My last duchess The poem “my last duchess” by Robert browning‚ a 19th century English poet‚ is based on historic events in 15th century Ferrara (contemporary Italy). The speaker‚ is actually Alfonso the 2nd‚ who entertains in his house his future wife’s‚ from Tyrol (current Austria)‚ negotiator (the servant). Alfonso married his late wife‚ Lucrezia from the Medici family‚ when she was only 14 years old. Unlike him‚ whose noble family origins dates back a centuries (“as if she ranked my gift of
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obtained a collection of beautiful things and antiques which she was passionate‚ yet greedy about. She was also a very well educated woman which was not considered normal in that time. Born in Ferrara‚ in Northern Italy‚ in May of 1474‚ Isabella was the first daughter of Ercole I d ’Este‚ Duke of Ferrara‚ and Leonora of Naples‚ daughter of Ferdinand I of Naples‚ the Aragonese King of Naples‚ and Isabella of Taranto. She had an equally famous younger sister‚ Beatrice d’Este. Her father‚ Ercole
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Annali dell‟Università degli Studi di Ferrara Museologia Scientifica e Naturalistica ISSN 1824-2707 volume speciale 2012 Management and conservation policies of cultural heritage in Jericho Ahmed Rjoob Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities‚ Palestine ahmed.rjoob@student.unife.it __________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract This paper presents the management and conservation policies of cultural heritage applied in Jericho since the British mandate
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How does Browning tell the story of “My Last Duchess” in the first thirteen lines? In the opening lines of “My Last Duchess”‚ Browning introduces his speaker‚ the Duke of Ferrara‚ who sets the stage to tell the story of his late wife to the Count’s emissary. As a dramatic monologue‚ Browning’s identity is dissolved into his character’s voice and persona; the first-person narration of the Duke dominates the perspective of the story; the emissary becomes a silent listener‚ whose presence is only
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Irrational behavior exists as a paradox in which it can always be rationalized. Often‚ only a “discerning Eye” into madness can determine the justification of such behavior. In the novel Catch 22 by Joseph Heller‚ Heller offers a “discerning eye”‚ as described in Emily Dickinson’s poem “Much Madness is divinest sense”‚ on Yossarian’s madness to elicit its reasonability in a time of war. Yossarian‚ the protagonist‚ a soldier fighting for the United States in World War II‚ displays an antiheroic‚ anti-American
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The Cantino Planisphere is a map that is still around‚ but was originally created in 1492 by an anonymous cartographer in Portugal. The map was fully completed in 1492‚ but was start of the creation of the map was earlier in time. This map was immense‚ especially at the time. This map was an enormous deal. This was the most detailed map of its time‚ but there were quite a few noteworthy parts about the map. The reason why it is called the Cantino Planisphere was because of a spy who came from Italy
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William Blake Poetry The Romantic Movement was one of the most influential movements known to man. This movement did more than just influence the people of that time‚ but transformed a society’s entertainment. It changed the music‚ politics‚ the visual and performance arts‚ the literature‚ and most of all the poetry of that generation. The most important aspect of the Romantic Movement was poetry. People used poetry during this time period as the voice of the people on subjects such as love‚ politics
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Scipione Borghese‚ who we know was in continuous touch with the artist‚ conceivably play a role in the purchase of the painting? In 1606–7‚ when he was associate Vice Legate to Ferrara‚ Paolo Savelli had assisted Scipione in obtaining Dosso Dossi’s canvases with the story of Aeneas‚ then still in the Este castle in Ferrara. Might Scipione have returned the favor by assisting in Savelli in acquiring a work by
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Both poems “Hazel tells LaVerne” by Katharyn Hown Machan and “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning uses unique ways to reveal the speakers. The speakers of each poem reveal something about themselves as they try to narrate a story. The speaker of the “Hazel tells LaVerne” story repeats the line “me a princess‚” indicating that her bluster is just a front for her dreams. The word choice and humorous tone of Machan’s story also reveal much about Hazel’s personality and position. The ways she uses
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Robert Browning The situation- This poem tells a story of a man that is paranoid about his wife and how much he admires her. This is a narrative poem. The poem’s expresses a mood of desperation and the character is worried. The speaker is the Duke of Ferrara and the poet is speaker through the Duke and telling us a story. The tone of the poem is anger and love. He admires her sculptures but also is angery at her because he suspects her of cheating. The structure- The form is iambic pentameter couplets
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