Hailey C. Brandon G. English Honors ¾ 29 April 2013 The Real Cyrano de Bergerac Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac was born on March 6‚ 1619 in Paris‚ France. Cyrano was the son of Abel de Cyrano and Esperance Bellanger. Abel de Cyrano was the lord of Mauvieres and Bergerac. The name “de Bergerac” was given from a place that was attached to one of Abel’s estates. In 1622‚ the Cyrano family moved to Mauvieres‚ a commune in central France. Cyrano was educated by a priest he highly
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Theatre in the late nineteenth century was taking large steps to what we know today. The length of shows became longer. Copyrights were created. Repertory Companies became more popular. Theatre made advancements in all different areas. The companies were made up of designers‚ directors‚ and actors. They would come together for one year. Every person would be in charge of a different role. Because of these Repertory Companies tours were beginning to increase in great amounts. Actors were paid for
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Helen Keller may be the world’s most famous supercrip. Very few people can claim to have "overcome" disability so thoroughly and spectacularly. A blind and deaf wild child at the age of 7‚ she became‚ by the time she published The Story of My Life at 22‚ one of Radcliffe’s most successful and polished students‚ fluent in Latin‚ Greek‚ German‚ French and (not least) English--not to mention three versions of Braille (English‚ American‚ New York Point) and the manual alphabet in which her renowned teacher
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Comparative essay between the social significances of Louis xiv and Louis xvi Submitted by: - Avaljot Kaur Randhawa Submitted to: -Ms. Finn Course code: -CHY 4U7 Due date: -6th Oct‚ 2014 Introduction Louis xiv and Louis xvi were the two rulers of France. Louis XIV (1638-1715) exemplified the characteristics of absolute monarchy during his 72-year reign. He created the most centralized nation state in Europe and gave birth to a new sense
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EVOLUTION OF THEATRE FROM THE GREEKS TO THE CONTEMPORARY ERAS Greek Theatre If theatre is to be defined as involving the art of acting a part on stage‚ it begins with Thespis. He won the play competition in honor of the Greek god Dionysus‚ in 534 B.C. And it is his name with which the dramatic arts are associated in the word "Thespian". Greek theatre took place in large (the largest ultimately held twenty thousand people) hillside amphitheatres. The players included a chorus and their leader
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Louis generously supported the royal court of France and those who worked under him. He brought the Académie Française under his patronage and became its "Protector".10 He allowed Classical French literature to flourish by protecting such writers as Molière‚ Racine and La Fontaine‚ whose works remain greatly influential to this day. Louis also patronised the visual arts by funding and commissioning various artists‚ such as Charles Le Brun‚ Pierre Mignard‚ Antoine Coysevox and Hyacinthe Rigaud‚ whose
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Impact of Gothic Literature Gothic Literature is a well-known genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. Gothic writing has impacted the literature and art of today by influencing writers and artists over time. It was able to do so with its interesting storylines‚ ability to hold suspense‚ and the way it held interests of many people through the ages. Understanding this unique genre can help a person to truly appreciate literature as a whole. The word “Goth” derived
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Spain is a multicultural and multilingual country and the language known as “Spanish” in the general meaning is Castilian which is one of several Romance languages. The other languages spoken throughout Spain is Catalan in the North-east‚ Galician in the North-west‚ Basque‚ which is a non-Romace language spoken around te western French-Spainish border and historical languages of Aragon‚ Leon and Asturias. In the history‚ all these languages were spoken alongside the Arabic‚ Hebrew and Latin and in
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Doug Mishler CH 202 Discussion: Lisa M 2:00-2:50 12 October 2012 The Enlightenment: Corruption and Deceit The movement of power of religion to the power of science. A scientific and intellectual revolution. The Enlightenment was a very integral part of modernity. There were new concepts of science‚ philosophy‚ and technology. New ideals of human equality and life were created‚ but all with a cost. During the time period of the enlightenment‚ corruption of power and deceit were very common
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The Italian Renaissance – Commedia Dell’arte Even though The Italian Renaissance lasted for a short period of time‚ approximately 100 years‚ and some give more consideration and accolades to the English Renaissance‚ the Italian Renaissance was a period of dramatic cultural advancement. This is seen in its revolutionary architecture design‚ explorations of discovery‚ extraordinary art‚ innovation of Opera‚ and my personal favorite Commedia dell’ arte. Nearly all of Western theatre
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