ART HISTORY ADVENT CALENDAR - DAY 19

 Week of Creativity

19th of December - Praise of Literature

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I. GREECE

Sing, oh Muse,

of the fury of Achilles son of Peleus,

of the Trojan Horse,

of how Odysseus outfoxed both

Polyphemus and Circe,

of the torrid love of Sappho,

of Cloudcuckoo Land and of the croaking Frogs

on the River Styx.

II. ITALY

Sing, oh Muse,

of Petrarca's passionate love for Laura,

of descents to the infernal depths,

of ascents up Purgatory and beyond...

Of Renzo and Lucia, the lovers separated,

and of Sicilian nobility...

Of young heroes like the Little Lombard Lookout

or Marco crossing the Pampas.

III. ENGLAND

Oh for a Muse of Fire

to sing of sallow princes and star-crossed lovers,

of jealous husbands and merry wives,

of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future,

of virtuous orphans who get what they deserve,

of madwomen in attics and wardrobes to Narnia,

and nargles in the mistletoe.

THE 12 DAYS OF DERMARK CHRISTMAS

THE 12 DAYS OF DERMARK CHRISTMAS

I was supposed to do this for Xmas, but had to delay it 'cause of Shakespearean and Precurean shenanigans, aside from the advent calendar, so voilà...


On the first day of Christmas, Miss Dermark gave to me
a Den of Iniquity.

On the second day of Christmas, Miss Dermark gave to me
two Weasley pranksters
and a Den of Iniquity.

On the third day of Christmas, Miss Dermark gave to me
three Dysdarks,
two Weasley pranksters,
and a Den of Iniquity.

On the fourth day of Christmas, Miss Dermark gave to me
four Hope Kingdom castles,
three Dysdarks,
two Weasley pranksters,
and a Den of Iniquity.

On the fifth day of Christmas, Miss Dermark gave to me
FI--I--VE WARRING KI-I-NGS...
four Hope Kingdom castles,
three Dysdarks,
two Weasley pranksters,
and a Den of Iniquity.

On the sixth day of Christmas, Miss Dermark gave to me

six chicks a-chirping,

FI--I--VE WARRING KI-I-NGS...
four Hope Kingdom castles,
three Dysdarks,
two Weasley pranksters,
and a Den of Iniquity.

On the seventh day of Christmas, Miss Dermark gave to me
seven Tyrells scheming,

six chicks a-chirping,

FI--I--VE WARRING KI-I-NGS...
four Hope Kingdom castles,
three Dysdarks,
two Weasley pranksters,
and a Den of Iniquity.

On the eighth day of Christmas, Miss Dermark gave to me
eight elusive Sand-Snakes,

seven Tyrells scheming,

six chicks a-chirping,

FI--I--VE WARRING KI-I-NGS...
four Hope Kingdom castles,
three Dysdarks,
two Weasley pranksters,
and a Den of Iniquity.

On the ninth day of Christmas, Miss Dermark gave to me
nine Muses singing,

eight elusive Sand-Snakes,

seven Tyrells scheming,

six chicks a-chirping,

FI--I--VE WARRING KI-I-NGS...
four Hope Kingdom castles,
three Dysdarks,
two Weasley pranksters,
and a Den of Iniquity.

On the tenth day of Christmas, Miss Dermark gave to me
ten Amis fighting,
nine Muses singing,

eight elusive Sand-Snakes,

seven Tyrells scheming,

six chicks a-chirping,

FI--I--VE WARRING KI-I-NGS...
four Hope Kingdom castles,
three Dysdarks,
two Weasley pranksters,
and a Den of Iniquity.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, Miss Dermark gave to me
eleven Nargles snatching,
ten Amis fighting,
nine Muses singing,

eight elusive Sand-Snakes,

seven Tyrells scheming,

six chicks a-chirping,

FI--I--VE WARRING KI-I-NGS...
four Hope Kingdom castles,
three Dysdarks,
two Weasley pranksters,
and a Den of Iniquity.

On the Twelfth Night of Christmas, Miss Dermark gave to me
twelve Shakespearean dramas,
eleven Nargles snatching,
ten Amis fighting,
nine Muses singing,

eight elusive Sand-Snakes,

seven Tyrells scheming,

six chicks a-chirping,

FI--I--VE WARRING KI-I-NGS...
four Hope Kingdom castles,
three Dysdarks,
two Weasley pranksters,
and a DE-E-EN OF INI-I-QUITY!!!