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Cadzao Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Kleig lights

"The Radiant City (La Ville Radieuse) would be splendid and heartless, the lights Kleig lights, the radiance that of false dawn."

the lights Kleig lights = ?????

false dawn = ??

Please help me to get what the author means with "the lights Kleig lights" and "false dawn."

Thank you.

Cadzao
  

Top answer

The lights [are] Kleig lights-- are a kind of bright stage or studio lighting fixture. False dawn because the lights are bright, it looks like dawn, but is not really.

  • The lights [are] Kleig lights-- are a kind of bright stage or studio lighting fixture.
  • False dawn because the lights are bright, it looks like dawn, but is not really.
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The lights [are] Kleig lights-- are a kind of bright stage or studio lighting fixture.
False dawn because the lights are bright, it looks like dawn, but is not really.
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Thanks a lot, Mister Micawber.
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Please tell me why this kind of light is called Kleig light.
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Thanks for the link.

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