Romantic Love In Dante's Inferno and The Lais of Marie De France It is fascinating to take the time out to examine in similarities and differences in the way authors Dante Aligheri and Marie De France impart to their readers their views on romantic love. It can almost be said that the two perspectives are "similarly different." Marie De France, like Dante, has a distinctive literary form. Her narrative twists and female perspective, differentiate her vastly from Dante. She focuses on stories from women's points of view, she involves her female characters much mor...

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Petrarch became known for his poetry, which can be described along with many humanistic writings to be very realistic, critical, and more often than not satirical. ... Michelangelo is known as probably the greatest artist of the Renaissance, excelling in painting, poetry, sculpture, and architecture. ...

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Sandro Botticelli I chose to write about Sandro Botticelli. The reason that I chose Botticelli is that I love the painting, The Birth of Venus. I was drawn to the beautiful soft colors and the enchanted quality of the piece. The people in the paint...

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In 1851 Browning wrote an essay on Percy Bysshe Shelley, and in it he both praised the Romantic poet who had so influenced him, and also explained how he, Browning differed in his own poetic project. Shelley, according to Browning, was a subjective poet, a poet who wrote from the perspective of the ...

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He is considered one of the best painters and sculptors in history, as well as being an outstanding architect and military engineer, and a man of letters and poetry - all the ideals of a renaissance man. ...

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Michelangelo's Pieta, one of the most famous works of art, is an enchanting marble statue. I am writing on this topic because, of all the works of art I have come across, this one held my gaze the longest. The more I study the Pieta the more enchanted I become. Thru my writing I will introduce you ...

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Europe went through vast changes between 1300 and 1600 with astounding inventions in the disciplines of science, astronomy, exploration and art (painting, sculpture, architecture, and literature). This time period, known as the Renaissance, was seen as a new age of learning and thinking with a cult...

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The Renaissance was a time of great achievements and cultural change. This "re-birth" marked Europe's transition between the medieval times to modern Europe. According to The Renaissance, the Italian Renaissance began with the merchant class, many whom became patrons of the arts, and included the re...

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Although he did not invent the sonnet, it can be found in 12th century Courtly Love poetry, the quality of his work and the use of the vernacular made it very popular and served as a reintroduction of the sonnet form to the literary world. ...

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If one were to gaze upon the statue of "David" by Michelangelo (1475-1564), they would notice the high esteem in which the human body was portrayed. The sculpture almost appears to be a person itself, so real, proportionate, and beautiful that it is uncanny to fathom that it is an interpretation by ...

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The Renaissance Period Perhaps one of the most famous Renaissance paintings is the Mona Lisa, painted by Italian artist, Leonardo da Vinci. It is a typical Renaissance painting. It is famous for her haunting, inexplicable smile. The Renaissance/Early Modern Peri...

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