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Gesamtkunstwerk: a German word, which means 'a total work of art,' a piece that expresses its meaning through as many kinds of art as possible. It's now associated with Wagner, but Frank Lloyd Wright - who loved German things, though not as much as Japanese - played with the concept too, designing his houses down to the spoons. And the grounds, right down to specific kinds of spruces.

A few years ago, down in the valley behind Samara, the local theater put on A Midsummer Night's Dream. It's the best, the absolutely perfect place for that play: Titania's bower built up in the spruces, satyrs in sheepskin loincloths slouching around below, and the fairies hanging on swings off the trees.

Date: 2011-06-19 11:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] exuberantself.livejournal.com
Sometimes I wish I had studied German just because it has some amazing complex conceptual words.

Date: 2011-06-19 02:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] osprey-archer.livejournal.com
I KNOW. So many languages, so little time!

Date: 2011-06-20 04:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] boo.livejournal.com
i love frank lloyd wright. i wanted to be him.

Date: 2011-06-21 05:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] osprey-archer.livejournal.com
So do I sometimes. Not only was he an architectural genius - but he wore a cape! Who doesn't want an excuse to wear a cape?

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