The Book of the Courtier

Matthew 19:24 in The Bible Education  Humanist treatises (books) emphasize the importance of having knowledge about everything and using it correctly. Humanist schools spread across Europe and became the basic education of the upper and middle-class people  What subjects/skills did the humanists teach class men…

The representation and importance of the female figure in society has been argued for centuries on end. Across global cultures historically, women have suffered a gendered unfairness that has misconstrued the female identity for ages. It was not until the eighteenth century Enlightenment that the woman became idealized as a member of society, beginning in France. The female figure suddenly became a revolutionary symbol of change from the monarchy to the democracy, quintessentially through art,…

to Shakespeare because scholars know little about Shakespeare’s life, but they can learn about it through his works. Smiley states that he is not Anon, but he is very similar to him. 3. Scholarship means everything that has to do with education, books, writing and the arts in general. The arts have changed…

lacklustre description of a woman he supposedly loves, which speaks to his views on women - also described in the passage in question. In regards to this passage, Waterfield writes, “Like many a poet since, he [Berowne] favours the school of life over book learning. The truest knowledge is to be derived from the brightening glance of a woman’s eye” (pg. 130). This can be seen in Berowne’s speech, in lines 80 - 81: “Study me how to please the eye indeed, / By fixing it upon a fairer eye.” This…

did not actually read any of his works before so this may change by the end of my research. My main priority is to first, start looking at websites that compare the mood and similar writing styles of Shakespeare because to follow up in an author’s books that you really like, you can really start to notice a pattern in their words and ways with a story. As of right now, going into this project, the only person who is attributed to the “Shakespearean works” is William Shakespeare himself;…

The first stage of this term paper project presented one with the basic knowledge of two important pieces of European Renaissance artwork, including a formal analysis on both pieces, the sculpture and the painting’s separate but largely cohesive meanings as well as their original intent, and finally their provenances. Research into Giorgione’s Col Tempo (or La Vecchia) and Gregor Erhart’s Vanitas served as a beneficial jumping off point into the portrayal of older women during the Renaissance…

What is love? Love is that overwhelming feeling of affection for another being. Love has had many definitions over time and has morphed into many contentious things, but it remains a central notion to existence. Courtly Love is a contentious clarity of love that appeared in the Middle Ages. It was one of loves many but important polemic junctures. Courtly Love was a popular and controversial concept in the Middle Ages that emphasized chivalry and contradicted the Christian church. Courtly Love…

men’s strength, strong in battle,/ in his hand grip.” (379-381), Representing that he has superhuman strength . We see this again in the following line “I have never seen/ a greater earl on earth than one among you,/ man in war-gear; that is no mere courtier,/ honored only in weapons—unless his looks belie him,/ his noble appearance!” (Lines 247-251). This shows not only how strong he is but how noble he is as well which reflects a true heros characteristics. Aside from Beowulf being strong he…

choral singing The importance of singing is very interesting to me. I have sang my whole life and find it absolutely fascinating and i would like to show you the importance. When you sing, musical vibrations move through you, altering your physical and emotional landscape. Group singing, for those who have done it, is the most exhilarating and transformative of all. It takes something incredibly intimate, a sound that begins inside you, shares it with a roomful of people and it comes back as…

philosophy, Greek and Latin for economic purposes. In 1920 the students diversified and broaden so they had to adjust the curriculum to promote training for work and citizenship. This resulted in the modern curriculum we have in America to day the book calls it comprehensive high school. You have a variety of general education classes, college preparatory and vocational training were offered as well. In 1970 the in-class work went out the window and the…