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Montparnasse: The Legendary Haunt of Artists and Muses
Place names with the word Mongolian in France are usually mountains – the French word for mountain is Montagne, so Mont Blanc is also called Mont Blanc. The French meaning of Montparnasse is actually Mount Parnassus in Greece: the legendary muse their residence. Historically, this is indeed the case. The great poet Apollinaire believed that Montparnasse in the 1920s was the Montmartre of the past: a temporary place for artists, especially those who had not yet made a fortune. In the 1920s, Montparnasse had low rents and was full of cafes, making it suitable for poor artists to live, socialize and help each other. Every new artist is like being…
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The Paradox of First Love: Discovering Self in Joyce’s Dublins
Our lives are actually very hazy. What hazy means is that we don’t know what we can do at best and what we can do at worst. To a large extent, we go through life without knowing much about ourselves. However, first love sometimes pushes you to release your inner passion, allowing you to reach an extreme state and finally understand what kind of person you are. Joyce’s collection of short stories “Dublins” contains fifteen stories, the fourth of which is called “Eveline”. Evelyn was a girl who lived a very ordinary life. Later she fell in love with sailor Frank, who wanted to take her to Buenos Aires in…
