Rewind the Tape —Episode 6
Art of the episode
Just like we did for the pilot and for episodes two, three, four, and five, we took note of the art shown and mentioned in the 5th episode while we rewatched it.
Love's Coming-Of-Age: a series of papers on the relations of the sexes
Carpenter was an English writer and philosopher, and an early activist for gay rights and prison reform. In the opening of the episode, Louis is shown to be reading his essay "Marriage, a retrospective" you can read this essay, as well as the rest of the book, in the Internet Archive, here.
The Poems of Emily Dickinson
First collected and published in 1890
Dickinson was an American poet who published only ten of her approximate 1800 poems during her life.
Before her passing, Dickinson had asked her sister to burn her writings, and you can read more about how her sister Lavinia came to publish them instead, with major editions, in this LitHub piece
Pelléas et Mélisande
Claude Debussy & Maurice Maeterlinck, 1902
Referenced in Lestat's lyrics, this is an opera in five acts about a love triangle, which ends in tragedy for both its titular heroes, the mysterious Mélisande and her husband's younger brother, Pélleas.
An interesting detail: after Pelléas and Mélisande's demise, they are survived by their daughter.
Three Peaches on a Stone Plinth
Coorte was a Dutch Golden Age painter of mostly small, intimate still lifes, and little is known of his life.
Still Life with Blue Vase and Mushrooms
Scholderer was a German painter of portraits and still lifes, and was acquainted with another painter we've seen already, Manet.
Cumulus Clouds, East River
Henri was an American painter, first featured in episode one.
After Lestat moves back into the house, new furniture, new decorations and new art appear all over, leaving little trace of the previous domestic violence (that is, except for the "reminders" that Claudia insists on keeping).
La Nausée
A recent release at the time of this scene, this novel by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre deals with an isolated and melancholy protagonist. [Identified by @saintarmand, here.]
Baby Strange
The song playing during Louis and Daniel's first meeting is by an English band, an early example of the glam rock genre.
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Starting tonight, we will be rewatching and discussing the finale, ...The Thing Lay Still. We hope to see you there! And, if you're just getting caught up, learn all about our group rewatch here ►
