“A history of criticism could be written solely on the basis of successive interpretations of salient passages from Aristotle’s ’Poetics’” (11). Today we tend to think of the work of art in terms of the artist‚ who‚ acting through his powers of imagination‚ willfully brings into being his creation. But this artist-centered interpretation of the text is really a more recent development‚ first seen in the early nineteenth century. As Abrams demonstrates in the "Orientation of Critical Theories" chapter
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Name: Jonathan Uk‚ Professor: Lawrence Bush AMH 2020 2-19-15 The Horse-drawn omnibuses to Automobiles Transportation is one of the most basic human needs and without it‚ we will not be able to do things or travel as fast‚ quick and efficient as possible.1 Because transportation is so important to Americans since the early 18th‚ more big business built more transportation to serve and protect people in overcrowded cities across the nations. From the 1820s until the early 20th century
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Origin of the Name Libon Early Spanish documents referred to the town as Libong‚ a name it retained roughly until the nineteenth century‚ when the letter “g” was dropped. A number of interpretations were given about the origin of its name. An 1823 history of municipalities written by a former governor of Camarines‚ Antonio de Siguenza‚ claimed that it was adopted from the name of of one of Juan de Salcedo’s captains. This theory could easily be di
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GUIDED READING AND RESEARCH I. AFRICA IN THE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES 1. The two modern day nations that constitute the Senegambia region today are the republics of Senegal and Gambia. The land of the region is a terrain‚ commonly low‚ rolling plains that become foothills in southeast. It’s in Western Africa where it borders the North Atlantic Ocean‚ between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania. The Gambia is almost an enclave of Senegal. The climate is tropical so it is hot and humid. The topography
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Play vs 1999 movie adaptation Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a wordy‚ lengthy play lasting over three hours. The film’s text‚ of course‚ was heavily edited for commercial purposes. The movie weighs in at under two hours. Even though the film was considered a successful adaptation of Shakespeare‚ it lacks much of the play’s depth of characters and inappropriate humor. For instance‚ the play relies heavily on all the characters to achieve the complete idea
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The Shroud of Turin has been an object of major debate since its discovery in the 14th century. People have tried to prove its authenticity for hundreds of years. A study of the cloth done in 1988 came to the conclusion that the Shroud was‚ in fact‚ a forgery. However‚ new discoveries have cast doubt on the reliability of the sample taken for carbon dating‚ which showed that the Shroud was manufactured between the years 1260 AD and 1390 AD. So the questions still remains‚ is it real? Is the Shroud
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT ESSAY QUESTIONS RENAISSANCE 1. ’77: To what extent and in what ways may the Renaissance be regarded as a turning point in the Western intellectual and cultural tradition? 2. ’81: Compare the ways in which two works of art reproduced below express the artistic‚ philosophical and cultural values of their times. (Pictures of Michelangelo ’s David and Giacometti ’s Man Pointing 1947). 3. ’82: Compare and contrast the cultural
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Thesis Statement: Most of the new fashion vogues are just mere modifications and revivals of existing fashion models. Topic Outline: I Fashion Evolution A Fundamentals and Natures of Fashion B Contributing Factors of Fashion Evolution II Fashion Vogues A Fashion vogues of the old generations (1950s to 1980s) B Fashion vogues of the new generations (1990s to 2000s) III Deductions Topic- Sentence Outline: I Fashion Evolution
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EVOLUTION OF THEATRE FROM THE GREEKS TO THE CONTEMPORARY ERAS Greek Theatre If theatre is to be defined as involving the art of acting a part on stage‚ it begins with Thespis. He won the play competition in honor of the Greek god Dionysus‚ in 534 B.C. And it is his name with which the dramatic arts are associated in the word "Thespian". Greek theatre took place in large (the largest ultimately held twenty thousand people) hillside amphitheatres. The players included a chorus and their leader
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AP Euro Free Response Questions 2004 (#5): Analyze the influence of humanism on the visual arts in the Italian Renaissance. Use at least THREE specific works to support your analysis. Can be given after study of Italian Renaissance (U1) 2003B (#3): To what extent and in what ways did women participate in the Renaissance? Can be given after study of Renaissance (U1) 2005 (#3): Using examples from at least two different states‚ analyze the key features of the “new monarchies” and the factors
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