World History Essays

Romanticism vs Rationalism Romantics value Individuality while, Rationalist value conformity. In the Poem “Ode: Intimation of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood” by William Wordsworth, stanza VII deals with conformity. The young man will have to “fit his tongue to dialogues f business, love, strife” (Wordsworth 13-14) just so that he fits in. He is […]

In the current historical reassessment of romanticism, individualism has rightly become a major area of scholarly and critical focus. One important question that has begun to press to the surface of critical discussion in the investigation of romanticism is whether the romantic imagination is essentially masculinist. In the current historical reassessment of romanticism, individualism has […]

Realism, a 19th century movement, aimed to transform playwrights from traditional romantic pieces to focusing on the day-to-day activities that shaped people’s daily lives. This new writing style influenced acting and brought about several changes in how actors prepared for their stage roles. Actors began studying actual events in society and rehearsing them before performing […]

“The Destruction of Sennacherib” is an example of Romantic philosophy in both its revolutionary subject matter and in how Byron uses vivid details and descriptive language. “The Destruction of Sennacherib” retells an ancient story that is firmly rooted in nineteenth-century Romanticism. Byron believed strongly in a revolution of ideas, not only how poets should write […]

American Romanticism emerged in Germany during the 1770s and subsequently gained popularity in both Europe and America by the 1820s (Hampson, par. 1). The Romantic period played a crucial role in shaping a national literary tradition in America, especially as there was no extensive literary history compared to Europe. This significance is evident from the […]

Individualism, Balance and Nature Hannah Costley Veering away from the conventional attitude, fuelled by ideas of individualism and political liberty, authors, poets, intellects and playwrights played a part in the Romantic Movement of 1790-1860. Influenced by the French Revolution and the works of Jean Jacques Rousseau and William Godwin, intellectuals and artists strove to breakaway […]

The Woeful and Horrendously Sad Tale of Frankincense In Mary Shelley’s Frankincense, the true monster is questioned. Victor, the protagonist, creates a living being using body parts, which drastically alters his life. However, Victor’s creation does not turn out as he had envisioned, leading to his hatred towards it. In her horror novel, Shelley incorporates […]

In every man’s life he faces a time that defines his maturation from boyhood to manhood. This usually comes from a struggle that the boy faces in his life. In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck’s defining moment of maturity is Huck’s struggle with Tom in helping Jim escape. Tom sends Huck and […]

The Destruction of Sennacherib Before analyzing the poem itself and doing a comparative study with other poems of this particular genre it is important to discuss in brief, the background of England and the Romantics views regarding them which influenced their writings in many ways. It is noteworthy that the Late Romantic poets including Byron […]

English romanticism gained wide acceptance in the literary world and continues to be cherished by contemporary readers. According to Lowy (76), romanticism transcended social barriers and made its presence felt in various genres during the seventeenth and eighteenth century. From its inception, romanticism has traversed various historical periods, including the civil war (Hall 44). Works […]

In the texts “ Araby” and “We Are Seven” the differences and similarities, Romantics and Modernists point of views on childhood. William Wordsworth’s ‘We square measure Seven’ has all the options of a lyrical ballad. The story is revealed to the reader through the skillful choice of phrases. In my perception “We square measure Seven” […]

Dear Rachel, As you know, I am in Florence, Italy and it? s wonderful. Being here really helped me reinforce some prior knowledge I had about the Renaissance. It was a time period when a rebirth occurred throughout Europe, but started with the city of Florence. The life in Renaissance Florence was very interesting, as […]

History and its influence on British 17th century’s literature By regarding British’ literary works up to the 17th century, one can recognize many parallels to the history and culture of that time. In my following term paper I am though going to investigate where the parallels between history, culture and literature are. I will do […]

Revolution is defined as a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving . There is indeed change during the Renaissance period; however, those changes cannot be considered as drastic change. Hence, I would like to say that the Renaissance is not a revolutionary period. First of all, there is no drastic change […]

The Harlem Renaissance and its Effect on African American Literature Thesis: The literary movement during the Harlem Renaissance was a raging fire that brought about new life for the African American writer; its flame still burns today through the writings of contemporary African American writers. The Harlem Renaissance- Its Beginning and Development The Major Writers […]

The Development of Individuality in the Modern World: Burckhardt’s View on the Renaissance in Italy Individuality and Cultural HistoryIn Reflections on History Jacob Burckhardt describes that “culture may be defined as the sum total of those mental developments which take place spontaneously and lay no claim to universal or compulsive authority” (55) and claims that […]

This essay will show how the renaissance which means: “the rebirth” can be characterized by emphasis on humanism, art, science, religion, and renaissance self awareness. During The Renaissance era renaissance scholars used the humanist method in study, and viewed art in search for realism and human emotion. Scholars such as Niccolo Machiavelli and Leonardo da […]

The Renaissance began in the 1200’s and lasted through the Reformation of the 1500’s. This period in time marked the rebirth of humanism, and the revival of cultural achievements for their own sake in all forms of art, including music. The word “Renaissance” in itself is defined as a “rebirth”or a “reconstruction”. (Law, John E. […]

Abstract The Gothic era has been called an extended overture to the Renaissance. “The Renaissance marked that moment when Western civilization made its transition from the middle ages to the modern world. ” (Figueroa, 2008) In the following project we are going to mentioned and evaluate three different piece of art from the great Renaissance […]

The Renaissance led the mired middle Ages artistic scene into a new era of creative expression and enlightenment. Pre-Renaissance Italian painting was characterized by depictions of the “ideal” – it ignored the common people, and focused only on religious figures. This painting shows what appear to be three saints at a table, celebrating the Eucharist. […]

The American Renaissance era saw the utilization of native dialect, history, landscape, and characters in literature such as novels, poems and short stories. These works aimed to explore uniquely American issues of that time including temperance, abolitionism, religious tolerance, scientific progress, the Native American situation as well as the expanding western frontier. The great variety […]

We four in Paris is a perfect example of using cubism as a school of art. Palmer Hayden used bold shapes such as squares, and circles, when drawing the characters faces, and bodies. Like many cubism painters, he used browns, blacks, reds, and dark oranges. The painting is of men playing a card game around […]