Römische Geschichte

 Sie stellten rasch eine große Armee auf, wobei ihnen zugutekam, dass die 

östlichen Provinzen

 wesentlich reicher als die westlichen waren.

Schlacht bei Philippi

 Nach der Ermordung Caesars (15. März 44 v. Chr.)

The more I saw of my fellow passengers,

        the less I was tempted to the lyric note.

STEVENSON 

Self Improvement Plan

Robert Louis Stevenson improved his writing skills through a disciplined, lifelong commitment to study, imitation, and meticulous revision. He famously described his training as acting as a "sedulous ape" to masters of literature, consciously practicing their techniques to develop his own unique style. 

His methods for improving his craft included:

• The "Sedulous Ape" Method (Imitation): As a youth, Stevenson trained himself by imitating the styles of authors he admired, such as Hazlitt, to Lamb, to Wordsworth, to Sir Thomas Browne, to Defoe, to Hawthorne, to Montaigne, to Baudelaire and to Obermann. He would read a passage, and then practice writing in that same style to absorb its rhythm and technique.
• Constant Practice and Observation: Stevenson always carried two books in his pocket—one to read, one to write in. As he walked, he practiced "fitting what I saw with appropriate words," treating writing as a craft to be practiced like carpentry.
• Meticulous Revision and Pruning: Stevenson viewed writing as a form of "pruning" and editing. He focused on choosing the mot juste (the exact right word) and removing unnecessary, "watered" phrases to ensure his prose was concise and impactful. He famously argued that if a thought could be expressed in one sentence instead of two, the shorter version must be used.
• Focus on Rhythm and Sound: He believed that literature, like music, should be pleasing to the "internal ear". He improved his writing by carefully arranging the rhythm of his sentences, utilizing alliteration and assonance.

Hans Wurst

 Der Hanswurst, seit dem 16. Jahrhundert (Hans worst^[1]) war (und ist noch immer) als Spott- und Schimpfwort in Gebrauch. In Österreich entstanden die Versionen Wurschtl, Hansnarr, Hansdampf. 1775 verfasste der 26-jährige Johann Wolfgang Goethe eine Farce mit dem Titel Hanswursts Hochzeit.

Als Hansdampf in allen Gassen wird umgangssprachlich ein aktiver, vielseitiger und umtriebiger Mensch bezeichnet, ein Tausendsassa .

: Jack of all trades – and master of none (dt. etwa: in jedem Beruf Geselle, aber in keinem ein Meister). 

MOZART

  Zwar strebte er grundsätzlich auch weiterhin ein festes Beschäftigungsverhältnis an, doch es durfte nicht „zur Fessel werden, einer freien Entfaltung seiner künstlerischen Vorhaben im Wege stehen“. (Volkmar Braunbehrens)

Mozart

Piano Concerto No.17 K453 - Mariana Achba/Vakhtang Kakhidze

 

On May 27, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart bought a small starling in Vienna. It wasn't just a pet: this little bird had a special talent! Mozart soon realized that the bird repeated the melodies it heard with incredible accuracy, but not only that... it also added its own variations! One day, the starling sang the first 17 notes of Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453, with some modifications: It added a musical coda in the first complete bar. It sang a G-sharp (G#) instead of a natural G (G) in the next bar. It is said that it was the starling's version that became the definitive version of the concerto. When his beloved bird died on June 4, 1787, Mozart organized a lavish funeral and even wrote a funeral poem, demonstrating the special bond he had with it. A genius who found inspiration everywhere... even in the feathers of a little starling!

 

 

Description

       “I am an excitable person who only understands life lyrically, musically, in whom feelings are much stronger as reason. I am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me. Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go. Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls.” ― Anais Nin___