10 The Spirit of Baroque Study Guide 1. What statement best describes the function of the Taj Mahal‚ in Agra‚ India? a. a mosque dedicated to the Mughal faithful b. a tomb for the wife of an emperor and himself c. a shrine marking the site of an incident in the life of Muhammad d. a temple where worshippers honor the Great Buddha Page ref: 259 2. Of the baroque qualities below‚ which is most clearly illustrated in Bernini’s Ecstasy of St. Teresa‚ centerpiece of the Cornaro Chapel?
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Matrilineal Relationships Ancient Greek mythology was a genre characterized by patriarchal dominance. Epics heralded heroes such as Heracles‚ Achilles and Odysseus. Authors chronicled the genealogies of the great Grecian gods‚ such as Zeus‚ Dionysus and Apollo‚ leaving out no detail when describing the powers and strength they wielded. On the other hand‚ female figures‚ though less celebrated‚ played a significant and weighty role as well in Greek mythology. As a whole‚ mother figures‚ both mortal
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self-glorification. Satan’s pride‚ in particular‚ is stressed throughout Paradise Lost. In accordance with epic convention‚ Satan is frequently qualified by Milton’s use of the word ‘proud’. Virgil used the same device in his epic the Aeneid‚ in which the name of Aeneas rarely appears without being preceded by ‘pious’. The most striking visual example of Satan’s main weaknesses appears in Book IV (89-90) during Raphael’s narrative to Adam regarding the battles in Heaven‚ Raphael refers to Satan as ‘the proud/Aspirer’
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The Rape of the Lock Canto 1 Summary The Rape of the Lock begins with a passage outlining the subject of the poem and invoking the aid of the muse. Then the sun (“Sol”) appears to initiate the leisurely morning routines of a wealthy household. Lapdogs shake themselves awake‚ bells begin to ring‚ and although it is already noon‚ Belinda still sleeps. She has been dreaming‚ and we learn that “her guardian Sylph‚” Ariel‚ has sent the dream. The dream is of a handsome youth who tells her that she
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Sydney Kraeger 10 2/18/13 APWH Chapter 14 Cornell Notes Introduction * Aeneas Sylvus doubted whether anyone could convince the Christians leaders to take arms against the Muslims * French and English armies had been fighting for over a century * The German rulers didn’t really control their states * Spain and Italy kingdoms could not unite * The plague took away a third of the European people * 1200-1500 – a time of great progress because of the renaissance
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Here’s Looking at You‚ Kid. Filmed and released in 1942 Casablanca‚ starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman‚ is a romantic drama set during World War II. The movie focuses on a man (Rick Blaine) torn between love and virtue and it is throughout the movie that he struggles to choose between his love for a woman (Ilsa Lund) and helping her and her Czech Resistance leader husband (Victor Lazlo) escape from the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca. Throughout the movie it becomes clear
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decided to build a city‚ but after an argument‚ Romulus killed his brother. According to the Romanannalists‚ this happened on 21 April 753 BC.[24] This legend had to be reconciled with a dual tradition‚ set earlier in time‚ that had theTrojan refugee Aeneas escape to Italy and found the line of Romans through his son Iulus‚ the namesake of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.[25]This was accomplished by the Roman poet Virgil in the first century BC. Monarchy‚ republic‚ empire Main articles: Ancient Rome‚ Roman
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was already being felt. Written evidence by Dio Cassius indicates that a statue of Julius Caesar‚ not deified for long‚ had been placed inside the original Pantheon. Additionally‚ statuary with patriotic and dynastic implications such as those of Aeneas‚ Romulus and Alba Longa etc. decorates the entire complex. Seen in this light‚ it is reasonable to assume that the Pantheon contains not only the ancient and traditional gods‚ but also deities of recent origin and strong connection to dynastic and
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Rice University Chastity as Ideal Sexuality in the Third Book of The Faerie Queene Author(s): Lesley W. Brill Reviewed work(s): Source: Studies in English Literature‚ 1500-1900‚ Vol. 11‚ No. 1‚ The English Renaissance (Winter‚ 1971)‚ pp. 15-26 Published by: Rice University Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/449815 . Accessed: 08/11/2011 05:58 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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Chaucer’s "The House of Fame": The Cultural Nature of Fame QUESTION 7. DISCUSS THE CULTURAL NATURE OF FAME AND ITS TEXTUAL EXPRESSION WITH REFERENCE TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: ORAL HEROIC POETRY‚ CHAUCER’S DEPICTION IN THE HOUSE OF FAME AND THE MODERN CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANON OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. YOU SHOULD FOCUS YOUR ANALYSIS ON THE INTERPLAY OF ORAL AND LITERARY TRADITIONS IN THESE CONTEXTS. Many critics have noted the complexities within Chaucer’s The House of Fame‚ in particular
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