La Royale Maison de Savoie
Alexandre Dumas, author of several popular novels, was pressed to write La Royale Maison de Savoie for money in 1854. It was so rushed that neither the National Library of France nor the Alexandre Dumas Museum had any knowledge of it. In 1998, two historians discovered it in an Italian antique bookstore. Since then, it has been published again in France.
Profile of a Young Fiancée
The art piece has created quite a storm in the art world since its discovery. At first, it was thought to be a piece of a late 19th century German artist. In 1998, it was sold to a private collector. Over the next 10 years, some experts, including Nicholas Turner, closely examined the work and determined it was probably drawn by Leonardo da Vinci around 1485.
War Thoughts at Home
This 35-line poem by Robert Frost remained unknown to all but his friend Frederic Melcher until 2006-88 years after it was written. Melcher donated the poet’s letters and books to the University of Virginia. And Robert Stilling, a graduate student, came across the poem inside a copy of Frost’s 1914 book North of Boston.
Trio in E Flat Major
Ludwig van Beethoven composed this untitled work in 1792, then rearranged it about eight years later. Only partly completed, the project was abandoned and subsequently lost for over 100 years. German musicologist Willy Hess published the handwritten manuscript (手稿) in a scholarly review in 1920, gaining little attention. The first known performance of the 12-minute piece was on March 1, 2009.
【小题1】Who is probably the creator of Profile of a Young Fiancée?| A．A German artist. | B．A private collector. |
| C．Nicholas Turner. | D．Leonardo da Vinci. |
| A．La Royale Maison de Savoie. | B．Profile of a Young Fiancée. |
| C．War Thoughts at Home. | D．Trio in E Flat Major. |
| A．They are the same art form. | B．They were created in the same country. |
| C．They used to be unknown for a period. | D．They are the most famous pieces of the creators. |
