was written in 1928‚ Australian drama was very melodramatic. The Touch of Silk overtly draws on some of the dramatic conventions of 19th century melodrama‚ but Roland tried to steer away from melodrama and instead has based The Touch of Silk on naturalism. Every act of melodrama concludes with a climax‚ leaving the audience‚ which was usually
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monumental Madonna Enthroned with the lines of gold in Mary’s draperies‚ long thin fingers‚ proportions of Christ‚ elaborate throne with no visible support. 4. In Giotto’s Madonna Enthroned‚ how does the artist show more naturalism in his painting? In Giotto’s painting‚ he shows more naturalism by the use of space. 5. How does Giotto create a sense of movement in Kiss of Judas? The fresco is devoid of landscape forms that might distract the viewer. Nor do any of Giotto’s figures face the picture plane. Most
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Vsevolod Meyerhold and Augusto Boal. Both Meyerhold and Boal believed that theatre had the power to transform the way we look at the world‚ each displaying these with different methods and techniques. Meyerhold rejected Stanislavsky’s theory of naturalism and felt theatre is a place of expression‚ while Boal placed greater emphasis on his belief that everyone can act. His Theatre examined oppressions
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At the turn of the twentieth century‚ the world was looked at as a new place. Coming with the new century was many new theories and ideas. Many novels of this time era were written to depict different theories‚ one in particular: Social Darwinism. As some novels are written solely fictional‚ Frank Norris’‚ McTeague‚ took facts and ideas from an the Sarah Collins murder case of 1839‚ while still adding his own ideas and theories from the upcoming new century in which he lived. Frank Norris wrote
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Realism – Unit Test 1. Which of the following quotations from "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" reveals an objective point of view? A "He was a captain." B "He closed his eyes in order to fix his last thoughts upon his wife and children." C "His whole body was racked and wrenched with an insupportable anguish!" D "He had not known that he lived in so wild a region." 2. Why does the author describe
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"The Book of Kells- Arrest of Christ"‚ Insular Monks‚ on vellum‚ c. 900 B.C.‚ now in the Trinity College library When Saint Patrick began the Christianization of the Celts in 432‚ he empowered the development of a unique form of monastic organization. Irish monasteries meshed traditional Christianity with cultural values of the British Isles‚ creating the Hiberno-Saxon style of art‚ best known for its illuminated manuscripts of the Christian Church. Irish monks illustrated Gospels as a method
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Toward the Modern Consciousness: Intellectual and Cultural Developments values and ideals that had been generated by the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment‚ Reason‚ Science‚ and progress were still important words modern technology as electric lights‚ phonographs‚ and automobiles new view of the physical universe ‚ an appeal to the irrational‚ alternative views of human nature‚ and radically innovative forms of literacy and artistic expression shattered old beliefs Developments in
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The School and Society (1899) Originally‚ this book was a series of lectures aiming at educators‚ educational administrators‚ and parents. On these lectures‚ Dewey addresses the manners in which education is intertwined with what was back then a thriving democratic republic. The author states there is an issue with the education model [of the time] seeing to elementary schools not encouraging their students to be curious about their environment and reality‚ and driven into exploring these at their
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The production ‘Brassed Off’‚ adapted by Paul Allen from the Mark Herman screenplay‚ was a theatrical exploration of the true story of Grimly Colliery and the troubles it faced as the mine was being shut down. My opinion of this production was that it was an interesting and relevant view on the world of a poverty stricken town that was excellently directed and acted. It demonstrated how even nowadays people‚ especially those higher in society‚ do not make decisions based on those who will be most
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest known literary works. This Babylonian epic poem arises from stories in the Sumerian language. Although the Sumerian stories are older (probably dating to at least 2100 B.C.)‚ it was probably composed around 1900 BC. The epic deals with themes of heroism‚ friendship‚ loss‚ and the quest for eternal life. Different historical periods are reflected in literature. National and tribal sagas‚ accounts of the origin of the world and of customs‚ and myths which
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