Boccaccio’s the Decameron is a collection of stories written during the time of the Black Plague in Europe during the 1340’s. There are many themes and motifs used in the Decameron. The most interesting motif is the fact that the story is closely bound around people escaping the plague‚ but none of the stories take any kind of solid religious or political stance. He however‚ specifically does not take what would be called a Christian point of view on the plague‚ in fact‚ he provides a negative
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Verdi‚ Ghislanzoni‚ and “Aida”: The Uses of Convention In the essay‚ “Verdi‚ Ghislanzoni‚ and “Aida”: The Uses of Convention‚” Philip Gossett discusses Verdi’s problems finding a librettist who could supply him with texts that sufficiently met his need for articulating drama as well as push the bounds of conventional musical forms. Gossett singled out Verdi’s opera Aida‚ using examples of correspondence between the composer and the librettist to paint a picture of what Verdi had originally intended
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Did Mussolini capture the young and turn them into a nation of Fascists? The propaganda used was aimed particularly at the younger people so it could be said that he did capture the young and turn them into a nation of Fascists up to a certain point. The ways in which this occurred were that R. E was made compulsory in schools‚ in the classrooms a portrait of Mussolini had to be hung next to the portrait of the king- this was used to show that Mussolini was equally as important as the king.
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The Third Day‚ The Tenth Novell Alibech turns hermit‚ and a monk‚ Rustico‚ teaches her to put the Devil in Hell. Afterwards she is brought home‚ and married to Neerbale. Dioneus listened attentively to the Queen’s discourse‚ and when she had done and he knew that only he remained to complete the day’s entertainment‚ without trifling away the time or awaiting a command from the Queen‚ thus he began. Gracious ladies‚ it may be you have not heard how the Devil is put in Hell. Therefore
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Giovanni brilliantly uses the literary devices of imagery‚ paralleled repetition and symbolism to depict a vivid journey of transformation‚ concluding with an exquisite moment of self-realization. The use of symbolism and imagery is beautifully orchestrated in a magnificent dance of emotion that is resonated throughout the poem. The two main ideas that are keen to resurface are that of personal growth and freedom. Furthermore‚ at first glimpse this can be seen as a simple poem about a women’s
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“Nikki-Rosa” written by Nikki Giovanni‚ discussed the heartaches and suffering of growing up in America as an African-American person. There are so many people here in this world and no one can choose their race or their family‚ but just as she mentioned we are left to deal with our own troubles in the homes as well as the outside pressure from other races. No specific race understands the struggles of an African-American or minorities‚ because they are blinded by their own up comings. Someone may
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The two poems‚ “Poetry” by Nikki Giovanni‚ and “Reading Poetry” by Mary Mclaver‚ both have a similar writing style‚ diction‚ theme. Both poets use a variety of poetic devices to determine the meaning of poetry is to them. “Reading Poetry” describes reading a poem in her mind. A cheerful tone and theme using unlike “Poetry”. The theme indicates the many different types of poems and the feeling that correspond. Mary Mclaver uses an interesting stylistic structure by stating the comparison and then
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byzantine styles had a great effect on the art of Venice; specifically in the work of Giovanni Bellini. As a trading city and as an empire‚ Venice had a lot of connections to the East; one such connection was its control of the island of Crete. This‚ and other connections‚ facilitated not only the trade of goods but also the trade of ideas and techniques. Artistic ideas and
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The Plague is popularly believed to have originated in Asia or “the orient” as referred to by Richard Hooker’s translation of The Decameron‚ originally written by Giovanni Boccaccio. One year after first reporting in Messina‚ the Plague reached London‚ England. The spread of the Plague followed Mediterranean shipping and trade routes beginning from Southeast Europe spreading across all of Europe towards Northwest Russia
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The Veiled Rebekah is an early nineteenth century sculpture featured permanently on the second floor of the High Museum of Art. Neoclassicism represented Classical ideals and subjects matter derived from Classical Greek and Roman style ‚ such as the attention to human anatomy and movement. Since Benzoni mastered the neoclassical style‚ he rendered the texture so finely that Rebekah’s skin appears tender to the touch. The marble sculpture stands to sixty four inches high‚ twenty-three inches wide
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