Template:Did you know nominations/Late Visitors to Pompeii
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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 11:18, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
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Late Visitors to Pompeii
- ... that Oswald Spengler can be seen in the painting Late Visitors to Pompeii? Source: The Viennese Students of Civilization, p. 1 ("The cigarsmoker has been confirmed as Oswald Spengeler in private correspondence with the painter’s widow"); Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde ("De tweede man van links - kaalhoofdig, fors postuur, avondkleding en sigaar in de hand - is herkend als Oswald Spengler, auteur van het roemruchte boek Der Untergang des Abendlandes." [The second man from the left - bald-headed, heavily built, dressed in eveningwear and cigar in hand - is recognised as Oswald Spengler, author of the renowned book Der Untergang des Abendlandes.])
- ALT1: ... that the painting Late Visitors to Pompeii has been interpreted as a representation of Oswald Spengler's cyclical view of culture? Source: Tijdschrift voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde ("‘Late bezoekers aan Pompeï’ visualiseert een van de basisideeën van Spengler: de cyclische Werdegang van zowel de antieke als de moderne beschaving." ['Late Visitors to Pompeii' visualises one of Spengler's basic ideas: the cyclical Werdegang of both ancient and modern culture.])
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/St Leonard's Place Hoard
Created by Ffranc (talk). Self-nominated at 14:50, 11 January 2022 (UTC).
- Will review Bruxton (talk) 16:43, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
4846 characters created January 10, 2022. I was able to check several references - some are foreign language and some are books. Regarding the hook: I prefer ATL1 however - both hooks do not really interest me. If we can come up with a more interesting hook it could be better- but I will not hold up the nomination for it. Bruxton (talk) 18:12, 13 January 2022 (UTC)- Bruxton, do you mean you were unable to check several references? Google translate can help with digitised foreign text. Do you have any ideas about how to make the hooks more interesting, would mentioning 'Sodom' or the 'Decline of the West' help? TSventon (talk) 15:08, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
- @TSventon: I did google translate - one of the books had frustratingly small text. Regarding a hook, it took me a while determine why Oswald Spengler is of any interest. I thought of including something about his views. But perhaps it is better as it is. The hook causes me to learn more than one thing so I say leave it. Bruxton (talk) 15:20, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
