was imprisoned for plotting to establish a printing press and conspiring to discuss political contrary to the fact that they had been banned by the czarist régime. He finished his first literary work ,a novel named “Poor Folk “ in 1845. He felt that the military career would threaten his writing career and therefore resigned. He influenced many writers in the fields of journalism, publishing and part of poetry
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Charles Dickens
He was born in 1812 to become a renowned English writer.
He is regarded as the best novelist in Victorian era.
He published a series of Pickwick Papers.
His work was focused on satire, humor and characterization of the society .
Other works include A Christmas Carol, Great expectations, and a Tale of Two Cities (Gabbay & Woods, 200
He died in 1870 due to stroke
Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in Hampshire ,England .He created some fictional characters which made him become a renowned English writer in the Victorian era. His literary work started in 1836 after he published a series of the Pickwick Papers after which he became an international celebrity in literature work. This is due to his work which was loved worldly due to humor satire and the characterization of the society.
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Mark Twain
He was born 1835
He developed his literary skills as he worked as a type-setter.
His life in Hannibal inspired his fictional locales such as Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer
His love for science and technology made him to patent 3 inventions: Detachable Straps for Garments and Improvement in Adjustable (Gabbay & Woods, 200
He published more than 20 books
Died of depression in 1910
Mark Twain was born in 1835 in Florida ,United States. After getting an apprenticeship in printing, he started working as a type setter where he made contributions to magazines and articles. This sharpened his literary skills. He loved science and technology which made him to patent three inventions Detachable Straps for Garments and Improvement in Adjustable. When his daughter died of meningitis, the sorrowful adventure made him to die of depression in 1910
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References
Gabbay, D. M., & Woods, J. (2008). Mediaeval and Renaissance Logic. North Holland.
