The eyewitness account of the plague in Florence‚ Italy in 1384‚ talked about by Marilyn Migiel‚ was the author of the Decameron himself. Giovanni Boccaccio’s account of the plague is seemingly an eyewitness account because he “filtered his stories through other literary and historical descriptions of plagues” (Migiel 17). Boccaccio describes the plague as having baffling symptoms‚ the certainty of death‚ the overbearing presence of death and the dying‚ the procedures for trying to avoid the plague
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Rustico and Alibech by Giovanni Boccaccio I tried to find a better picture‚ or at least the more decent one. But Rustico and Alibech is just a short story piece of literary by Giovanni Boccaccio‚ and the fact that it was written ages ago‚ it would seem impossible to leastwise find a good cover. Anyway‚ I wouldn’t be doing the reflection about its looks but of course‚ by its content. I am really wondering why my literature professor loves to give us erotic pieces to read. Just like this schtick
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MUH Essay 2 Sarah Ostrowski Wayne State University Question 4: Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture was a very interesting song; there were many changes through out the piece. It started out sounding like a battle symphony where Tchaikovsky used the instruments to make a choppy sound‚ which reminded me of a march‚ as well as gun sounds. He has a great use of crescendo at the beginning. Along with increasing the sound level he also increases the tempo and
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Religion in the first and the last day story of the Decameron\ Giovanni Bocaccio‚ an Italian author of the fourteenth century‚ is most noted for writing the Decameron‚ a series of 100 stories that are structured in a frame narrative. Each of these one hundred novellas presents a particular theme ranging from love‚ death‚ fortune‚ wit‚ sex and of course‚ religion. The action is taking place in Florence during the Black Death that struck the city in 1348. These were the times when religion
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Mozart In 1756‚ a musical genius was born‚ one that would influence music throughout the course of history. The prodigy I’m referring to was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He became a musician and composer that influenced culture during his life‚ after his death‚ and even to this day we his cultural influence. The legacy that Mozart passed down to us is a powerful one; the direct result from the influences in his life and his achievements. As for background information‚ Wolfgang Amadeus
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Dying Lord This semester I focused my research on Andrea Mantegna’s painting The Man of Sorrows with the Two Angels and his ability in portraying the meditative importance of the slain Christ. (Next Slide) The history of painting the Lord‚ slain from crucifixion had been a very popular and well exercised practice for many centuries. The iconography of His crucifixion has been dated back as early as the fourth century. But not until about the thirteenth century did we start seeing Christ being portrayed
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country side where you may have a clear view of the sky at night‚ you probably will discover a red star. That is probably Mars. With its bright and reddish color‚ Mars stands out for and easily noticed since the ancient times. In 1877‚ astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli discovered several crisscrossing lines on Mars that he believed to be the canals of water. Go along with the hypothesis that life existed on Mars‚ several processes has been made to prove hypothesis. However‚ is there really lives on
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Giovanni Bellini’s Madonna and Child and Carlo Crivelli’s Pieta are religious in nature and pertain to the life and death of Jesus Christ. Both works explore different themes on the same subject. Crivelli’s Madonna and Child represents a more human representation as the setting takes place in a room with familiar scenery and objects. The only hint of divine beings is the ever so light haloes around mother and child. Bellini’s Pieta‚ on the other hand‚ is encased in other worldly gold cameo of grief
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Federigo’s Falcon is a tale of courtly love by Giovanni Boccaccio that takes place during medieval times. The story is about a man named Federigo who lived in Florence and was in love with a women named Giovanna who never paid him any attention even though he would spend allot of money and time trying to impress her. In the middle of the story Giovanna needs Federigo’s help and is the only time that she actually acknowledges him. The theme of the story is to not just acknowledge people when you need
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Giovanni and the Wife of Bath appear to have very different ideas regarding the confidentiality of their relationships in their early stages. The Wife confides all her secrets in her best friend Alisoun‚ telling her audience “She knew myn herte‚ and eek my privetee… To hire biwreyed I my conseil al”‚ which instantly highlights the ease with which the Wife discusses issues close to her “herte”. Giovanni‚ however‚ prefers to speak to Annabella alone in the comfort of isolation‚ without the listening
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