The development and contribution Purcell made to the operatic genre through his opera and dramatic works. Henry Purcell (1659-1695) composed music for many different genres. Among these he wrote one true opera‚ Dido and Aeneas (1689). He also wrote a number of dramatic works. Purcell spent the majority of his last five years composing music for the stage. The majority of Purcell’s dramatic instrumental music or songs were used in spoken plays. Purcell went on to write four semi-operas; Dioclesian
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A love goddess is a deity associated with sexuality‚ love‚ fertility‚ beauty‚ and in some occasion’s death. These goddess are common in mythology and may be found in many polytheistic religions. Although there are vast differences among these goddess’‚ since they have to serve each particular culture’s needs‚ there are also many similarities that can be drawn to them. There are two love goddess’ that are believed to have many similarities‚ they are the Greek goddess Aphrodite and the Norse goddess
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pregnant without having a man. * the notion that Mary doesn’t dir isn’t reached in many places‚ it is mostly represented in Spain‚ in Spanish Churchs. She was assumed into heaven. Picture Venus in Front of the Mirror by Peter Paul Rubens‚ was drown in classical mythology‚ cupid is also represented‚ Venus and
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this is well documented in the pieces of art and literature. For example‚ women portrayed by Peter Paul Rubens represent the body weight preferences of Europeans at those times. In his paintings The Judgment of Paris (1632) and Venus at a Mirror (1614) all of the women are over-weight or obese‚ which was considered attractive. At the same time‚ Venus portrayed in Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus (1485) painting‚ is very thin and skinny that contradicts with the well-known common standards of beauty
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William Shakespeare ABOUT HIS LIFE William Shakespeare‚ by universal consent the greatest author of England‚ if not of the world‚ occupies chronologically a central position in the Elizabethan drama. He was born in 1564 in the good-sized village of Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire‚ near the middle of England‚ where the level but beautiful country furnished full external stimulus for a poet’s eye and heart. His father‚ John Shakespeare‚ who was a general dealer in agricultural products and other
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contrasting series‚ one about uncontrollable lust for a married woman of dark complexion called “The Dark Lady”‚ and one about conflicted love for a fair young man “The Fair Youth”. Shakespeare also published two narrative poems on erotic themes‚ “Venus and Adonis” and “The Rape of Lucrece”. These two poems show the guilt and moral confusion that result from uncontrolled lust. Shakespeare’s characters and stories reveal universal truths
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expansion of open spaces Answer: b 4. Raphael learned at the elbow of a. Leonardo. b. Perugino. c. Fra Angelico. d. Michelangelo. Answer: b 5. Who were two important figures in Raphael’s School of Athens? a. David and Goliath b. Venus and Adonis c. Plato and Aristotle d. Alexander the Great and Socrates Answer: c 6. Which is NOT true of Leonardo da Vinci? a. He made anatomical drawings. b. He was an uomo universal. c. He wrote backwards. d. He made more paintings than
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did not have high tech gadgets to predict the weather‚ so they had to make observations to predict what kind of day it was‚ to navigate ships‚ and even used when planting crops. Shakespeare mentions something similar in one of his famous plays‚ Venus and Adonis. “Like a red morn that ever yet betokened‚ Wreck to the seaman‚ tempest to the field‚ sorrow to the shepherds‚ woe unto the birds‚ gusts and foul flaws to herdmen and to herds.” In the Bible‚ Matthew XVI: 2-3‚ Jesus said‚ “When in evening‚ ye
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ENGLISH LITERATURE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: An overview of his life and works Submitted to :- Ms. JYOTI HERMIT Submitted by:- TANISHA GUPTA Course :- BJMC (ASCO) WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE : AN OVERVIEW OF HIS LIFE AND WORKS CHILDHOOD William Shakespeare was born on April 26‚ 1564
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books‚ and art. For example‚ Dao‚ James article "The Dogs of War‚ Suffering Like Soldiers”. It talks about how dogs that participate in war suffer just as much as the soldiers do. Another example is the picture “Consequences of War” by Peter Paul Rubens which shows violence and anger. The final example I will be discussing is the photographs by James Nachtwey which show the sadness in the people’s eyes as they lose what they have due to the war. Dao James article “The Dogs of War‚ Suffering Like
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