The word Renaissance is a French word meaning re-birth and that is literally what it refers to. It refers to a re-birth of arts and culture into Europe after the Middle Ages that basically passed by without the arts. The word Renaissance is often interpreted, however, as two things. Firstly it is often interpreted as everything that occurred during the Renaissance Period such as the wars fought, governments that ruled and colonies settled. But Renaissance also refers to the actual revolution, which lay solely in the arts and focused around one of the city-states of Italy, Florence. This revolution was the resurgence of creative study and the glorification of artists, painters and sculptures instead of them being treated as baggage in the community. This revolution really only effected the higher parts of the social ladder and the peasants were still too poor to enjoy such luxuries. The High Renaissance period spanned for a brief period of about 75 years and went from approximately 1495 to 1520. It was said to have been created by the artistic genius of people like Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Donato Bramante, Michelangelo and Raphael. All people who study art in the Renaissance period consider Leonardo da Vinci a model of perfection and excellence. He was in fact an illegitimate son of a Florentine notary who was accepted into the Painters Guild of Florence when he was 20. He was an enigmatic genius who began a huge variety of projects, many of which were never finished. His impressive intellect gave him an insight into the natural sciences in which he was interested for he understood that how to see was the basis to understanding nature.
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What Is A Tragedy?
A tragedy is a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the death of the main character. Also when a so called hero or king recognizes the consequences of their actions. Oedipus Rex endured uncommon suffering by finding out that the King that he killed was his father, and the women who he laid and had children with was his mother.
A tragedy is a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the death of the main character. Also when a so called hero or king recognizes the consequences of their actions. Oedipus Rex endured uncommon suffering by finding out that the King that he killed was his father, and the women who he laid and had children with was his mother.
A tragic hero in my eyes would be Lance Edward Armstrong. He is an American former professional road racing cyclist. Armstrong had won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times between 1999 and 2005 before being disqualified from those races and banned from competitive cycling for life for doping offenses by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in 2012. He is the founder of the Livestrong Foundation, originally called the Lance Armstrong Foundation, which provides support for cancer patients. In October 1996, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had spread to his brain, lungs and abdomen. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy. In February 1997, he was declared cancer-free and the same year he founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation. By January 1998, Armstrong had renewed serious cycling training, having signed a new racing contract with US Postal. On February 16, 2011, Armstrong announced his retirement from competitive cycling. At the time he was facing a US federal investigation into doping allegations. In June 2012, USADA charged Armstrong with having used illicit performance-enhancing drugs. The USADA report concluded that Armstrong engaged in "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen." In addition, the USADA stripped Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles.
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My Discussion post on a modern tragic hero: Lance Edward Armstrong |