general‚ characterized by its ingenuity‚ intellectuality‚ and frequent obscurity. In terms of subject matter‚ metaphysicals reject not only Petrarchan rhetoric but also the pose of abject worship of the mistress which sonneteers had inherited via Petrarch from the troubadours; in its place they put sexual realism and an interest in introspective psychological analysis of the emotions of love and religion (sometimes expressing the one in terms of the other‚ and sometimes actually being metaphysical
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Renaissance in the 1300’s‚ the study of Classical Greek and Roman art resurfaced. On main subject of the Classical works throughout the time period was the idea of humanism. Humanism focused on the importance of human intelligence and physical features. Petrarch was known as the father of humanism during the 14th century who was interested in classics and secular topics that help lead to the Italian Renaissance humanism. Humanism started in literary works and moved to art. Humanist ideas and Renaissance
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Romeo and Juliet Act Two (study guide) [pic] Explain the Prologue. ACT TWO - SCENE ONE: Explain the dramatic irony in this scene. The audience knows what Mercutio does not‚ that calling on Rosaline’s charms will no longer produce Romeo‚ who now loves Juliet. ACT TWO - SCENE TWO: (This is the most famous scene in the entire play.) 1. Fill in the blanks in this paraphrase of Romeo’s soliloquy (lines 1-32) Shh! What light is at the window? Juliet shines through the window like the sun rises
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History has been viewed and valued differently throughout time. The style of analysis has changed to fit the views‚ feeling and morals of the time period. Dante Alighieri‚ Christinia de Pizan and Niccolo Machiavelli illustrate this. Being grouped now‚ their views differed and time has changed the meaning of their writings. Dante had his origins in 13th to 14th century Florence‚ Florence was then a form of commune reigning the city-state. Florence had no single head of state but was led by elected
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The Ideals of the renaissance were that of humanism. Many Artists and authors had Christianity as a strong influence within their work. The Renaissance ideals of humanism are expressed in the Italian art of the period‚ through the works of various artists like the recognizable Leonardo da Vinci who emphasized humanism ideals and Michelangelo Buonarroti representing human divinity with his human sculpture of David Botticelli and finally‚ the impacting artist Raphael. Some artists used Greek influences
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rape in Renaissance; view of black slaves; women in the Renaissance/upper class versus ordinary women; source of wealth of Italian communes 7. Writers: Castiglione (The Book of the Courtier)‚ Machiavelli (The Prince/views)‚ Dante (Divine Comedy)‚ Petrarch‚ Laura Cereta (women ideas)‚ Peter Paul Vergerio (education)‚ Lorenzo Valla (textual criticism)‚ Boccaccio (The Decameron)‚ Erasmus (In Praise of Folly/ideas)‚
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Life and Career The known facts of Chaucer’s life are fragmentary and are based almost entirely on official records. He was born in London between 1340 and 1344‚ the son of John Chaucer‚ a vintner. In 1357 he was a page in the household of Prince Lionel‚ later duke of Clarence‚ whom he served for many years. In 135960 he was with the army of Edward
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Eloquence is a word not often used this day in age but its meaning is just as serious as it has always been. Eloquence has many synonyms such as: articulacy‚ expression‚ fluency. It mainly means the way you present yourself in your speech. This word has lost its use through the years because people don’t take speech as serious as it used to be long ago. In the old days of knights and Kings and Queens to even the 1800’s during the time of the Civil War‚ respectable people had a way with words
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Shakespeare The Fraud Getting recognized for personal work is always a good feeling. However‚ when someone else steals your idea and receives credit and appraisal for it the feelings drastically change. This is exactly how the original author would have felt if they were alive when Shakespeare wrote Romeo & Juliet. Shakespear doesn’t deserve credit for the story of Romeo & Juliet; he plagiarized the original story ( Pyramus & Thisbe )‚ stole this story from the original authors‚ and kept most
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Humanism is a very interesting topic. The word human is easy to describe as a breathing living multicellular organism. Although the term humanism may not be easy to describe. At least not so quickly in one sentence. Humanism was a way of thinking and interacting within a society. As Anthony B. Pinn described in his book “What is humanism and Why does it Matter?” humanism was a way of life for many. More importantly the time period humanism began to thrive was in the 1400s during the Renaissance.
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