reception by the public both in Mozart ’s day and in modern times. Mozart ’s dance compositions relate to a personal trait of this composer: he was himself a great enthusiast for dancing. The article covers Mozart ’s training as a dancer‚ his high level of skill‚ and the various opportunities he had in his lifetime to go dancing. ------------------------------------------------- Dance music composed by Mozart About 200 dances by Mozart are still preserved. The modern edition of the dances as published
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Compareing Shelley’s conception of nature with that of Wordsworth as expressed in the two poems “Ode to the West Wind” and “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey.” Paying special attention to the three ‘T’s: tone‚ technique‚ and theme. The two chosen pieces both have a dominant theme of nature. Shelley‚ in his poem “Ode to the West Wind‚” uses poignant tone‚ while using personification and imagery to unravel his theme of nature
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The Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy‚ written by playwright Euripides in 405 BC. The play displays the six elements of drama described by Aristotle in the Poetics. These elements include plot‚ character‚ diction‚ thought‚ spectacle‚ and song. Though all six elements are important‚three are most evident within The Bacchae‚ including plot‚ character‚ and thought. The plot is the most important part of The Bacchae‚ because it provides readers with a storyline. The plot intrigues readers to continue
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ODE TO THE WEST WIND Summary The autumnal west wind sweeps along the leaves and "winged seeds." The seeds will remain dormant until spring. The wind is thus a destroyer and a preserver. The west wind also sweeps along storm clouds. It is the death song of the year. With the night that closes the year will come rain‚ lightning‚ and hail; there will be storms in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. The poet pleads with the west wind to endow him with some of its power‚ for he feels depressed and helpless
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What is love? Love is a profoundly tender‚ passionate affection for another person. In Greek mythology love plays a big role with the gods and humans. The gods and people do crazy things‚ just for another person. In the stories of Pyramis and Thisbe‚ Orpheus and Eurydice‚ and Ceyx and Alcyone all suggest that love makes people crazy and brave‚ they would rather put their life in danger than the love of their life. In that case‚ Pyramis and Thisbe were next door neighbors who loved each other
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The Summary of P.B. Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind Published in 1820‚ P.B. Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind‚ is a poem which allegorizes the role of the poet as the voice of change and revolution. Shelley realizes that he cannot in actual life‚ rise to the height of imaginative perfection‚ which was his dream. But it is his bold optimism that he invokes the West Wind to blow the clarion call to the ‘unawaken’d earth’ and to sow the seeds of hope of regeneration. The poem begins with three stanzas
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who are forbade to marry each other. In both stories the lovers were able to come together through death. 3. Orpheus was a very talented musician who used his music to win people over. His talent played a roll in his death because he was killed by maenads who were not able to hear his music. 4. Pelias sends Jason on a journey to retrieve the Golden Fleece. By retrieving the Golden Fleece‚ Jason rightfully took over the throne. 5. After
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List of possible subjects on the final exam Achilles- Achilles was a powerful hero in Homer’s Iliad‚ and undoubtedly the greatest warrior on the battlefield at Troy. In his youth‚ he had been a pupil of Chiron. When Achilles was just an infant‚ his mother immersed him in the river Styx‚ which separates the land of the living from the land of the dead‚ to confer on him immortality‚ and to make him invincible in battle. But when doing this‚ she committed a grave error. Through her
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In The Bacchae‚ Euripedes portrays the character of Pentheus as an ignorant‚ stubborn‚ and arrogant ruler. These character flaws accompanied with his foolish decisions set the stage for his tragic downfall. Pentheus’ blatant disregard to all warnings and incidents‚ which prove that Dionysus is truly a god‚ lead him to his own death. In the end‚ his mistakes are unforgiving and his punishment is just. Throughout the play‚ the audience cannot help but feel merciless towards Pentheus. In his opening
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Museum Paper Assignment: Girl with the Doves and Dionysos and Retinue Art History I Professor E. Gibson December 2‚ 2009 In ancient Roman and Greek cultures it is evident that many sculptures were utilized to honor the deceased. Funerary art such as the Greek Grave Stele of a Little Girl and the Roman Triumph of Dionysos and the Seasons Sarcophagus are deeply connected by the purpose and medium of which the sculptures were created yet dissimilar in the style and themes
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