Showing posts with label writers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writers. Show all posts

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Golden Age.

The Golden Age (χρυσή εποχή ) (chrysí epokhí) means the best time of humanity. Perhaps it was so in the past or it will be so in the future.

These words come from Ancient Greece. In Greek mythology there are five ages of humanity (χρύσεον γένος) (chrýseon génos): Gold, Silver, Bronze, Heroic, and Iron.

Also, other myths and legends have their own Golden Age.

Writers wrote books about it, and artists drew images.

Sometimes the Golden Age is called the dawn of civilization.

This is actually a utopia.



Thursday, June 12, 2025

Retrofuturism.

Retrofuturism is a genre of art. People from the past imagine the future. There are many assumptions about what the world will look like in many years. 

Writers wrote books about the next century and describe inventions of mankind. Artists paint buildings of the city of the future and its changes.

But these expectations don't always correspond to reality.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-illustration/illustration-city-street-style-retrofuturism-suspension-495763990


Saturday, July 16, 2022

Metaphor.

Metaphor (μεταφορά) is a figure of speech. It means "transference" from ancient Greek language. Phrases sound with other words. The meaning doesn't change, only the words change.

Metaphors usually sound like comparisons to something. It adds interest to the speech.

Artists and writers commonly use metaphors in their work. Also, there are metaphorical situations in movies and cartoons.

Sometimes people use this figure of speech in conversation.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-illustration/concept-hidden-potential-paper-figure-cat-1197091564


Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/rear-view-man-front-many-different-1294887061


Source of image:

https://www.istockphoto.com/es/foto/ramo-de-cinco-flores-de-diente-de-le%C3%B3n-en-flor-de-colores-coloridos-inusuales-gm1223668190-359530501?phrase=metaphor



Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Famous people and their quotes. Part forty one.

                                  Brothers Grimm.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/grimm-brothers-inscription-famous-literary-monument-65048977

Grimm Brothers - inscription of the famous literary monument in Hanau city, Germany, sculpted by Syrius Eberle

“One feather is of no use to me, I must have the whole bird.”

“How often when we are comfortable, we begin to long for something new! ”

Source of information:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2938140.Jacob_Grimm and https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1855987-kinder--und-hausm-rchen