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Welcome To Arts & Literature where we try to answer questions of a scholarly nature.

If you are looking for information about books then head to Books & Authors. The Arts section covers all sorts of topics like theatre, exhibitions, paintings and much more.

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Uberloitenment

How do you make a sketch of someone more flattering?

If you are drawing a portrait of someone, for instance with a pencil, what techniques are used to make the sketch more flattering?
17:47 Wed 12th Jan 20114 answers, last by Lia31 07:55 Tue 17th Jan 2023
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webbo3

free ebooks

anybody know where i can get some good free ebooks for my wifes kindle, ive just paid for two and its going to get expensive. cheers Dave....
22:42 Sat 08th Jan 201110 answers, last by takeawayprocess 12:56 Tue 24th May 2011
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wheaten

Painting title?

Hi, I'm looking for the name of a painting that shows a girl running after a hoop/ball but it's all in shadows and looks like there may be prison walls in it. I saw it once as an illustration to a...
01:06 Thu 06th Jan 20113 answers, last by Ankou 09:52 Fri 21st Jan 2011
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ON THE ROAD

DO YOU RECOGNISE THIS AUTHOR ?

Can anyone please help me identify who the author is in photo 8 at the following site. (There aren't any clues) http://www.thenorther...k/leisure/superbrain/ Thanks...
18:04 Fri 14th Jan 201125 answers, last by willywonker12 18:15 Wed 19th Jan 2011
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Wrangler3

Illustrations in Kindle ebooks

I'm still very new to Kindle so be patient! I downloaded a book of verse (free) from Amazon and although it displays the poems properly, where the pictures/drawings should be, the word...
18:44 Thu 13th Jan 20112 answers, last by Wrangler3 13:09 Sun 16th Jan 2011
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mountainboo

Iambic pentameter....again!

Sorry, I still have a mental block where this is concerned and I have an A-Level exam on Monday which focuses on WW1 literature. From what I have read it can vary. How do I know if it a poem has...
16:10 Sat 15th Jan 20113 answers, last by Quizmonster 09:41 Sun 16th Jan 2011
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puzzleking123

Cymbeline: Posthumus Leonafus age

How old is Posthumus Leonatus, the character in Shakespeares play, Cymbeline?
20:46 Tue 11th Jan 20114 answers, last by boxtops 17:53 Sat 15th Jan 2011
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paganini

DTGK sat 15th

I too need to know the answer to 15a - to complete the crossword. 'Of a classical Greek statue or sculpture, depicting an athlete in a fixed conventional pose.' Thanks in advance....
15:49 Sat 15th Jan 20116 answers, last by emeritus 16:15 Sat 15th Jan 2011
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ChickLittle

Anyone know this pre-raphaelite painting?

I'm trying to find a pic of a painting I saw a while ago. It was of a woman, I think she was a sorceress, and I think she had a snake as a belt. It was very similar in feeling to The Magic Circle by...
21:57 Thu 13th Jan 20118 answers, last by Invictas 00:47 Sat 15th Jan 2011
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joggerjayne

Midsummer Night's Dream on DVD

There are several versions on DVD. Have any of you seen them, and could recommend one? I want one that's ... ... amusing (obviously) ... true to the play (ie. lots of faeries and donkeys) ... not...
23:20 Thu 13th Jan 201113 answers, last by LeMarchand 21:05 Fri 14th Jan 2011
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ilovemarkb

referencing books???

For uni i need to reference books i.e author,year of publication, title...etc etc But im not sure which year to put in my reference list as theres normally a few listed. Please can anyone...
22:16 Tue 11th Jan 201128 answers, last by ilovemarkb 13:02 Thu 13th Jan 2011
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puzzleking123

Clauses

What is a frontal clause,main clause, embeded clause and end clause?
23:15 Wed 12th Jan 20113 answers, last by factor30 23:42 Wed 12th Jan 2011
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milly143

Book Recommendations

I'm after some book recommendations. I never read very much until the past couple of years so I don't really know what my taste in books is. I have mostly read books by Nick Hornby and Bill Bryson and...
10:10 Tue 11th Jan 201116 answers, last by VHG 23:38 Wed 12th Jan 2011
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nourasamir

what is drama?

what is drama?
19:50 Mon 10th Jan 20115 answers, last by ttfn 20:50 Tue 11th Jan 2011
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mountainboo

Rhyming schemes

I have an english exam in a week and am still finding it hard to understand iambic pentameter but more importantly rhyming schemes. Please can someone explain, both if possible? TIA
20:37 Sat 08th Jan 20115 answers, last by maxi29 20:17 Tue 11th Jan 2011
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thedaveformula

Is "They cannot seem to understand" proper English?

I've typed the line "They cannot seem to understand the nature of the problem", it rolled off the tongue, but I'm analysing it and I don't see how it can make any sense. Shouldn't it be...
09:09 Fri 07th Jan 201169 answers, last by thedaveformula 18:30 Tue 11th Jan 2011
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ehorne

is my book worth anything?

JS HOWSON'S 'THE INTERNATIONAL REVISION COMMENTARY THE ACTS VOL 5..... 1882
18:54 Mon 10th Jan 20115 answers, last by heathfield 19:57 Mon 10th Jan 2011
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grandmabundy

I am rtying to find the artist of a painting which has a girl with long dark hair wearing a white dress as part of a larger group

I am tryig to find the artist of a painting which has a girl with long dark hair wearing a white dress as part of a larger group
15:25 Sun 09th Jan 20112 answers, last by sara3 15:57 Sun 09th Jan 2011
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elephanto

Can you steam a christmas pudding in a halogen oven?

Can you make a fresh christmas pudding and then resteam it on christmas day in a halogen oven?
19:14 Sat 08th Jan 20115 answers, last by Prudie 14:50 Sun 09th Jan 2011
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bld767

Not sure where to ask this........

Can anyone tell me the location of the castle ruin on the spur of a cliff - it is one of the wallpapers for Windows 7? Thanks very much.
15:45 Thu 06th Jan 20113 answers, last by bld767 19:49 Thu 06th Jan 2011

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