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Josquin des Prez's Motets

often described as the "greatest composer of the Renaissance," with some scholars ranking him alongside Back, Mozart and Beethoven...

Politics in the English Renaissance Plays

mimicry and metaphor (Braunmuller and Hattaway 93; Kennedy 64). It is interesting to note that drama was using similar tools othe...

The Mona Lisa

to be the quintessential example of a Renaissance man, as his talents encompassed a breadth of subjects, from art and sculpture to...

Brunelleschi and Early Renaissance Architecture

This research paper discusses the career of Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446), his buildings and his influence on architecture at t...

"Dr. Glass-Case" by De Cervantes

Cervantes "rather formulaic" descriptions of Italian cities were "perfectly in tune with the rhetorical canons of the time" (Cerva...

Chris Matthews/Hardball

with the name of Chris Matthews because this is the name of the MSNBC television show on which Matthews appears as the host. Howev...

Dance Music in Musical History

This research paper briefly describes the dance music within the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods. Two pages in length, ...

History of Judaism and 'Otherness'

In seven pages this paper examines the Medieval and Renaissance periods in this consideration of Jewish history and prejudice. Fi...

US Literary Renaissance of the 1940s and 1950s South

This paper examines the writing renaissance that took place in the American South during the 1930s and 1940s in five pages. Five ...

Biographical and Career Profile of Langston Hughes

In five pages this research paper examines the life and writing career of Langston Hughes which during the Harlem Renaissance of t...

Western Paintings

was a time of the "rebirth" of the individual in thought and life style, this unique need to express the individual can also be se...

Benjamin Franklin

In eight pages The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is used to gain some insights into this true Renaissance man and great Ameri...

Historic British Literary Heroes

imaginations. In examining the changing role of the hero in English Literature, five British literary periods will be examined. F...

Sport of the Gods by Paul Dunbar and Symbolism

In five pages this Harlem Renaissance period text is analyzed in terms of symbolism particularly in the title. There are no other...

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...

History of the Italian Carnival During the Renaissance

the meal. The number of guests allowed to attend certain weddings and funerals was also closely regulated. Why and for how long ...

Scientific Revolution and How It Evolved

place (Meeks PG). With the advent of the Copernican theory that the sun, not the Earth, was the center of the universe people wer...

Architecture of the Italian Renaissance

of the "longitudinal, three-aisled basilica" (Church of San Spirito) that would come to be the foundation of Western church form. ...

Performance Artist Genny Lim

in regards to information on the Internet and within journals, books and magazines. Because of Lims extensive reach in regards to ...

1920s' Harlem Economy

by the river while the wealthier classes lived uptown. By 1890, massive immigration resulted in over 71% of New Yorkers being eith...

PE and the Effects of the Renaissance

the way people understood the workings of their bodies and the ways in which science was able to respond to issues such as illness...

Renaissance Europe and Artistic Talent and Genius

time spent in the workshop of a painter. Here they would learn how to copy painting by the artist. This would aid in the developme...

James Van Der Zee's Harlem Renaissance Photography

James Van Der Zee. During the 1920s, James Van Der Zee took photograph after photograph and turned his attention to showing Harl...

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...

Harlem Renaissance and Zora Neale Hurston

her age and a man that treats her badly. In many ways he enslaves her and she feels helpless to leave him. Finally, Janie shares t...

Renaissance Sonnets and How They Evolved

composing sonnets was considered a necessary endeavor when courting someone (Goldenberg). For example, a man of any position would...

Changes from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment Eras

Roman feel to Michelangelos "Creation of Adam" that almost speaks of ancient Roman statues. In Medieval times such a piece of art ...

Arab World Renaissance of the Nineteenth Century

against oppression in the early 19th century, many reformers began to inundate the Islamic world, thus inserting many pivotal beli...

Carolingian Renaissance and its Importance

making Europe, and especially Italy a dominant force in the world. This was accomplished in both the realm of politics and religio...

Poetry of Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes During the Harlem Renaissance

are sticky and crusted, open sores, and other elements that suggest a physical representation of a dream. This makes the dream som...