Murder in the Cathedral Background | GradeSaver Murder in the Cathedral Background by T.S. Eliot Buy PDF About Murder in the C athedral About Murder in the Cathedral In 1935‚ T.S. Eliot‚ famed poet of modernist despair and convert to the Anglican Church‚ was commissioned to write a play for Kent ’s annual Canterbury Festival. There were few explicit restrictions on subject matter. That Eliot chose to dramatize the death of Thomas Becket in his play Murder in the Cathedral was therefore
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Throughout history‚ Thomas Becket has been regarded as Chancellor‚ Archbishop of Canterbury‚ Martyr‚ and Saint. He was a friend of Henry II‚ and when Henry II became King‚ he appointed Thomas Becket as his chancellor in 1154. Eight years later‚ as Becket and Henry II’s relationship grew stronger‚ Henry II wanted to gain greater control over the English Church so he appointed his chancellor Becket to the position of Archbishop of Canterbury as well. Although Becket was reluctant at first‚ he accepted
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has a flat‚ gold background. Giotto was one of the first artists to use 3D beings‚ and shows this in his piece. He shows the subjects as full‚ plainly draped bulky bodies in a habit real space. The 3D Mary is colossal and over-whelms her slender Gothic throne where figures peer through openings and halos overlap faces. Giotto uses a contrast of light to achieve a sense of volume in his figures and gives them a slight smokiness. This piece is clearly influenced by Cimabue’s Virgin Enthroned‚ and
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things that are excessive and extreme. Transgression: To cross lines or break boundaries. Often it deals with people breaking rules or laws. Vampires transgress the boundaries of life and death. Werewolves trangress from man to animal. A lot of gothic literature deals with struggers between binaires. ( when thins can be divided in 2) Civilization vs. Wilderness. Virture vs vice. Light vs darkness. Good vs evil. Order vs chacs. West vs east. Life vs death. Science vs magic. Man vs animal. Known
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ASSIGNMENT #1- OPTION 4 ARTWORK Giotto di Bondone‚ Madonna and Child Enthroned (ca. 1310)‚ 10’ 6” Cimabue‚ Madonna and Child with Angels and Prophets (ca. 1280-1290)‚ 12’ 7” X 7’ 4”. Madonna and Child with Angels and Prophets‚ an alter piece standing some 12 feet and 7 inches tall‚ was created around 1280-1290 A.D. for the Church of Santa Trinità in Florence‚ Italy and is now in the Galleria delgi Uffizi Florence. This iconographical piece was constructed through tempera
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Statement: (Write the sentence in full. Include Topic‚ Controlling Idea‚ 3 Aspects/Focal Points.) There are many similarities and differences between the St. Peter’s Basilica and the Florence Cathedral. II. _Exterior Design______ (Main idea/aspect # 1) A. __Florence Cathedral design (Supporting idea #1) 1. ___Circles on the exterior__________ (Example/detail) 2. _______Axonometric section_______
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Gothic Nightmares Fuseli‚ Blake and the Romantic Imagination at Tate Britain 15th February- 1st May 2006 The exhibition is divided amongst eight rooms‚ a number of artists‚ work‚ such as Henry Fuseli‚ James Barry‚ Joseph Wright of Derby‚ Catherine Blake‚ Philippe Jaques de Loutherbourg display their work collectivly. This collective exhibition including many great artists is an interesting way of showing their work‚ acting like a whole installation. The main focus of the
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11) When you were a child‚ what type of religion did your family follow? When I was a child‚ my parents were divorced at an extremely early age. I truly never got to experience the lifestyle my Father had to offer‚ since he didn’t recognize that I was his child. My mother’s family was originally from Eastern Tennessee‚ better known as Appalachian Country. They were stern Southern Baptist‚ in their beliefs and their way of life. When we finally settled down in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio‚ they decided
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the king had said. I don’t think Henry meant it that way as the knights who killed Becket did. Once Thomas was killed‚ the king said he didn’t mean that he should actually be killed and then the day after his death‚ apparently he walked around the Cathedral whipping his back to say sorry to Thomas. I also believe that it was the knight’s fault because they did actually kill him. Another point is that they weren’t actually ordered to kill Becket‚ as the king was just murmuring under his breath‚
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and Lippo Memmi‚ Annunciation with Saints Ansanus and Margherita (1333) and Brunelleschi‚ Filippo‚ Dome of Florence Cathedral (1420-36). The reason I chose these are because they relate to the Catholic religion in different ways. The Annunciation with Saints Ansanus and Margherita was the beginning of the Catholic art during the Gothic time period while the Dome of Florence Cathedral was not only a masterpiece of artwork it was also a breakthrough for the construction during that time and for the
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