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F. W. Murnau's 1922 film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, the first vampire film, is a masterpiece of German Expressionism.. A century later such stories are as popular as ever. Show more
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The Hōshō, commissioned in 1922 was the world's first purpose-built aircraft carrier and a highly modernist creation. A century later the vessel's influence is still potent. Show more
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The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb fuelled a fascination with ancient Egypt that influenced architecture and design in Europe and America; one that continues a century later. Show more
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Henry IV, in Pirandello's play is about a man who believes he is the Holy Roman Emperor, or pretends to. The truth is what he wishes it to be; a position clearly resonant today. Show more
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Four things from 1922 with an impact a century later: the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb; Nosferatu; Pirandello's Henry IV; Einstein, time and indigenous Australian modernism. Show more
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In 1922, Albert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize and Easy Lessons in Einstein is published. Time is shown to be relative - as it is in the indigenous Australian experience. Show more
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Louis Armstrong's move to Chicago is akin to James Joyce's from Dublin to Paris, from entrenchment to cultural emancipation. Show more
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A look at The True Story of Ah Q, by Lu Xun, in which he creates a proletarian protagonist and a vernacular language that paves the way for modern Chinese literature. Show more
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Drums in the Night, first produced in 1922, introduced a new idea to theatre - alienation - that you should not identify with the characters onstage. It's important in drama now. Show more
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Four things in 1922 that have an impact a century later: The Shabolovka Tower in Moscow; Criterion Magazine; The True Story of Ah Q; Louis Armstrong Leaves New Orleans for Chicago. Show more
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The Shabolovka Tower in Moscow was modernist in function and design. This radical structure inspired Norman Foster when he designed 30 St Mary Axe - The Gherkin. Show more
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Matthew Sweet and guests on the influence, that continues to this day, of the literary magazine The Criterion, which published TS Eliot's The Waste Land, and Proust, and Yeats. Show more
