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Sonnet examples by students about rain9/14/2023 When it comes to Shakespeare’s sonnets we run into the same problem. The top three Shakespeare’s plays? Hamlet, of course, but after that, what? As one stage director put it, “Jeepers, what a question! For me, the real answer is whatever play I’m working on at the moment.” There are simply too many great masterpieces to choose from. Michelangelo as sculptor for example? Easy: Pieta, Moses, and David. If you substitute the word “art” for the words “music,” literature,” or “poetry” I will also agree with it.Ĭritical and popular consensus can sometimes agree on the top three works of a particular creator. The above quote is the opinion of the lead character in my-four novel series, “Mike Maurison-Private Eye.” Mike’s view of art, at least in this instance, reflects my own. (excerpt from “I Want My MoMA,” by James A. And the public, whether or not they can tell good art from bad, usually embraces the critic’s verdict as their own. Over hundreds of years, the cumulative judgment of critics usually gets it right. They are famous because they are the best of the best. I have decided that famous paintings are famous for a reason. Call me a snob but I am generally attracted to what is commonly referred to as “great art” or the “masterpieces.” Over the years I have looked at famous paintings and I have looked at less famous paintings.
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