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Catttt Posted 10 years ago
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Does the highlighted sentence mean "the influences that contemporary artists create through comic and comedy"?

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These movements will be discussed to give a background to better understand the contexts in which art is produced, and to understand the influences that contemporary artists still draw upon for comic effect.
  

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red apple Does the highlighted sentence mean "the influences that contemporary artists create through comic and comedy"? No. The 'influences' are those pre-existing things which the artist uses ('draws upon') to create his own comedy.

  • red apple Does the highlighted sentence mean "the influences that contemporary artists create through comic and comedy"?
  • No.
  • The 'influences' are those pre-existing things which the artist uses ('draws upon') to create his own comedy.
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red appleDoes the highlighted sentence mean "the influences that contemporary artists create through comic and comedy"?
No. The 'influences' are those pre-existing things which the artist uses ('draws upon') to create his own comedy.
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The movements will be discussed, as they contain ideas, philosophies, and historical events that contemporary artists have used to produce works which we find humorous.

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