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creative work to flourish in periods of calm and peace but the Renaissance proves that people 's creativity spikes in instable times like the people of the Renaissance period lived in. The Renaissance in the north differed from Italy 's Renaissance in the way that Italy had a period where people experimented and changed previous traditions, becoming more creative and secular at the same time. The North flourished politically, and maintained a strict attachment of religion to everyday life, and…

Charlemagne was the ruler of the Carolingian Empire, which encompassed modern day France, Belgium, the Netherlands, parts of Germany and parts of Italy. Einhard, who was a great admirer of Charlemagne, once wrote, “Charles educated me and gave me his lifelong friendship…made me so devoted to him in life and death that I might be called ungrateful if I were to forget everything he did…his great and…

How successful is Fo’s use of Brecht’s Alienation Effect and how does this enable Fo to preach his political agenda? In ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’, Dario Fo employs Brecht’s Alienation Effect to enable him to preach to the audience his views on the Italian government and police corruption. The Alienation Effect refers to the breaking of the fourth wall - that is, the characters in the play addressing directly or indirectly acknowledging the existence of the audience or their own…

The medieval period started in the 5th century, after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, and the 15th century around the Renaissance and The Age of Discovery. Most is what is said of the period is focused mostly on Europe where the empire fell and the Catholic Church exercise most of its’ power. The age is both look upon as ignorant and barbaric, as well as an enlightening time by historians. This is debated because not all people were the same, most were ignorant and few gain and spread…

In 2014, the number of Middle-Eastern and North African migrants that reached European soil via the Mediterranean Sea was 182,156 (Guerin). This migration to Europe has risen to a much talked about issue in the European Union (EU). The drowning migrants are victims of persecution and political unrest (Squires). Though the voyage to Europe is extremely life threatening, the migrants rush to the continent in search for safety and opportunities. However, the EU is not fully upholding its social…

detailed images reflect the prosperity of the cities of Flanders in Northern Europe. Comparison of the two artists will be done on one of their popular works of art. First, Giotto di Bondone, Lamentation, Arena Chapel (Cappella Scorvegni), Padua, Italy, ca. 1305, Fresco and…

A very popular theme among great artists and storytellers is a story from the Apocryphal book of Judith. In this story, a beautiful and loyal widow saves the Israelite town of Bethulia from Nebuchadnezzar 's army, who are under the command of Holofernes. While modeling her finest clothes, she pretends to destroy the invading Assyrian army. She is then taken to Holofernes, where she flatters and captivates him by her beauty and oath to help him overcome the Israeli resistance. After this meeting,…

their own perspective. Through a series of understanding, you can recognize the evolution of culture and art in different times, different times of artistic style has its own unique charm. CHAPTER ONE Renaissance Renaissance was born in Florence, Italy, 14th Century. When the 14th century, along with factory and handicraft industry development of commodity economy , capitalist relations have evolved in the European feudal system of internal ; in politics, feudal separatism has caused…

Francesco Petrarca and the True Restoration of Rome Ever since the fall of the Roman Empire many people and entities have claimed to be its inheritor. From Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire and from the Roman Catholic Church to the lowest of Barbarian tribes whose contact with Rome was so minimal that they would even know what a Roman was, everyone claimed they were the society that most deserved the title of the successor to Roman greatness, however one humble Italian man had a different…

The Renaissance is desribed to be the "rebirth" of literature, philosophy, and ideology from ancient times like the Roman society. Although the rebirth of literature, philosophy, and ideology sounds favorable to our society, the Renaissance was not superlative. The Renaissance is proven to be about fabrication of perfection and misinterpretation of love and greatness. This is proven true in two works written in the Renaissance time named The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli and the Shakespearean…