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When and where did Auden write "Musée des Beaux-Arts", and what does its title mean?
Think of the city and the building Auden visited.
Briefly retell the myth of Daedalus and Icarus.
Remember the warning, the wax and the sea.
In which city did Auden write "Musée des Beaux-Arts"?
It is the capital of Belgium.
Which painting is the focus of the poem's second stanza?
It shows a boy falling into the sea.
Compare the Icarus story as Ovid tells it with the way it appears in the painting Auden describes. Then explain how Auden's poem uses the difference to make its central point.
Ask where the attention falls in each version: on the tragedy or on everyday life.
Imagine you are writing a museum label, of about 120 words, for Landscape with the Fall of Icarus that would help a visitor who has just read Auden's poem. What should it include?
Include the attribution, the myth, where to find Icarus, the onlookers' reaction and the link to Auden.
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