ENGLISH PROJECT RABINDRANATH TAGORE Rabindranath Tagore] ( 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941)‚ sobriquet Gurudev‚was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region’s literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive‚ fresh and beautiful verse"‚ he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. In translation his poetry was viewed as spiritual and mercurial; his seemingly mesmeric personality‚ flowing hair‚ and other-worldly dress earned him a prophet-like
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including artist‚ approximate dates‚ subject‚ medium‚ style‚ location‚ etc. In what ways was Giotto groundbreaking? Late Gothic painting is best characterized by a movement away from the Byzantine style‚ including a use of depth and a focus on Naturalism‚ or a use of subjects that were not based in the spiritual world. Widely regarded as one of the forefathers of the Late Gothic period‚ Cimabue was known for challenging some of the major rules of the Byzantine era. He was among the first to play
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Certain methods of presenting arts are employed in order for it to be effective. In presenting his subject‚ the artists uses different methods to express the idea he wants to make clear. The following are the commonly used methods in presenting the subjects of arts: Realism Abstraction Symbolism Fauvism Dadaism Futurism Surrealism Expressionism REALISM It is the attempt to portray the subject as is. The artist selects‚ changes‚ and arranges details to express the idea he wants to make
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its time. Poetry has been an outlet for countless stricken heroes of war and witnesses of the brutality of the American Civil War‚ the First and Second World Wars and the War in Vietnam. Stephen Crane‚ a late 19th century‚ short-lived writer of Naturalism and Impressionism‚ shoots images of weeping families in his poem “War Is Kind” (Literature and its Writers‚ 1063). Randall Jarrell‚ a poet of the early 19th Century‚ displays his experiences of life and death in the Air Forces in his poem “The Death
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unorthodox theories of evolution at the time were very harsh and close-minded‚ but publication of these risky theories gave the public an opportunity to open up to modern thinking. The intelligent mind of Alfred Wallace had been opened up to naturalism through the readings of numerous influential works. Controversial academic
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the person who created it. A muckraker is one who inquires into and publishes scandal and allegations of corruption among political and business leaders. President Theodore Roosevelt is credited with originating the term ’muckraker.’ Naturalism was a literary movement of the late 19th century that was an extension of Realism. What was the main focus of the Naturalistic writer? Naturalistic writers believed that the laws behind the forces that govern human lives might be studied and
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made God obsolete. Humanists believe that only matter – things we can touch‚ feel‚ prove‚ or study – exists and has always existed. Man is only matter (no soul or spirit). No supernatural explanation is needed for the existence of this matter. Naturalism says that only matter exists ‚ things you can touch‚ feel‚ and study. The Humanist trusts the scientific method as the only sure way of knowing anything‚ so if something cannot be observed‚ tested‚ and experimented on‚ it doesn’t exist. Since you
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philosophies. The first‚ idealism‚ focuses on characters and values. Realism states that science reveals the truth‚ meaning that the truth is something that can be observed and proven. Pragmatism says that individuals learn through their experiences. Naturalism places the individual’s importance over the importance of the society. Finally‚ existentialism‚ states that individuals must accept responsibility for their actions and choices. I think to have an effective philosophy‚ you have to combine more
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praise to royalty. While in ancient Egypt the actual human anatomy was used to portray the royal status‚ in Mesopotamia the use of animals were used to signify “human roles.” In addition to these similarities‚ Egypt and Mesopotamia “both observed naturalism.” Influence from the Sumerian style‚ helped both express the reality of their
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The Awakening The novel‚ The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ was written in the late nineteenth century in St. Louis after her husband Oscar died of a severe illness. Her book appeared in 1899‚ after she was idolized by many novels written by Darwin and Sarah Orne Jewett. Her first attempts at writing were just brief sketches for a local newspaper that was only short descriptions of her life in Louisiana. However‚ Chopin’s interests had always run along more risky lines‚ as reflected in her diaries
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