were supposed to be placed may never be exact‚ but all this largely does not matter. Fore‚ the greatest piece and most original part of the tales‚ The General Prologue‚ is what makes Chaucer stand apart from the likes of Italian counterparts in Boccaccio and his Decameron. The General Prologue was shown to me in high school and we did not expand into the tales. Goes to show that The General Prologue is a great literary piece of work and the true star of Chaucer’s creation. Introducing all kinds of
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Awhile before the horrendous events of the Black Death occurred‚ there was The Great Famine of 1315. I had not previously heard of or known about this period of history before writing this paper. At the beginning of the 14th century‚ the population in Europe had steadily been growing so large that there was no room for any crop failure or shortage. However‚ climate change in the spring of 1315 gave them a wet spring that proved to be harsh on the people until the summer of 1317. The people were weakened
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Basilica challenged Martin Luther Pope Clement VII refused to give Henry VIII an annulment with Catherine of Aragon‚ leading to the Anglican Church Dante Alighieri Italian poet wrote "Divine Comedy" exiled from Florence for political reasons Giovanni Boccaccio wrote "The Decameron" in Italian vernacular supporter of Petrarch Sandro Botticelli Florentine painter "Birth of Venus‚" "Primavera" Filippo Brunelleschi Florentine architect designed duomo of Florence cathedral‚ chapel of Pazzi family
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There are many components needed for a happy successful lasting marriage. Marriage is not an easy step for anyone to take‚ it takes a lot of commitment as well as humbleness for both spouses in the relationship. The first component that is important into having a long lasting marriage is falling in love with the person from the inside‚ not their physical appearance. The second component would be being able to communicate with the person that you are in a relationship with‚ which leads to a healthier
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on a flat rock and was so impressed with his talent that he persuaded the father to let Giotto become his pupil (Barter26). Modern critics also see the influence of the Roman school exemplified by Pietro Cavallini and of the sculptors Nicola and Giovanni Pisano (Marx). Whatever his training‚ it is certain that Giotto broke with the formulas of Byzantine painting and gave new life to the art of painting in Italy (Eimerl 9). Giotto designed a great number of works‚ many of which have disappeared
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Generosity is the virtue of not being tied down by concerns of one’s possessions and giving away those possessions without expecting anything in return. The stories‚ “Day 10‚ Story 3” and “Day 10‚ Story 4” from The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio are splendid examples of generosity that express the values and different aspects of generosity. Both Nathan from “Day 10‚ Story 3” and Gentile from “Day 10‚ Story 4” are generous‚ however Nathan’s the actions that Nathan takes make Nathan more generous
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(1) Francesco Petrarch (1304-74) As the first of the Humanist‚ he was one of the most influential poets of the Middle Ages. And he is considered by most to be the founder Renaissance Humanism in general. Petrarch was the first and greatest representative of the humanistic phase of the Italian Renaissance. He was the first scholar of the mediaeval time who fully realized and appreciated the supreme excellence and beauty of the classical literature and its value as a means of culture.
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Who was Cleopatra? Cleopatra VII was born in 69 B.C‚ daughter of Ptolemy XII‚ the Egyptian throne given to her at 18 years and her younger brother at 10 years. She ruled ancient Egypt as co regent‚ firstly with her brother and then with her son for almost three decades. Cleopatra was the last of the Macedonian rulers founded by Ptolemy. She was well educated and clever; Cleopatra could speak various languages and served as the dominant ruler in all three of her co-regencies. Her romantic relationships
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artists and authors generally focused on religious topics only and wrote for the nobility and the clergy. Starting during the Renaissance‚ authors began to write about topics that the common person would both enjoy and understand. Authors such as Giovanni Boccaccio‚ who wrote "The Decameron‚" set the stage for literary realism with characters and settings that were easier for readers to understand and connect with . This style of writing is still popular in common society. One of the most important contributors
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love and lust difficult to distinguish. The desire of another human being leads to irrational thought and actions. Sometimes one will create sensations of love where no love exists. As demonstrated in both William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron‚ and Po Hsing-Chien’s The Story of Miss Li one may create feelings of love in order to overcome a recent or persisting tragedy. In Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo’s breakup with his former romantic interest‚ Rosaline‚ left him
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