ay Introduction Beginning with the late nineteenth century‚ a new “Romantic” attitude characterized culture and many works of art in Western civilization. It emphasized a revulsion against established values such as social order and religion and exalted individualism‚ irrationalily‚ imagination‚ emotions and nature. Two famous artists from the age of Romanticism are Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Mendelssohn and Rosetti led very different lives. Rossetti was honoured for
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Europe in the 14th Century and the Renaissance The 14th century was anything but pleasant for the people living in Europe at the time. There were so many factors and conditions that ultimately helped pave the way for the Renaissance. I will focus on the key influences during this period that contributed to the development of this “rebirth”. The most significant impact that you must address right off the bat is‚ the Black Death. With the plague wiping out nearly one-third of Europe’s population
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Boccaccio’s Tales of The Decameron With corpses rotting on the street and crime widespread throughout Europe‚ Boccaccio began writing The Decameron at the peak of the Black Plague in 1350. During this time‚ people fled their homes‚ lost faith in their religions‚ and abandoned their friends and families in order to seek refuge from the physically and mentally depraving reality of the Black Plague. Boccaccio incorporates the reality of his time during the 14th century into the tales of The Decameron. In his
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Italian Literature A study of Italian literature has strongly influenced not only the Europeans but also the world. It shows passionate sensitivity to goodness and true beauty of life. The Italian love for Christian virtue‚ faith‚ hope‚ and charity radiates in both their prose and poetry. For Italians‚ true love and nobility‚ which are manifested in their literary works‚ are inseparable. FAMOUS POETS PROFILE WORKS SHORT DESCRIPTION of WORKS Horace Virgil Livy Ovid
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Fedrigo’s Falcon and The Wife of Bath’s Tale were written by Boccaccio and Chaucer respectable. Both stories are told inside of their own larger story frames‚ each consisting of a group of people telling stories to each other. The stories themselves share a common thread‚ focusing on the significance of sacrifices in the search for love‚ but differ on the value of the person’s character who does the sacrifice. In the pair‚ it is obvious that both stories like to make use of symbolism for their
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What initially caused food shortages and famine in the early 14th century? The changing climate has resulted in poor harvests and famine. The period from 1300 to 1800 is referred to as the “little ice age‚” as it was the period of climate change for the worse; becoming colder and wetter. This ultimately led to the destruction of the crops that were essential to society. What was the name of the plague that devastated Europe in the 14th century? “Black Death” was the name of the plague that devastated
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The problems of defining humanism in relation to art are compounded by the notion of‘renaissance’ art. Some scholars unhesitatingly speak of ‘the arts in the age of humanism’ and even ‘the art of humanism’; others resolve to treat the arts in terms independent of any such associations. This division reflects a healthy suspicion about relying on broad categories such as ‘humanism’ and ‘renaissance’ in historical inquiry generally and in art history and criticism in particular. There is an increasing
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Where did the plague begin and spread? The plague began in 1348 in East Asia but very quickly spread to Florence‚ Italy. 1b. What two possible cause did Boccaccio suggest for such a terrible event? Boccaccio suggested that it was through the influence of heavenly bodies or that it was God’s anger because of our wicked deeds. 2. How did people behave to those that were sick? Why? The city ordered that the streets be cleansed and any sick person was forbidden from entering the city. Many people
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http://totallyhistory.com/arthistory/famousartists/ http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/middleages.html (bubonic plague) http://www.mrdowling.com/704renaissance.html (Renaissance definition) Renaissance topics ~Artists ~Inventions maybs ~Effects of the Renaissance Cover: title “The Renaissance Pg. 1: About the Renaissance Pg. 2 The Impact of Classical Antiquities on Renaissance Art The word “renaissance” (rebirth) refers not only to the sudden and widespread flourishing of literature and
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the author‚ however a poem demands a far greater creative effort. The reader must interpret the poet’s words through their own understanding and experiences‚ which can often create ideas and interpretations the author never even imagined. As Giovanni Boccaccio writes in his argument for poetry ‘Geneology of Gentile Gods’ (The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism‚ 2001)‚ ‘if one way does not lead to the desired meaning‚ take another’‚ Boccacio writing in the 1300s‚ a time when many poetry had to
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