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Humanism In The Renaissance, 1999.
An overview of shifts in thinking, art, politics and literature in the 15th Century including the impact of the Black Death.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 39.95
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The Fifteenth Century was a period of import in art, philosophy, political thought, and literature as the Renaissance developed power and altered the way man was viewed against the backdrop of the universe. Much of what began in the Fifteenth Century would flower in the Sixteenth Century.
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"The Fifteenth Century was a period of import in art, philosophy, political thought, and literature as the Renaissance developed power and altered the way man was viewed against the backdrop of the universe. Much of what began in the Fifteenth Century would flower in the Sixteenth Century. Both Machiavelli and Erasmus were born in the Fifteenth Century but would not produce their great works until the beginning of the Sixteenth, though they were clearly shaped by the Fifteenth and the forces then developing. The century was a time of contrasts between the richest and the poorest:
Florence, in the fifteenth century, was a city state ruling not only Florence but (with interruptions) Prato, Pistoia, Pisa, Volterra, Cortona, Arezzo, and their agricultural hinterland. The peasants were not ..."
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Renaissance Humanism, 2003.
Discusses the historical and cultural context.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 13 sources, $ 47.95
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Examines the change of thought from the Age of Belief. Discusses legal, economic, social, religious, philosophical, and educational ideas that affected the structure of Western Europe. Examines the religious content of the Middle Ages.
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"This research examines the attributes of Renaissance humanism as it emerged in Europe after the 13th century. The research will discuss the historical and cultural context in which ideas associated with humanism began to resonate in intellectual discourse..."
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Renaissance, 2003.
A discussion on the Renaissance period and the revival of the arts.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines why the cultural, social and artistic elements of the Renaissance spread across Europe. It explores the emergence of the Renaissance as a rediscovery of the learning and art of the classical world. The author expands on the humanism of the Renaissance.
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"The Renaissance was a period of rapid artistic and cultural development that celebrated the capacity and worth of each individual and returned the learning and beliefs of the classical world to a central position in European life. Given that much of the ..."
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Renaissance Art, 2005.
An examination of three works of art from the Renaissance era, which contemplate the relationship of God to humanity.
754 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper provides a study of 3 paintings: Sandro Bottecelli's "The Birth of Venus," Jan Van Eyck's "Arnolfini Wedding," and El Greco's "The Spoliation, Christ Stripped of His Garments." It examines how the proper and appropriate relationship of humanity to God and the spiritual realm was one of the most vexing questions of the Renaissance era and how these paintings reflect these ideas.
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"The style of Bottecelli's "Birth of Venus" is essentially idealistic regarding the human form showing a Venus rising from the half-shell, with a gauzy web of hair around her. (Webart, 2004) Van Eyck shows a contrasting ordinary couple, filled with the physical accoutrements of marriage around them. Some have seen Van Eyck's work as a parody of middle class aspirations, but it can also be seen as a tribute to the couple, much as "Venus" is a tribute to the personal fascination of the Medici Family with Neo Platonism as a philosophy in art."
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Understanding Renaissance, 2007.
An overview of the Renaissance period and its implications for humanity.
1,378 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper provides an explanation for Renaissance as a word and as an age, illustrating with various examples and images how the rebirth of humanity occurred after the dogmatism and the oppression of the Middle Ages.
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"What is Renaissance as a word and as an age? Renaissance is the French word for "rebirth" (Civilization in the West, p. 324). As an age, it's the rebirth of humanity after the dogmatism and the opression of the Middle Ages. Arts, ideas, sciences which have been paused under the influence of the Church are reborn from its ashes in the Classical Age and they are all united within the ideals of humanity and self-awareness. Despite the millions that are lost because of Black Death in the period, new technics were developed in every form of art, new ideas were put forward and a new approach towards religion emerged. Renaissance can be described as a period of diverge from dogmatism and a step towards questioning and self-awareness."
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The Harlem Renaissance, 2008.
This paper discusses the Harlem Renaissance as a period of changing times, especially for African Americans.
990 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper explains that the Harlem Renaissance, also known as the Black Literary Renaissance and The New Negro Movement, began in the neighborhood of Harlem in New York City. The author points out that the Harlem Renaissance promoted changes in music, literature, poetry and architecture. The paper relates that these changes started in the black community following the abolition of slavery and were quickened as a consequence of World War I. The author underscores that the Harlem Renaissance can be seen as the African-American cultural response to the great social and cultural changes taking place in America in the early twentieth century under the influence of industrialization and the start of a new mass culture. The paper describes Georgia Douglas Johnson, who wrote poetry and plays as an important player in this literary and cultural movement.
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I. The History of the Harlem Renaissance
A. The way the Harlem Renaissance started
B. How the Harlem Renaissance got its name
II. The changes that were made
A. The change in politics
B. The changes in the arts
III. Georgia Douglas Johnson
A. A brief biography
B. Her influence on the Harlem Renaissance
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"The Harlem Renaissance was a time of excitement and change for all of those who participated. It took many people to change the things that these people changed. Everything changed from music, art, movies, and politics. Many African- Americans from the southern states moved to Harlem during this time. The African- American community had established a middle class in many cities, with New York City being one. This time of movement can be referred to as the Great Migration. The Great Migration brought thousands of African- Americans to the northern cities like Cleveland, Chicago, and Philadelphia."
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Renaissance, 2007.
This paper provides an examination of the Renaissance period.
1,730 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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In this article, the writer notes that for most historians and scholars, determining exactly when the Renaissance Period began has proven to be very difficult, but the majority believe that the embryo of the Renaissance era began in the early 15th century. The writer discusses the Renaissance period when the most influential men and women were those who, as a combined force, literally changed the way that humans think about the natural world and their existence within it. The writer maintains that the Renaissance period was indeed a time of triumph and artistic mastery and greatly shaped and convoluted the then known world. Further, the writer relates that it witnessed the growth and development of architecture, sculpture and painting as never before in the history of Western civilization. The writer concludes that the masters of the Renaissance created what today is called fine art.
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"The grandson of Cosimo de Medici was Lorenzo the Magnificent who went far beyond his grandfather in regards to accumulating masterpieces of art and the men who created them. As a poet, Lorenzo gathered about him an immense plethora of artists from all fields of study and extended his grandfather's library at Florence which helped to establish one of the first European centers for academic instruction in the arts, known as the Platonic Academy of Philosophy. Lorenzo also spend huge sums of money on the refurbishment of buildings and festivals dedicated to the arts."
"Thus, through the combined power and influence of the de Medici, the city of Florence became one of great beauty and stood as the capital of all the arts in Europe for more than two hundred years. Also, this flourishing of the arts in Florence resulted in tremendous growth in other European cities and extended well into the northern regions of Europe to create what is known as the Northern Renaissance."
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Aesthetic and the Renaissance, 2002.
Examines philosophies of beauty in Renaissance ideologies and art.
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This paper examines the ideas of beauty associated with neo-platonism and Renaissance Humanism. The interpretations of these ideas by three modern authors are compared with the interpretations of Renaissance philosophers. Differing views are compared and reconciled with one another.
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The Medici of Renaissance Florence, 1996.
An overview of the contribution of the Medici family to Florence and the Renaissance.
1,399 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper examines how the Renaissance was the cultural explosion in Europe, which was heard around the world whose roots trace back to Florence. It looks at how, for most of this time, Florence was ruled by various members of the Medici family, who encouraged Renaissance virtues throughout society and how, during Italy's Renaissance period of the 15th century, the Medicis provided the main impetus for the flourishing of commerce, humanism, and art in Florence.
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"The Medici were never officially heads of the state; they gained influence through other means. Florence was a city of banking, and the Medici was its family of credit. The Medici family spread its banks across Italy in an effort to generate profit through by offering credit to Italian citizens. As the Medici became richer and richer, the merchants and other financially secure citizens whom they served took on positions of influence in Italian and Florentine governmental committees. The Medici "did not regularly serve in high office, but exercised power through [these] intermediate councils and committees, the membership of which [they] usually controlled." It was through their control of governmental committees that the Medici directed Florence's growth."
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The Renaissance in Italy, 2006.
Theories behind the Renaissance in Italy.
797 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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In this paper the author examines the four conditions that brought about the Renaissance in Italy: geographic location; the rise of Christianity and humanism; the existence of artisan and craftsmen's guilds; the patronage of wealthy nobles and the Papacy. The paper concludes with the idea that the Renaissance began in Italy because at that time and in that place there existed an assortment of conditions that fostered creative thinking, valued the output of genius and rewarded it with money, fame and opportunity.
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"One element of the Renaissance is the individual genius of the individual. Great thinkers produced vigorous debate on philosophical issues. The advances made during the period in the fields of science and mathematics were on a par with the most visual artistic achievements of the time. The works of Michelangelo and da Vinci and others remain unmatched by anything in the field of art today. Although the existence of genius may be circumstantial, the existence of so many creative geniuses in one place at one time must be linked to factors that were common to all of them."
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The Renaissance and the Reformation, 2002.
A discussion of how the reformation was a significant break from the renaissance period in Europe.
914 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper provides a brief insight into the renaissance period which began as a cultural movement in fifteenth-century Italy and was known as an age of expansion, of the development of broad humanistic and philosophical thought. It also examines the period of the reformation, which in contrast was a collapse of many religious, political and philosophical schools of thought where nations desperate to break away from the shackles of Rome through the introduction of Protestantism and other changes. It analyzes how the renaissance was an age of change, of humanism that fairly broke the back of Christianity through corruption and dilution and how the reformation was a snap back against those changes and a return to biblical literalism.
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"The Renaissance was a period of enormous change and refinement in the human condition in Europe. It is the period that marks the shift from Medieval to modern times. First, the Renaissance was marked by a period of interest in humanism. The humanists believed that each individual person had a unique significance to society. This belief structure led to fundamental changes in art, literature, philosophy, the greatest of these changes occurring initially in Italy. It was during the Renaissance that the humanism that extended individuality to people also spread to nations and the collapse of the Emperor systems."
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The Renaissance Man and Woman, 2007.
This paper defines the qualities of the ideal Renaissance man or woman.
1,162 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines the qualities deemed necessary for one to be considered a renaissance man or woman. These characteristics are taken from literary sources of the Renaissance. The features of the Renaissance man and woman suggest at once a superficial concern with appearances and at the same time an appreciation for the innate talents and abilities of every human being. The author takes issue with the lack of morality placed on the Renaissance man or women.
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"Physical prowess and mastery of weaponry are essential skills for Castiglione's Renaissance man. Both men and woman are victims of their physical endowments. According to Castiglione, being too tall or too short can hinder the development of a man's athletic skills (p. 34). The Renaissance man is also literally well-rounded: he should be agile and strong, with "shapely" limbs (Castiglione, p. 30, line 26). Renaissance women must also fulfill specific requirements. Though they should develop their bodies as well as their minds, Renaissance women should not undertake strenuous activities, as even dancing too energetically can impede her "womanly sweetness," (Castiglione, p. 35, line 192). Neither men nor women should take sport--or anything else--too seriously because being well-rounded is more important than being a specialist. At the same time, both Castiglione and Alberti infer an appreciation for the diligent development of specific talents and skills, whether tennis, dancing, or archery. Therefore, the ideal person is not a dilettante. When the Renaissance man or woman becomes proficient at something, he or she can show that skill off in polite company, though without conceit. Being what modern people would call "cool" is a key component of the Renaissance ideal. Castiglione calls that feature "nonchalance," and the Renaissance man and woman should be talented and modest at the same time."
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The American Renaissance in Literature, 2008.
A discussion supporting the claim of an American Renaissance in literature with proof from literature in early American history.
1,464 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper discusses the existence of an American Renaissance and supports the claim with evidence from writers from early American history. The paper provides examples from specific works from that period in order to prove that the American Renaissance did occur, and additionally, that the period changed America and the lives of the American people forever.
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Birth of the American Renaissance
American Renaissance Authors
Conclusion
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"Lastly, the American Renaissance in terms of literature was also characterized by authors who exercised freedom of the written word to speak out against elements in society which were deemed by many to be unacceptable from a moral and legal standpoint. Perhaps the best example of this is "Uncle Tom's Cabin", written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and published in 1852, essentially the highpoint of the American Renaissance. There are those who contend that Stowe's tale of the evils of American slavery was one of the main catalysts that touched off the series of events leading to the American Civil War (McQuade, et al, 1999). Thus, in this case, we see American Renaissance literature as a vehicle for social commentary and change."
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High Renaissance, 2004.
An insight into the High Renaissance era of art history.
1,168 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper discusses the Renaissance movement, which took place in Europe from the early 14th to late 16th century, and witnessed a revival of interest in the values and artistic styles of classical antiquity, especially in Italy. In particular, it looks at how the culmination of the artistic revolution of the Early Renaissance led to what is now known as the High Renaissance to signify the period of explosion of creative genius, producing as it did the work of great artists, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo. It examines how High Renaissance Art touched unparalleled heights of creative expression because it brought the artist?s personal expression into well-established techniques and style, thereby increasing the dramatic force and physical presence of a work of art . It also shows how an essential characteristic of High Renaissance Art is seen as its unified balance between technical skill and the artist?s intuition or personal expression.
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"Leonardo da Vinci?s The Madonna of the Rocks exists in two, nearly identical versions; one, entirely credited to Leonardo, in the Louvre, Paris and the second, considered a collaboration because of its distinctly sixteenth century characteristics of larger figures, in London?s National Gallery. Both versions depict a supposed meeting of the Christ Child and the infant saint John. The painting shows the infant Baptist, sheltering under Mary?s cloak, venerating the Christ Child in a cool, watery wilderness. The figures, grouped in a pyramid, are glimpsed in a dimly lit grotto setting of rocks and water, a setting that inspired the work?s name."
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The Italian Renaissance, 2005.
This paper highlights Asian and Muslim influences on the Italian Renaissance.
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The paper notes that the Italian Renaissance is often thought of in terms of humanism and landmark high art as it influenced the next chapters of European art history. This paper argues the importance of Muslim influence, notably in everyday and decorative items and arts that were most important to what happened in Italian centres whose material cultures were more Eastern than we might imagine.
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"The Italian Renaissance is often studied for its humanism and its famous paintings. Less time can be devoted to everyday practical items or the decorative arts, that were also shaped by diverse influences reaching Italy. Rosamond Mack wrote on Italian trade with Muslim societies that it brought much change to Renaissance ceramics, glass and textiles and again, noting the importance of what can be quite ordinary decorative articles. (2001) Islamic cultures were declining by the 15th century, by which time the arts in Italy were flourishing."
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