Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Arthur O'Shaughnessy
Born: March 14, 1844
Died: January 30, 1881 (aged 36)
Bio: Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy was a British poet and herpetologist of Irish descent, born in London.
Known for:
- Music and Moonlight (1874)
- Poems of Arthur O'Shaughnessy
- The Music Makers, Op. 69: Vocal Score
- Songs of a worker (1881)
- Epic of women (1870)