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Hansy's Spank Bank
HANSY: Have you prayed tonight, Desdemona? (He pulls a reproduction of Palma Vecchio’s Venus from underneath his shirt.) Our father, who art in Heaven? You don’t look like it, my love – rapt in your expectation of what’s coming, as in that sweet moment of budding ecstasy when I saw you lying in the window of Jonathan Schlesinger’s—your supple legs and arms, the gentle curving of your hips, your firm young breasts…
If I wanted to count them—all the departed with whom I’ve fought the same battle here!—Thuman’s Psyche—another legacy of the hatchet-faced Mademoiselle Angelique, that rattlesnake in the paradise of my childhood; Correggio’s Io; Lossow’s Galatea; then a cupid by Bouguereau; J. van Beer’s Ada, whom I had to abduct from a secret compartment in Papa’s desk in order to add her to my harem; a quivering, twitching Leda by Makart that I happened to find in my brother’s lecture notes…
But my conscience will be pacified, my body will regain its strength when you, devil, no longer reside in the red satin cushions of my jewel box. In your place I’ll invite Bodenhousen’s Lurlei or Linger’s Forsaken Maiden or Defregger’s Loni to move into this sumptuous chamber of pleasure…
-- Act 2, Scene 3 of Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind, translated by Jonathan Franzen
So what is in Hansy's spank bank? What images would a teenage boy in provincial Germany in the 1890s be getting off to? And why has no one put together a post like this before?
Palma Vecchio's Venus...
Resting Venus by Jacopo Palma Vecchio, 1520s
Thuman’s Psyche...
Psyche am Wasserspiegel by Paul Thumann, 1890s
Correggio’s Io...
Jupiter and Io by Correggio, c. 1530
Lossow’s Galatea...
I could not find any good candidates online for this painting, but note that the wikipedia page for Heinrich Lossow (1843-1897) calls him "a prolific pornographer".
A cupid by Bouguereau...
perhaps L'amour Mouille (Wet Cupid) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1891
J. van Beer’s Ada...
Portrait of Miss Ada Rehan as Lady Teazle in the "School for Scandal" by Jan van Beers, 1890s (this doesn't seem quite right but is the only candidate I could find?)
Leda by Makart...
Leda and the Swan by Hans Makart, 1868
Bodenhousen’s Lurlei...
Could not find a candidate for this either, not a lot of artwork by Cuno von Bodenhausen (1852-1931) seems to be online
Linger’s Forsaken Maiden...
Cannot find this online or even figure out what artist Hansy is referring to
Defregger’s Loni...
Loni by Franz von Defregger, 1890s
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For a weak person, every little hill is a giant mountain; for a strong person, every giant mountain is a little hill!
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Remember when Zuko was complaining about how the Ember Island Players “butchered Love Amongst The Dragons every year”?
If he wasn’t a prince he would have been a theater kid
#ATLA#avatar the last airbender#prince zuko#fire lord zuko#or maybe he was just secretly into playwrights#if he didn’t care about how the story goes he wouldn’t have used the word ‘butchered’#theater neeeeeeeerd
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“Why do you style yourself "your worthless and insignificant brother"? You recognize your insignificance? . . . Recognize it before God; perhaps, too, in the presence of beauty, intelligence, nature, but not before men. Among men you must be conscious of your dignity. Why, you are not a rascal, you are an honest man, aren't you?
Well, respect yourself as an honest man and know that an honest man is not something worthless. Don't confound "being humble" with "recognizing one's worthlessness."
Anton Chekhov, The Letters of Anton Chekhov
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If you know the art of being happy with simple things, then you know the art of having maximum happiness with minimum effort! Mehmet Murat ildan
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
(28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath and writer, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literacy, political, and philosophical thought from the late 18th century to the present day. Goethe was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His words include plays, poetry and aesthetic criticism, as well as treaties on botany, anatomy and color.
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But, I am pretty sure that I was his best friend. We shared an intimacy that I cannot put to words except to say we saw into each other’s hearts and were in love with what we found…
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (2005) by Stephen Adly Guirgis
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Btw rlly love that Dinah & Greaseball's relationship issues are resolved in the end by Greaseball literally begging her for forgiveness on his knees while all broken down and publically humiliated👍 big fan of this authorial decision
#AND he misspells sorry. what a moron I have to put him in a wood chipper#stex#uhmm not sure if authorial is the correct word here I don't think playwrights are referred to as authors but you get what I mean
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this might be a controversial take:
Theater Kids and Writers are two sides of the same coin
#i will not elaborate#except to say that I'm a playwright that majored in creative writing#theater kids#writer#the nameless nerd#nerd's words
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"The attention was flattering. For the first five minutes. Now I know how poems feel."
Margaret Edson, Wit
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'Tis deeds must win the prize.
William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew
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Reflection is a blessing and reflection happens not only when one sees himself on a mirror or on the windowpane or on a puddle, but it also happens when someone criticises you! In every true critique made on you, you will see yourself and you will obtain a good chance to make corrections on yourself! Reflection happens even in the books you read! Reflection is a blessing; when it happens, you discover yourself, you face yourself!
Mehmet Murat ildan
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If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.
― Tennessee Williams
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Have you ever thought about the passage of time, dear reader? It must be a tricky one to comprehend while you scroll on your device. Does it make the day d r a g on to the point of minutes feeling like hours, or does it make time slip by unnoticed until you sit in a room in the dark?
How does that work when there's an extra day included?
A leap year is a rather peculiar event. It's one where it seems so mundane, yet so unique. A secret treasure that only reveals itself on such a rare occasion.
What a treat that is for the common horology enthusiast! A cameo on the stage of the calendar, gracing us with her presence and a sweet serenade only to step away quietly before the crowds can catch up to her. It's a story all its own, when you think of it that way.
Ah.
Forgive me. I ramble. I'm sure you realise by now that this is not the usual narration style. The day that's in it spurred a thought to my mind and I felt the need to share it somewhere. A leap day is no groundhog day, but it is an extension of what is considered 'spring' in our calendars and 'winter' in a meteorological manner for those of us in the northern hemisphere.
Does it confuse the passing of time? Can it confuse the matter...
... When time is naught but a day on loop?
Why does Celine damn her brother to such a cruel fate? She would advocate that 'life is there for the taking' and... Perhaps this is what she meant by that.
#words from another typewriter (playwright narration)#(the other appearances will eventually be tagged; but it is late tonight)
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If you know the art of being happy with simple things, then you know the art of having maximum happiness with minimum effort! Mehmet Murat ildan
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