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Superstition During the Renaissance

superstitious practices that were adhered to so rigidly, it should not be surprising that the citizens of the Renaissance also bel...

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Movement

artists involved in art nouveau were particularly interested in the way that the new technology which had evolved out of industria...

Baroque Artistic Period and Meaning

describe the art from the baroque period they would include: spacious, dynamic, natural, colorful, passionate, sensual and versat...

Aesthetics of Japan

as Josiah Conder notes in his classic study of the subject, "the clipping and carving of trees and bushes into shapes such as moun...

Martin Scorsese's 'Raging Bull'

It is likely that DiNiro, a highly acclaimed actor put a lot of himself into the film and also Scorcese was brilliant as usual. Go...

The Role of the Venetian Army during the Italian Renaissance

but no one can take away Italys prowess during the time period and the strength of the Venetian Navy is also something significant...

Renaissance and Humanistic Art

intellectualism" of the medieval universities began to give way before the warmth of "Franciscan emotionalism" (Fleming 162). This...

Interaction Between Humans and Machines in Popular Films

longer inhabitable for the decent. The psychological perspective of Blade Runner addresses virtually every fear that humanity cou...

Judaism During the Renaissance

In five pages this examines the Renaissance period with the focus being upon Judaism's art and culture with the faith and treatmen...

Reforming the Catholic Church and the Renaissance

In seven pages this paper examines how the Catholic Church's reform movements of Lutheranism and Calvinism were the result of Euro...

Humanist Moral Philosophy During the Renaissance

In nine pages this paper examines human nature and morality issues from the perspective of the Renaissance. Three sources are cit...

Artistic vs. Commercial Film

This paper addresses the many differences between artistic and commercial films. The author discusses differences in plots, chara...

T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' and D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover

In ten pages the depiction of sexuality in Lawrence's novel and Eliot's poem are compared and contrasted. There are 8 bibliograph...

Kingship and Society in Sundiata

In three pages this African literary epic is examined in terms of its themes of kingship and society with topics including artisti...

'The Decameron' by Giovanni Boccaccio

In three pages this essay discusses how these tales reflected the changing society of the 14th century as a result of the Black De...

Lessons About War In The Film, Saving Private Ryan

This paper examines Stephen Speilberg's 1998 WWII film, Saving Private Ryan. The author discusses what lessons can be taken from ...

A Critical Analysis of the Film, Hamburger Hill

This paper examines the issue of whether or not the film, Hamburger Hill, is an accurate depiction of the life of a soldier in the...

1968 Film Romeo and Juliet by Franco Zeffirelli

In three pages this paper examines the filmmaker's various cinematic techniques and include elements such as utilizing teenage act...

Appia's Material Realism and Artistic Ideal

In five pages this research paper examines Appia's concepts of theater and art and considers how he idyllically staged Wagner's wo...

Progressive Movement and the Role Played by Isadora Duncan

In ten pages this paper discusses the changes initiated by the Progressive Movement and the artistic contributions made by dancer ...

Topsy Stereotyping in Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

little girl, partially to contrast her as completely as possible with Little Eva, but also to make her as incorrigible as possible...

Claude McKay and Harlem Renaissance

In ten pages the Harlem Renaissance of the 1930s is examined in a consideration of how Claude McKay's writings embodied the spirit...

Vaclav Havel's The Protest

In seven pages this paper discusses Czechoslovakian artistic repression as portrayed by Vaclav Havel in his play The Protest. Six...

Mongol Occupation and the Cultural Advancement of Russia

In five pages this paper discusses the cultural advances in Russia during the Mongol occupation of the Renaissance period. Five s...

Heroes in 3 Stories by Ernest Hemingway

In six pages this paper examines the depiction of heroes in the short stories 'Hills Like White Elephants,' 'Soldier's Home,' and ...

Asian American Experience in Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen Number 2

This paper discusses how emotion is used by the author in the depiction of the Asian American experience in the novel. There are ...

Faust by Johann von Goethe and Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky

In eight pages these German and Russian works are contrasted and compared regarding their depiction of life's 'dark side.' Six so...

Morality, Relationships, and Motivations in Works of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoyevsky

In five pages a comparison between these two authors and the depiction of morality, relationships, and motivations are considered ...

Racial Identity Conflicts of Antoinette in Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

is clear that Rhyss intention in Wide Sargasso Sea is to demonstrate that if black women are not placed into otherwise constrictin...

Classic Literature's Portrayal of Male Characters

In five pages this paper evaluates the realistic depiction of male characters in literature past and present in a consideration of...