Mina Loy As a writer in the 1930s‚ Mina Loy was a woman of many words. Though she was not well known among poets in her time‚ she did contribute strong works of poetry that got her noticed. One of Loy’s most prominent works was “Love Song”‚ a poem that distinguished the biological from the romantic‚ and the physical from the metaphysical. This poem was influenced by Mina’s past‚ leading to her use skillful but disturbing language and her great usage of syntax. These three come together to help
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still associated with love. Love "alters not with his brief hours and weeks"‚ which means that love is remains unaffected by time‚ but still remains youthful and full of beauty. The image of love as "rosy lips and cheeks" also brings up the image of Cupid or Eros‚ the Greek god of love. This image of youthfulness is shown to be almost invincible against the almost sinister image of time‚ with a "bending sickle" which also brings to mind the image of the Grim Reaper‚ the symbolic image of death. The
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or also known as the Allegory of Spring. On the canvas characters such as Zephyr: the God of Wind‚ Flora/Chloris: the Goddess of Flowers and Blossoms as well as her former nymph counterpart‚ Venus: the Goddess of Love and Beauty‚ the Three Graces‚ Cupid: God of Love‚ and last but not least Mercury: the Messenger of Gods are coming together for “…Spring closing/The white doors of winter…” (Bolaños‚ Pg 396‚ Line 25-26). The painting is eventually going to be a gift for a bride that is going to become
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art which was meant to enlighten the mind and not stimulate the emotions. Works of art usually had a moral behind it or a meaning and was supposed to educate or motivate the public. A good example of the art during this time period is the Diana and Cupid‚ 1761‚ by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni. This picture captures the style and design of this period. Although Romanticism and Neoclassicism existed at the same time‚ the styles were very different. Romanticism
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Imagery is the element of description and these two stories display it exceptionally. The Cold Equation by Tom Godwin and The Photograph by Will Weaver‚ descriptive imagery‚ that’s what they draw the reader along with. In The Cold Equation a teenage girl went onto the ship an EDS ship taking supplies to different planets and becomes a stowaway. In The Photograph there was a photo going around of a teacher that Anthony took. Then when they found out about the photo‚ Anthony ends up losing the position
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Isabella D’Este would have been in her 60’s‚ yet at her request‚ Titian created the painting instead as she would have appeared in her 20’s (cite book). Even when the subject is from within the artist’s own mind‚ such as Venus in Allegory with Venus and Cupid by Bronzino‚ a woman is depicted with a youthful appearance‚ free of wrinkles and any of the other telltale signs we must all face with age. In modern times‚ the appearance of aging is so strongly avoided‚ that according to the American Society of
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An essay on what contrasting views of love does Shakespeare portray in the opening Act of “Much ado about nothing?” by anon In this essay I am going to write about Shakespeare’s choice of language‚ how Shakespeare portrays love in this way and in the conclusion‚ which view or idea affects me the most as the reader. Shakespeare wrote this play in 1598 or shortly thereafter. Lots of Shakespeare’s other plays involve love or treachery deep in their plot. In act 1‚ scene 1‚ Claudio confides in
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The Birth of Venus (1635) ------------------------------------------------- Nicolas Poussin ------------------------------------------------- Sean E. Masih Art History 102 August 25‚ 2013 While the Philadelphia Museum of Art may not house some of the more famous artwork from the Baroque period‚ their acquisition of Poussin’s “Birth of Venus” was nothing short of a savvy purchase. Hungry for Western currency‚ the painting was sold by the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg in 1930 under
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the fall of Troy‚ Dido admits to a love for Aeneas. In fact‚ “Were it not / [her] sure‚ immovable decision not / to marry anyone since [her] first love / turned traitor‚... [Dido] might perhaps give away to this one fault” (The Aeneid‚ IV‚ 16-21). Cupid‚ the God of love‚ has already influenced Dido to fall in love with Aeneas. But despite Cupid’s influence‚ Dido is still deciding what to do: whether she should pursue Aeneas‚ or uphold her promise to not remarry after her first husband’s death. Even
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the beginning‚ you learn that Benedick broke Beatrice’s heart. He was known for dating around and kind of using the women. In Act 1 Scene 1‚ Beatrice says‚ “He set up his bills here in Messina‚ and challenged Cupid at the flight; and my uncle’s fool‚ reading the challenge‚ subscribed for Cupid and challenged him at the bird-bolt. I pray you‚ how many hath he killed and eaten in these wars? But how many hath he killed” (Shakespeare 2). She is saying that he dated many different girls and broke each
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