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PARIS SEOUL SYDNEY TAIPEI TOKYO  \n© 2008 by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.  \nInternational Standard Book Number: 978-1-59339-476-9 (set)  \nNo part of this work may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.  \nMy First Britannica: Volume 3: The Arts 2008  \nBritannica.com may be accessed on the Internet at [http://www.britannica.com](http://www.britannica.com).  \nEncyclopædia Britannica, Britannica, and the Thistle logo are registered trademarks of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.  \nThe Arts  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nINTRODUCTION   5  \nVisual Arts  \nFolk Arts and Crafts: Traditions of Creativity........... 6  \nPainting: Art of the Mind’s Eye ..................... 8  \nSculpture: The 3-D Art .......................... 10  \nArchitecture: The Art of Building ................... 12  \nARTISTS  \nHassan Fathy: Culture-Conscious Architect ........... 14  \nHiroshige: Artist of the Floating World .............. 16  \nFrida Kahlo: The Brilliant Colors of Mexico ........... 18  \nMichelangelo: Genius of European Art ............... 20  \nDiego Rivera: Murals of Mexico .................... 22  \nAuguste Rodin: The Modern Michelangelo ............ 24  \nVincent van Gogh: Sunflowers and Starry Nights....... 26  \nXia Gui: Lonely Landscapes....................... 28  \nMusic  \nFolk Music: Music of Everyday Life ................. 30  \nPopular Music: Music of an Era ................... 32  \nJazz: The Music of Change ....................... 34  \nClassical Music: A Very Formal Music ............... 36  \nMUSICIANS  \nLouis Armstrong: Satchmo—Jazz Superstar.......... 38  \nLudwig van Beethoven: Living for Music ............. 40  \nNusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Center Stage of Qawwali ....... 42  \nLadysmith Black Mambazo: The South African Sound ... 44  \nCarlos Santana: Rock Guitarist .................... 46  \nRavi Shankar: Music at His Fingertips .............. 48  \nLiterature  \nLiterature: Writing for the Ages .................... 50  \nWRITERS  \nBasho: Haiku Master............................ 52  \nJorge Luis Borges: Creator of Fantastical Fictions ...... 54  \nGwendolyn Brooks: Prized Poet of Illinois ............ 56  \nLewis Carroll: The Man Who Created Wonderland ...... 58  \nEmily Dickinson: A Life of Letters and Literature ...... 60  \nWole Soyinka: The Nobel Laureate.................. 62  \nRabindranath Tagore: Poet Laureate of India ......... 64  \nJules Verne: Journey to Everywhere ................. 66  \nKath Walker: Aboriginal Poet ..................... 68  \nPerforming Arts  \nDance: Moving to Rhythms ....................... 70  \nTheater: Life Re-created on a Stage................. 72  \nCinema: Dreams on the Big Screen ................. 74  \nOpera: A Grand Musical Play ...................... 76  \nPERFORMERS AND DIRECTORS Alvin Ailey: Enriching American Dance 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All Rights Reserved.  \nCover photos (top): “The Sunflower,” by Vincent Van Gogh, © Christie’s Images/Corbis; (center): traditional Peking opera performance, © Marc Garanger/Corbis;(bottom): Kermit the Frog, © & TM 2003 The Jim Henson Company. 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