Artistic merit

The first statement of the speech 'Of the Joys and Passions'('My brothers, if you have a virtue and that virtue is your own virtue, you have it in common with no one') seemingly values a virtue by its originality; not its actual merit. This is to be expected, as this book is contrasting to the merely content 'Ultimate Man', of whom shares virtues with other people, such as compassion - one of the virtues that Zarathustra despised, as it took the focus away from the individual and the distant man…

Science fiction is a genre that has persisted for perhaps longer than what one might think. When classifying the genre, there are elements of technology and they are typically set in the future. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy implements such elements, but takes the issues of life, the universe, and everything and puts a funnier spin to them. This allows the author to take serious issues in society and point out the ridiculousness of situations. Absurdity is perhaps the main theme of the…

Everyone has values. Some are similar to our peers, but they all mean something different to each of us. My values are in my best interest, as they make up who I am to my core. My values influence your actions and beliefs as a person. Individualism is the basis of my values. Being dependent on someone has its detriments as well as benefits, but so does being independent. Independence allows you to focus on yourself. You learn to depend on yourself and learn about yourself in the process. It…

by Tracy Krughoff and Dr. Dirk C. Gibson published in the Journal of Visual Literacy in Autumn 2004, these letters and many other similar correspondences are viewed from an analytical perspective: comparing their “artistic elements”, “bloody items”, and “unusual lettering”. The artistic letters were letters that included drawings, “38% (of the illustrations) included content that was taunting or teasing in nature and 29% gave specific warnings,” while other purposes were only present in a small…

At the time of commission, there were already two previously completed pieces in the Santa Maria Maggiore that illustrated the same subject. In choosing to directly reference existing paintings of the assumption and keep the artistic conventions of a two register composition, Bernini very consciously placed himself in competition with painters. The Assumption allowed for Bernini to enter the domain of the painter, but he did so as a sculptor, and even surpassed the precedent…

A Music Difference Music is personal and full of emotions. Therefore everyone has their own opinion on what is considered a good music genre. As for movies and their soundtrack albums overall, a great movie soundtrack comes down to the theme it creates, how it moves people emotionally, the use of songs with lyrics or without lyrics, and the use of covers or remixes. Composers like Theodore Shapiro use music to make movies more alive and have a deeper impression. Shapiro used his talent as a…

in marble.” Marble is a very hard stone and it takes a lot of skill and training to be able to work with it. The idea that Michelangelo managed to carve a perfect replica on his first encounter with the craft it highly unlikely. This gives further merit to the theory that Vasari has used anecdotes to presented Michelangelo and Da Vinci in an exceptionally positive light that reflects their reception in the artworld during the sixteenth century. This insight into how prominent Renaissance artists…

Historically, human society has portrayed women as weak creatures capable of obtaining only modicum level of power over others. Men have eternally been leaders of civilization since the inception of human kind, while women were subjugated to the shadows and provide assistance to their male masters. Due to the overbearing unfavorable roles in history, can women as a whole honestly not be expected to secretly crave dominion over their masculine overseers? Potentially ignoring any perils that they…

to influence judgements on economic conditions and class struggle” (Lukacs 915). Lukacs analyzes multiple historical novels, including Scott’s Waverley. While Lukacs compares it to Shakespeare’s historical dramas, he offers that Scott’s novel is artistic based in events. Waverley solidifies the theory set forth by Marx and Engles of society's influence on individual development. It validates this theory by using historical context and demonstrating the dialectical developments from it. These…

and Egyptian motifs with the attitudes and French influences. The the purpose of this magazine was to be a new type of Journal that was intended to attract attention by its format, contents with an absolute partition between its literary side and artistic side. The Yellow Book was not only the style of the disreputable and the overdressed Pre-Victorian Regency, but also a representation of a wicked and decadent French novel (McGrath). The Yellow book idea was put together by a group of writers…