LISA ELLIS ART 2.3 DECEMBER 2‚ 2011 A CRTIQUE OF STOKSTAD AND COTHREN’S COVERAGE OF PABLO PICASSO’S “GUERNICA” Located on pages 1062-1063 of the 4th Edition (Volume II) of our textbook -Art History- are five paragraphs of commentary on Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica‚” perhaps his most well known painting. In those five paragraphs‚ Stokstad and Cothern offer a fairly accurate and concise description of the historical events leading to the creation of the masterwork and a description of some of
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government of Spain through a series of battles with the nationalists (who were supported by Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany) (Spanish Civil War (Spanish History): Introduction." Encyclopedia Britannica Online). In 1934 military General Francisco Franco led troops to suppress a workers revolt. Upon his succession he gained popularity enough so that on October 1‚ 1936 he was named head of state and set up a socialist government in 1939 by declaring himself dictator (Spanish Civil War (Spanish History):
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Hamlet‚ a film adaptation of one of William Shakespeare’s many plays‚ was directed by Franco Zeffirelli. The director’s intentions seem to be to create the movie much like the play‚ however there are some nuances here and there that set it apart. However even then‚ some of the director’s choice in lighting or in scenes seem to defy any sort of logic. Actors overall performed averagely‚ as a result‚ only Mel Gibson (Hamlet) will be analyzed simply because he is the easiest character to exemplify -
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of his most famous is Romeo and Juliet. The play is known particularly for its spectacular balcony scene. Romeo and Juliet has also been recreated or incorporated into popular movies by numerous people. The two most famous recreations were made by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968 and Baz Luhrmann in 1997‚ both doing their own version of the balcony scene. Zeffirelli and Luhrmann each use body language‚ the setting‚ and symbolism to add excitement and intensity to their own unique styles in the balcony scene
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Films Comparison From their representation of characters to their use of language‚ Zefirelli and Luhrmann take two very different approaches to Shakespeare’s second most famous theatrical work. The 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet‚ directed by Franco Zeffirelli‚ is set to a more traditional idea. The historical architecture of these towns provides a somewhat more authentic feel to the film. The scenery as portrayed in the 1968 film is ‘correct‚’ according to description provided within the text
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The Spanish Civil War in 1936-1939 strongly affected Pablo Neruda. The war started when General Francisco Franco in Spain Morocco organized the revolt against the lawful Republican government. The explosion of the civil war and the murder of Garcia Lorca‚ whom Neruda knew‚ made him join the Republican movement. During that period of time‚ Pablo Neruda started working on his collection of poems Espana en el Corazon. A poem I’m explaining a Few Things is included in the collection of poems
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Between 1933 and 1936‚ Hitler took part in many acts that directly violated the regulations of the Treaty of Versailles. Firstly‚ Hitler broke one of the major rules by building up his army to over 1 million people. The treaty stated that an army of over 100‚000 me was prohibited. He at first expanded his army in secret‚ but in 1935‚ he openly had a massive rearmament rally. Hitler also broke the treaty by moving his troops into Rhineland (a demilitarized zone). Of course another major act that challenged
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tragic play that was written by the famous playwright‚ William Shakespeare. Hamlet was adapted to the movies since the development of the film industry‚ and that did the most influential two adaptations were filmed in 1990 and 1996‚ and directed by Franco Zeffirelli and Kenneth Branagh respectively. These versions are distinct from each other in
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Review of Django Unchained Warning: may contain spoilers… I am a Tarantino fan‚ with a love of spaghetti western‚s and so had high expectations for this latest creation. I was worried however about the horror of the subject matter and by the time we were in our cinema seats I realised I was actually rather anxious about how violent the movie would be – it has been a while since I saw something like this on the big screen. In the end I only had to shield my view during two scenes (the dog
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The Causes of the Spanish Civil War What were the causes of the Spanish Civil War? Between 1936 and 1939 over 500‚000 people were killed in the Spanish Civil War so this cannot be considered a ’little’ war that was overshadowed by the problems that were occurring in Europe during these years. In 1920‚ Spain was a constitutional monarchy. The king was Alfonso XIII. However‚ the government was inefficient and corrupt. In 1921‚ an army was sent to Spanish Morocco to put down a rebellion. It
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