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Theatre in Society With the rise of television, many people believed that theatre and live performances would be deserted. However, theatre today continues to be a source of entertainment and a way for artists to express themselves. Not only does it encourage self expression, but theatre also allows society to learn about history and culture. Many playwrights often try to create plays that involve higher thinking and strong human emotions. By their writing we are also able to understand more how

What is “Art?”. That is a question most people will ponder about to answer something along the lines of, “drawing and paintings”; many will normally associate art with Pablo Picasso, Leonardo Da Vinci, or Andy Warhol as legendary artists. However, art is not just defined by a masterpiece, it is defined by beauty, and the particular pleasure that is accompanied by it. Art is something that we can glimpse at, and know it will please us. Art is what makes beauty manifest. Beauty is admired, and hence

Art In Shakespeare’s The Tempest Art in The Tempest is experienced in three different forms as music, drama, and indeed, rhetoric. Moreover, magic is accepted as a form of art in the play. Various characters manifest these three different forms for various purposes. However, the greatest one of them all is Prospero’s magic. While this magic is the element that makes the plot going in the first place, drama intertwined with rhetoric is the actual art form behind Prospero’s power. Throughout the

successfully transform the text to fit the socio-political climate of his time is what sets this adaptation apart from similar works. The film adaptation of Edward II pays homage to its roots, and yet manages to set itself apart as an independent work of art. Though Jarman’s film is modernized, it successfully borrows political and cultural themes of the early modern period. One of the political themes that it borrows is the idea of a ruling party deciding whom one can be in love with. In an article analyzing

cannot, as I have demonstrated in my analysis be defined purely on the the technical effects within in it. That is not to say that literature should not demonstrate or my accessed on technicalities. The poet or writer or playwright should engage in art as a technique while also demonstrating that technique must be a tool for the representation of ideas, philosophy, emotion within a context or framework extrinsic to the text. Texts of any sort need a context in order to be understood, I found great

the formed used of ivory latter artwork, with stones, which allowed the artists to paint it with different colors. Both art works are properly preserved, as there are no apparent damages in both of them. The Constantinople Crucifixion is a part of bigger work of art, as it is the center of a triptych. The Naumburg Crucifixion, on the other hand, is a free-standing work of art. Due to the size of the Constantinople Crucifixion, it does not present as much drama as the Naumburg Crucifixion. Seeing

A Gold Lustreware Maiolica Bowl by Galileo Chini (fig.1) Maiolica bowl polychrome gold, grey and bronze colour. Circa 1902-1904.Galileo Chini. L’Arte della Ceramica Fontebuoni, Florence. Museo Galileo Chini, Borgo San lorenzo. The gold lustreware bowl by Galileo Chini is an object which could seem on first glance devoid of special significance: just a beautiful decorative object enjoyed at face value. (Fig.1) But in the seeming void I saw a repository of layered meanings which I attempted to interpret

debate entitled ‘The Art of fiction’ was initiated by Besant following on from his lecture at the Royal Institution, and continued by James in his essay of the same name which was published in Longmans Magazine in 1884. This debate effectively became the ‘most sustained discussion of the nature of fiction at the time’ (The Open University, 2013). Besant’s attempts to lay down ‘the laws of fiction’, argues that ‘Fiction is an Art in every way, and is equal to other Fine Arts, such as Painting, Sculpture

believes technology and the ability to recreate pieces of work has no possible positive repercussions. Adorno believes that the ability to recreate something destroys the originality and value of the piece, but unlike Benjamin , Adorno sees no benefit in art forms being more widely available through the ability to record and reproduce copies of such pieces, is not beneficial to the piece in any means. Adorno believes that As a widely regarded twentieth century writer and one of the most foremost thinkers

What is art exactly? Art can come in several shapes and forms. In some cases, art can be used for entertainment purposes, or they can expressed through a debate or argument.  It can be personal, for example, perspectives on the way the world is seen, expressing one’s thoughts, emotions, and desires. Artistic creativity is widely common amongst different cultural practices, expressing beauty within inherited ideas passed down from generation to generation.    Artistic expression is needed in cultures