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    song forms -survived the black death/plague -composed 400 poems‚ 235 ballades‚ 76 rondeux‚ 39 virelais‚ 24 lais‚ 10 complaintes and 7 chansons royales. -majority of his poems reflect on the conventions of courtly love. Chapter VI: The Renaissance Began in Italy after late middle ages and spread to the rest of Europe Cultural movement that spanned from 14th-17th century The printing press was developed which helped

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    Why does the Italian Renaissance still affect us significantly today? Filled with a great variety of point of views‚ the Italian Renaissance was a period in history where humans were challenged to do more with their lives than solely worshiping God. The Italian Renaissance came about after a devastating disease known as the Black Plague or the Black Death. The Black Death can be traced back to the Gobi Desert of Mongolia in the 1320s. The epidemic reached its height between the years 1348 to 1350

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    The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a renaissance as “a period of new growth or activity.” The Renaissance is the label given to the period between 1400 and 1500 CE. This period was a “rebirth” from the problems of the Late Middle Ages. The Renaissance primarily occurred in Italian city-states. During the Renaissance era‚ there was an explosion of developing interest in areas such as art‚ literature‚ and science. The Italian Renaissance brought about increased economic activity via trade between

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    Both the Italian Renaissance and Romantic Era focused on individualism. Even though they focused on it‚ it was about different aspects and perspectives. The Italian Renaissance was between 1350 and 1550 and signified the rebirth of the classics. The Romantic Era started in the late 18th century. Some aspects that they both focused on were individual thought and art. However‚ the Renaissance focused on humanism and the Romantic Era focused on Romanticism. Both the Renaissance and the Romantic Era

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    understanding the Italian Renaissance society. Time and again this course has brought me back to William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ and the challenge here is irresistable: to demonstrate how this play assists an understanding of the ideology of the society of the Renaissance‚ with reference to Italy. The play gives the Renaissance a very human and three dimensional face. The story is set in Denmark‚ the author is English‚ and so perhaps the ideology is more generally European than specifically Italian; but that

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    The renaissance was a mark of change. Revolutionary ideas were beginning to form‚ wars were ending‚ peasants were becoming wealthy aristocrats‚ it was a time of rebirth. Thanks to the leading families‚ artists and scholars alike were getting more recognition and notoriety from the general public and their paintings and writings were being admired and criticized throughout Italy. However‚ during this time of prosperity and excitement‚ there was also the feeling of despair amongst the people. Because

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    In the Italian Renaissance‚ about the late fourteenth century‚ the idea of humanism was created; likewise‚ it was given a name by Leonardo Bruni. The idea of humanism was centered mainly on human beings and their achievements‚ interests‚ and capabilities. Interest in human achievement led humanists to point out the importance of individualism. Many loved the idea of individualism for the very reason that it glorified their personalities as individuals. Therefore‚ the Italian Renaissance idea of humanism

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    Baroque Art and Architecture I INTRODUCTION Baroque Art and Architecture‚ the style dominating the art and architecture of Europe and certain European colonies in the Americas throughout the 1600s‚ and in some places‚ until 1750. A number of its characteristics continue in the art and architecture of the first half of the 18th century‚ although this period is generally termed rococo (see Rococo Style) and corresponds roughly with King Louis XV of France. Manifestations of baroque art appear

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    Looking Assignment One The Renaissance period in art manifested itself differently in the various Italian city-states as the artists in those cities expressed the ideals in their own way. As the style shifted into the High Renaissance‚ the concepts of ordered space and mathematical precision came to the forefront of artistic thought‚ especially among the Italian artists. This focus on an intellectual approach to art came as the result of a perceived lack of such intellectualism during the medieval

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    HISTORIC POINT OF VIEW: 1830-1880 In the nineteenth century‚ America was seen as the land of promise‚ the land of future. Travellers‚ like Alexis de Tocqueville‚ arrived to find "the most unequivocal proofs of prosperity and rapid progress in agriculture‚ commerce‚ and great public works. (Democracy in America‚ 1835)" They saw a nation in full enjoyment of prolonged prosperity. The nation territory now comprised thirty-one states‚ with a population of approximately twenty-three million people

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