Ancient Greek Art, Architecture, and Sculpture
Greek Art Introduction
Around the 8th century BC in the Mediterranean, a classical civilization was born and developed that would define the future of Western civilization. The Greek world was influenced by Egypt. Greece reflected its power through its expansion into colonies. Greece, in turn, influenced the development of Rome. Rome’s significant development began in the 2nd century BC when it dominated the Hellenistic territory. After the Republican period, Rome became the largest and most powerful
Read MoreUnderstanding Sentence Structure: Subject, Predicate, and More
Understanding Sentence Structure
Praise: It contained 1 (k expresses a set of words with complete meaning) 1 verb with you personally.
Subject: Person, animal, or thing that is saying something. We agree with the SN k no. and person with the verb.
Subject Elliptical: Deduct it from the desinensia of the words.
Prayers Without Subject, Impersonal: The tdas O. IMP. are always 3rd person singular Mon.
1. Verb Referring to Meteorological Phenomena:
Llovio muxo.
2. O. Empire. Grammaticalized:
Verb be, do not
Read MoreKey Elements of Chivalry Novels: Honor, Love, and Adventure
Key Elements of Chivalry Novels
- Idealization of the knight’s love for his lady: Courtly love, service to the lady, idolatry, masochistic love outside marriage with illegitimate children, but they often end up marrying.
- Glorified violence: Personal value gained by feats of arms, fighting to achieve individual fame. Higher value implies higher morality, except against giants (considered superb). Tournaments, ordeals, duels, battles with monsters and giants. As a counterpoint, masochistic loving.
- Extraordinary
Renaissance in Spain: Art, Literature, and Society
The Renaissance in Spain
The Renaissance was a cultural transformation that originated in Italy in the mid-14th century and soon spread to the rest of Europe during the 16th century. This movement represented a rebirth of Greco-Roman culture. The Renaissance involved a change in mentality and ways of life, in addition to a flowering of artistic, scientific, and technical endeavors. There was a special interest in the knowledge of man and the world around him. In Spain, the Renaissance’s era of fullness
Read MoreThe Art of Public Speaking: Greek Oratory
Oratory is the art of public speaking. The Greeks’ fondness for this finds its proper context in the new socio-political forms after the tyrannies, organized in democratic regimes. One of the basic tenets of democracy is the right of every citizen to freely present their views at meetings. The first speakers who composed “Tecnai” were Corax and Tisias. With them, rhetoric appears as an art that establishes the theoretical principles underlying speech. They cultivated the doctrine of “ejikob” (foundation
Read MoreSpanish War Poetry: Trends and Key Poets (1940s-1975)
The Poetry of War (1940s-1975)
During the 1940s, many poets of the Generation of ’27, with the exception of Vicente Aleixandre, Gerardo Diego, and Dámaso Alonso, remained in exile.
New Poetic Trends in Post-War Spain
- Existential Poetry: This trend explored themes such as loneliness, distress, and the unease of war and its aftermath. Some poets sought refuge in love or religious feeling. Luis Rosales’ The House Burning (1949) is a key work. Other poets expressed their angst with protests against a