bass and more harmonies. There is a rise in the bass and more harmonies. A final cadence is heard‚ and then the beginning bars are heard again for closing. As explained before the piece began‚ the second movement is supposed to make the image of Orpheus taming the Furies‚ which is represented by the piano and strings‚ at the gates to Hades. This movement is played in a piano sounding minor key. The piano player sounded as if he was off key on some notes. This goes into what sounds like to me to
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The following handout is an abridged version of John Dryden’s A Discourse Concerning the Original and Progress of Satire (1693). You must read this document carefully. There has been a long dispute among the modem critics‚ whether the Romans derived their satire from the Grecians‚ or first invented it themselves. Julius Scaliger‚ and Heinsius‚ are of the first opinion; Casaubon‚ Rigaltius‚ Dacier‚ and the publisher of the Dauphin∗s Juvenal‚ maintain the latter. If we take satire in the general
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2013 When Pyramus and Thisbe first went on their rendezvous in the woods‚ they never would have imagined that they would be the template on which many romantic stories are built. The story of the ill-fated lovers‚ as told in the Metamorphosis by Ovid‚ is one that has stood the test of time and became the story authors like William Shakespeare‚ song writers like Bethany Cosentino and directors like Jerome Robbins have used to express forbidden love‚ misunderstanding and loss. These elements of story
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the landscape outside.[1] The Italian Renaissance garden‚ like Renaissance art and architecture‚ emerged from the rediscovery by Renaissance scholars of classical Roman models. They were inspired by the descriptions of ancient Roman gardens given by Ovid in his Metamorphoses; by the letters of Pliny the Younger‚ by Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historia; and in Rerum Rusticanum by Varro‚ all of which gave detailed and lyrical description of the gardens of Roman villas.[2] Pliny the Younger described
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found in gardens and house entrances. Priapus What is the mythological inspiration for Educating Rita‚ Pretty Woman‚ and My Fair Lady? It is based on the Pygmalion myth. The story of Pygmalion is most famously told by the Roman poet _____. Ovid The first operatic success of Franz von Suppe was The Beautiful Galatea. Who was Galatea? Statue created by Pygmalion and Venus brought to life Cinyras slept with his daughter _____ without knowing her identity. (This story is one of the episodes
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Chorus: reduced in size in favor of character- the orchestra area never seemed to be used in the Roman comedies‚ which did not include a chorus. Plays: Tragedy: reworking of Greek tragedies- Surviving playwrights: Ovid- Racine and Corneille Seneca- 9 have survived‚ but they apparently were not intended for public performance Psychological motivation- some idea of free will Comedy: Character comedy Stock characters‚ stereotypes-
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“In Search of a Room of One’s Own” In the Elizabeth era of History performing arts was everything. Society did not have DVDs to watch and iPods to listen to; they went to plays and operas for leisure. A time of history when some of the best play writers and considerably authors were discovered. In Virginia Wolf’s “In Search of a Room of One’s Own” she emphasizes the difference between the lifestyle of a man compared to the lifestyle of a women during the Elizabeth era‚ in how a man had so many
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Question 1 1 out of 1 points The eyes of _____ were placed on the tail of the peacock. Selected Answer: Argus Answers: Argus Texas Murray the Potato Jason Question 2 1 out of 1 points During the Age of _____‚ children lived with their parents for 100 years before turning into arrogant adults. Selected Answer: Silver Answers: Silver Bronze Heroes Iron Question 3 1 out of 1 points Prometheus knew that the sea nymph _____ was going to give birth to a son who was
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Divine Myth; “True myths” or “myth proper”. Stories in which the main characters are super natural beings. Generally explain some aspect of the world Example would be Zeus over throwing his father and the related stories; creation of myths and of the ancient greeks Nyx (Night): the abstract concept of night given to a few human characteristics. Union of Nyx and Erebus (Darkness) produced their opposites‚ aether ”Radiance” and herma “day” Legends (Sagas) Latin word is Legenda “something that
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Children’s Literature – November 30th‚ 2011 Harry Potter (continued) Criticism ▪ Thematic o Too dark‚ complex‚ adult ▪ Book 1 opens with a double murder ▪ Harry’s link with Voldemort o Censorship ▪ Parallels between banning and not saying Voldemort’s name ▪ How Harry Potter fits in children’s literature o Literary qualities ▪ Textual jokes - Page 15‚ Rowling didn’t know how popular her novels would become - Diagon Alley‚ funny‚ puny names
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