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Red Void
This photo plays with the ideas of void and silhouette to capture a feeling of emptiness or longing. The figure is posed in a contemplative manner, as if the red void is causing him to reflect and wonder what may be beyond.
Mashairi ya Mambo Leo: Swahili = Poems from the Swahili newspaper “Mambo Leo”
Newspapers served as an important literary forum for the publication of both Swahili poetry and works of prose. During the 1930’s and 1940’s, the Swahili newspaper, "Mambo Leo" [Current Affairs], served this purpose for many aspiring young Swahili…
The Tale of Genji
Translation of Genji monogatari by Murasaki Shikibu. Widely recognized as the world's first novel, this 11-centruy Japanese tale details both the political fortunes and many amorous adventures of Genji, the shining prince. This book is the focus of…
Empress Wang refuses to look at the emperor’s naked women
In another illustration from the Illustrated Biographies of Exemplary Women, Emperor Ming (reigned 466-472) of the Liu Song dynasty once outraged his empress during a grand gathering in which he had everyone watch a group of palace women take their…
An empress throws herself into the flames
In a famous scene illustrated in the Ming dynasty Illustrated Biographies of Exemplary Women, the daughter of the Han dynasty usurper, Wang Mang, throws herself into the flames. Before he usurped the throne, Wang Mang married his daughter to the Han…
