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1. Which decade could be called a “Melville revival,” when Herman Melville’s work (especially Moby Dick) became extremely popular for the first time since his death?

2. A centennial performance by Felix Mendelssohn and Eduard Devrient was a key moment in the revival of which classical musician’s compositions?

3. Which was the only painting by Vincent van Gogh’s to sell within his lifetime?

4. Which Harlem Renaissance-era author was forgotten in her lifetime but rediscovered decades later, partly due to the writing of Alice Walker?

5. Which architect whose career plateaued after leaving a firm with a partner to work independently published two books that caused him to be recognized as a forerunner of modern architecture after his death?

6. Whose films quickly lost their novelty upon release but, in the 1920s, were revitalized by a new generation of film lovers?