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Renaissance

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Write an analysis of Renaissance:
Literature/Philosophy:

  1. Sir Thomas More, excerpt from Utopia, “Of the Religions of Utopia,” 1516 (prose). https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2130/2130-h/2130-h.htm
  2. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, “You Foolish Men,” ca. 1680 (poem). https://poets.org/poem/you-foolish-men
    Art/Architecture:
  3. Bartolomé Bermejo, Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil, 1468 (oil and gold on wood). https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/past/bartolome-bermejo/in-detail-saint-michael-triumphs-over-the-devil
  4. Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1515 (triptych, oil on oak panel). https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-garden-of-earthly-delights-triptych/02388242-6d6a-4e9e-a992-e1311eab3609
    Music:
  5. Claudio Monteverdi, Vespro della Beata Vergine,1610 (liturgical piece for soloists, choir, and orchestra). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVhsw-BIZOI
  6. Tomás Luis de Victoria, O Magnum Mysterium, 1572 (a cappella choral piece). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDAQtZz1yf4

Research the work, the life of the author/artist, and the period. You will then create your analysis. This process of analysis will require you to discuss the events or innovations that define the historical period when the work was created, analyze a theme or stylistic characteristic of the period that is reflected in the work, and finally analyze the work’s or author’s/artist’s/composer’s contribution to the humanities.
A. Analyze the accepted work selected from the “Task Works” found in the web links section by doing the following: 1. Describe the historical events or innovations that characterize the period in which the work was created (suggested length of 1-2 paragraphs). 2. Analyze how this work reflects a theme or stylistic characteristic from its period (suggested length of 1-2 paragraphs). 3. Analyze the work’s or author’s/artist’s/composer’s contributions to the humanities (suggested length of 1-2 paragraphs).
B. When you use sources to support ideas and elements in a paper or project, provide acknowledgement of source information for any content that is quoted, paraphrased or summarized. Acknowledgement of source information includes in-text citation noting specifically where in the submission the source is used and a corresponding reference, which includes the following points: • author • date • title • location of information (e.g., publisher, journal, website URL)
C. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

Renaissance

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The Renaissance emphasized ‘ad fontes’ – a return to the original sources; For philosophy that was classical Greek sources such as Plato and Aristotle; for Christianity, that would be the New Testament. There were also other aspects of the Renaissance that were critical of Medieval religious practices and institutions and called for a return to original Christianity.

Write a 300 word response comparing and analyzing the role of the Renaissance in preparing the way for translations of the scriptures in the national vernacular and for the Protestant Reformation. Describe some of the figures and issues of the Renaissance that encouraged reform.

Give a brief review or summary of the Christian aspects of the Renaissance from chapter 2, p. 140.
Give you own reaction to some of the translation issues raised by Erasumus in his translations from the original Greek.
Do you think that the Protestant Reformation would have happened without the Renaissance?

Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, or Classical time period.

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You will be assigned one song to analyze from either the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, or Classical time period.

You will identify and describe the song’s genre, time period, musical elements, and composer.

Use previously learned vocabulary terms to analyze the musical piece.

Consider all elements of music that you have learned up to this point: polyphonic/homophonic; Renaissance, Baroque, Classical eras; major and minor keys; dynamics (pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff); instrumentation (strings, winds, keyboards, voice, etc.). Also, think about the emotional aspects of listening to the music. Is it riveting, somber, joyous, powerful, mysterious, etc.?

Renaissance

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Write an analysis of work from a time period
Renaissance:
William Shakespeare, Sonnet 116, “Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments,” 1609 (poetry)
Christopher Marlowe, “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” ca. 1599 (poetry)
Sandro Botticelli, Primavera, ca.1470, (tempera on panel)
Michelangelo, Pieta, 1498-1499 (sculpture)
Josquin des Prez, Mille Regretz (French Chanson), c.1521
Thomas Weelkes, Sing We at Pleasure (English madrigal), c. 1598

Work through the following list to arrive at an analysis rather than a simple summary:
• What do you see or hear? Tell your reader or audience about what you are seeing.
• What does it look or sound like?
• Describe it for your reader or audience.
• What might what you see or hear symbolize?
• Think about the deeper meaning of what you see or hear.
• What might be the hidden meaning of what you see or hear?
• What might the work’s creator want you to see beyond the obvious?
• What larger take-away message might s/he be conveying?
• What might be the significance of what you see or hear to the field (literature, music, architecture, poetry, dance, theater, etc.)? • Does what you see stand out as representative of the field?
• Does what you see stand out as representative of the writer, artist, choreographer, architect, etc.?
• Does what you see provide an example of one or more innovations?
• What might be the significance of what you see or hear to the period you are studying?
• Does what you see stand out as representative of the time period?
• Does what you see provide an example of one or more innovations in that time period? Why is this work important in a larger historical and cultural context?
A. Analyze the acceptedwork by doing the following: 1. Describe the historical events or innovations that characterize the period in which the work was created (suggested length of 1-2 paragraphs). 2. Analyze how this work reflects a theme or stylistic characteristic from its period (suggested length of 1-2 paragraphs). 3. Analyze the work’s or author’s/artist’s/composer’s contributions to the humanities (suggested length of 1-2 paragraphs).
B. When you use sources to support ideas and elements in a paper or project, provide acknowledgement of source information for any content that is quoted, paraphrased or summarized. Acknowledgement of source information includes in-text citation noting specifically where in the submission the source is used and a corresponding reference, which includes the following points: • author • date • title • location of information (e.g., publisher, journal, website URL)
C. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

Renaissance

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Name and describe 5 different Renaissance instruments of the period that later became a modern day instrument you would see today . Describe how their sound was produced and what they were made of, how they were used and the purpose they served, and provide a small picture.

Six different art genres listed horizontally across – African, Renaissance, Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism

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There are six different art genres listed horizontally across – African, Renaissance, Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and Pop Art. These same six genres are listed vertically as well. Each box on the grid reflects a common meeting point for the genres listed horizontally and vertically. In these boxes, you are asked to explain either a similarity or a difference between the two genres. Similarities/differences could include artists, time period, style, geographic location, critical response, etc. Using information you included in the grid, write a 1-2 paragraph summary in the area below the grid, for each genre relationship that further analyzes the global, historical, and stylistic perspectives for each genre comparison.