What initially caused food shortages and famine in the early 14th century? The changing climate has resulted in poor harvests and famine. The period from 1300 to 1800 is referred to as the “little ice age‚” as it was the period of climate change for the worse; becoming colder and wetter. This ultimately led to the destruction of the crops that were essential to society. What was the name of the plague that devastated Europe in the 14th century? “Black Death” was the name of the plague that devastated
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The problems of defining humanism in relation to art are compounded by the notion of‘renaissance’ art. Some scholars unhesitatingly speak of ‘the arts in the age of humanism’ and even ‘the art of humanism’; others resolve to treat the arts in terms independent of any such associations. This division reflects a healthy suspicion about relying on broad categories such as ‘humanism’ and ‘renaissance’ in historical inquiry generally and in art history and criticism in particular. There is an increasing
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Where did the plague begin and spread? The plague began in 1348 in East Asia but very quickly spread to Florence‚ Italy. 1b. What two possible cause did Boccaccio suggest for such a terrible event? Boccaccio suggested that it was through the influence of heavenly bodies or that it was God’s anger because of our wicked deeds. 2. How did people behave to those that were sick? Why? The city ordered that the streets be cleansed and any sick person was forbidden from entering the city. Many people
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http://totallyhistory.com/arthistory/famousartists/ http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/middleages.html (bubonic plague) http://www.mrdowling.com/704renaissance.html (Renaissance definition) Renaissance topics ~Artists ~Inventions maybs ~Effects of the Renaissance Cover: title “The Renaissance Pg. 1: About the Renaissance Pg. 2 The Impact of Classical Antiquities on Renaissance Art The word “renaissance” (rebirth) refers not only to the sudden and widespread flourishing of literature and
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Gender roles took a very big part with the depiction of women during the strong artistic values in the Renaissance. This included social run ins‚ what women did and were allowed to do‚ the women who participated in making art‚ art workshops and institutions‚ how nuns and religions were involved‚ the differences between men and women with public art‚ patronage and the female representation. Women have always been discriminated against in the art world and had very different rules than
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the author‚ however a poem demands a far greater creative effort. The reader must interpret the poet’s words through their own understanding and experiences‚ which can often create ideas and interpretations the author never even imagined. As Giovanni Boccaccio writes in his argument for poetry ‘Geneology of Gentile Gods’ (The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism‚ 2001)‚ ‘if one way does not lead to the desired meaning‚ take another’‚ Boccacio writing in the 1300s‚ a time when many poetry had to
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towards both epic (e.g. proemio‚ invocations to Greek deities) and romance (e.g. the theme of love affair and the leitmotiv of the courtly hero). In addition to it‚ Chaucer is in debt also with the fabliau genre and with the Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio‚ whose version of Troilus and Criseyde is Chaucer`s main source of inspiration. The literary genre called “fabliau” refers to French brief comic tales in verse‚ usually coarse and dirty. It also parodies in a very cynical way
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Shakespeare The Fraud Getting recognized for personal work is always a good feeling. However‚ when someone else steals your idea and receives credit and appraisal for it the feelings drastically change. This is exactly how the original author would have felt if they were alive when Shakespeare wrote Romeo & Juliet. Shakespear doesn’t deserve credit for the story of Romeo & Juliet; he plagiarized the original story ( Pyramus & Thisbe )‚ stole this story from the original authors‚ and kept most
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Renaissance Rebirth‚ Reawakening‚ Intellectual Awareness‚ Resurgence‚ Cultural Awakening and Cultural Revivalism are different terms which are used for Renaissance in history. After the thirteenth century‚ under the changing conditions of the time‚ man tried to discover the man and the world. It was like awakening to the true realities about the nature and man. This awakening is referred to as Renaissance. It is a French word‚ which means to wake again from a sleep. Some authorities have called
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at the time‚ a historian can make the argument that Europeans believed that the Black Death was the wrath of God and punishment for their sins‚ based on the sources provided. Such evidence includes how Boccaccio recorded in The Decameron ‚ “Men and women‚ convinced of this and caring about nothing
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