* Early Medieval Europe Founding of the Church * 2. Introduction: The Roots (This Series) Judaism Greece Rome Christianity and Christ Himself The Early Theologians * 3. Introduction: Fluorescence (The Next Series) Dark Ages Feudalism The Sociopolitical Structure Eve of the Renaissance * 4. Roots of Medieval Era: Judaism of Abraham Hebrews: a population in the city of Ur in Sumeria The word is derived from Greek biblia‚ which means “book‚” hence “People of the Book” Abraham was said
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“By considering the dramatic effects of King Lear‚ evaluate the view that despite the appalling suffering‚ the world of the play is not without hope.” In the world of King Lear‚ being a shakespearean tragedy‚ suffering‚ loss‚ and injustice are all factors often expected before an audience enters the bottomless pit of complicated characters‚ varying agendas‚ and Shakespearean english these productions usually employed. However‚ despite its melancholy undertone and lack of warmer lighting gels on
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In the world today we have different levels to our social structure but mainly lower class‚ middle class‚ and high class. Before our time they also went by three levels‚ the old saying describing the social structure of medieval Europe as “those who pray‚ those who fight‚ and those who work.” Means that there are three estates in the social structure as the church‚ knights‚ and the workers. Those who pray are the clergy of the Roman Catholic church. There are many different people of the church
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From my LP class days‚ I have heard of Tagore. The loud speaker from the local church used to play songs took from this great book in the early morning. I used to tell the story of ‘golden grain of corn’. Recently‚ I was reading Kahlil Gibran and saw that his books are ‘inspired’ by Tagore. I thought‚ ‘enough is enough…here I am determined to read ‘Gitanjali’ first‚ before reading its further ‘inspirations’. And the travel was beautiful! Tagore was born in a very Rich family but he was a child
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Early Southeast Asian Categorization of Europeans 1. SE Asia was not “discovered” by world trade system • Even before the Europeans knew about SE Asia‚ it already existed • Europeans were initially just one more part of the Asian maritime trade 2. Categories of otherness • Vietnam – “southern” country‚ point of reference: China – North • coastal SE Asian countries – “below the winds” ‚ point of reference: India - “above the winds” • William Marsden: “analogous to “us-them” distinction such
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Childhood: An Early Modern View Question: Analyze continuities and changes in methods of child-rearing among the English upper classes from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries. How did adult views of children shape adult practices toward their children? Throughout the sixteenth‚ seventeenth‚ and eighteenth century‚ methods for childrearing were based on the adult perceptions of children. While some methods remained‚ others were being removed. These methods of childrearing fluctuated
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1 TOPIC 12 (Abridged) EARLY MODERN ENGLISH PHONOLOGY AND SPELLING 1. INTRODUCTION The 15th c.‚ following the death of Chaucer‚ marks a turning point in the history of English‚ for during this period the language underwent greater and more important phonological changes than in any other century before or since. Despite these changes in pronunciation‚ the old spelling was maintained and stereotyped. Generally speaking‚ Caxton and the printers who followed him based their spelling not on
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In spite of an expression of defeat‚ what is the predominant emotional tone of the poem? O wild West Wind‚ thou breath of Autumn’s being‚ Thou‚ from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven‚ like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing‚ Yellow‚ and black‚ and pale‚ and hectic red‚ Pestilence-stricken multitudes: O thou Who chariotest to their dark wintry bed The winged seeds‚ where they lie cold and low‚ Each like a corpse within its grave‚ until Thine azure sister of the
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Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant To him who in the love of Nature holds Communion with her visible forms‚ she speaks A various language; for his gayer hours She has a voice of gladness‚ and a smile And eloquence of beauty‚ and she glides Into his darker musings‚ with a mild And gentle sympathy‚ that steals away Their sharpness‚ ere he is aware. When thoughts Of the last bitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit‚ and sad images Of the stern agony‚ and shroud‚ and pall
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Francis Bacon (1561-1626) Of Great Place [pic][pic]MEN in great place are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state; servants of fame; and servants of business. So as they have no freedom; neither in their persons‚ nor in their actions‚ nor in their times. It is a strange desire‚ to seek power and to lose liberty: or to seek power over others‚ and to lose power over a man’s self. The rising unto place is laborious; and by pains‚ men come to greater pains; and it is sometimes base;
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