The increasing popularity of fantasy and science fiction themes in art is visualized and celebrated in the sumptuous Spectrum series, which has been the leading resource for such art since its inception in 1994. The early volumes, long out-of-print and now expensive collector's items, are being reprinted for a new generation of fans to enjoy. Spectrum 3 , from 1996, is a typical entry, sampling wonderfully evocative alienscapes, gods, and monsters from the fertile imaginations of artists worldwide working in every major medium. This description may be from another edition of this product.
As a reader, and an avid one at that, I struggle to apply the same level of zeal to poetry as I have my more preferred topics, such as historic fiction, or biography. Yet every April, when the lilac bushes in my lawn are thronged with flowers, I find myself quoting, "When lilacs last in the dooryard bloomed…"
The span of days between April 9 and April 12 mark the pivotal dates of the start and end of the American Civil War. This terrible time of rending brought many changes to the social, political, and philosophical consciousness of the United States. Almost as soon as hostilities ceased in April of 1865 those who had witnessed it, participated in the conflict, or observed from the safety of foreign shores, began putting pen to paper to tell of the experience. Here are some recommendations.
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