This document discusses humanist approaches to gluttony and drunkenness in the early modern period through various sources. It provides examples from literature of the time that criticize excessive eating and drinking, such as passages from Chaucer and Marlowe. It also references works of art from the period that depict gluttony and lust. The document discusses how humanists advocated for sobriety and moderation through their writings and emphasized returning to ancient Greek and Roman sources.
This document is the table of contents and preface for a poetry collection titled "The Tuk-Tuk Diaries: Preludes and Postcards" by Bryan Thao Worra. It includes poems written between 1991-2012 that reflect the author's return to Southeast Asia after being born there in 1973. The collection brings together poems from several of the author's previous books and chapbooks. In the preface, Worra explains that the original idea was to reprint an earlier chapbook, but he wanted to provide a broader retrospective of his work from the last decade to show his development as a poet and address some publishing issues. He hopes readers will enjoy exploring his voice and consider sharing their own in the future as
This story is inspired by imagination, but if you want to watch it in a movie or through YouTube, you can actually do this by clicking on this link and you will be transferred after skipping the short ads to the movie directly ::::::: https://short.food-royal.com/EM5H
The project gutenberg e book of the frogsdean dundas
The document is an introduction to Aristophanes' play "The Frogs". It provides background on Aristophanes and explains that the play laments the decline of Greek tragedy which he attributed to Euripides. It also includes the dramatis personae and the beginning dialogue between Dionysus and his slave Xanthias, in which Dionysus expresses his desire to travel to Hades to retrieve a good poet.
This document discusses indifference to and lack of appreciation for music across different cultures and time periods. It provides several examples:
- Shakespeare's Caesar distrusts Cassius because he "hears no music." Other writers note those who despise music may have a savage nature.
- Accounts from travelers suggest people in the Middle East have no ear or soul for music, finding their music discordant. However, some note music can be appreciated once accustomed to it.
- Many prominent historical figures like Wordsworth, Scott, and Hood acknowledge having little innate musical ability or appreciation, though some grew to enjoy simple melodies and songs through exposure and practice over time.
This summary provides an overview of the first chapter of Dracula by Bram Stoker:
Jonathan Harker begins his journal describing his journey from London to Transylvania, where he will meet with Count Dracula to finalize a real estate deal. He notes the cultural differences as he travels further east. Upon arriving in Bistritz, he receives a letter from Count Dracula welcoming him and instructing him to take a coach the next day to the Borgo Pass, where Dracula's carriage will meet him. However, Jonathan's landlord and his wife act strangely when asked about Dracula and his castle, crossing themselves and refusing to talk about the Count. Before Jonathan leaves, the distressed landlady be
Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.
Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. The novel touches on themes such as the role of women in Victorian culture, sexual conventions, immigration, colonialism, and post-colonialism. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form, and the novel has spawned numerous theatrical, film and television interpretations.
This document summarizes the theatre field trip taken by Prof. Werner Huber and his students to London from May 11-14, 2010. They saw performances of Twelfth Night at the Tricycle Theatre, London Assurance at the National Theatre, and A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. The group also visited museums like the British Museum and the British Library. Overall, the trip provided the students opportunities to experience London's theatre scene firsthand and was considered a success despite initial delays due to volcanic ash clouds.
Father Louis Bouyer shares memories of his happy childhood in Paris before World War I. He recalls living with his family in an apartment near the place de Wagram, and fondly remembers the sounds and small shops of the neighborhood. His mother, nurse, father, aunt and uncle provided him with love and care. Though the war began when he was only a year old, it did not disturb his peaceful childhood. He has vivid positive memories of this time that have stayed with him.
This document is the table of contents and preface for a poetry collection titled "The Tuk-Tuk Diaries: Preludes and Postcards" by Bryan Thao Worra. It includes poems written between 1991-2012 that reflect the author's return to Southeast Asia after being born there in 1973. The collection brings together poems from several of the author's previous books and chapbooks. In the preface, Worra explains that the original idea was to reprint an earlier chapbook, but he wanted to provide a broader retrospective of his work from the last decade to show his development as a poet and address some publishing issues. He hopes readers will enjoy exploring his voice and consider sharing their own in the future as
This story is inspired by imagination, but if you want to watch it in a movie or through YouTube, you can actually do this by clicking on this link and you will be transferred after skipping the short ads to the movie directly ::::::: https://short.food-royal.com/EM5H
The project gutenberg e book of the frogsdean dundas
The document is an introduction to Aristophanes' play "The Frogs". It provides background on Aristophanes and explains that the play laments the decline of Greek tragedy which he attributed to Euripides. It also includes the dramatis personae and the beginning dialogue between Dionysus and his slave Xanthias, in which Dionysus expresses his desire to travel to Hades to retrieve a good poet.
This document discusses indifference to and lack of appreciation for music across different cultures and time periods. It provides several examples:
- Shakespeare's Caesar distrusts Cassius because he "hears no music." Other writers note those who despise music may have a savage nature.
- Accounts from travelers suggest people in the Middle East have no ear or soul for music, finding their music discordant. However, some note music can be appreciated once accustomed to it.
- Many prominent historical figures like Wordsworth, Scott, and Hood acknowledge having little innate musical ability or appreciation, though some grew to enjoy simple melodies and songs through exposure and practice over time.
This summary provides an overview of the first chapter of Dracula by Bram Stoker:
Jonathan Harker begins his journal describing his journey from London to Transylvania, where he will meet with Count Dracula to finalize a real estate deal. He notes the cultural differences as he travels further east. Upon arriving in Bistritz, he receives a letter from Count Dracula welcoming him and instructing him to take a coach the next day to the Borgo Pass, where Dracula's carriage will meet him. However, Jonathan's landlord and his wife act strangely when asked about Dracula and his castle, crossing themselves and refusing to talk about the Count. Before Jonathan leaves, the distressed landlady be
Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.
Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. The novel touches on themes such as the role of women in Victorian culture, sexual conventions, immigration, colonialism, and post-colonialism. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form, and the novel has spawned numerous theatrical, film and television interpretations.
This document summarizes the theatre field trip taken by Prof. Werner Huber and his students to London from May 11-14, 2010. They saw performances of Twelfth Night at the Tricycle Theatre, London Assurance at the National Theatre, and A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. The group also visited museums like the British Museum and the British Library. Overall, the trip provided the students opportunities to experience London's theatre scene firsthand and was considered a success despite initial delays due to volcanic ash clouds.
Father Louis Bouyer shares memories of his happy childhood in Paris before World War I. He recalls living with his family in an apartment near the place de Wagram, and fondly remembers the sounds and small shops of the neighborhood. His mother, nurse, father, aunt and uncle provided him with love and care. Though the war began when he was only a year old, it did not disturb his peaceful childhood. He has vivid positive memories of this time that have stayed with him.
This chapter introduces the story and main character Jonathan Harker. It describes his journey from Munich to Bistritz, Transylvania where he is traveling to meet Count Dracula. Harker notes the cultural and linguistic differences as he travels through Eastern Europe. Upon arriving in Bistritz, Harker receives a letter of introduction from Count Dracula directing him to the Golden Krone Hotel. The hotel owner and his wife act strangely when asked about Dracula and the region.
An itinerary in Blue Moon Alexandria brings us face to face with Hermas Encratites, and the sublime horizons of Alexandria, permanently central in an eternally Manichaean world.
First published in the American Chronicle and Buzzle: 31/3/2007
The document describes how the narrator would be completely consumed by various things if shown to them. For each item described - a rose, ocean, moon, clouds, motherhood, meadow, sun, rain, paradise, and a woman's grace - the narrator states that if shown this thing, they would do nothing else until the end of their life but experience it fully, whether through smell, swimming, dreaming, wandering, childhood memories, running, galloping, happiness, fantasizing, or bonding with her spirit.
The author travels to Paris in April to attend her sister's wedding. While past trips did not live up to the romanticized vision of April in Paris, this time she experiences the city through the joy of family. She and her niece enjoy exploring the countless bakeries offering fresh bread and pastries. Though Paris's cultural attractions do not always interest children, its food, especially treats found in bakeries, bring wonder to both young and old alike.
The document provides a summary of Homer's Odyssey. It describes how Odysseus struggles to return home after the Trojan War, facing challenges from the gods that cause many troubles and delays. It then summarizes some of the key events and characters in the epic, including Odysseus' encounter with Nausicaa and the Phaeacians. The summary highlights themes of hospitality (xenia) and the challenges faced by Odysseus and Telemachus on their journeys.
I have compiled this book so that you can get it printed. Its available in PDF form and you can download it, i will leave the option open. Its an anthology taught in NUML and students often have difficulty finding poems.
Ladies Portraits from a non-ladies man: Women in the Poetry of C.P. Cavafy Martha Vassiliadi
The title of this essay seems as a fake dilemma or almost sacrilege, since it is well known how Cavafy did not love the "weak" sex, how he rejected the post romantic voluptuousness of his time and how he wasn’t inspired by passions and mythical separations. But how and from what poetic passage Cavafy slips, even "imperceptibly" in the ontological cosmology of Women ? How and by what virtue women gain a place in Cavafy’s ritual of historical construction, how do they fit in this highly erotic gay scenery?
This document contains 16 poems written by Martin Hatchuel in 1996. The poems cover a variety of themes including war, love, nature, and social commentary. They are written in free form with varying line lengths and structures. The poems provide glimpses into the author's reflections and experiences through abstract and metaphorical language.
A great tragedy based on Plutarch's account of the lives of Brutus, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony. Evil plotting, ringing oratory, high tragedy occur with Shakespeare's incomparable insight and dramatic power....
The church was the center of medieval peoples' lives. Plays were often performed on pageant wagons or platforms to allow audiences to view religious dramas. Guilds would sponsor plays where their trade matched the story's topic, such as shipwrights sponsoring a play about building a ship. One short play of 900 lines portrays Everyman being visited by Death at the end of his life, expressing surprise at death's arrival.
M2.1 European ImperialismInstructionsRead the following texts.docxinfantsuk
M2.1 European Imperialism
Instructions:
Read the following texts and answer the question below. You should reference information from the textbook reading and the video for your answer.
Question: What were some of the fundamental ways Imperialism affected ordinary Europeans? Did these effects change society at is core, or is it still the ‘same old Europe’?
Colby – The First English Coffee-Houses, c. 1670-1675 (Collection of sources from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook)
[Colby Introduction]: Between 1670 and 1685 coffee-houses multiplied in London, and attained some degree of political importance from the volume of talk which they caused. Each sect, party, or shade of fashion, had its meeting place of this sort, and London life grew more animated from the presence in its midst of public centers where witty conversation could be heard. When coffee-houses were still a novelty, they had their partisans and their opponents, who exchanged highly-spiced pamphlets in praise or condemnation of the bean and its patron.
The Character of a Coffee-House, 1673 A.D.:
A coffee-house is a lay conventicle, good-fellowship turned puritan, ill-husbandry in masquerade, whither people come, after toping all day, to purchase, at the expense of their last penny, the repute of sober companions: A Rota [i.e., club room], that, like Noah's ark, receives animals of every sort, from the precise diminutive band, to the hectoring cravat and cuffs in folio; a nursery for training up the smaller fry of virtuosi in confident tattling, or a cabal of kittling [i.e., carping] critics that have only learned to spit and mew; a mint of intelligence, that, to make each man his pennyworth, draws out into petty parcels, what the merchant receives in bullion: he, that comes often, saves twopence a week in Gazettes, and has his news and his coffee for the same charge, as at a threepenny ordinary they give in broth to your chop of mutton; it is an exchange, where haberdashers of political small-wares meet, and mutually abuse each other, and the public, with bottomless stories, and heedless notions; the rendezvous of idle pamphlets, and persons more idly employed to read them; a high court of justice, where every little fellow in a camlet cloak takes upon him to transpose affairs both in church and state, to show reasons against acts of parliament, and condemn the decrees of general councils.
As you have a hodge-podge of drinks, such too is your company, for each man seems a leveler, and ranks and files himself as he lists, without regard to degrees or order; so that often you may see a silly fop and a worshipful justice, a griping rook and a grave citizen, a worthy lawyer and an errant pickpocket, a reverend non-conformist and a canting mountebank, all blended together to compose a medley of impertinence.
If any pragmatic, to show himself witty or eloquent, begin to talk high, presently the further tables are abandoned, and all the rest flock round (like smaller birds, to ad ...
This document discusses poetry during the Renaissance period. It explains that medieval poetry focused mainly on religion and the church, while Renaissance poetry showcased more intense feelings and used rhyme schemes and meter. Some characteristics of Renaissance poetry included the use of sonnets, epic styles, iambic pentameter, and topics that ranged from religion to stories of heroes. Famous poets from the time like Shakespeare, Plato, and Socrates are mentioned, and short excerpts from some of their poems are provided.
The document discusses William Shakespeare's plays and legacy, providing analysis of characters like Iago from Othello and passages from plays like The Tempest. It also explores Shakespeare's introduction of new words to the English language and how he has influenced other writers and cultures. The document examines Shakespeare's lasting impact on literature and how he transformed English into a language of artistic expression.
The document provides an overview of poetry during the Renaissance period. It discusses how medieval poetry focused mainly on religion and oral history, while Renaissance poetry had characteristics like rhyme, intensity of feelings, and use of meters. It also introduces some famous poets of the time like Shakespeare and gives examples of poems by Plato, Socrates, and Shakespeare that demonstrate styles from the Renaissance.
The document discusses different definitions and perspectives on what poetry is. It provides 7 definitions ranging from poetry being a form of art that conveys beauty and truth, to being a game that breaks conventional rules of language. It also includes two short poems as examples of poetry.
This document provides biographical information about Allan Kardec, the author and compiler of The Spirits' Book. It describes how Kardec was an educator in France who began investigating spiritualism phenomena in the 1850s after encountering table-turning. Through conversations with spirits communicated through mediums, Kardec developed the spiritist philosophy that came to be known as Spiritism. He published The Spirits' Book in 1857 to share the teachings he received from high-level spirits about topics like the immortality of the soul and the relationship between spirits and humans.
Saint Peter Claver was a Jesuit priest born in Spain in 1580 who felt called to minister to slaves in Cartagena, Colombia. Upon his ordination in 1616, he devoted himself fully to caring for the spiritual and physical needs of slaves arriving in the port, often baptizing hundreds at a time. He spent 40 years serving slaves, advocating for their fair treatment, and mitigating their suffering. Though criticized for his radical compassion, he was later beatified and canonized for his defense of human dignity. His example of solidarity with the oppressed continues to inspire advocates against modern forms of slavery.
Week 6.16th century renaissance in northern europe.overviewasilkentent
The document summarizes the Northern European Renaissance from 1500-1599. Key events included Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses in 1517, starting the Protestant Reformation, and Galileo adapting the telescope for astronomy in 1609, which led to his excommunication. Writers like Shakespeare and philosophers like Descartes questioned ideals, religion, and human existence. The printing press spread ideas. The wealthy supported the Catholic Church split to avoid taxes and appointments. Scientific discoveries challenged Church authority. Works by artists like Bosch raised questions about human nature.
James Smith - Discipline Group PresentationJames Smith
This document provides an overview of James Smith's PhD research topic on the symbolism of water and its role in medieval epistemology. It discusses how water symbolism is frequently used in primary sources from 1000-1400 CE and proposes exploring what this fluid symbolism reveals about medieval thought structures. The research will analyze sources from history, literature, theology and philosophy to understand how water represented divinity, knowledge, contamination and mysteries. It outlines the dissertation's chapter structure and methodology, with the goal of enhancing understanding of medieval Christian epistemology and the enduring symbolic power of water.
The document provides an overview of James Smith's research topic on the symbolism of water and its role in medieval epistemology. It discusses how studying water symbols in primary sources from 1000-1400 CE can enhance understanding of medieval thought. The methodology examines sources through history, philosophy, and textual analysis. Each chapter will explore a different aspect of water symbolism and how it relates to divinity, nature, imagination, and mysteries. A wide range of source material is cited containing water imagery. The goal is to reveal something new about both medieval thought and the human imagination through the symbolic role of water.
The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second oldest extant work of Western literature, the Iliad being the oldest. Scholars believe it was composed near the end of the 8th century BC, somewhere in Ionia, the Greek coastal region of Anatolia.
This chapter introduces the story and main character Jonathan Harker. It describes his journey from Munich to Bistritz, Transylvania where he is traveling to meet Count Dracula. Harker notes the cultural and linguistic differences as he travels through Eastern Europe. Upon arriving in Bistritz, Harker receives a letter of introduction from Count Dracula directing him to the Golden Krone Hotel. The hotel owner and his wife act strangely when asked about Dracula and the region.
An itinerary in Blue Moon Alexandria brings us face to face with Hermas Encratites, and the sublime horizons of Alexandria, permanently central in an eternally Manichaean world.
First published in the American Chronicle and Buzzle: 31/3/2007
The document describes how the narrator would be completely consumed by various things if shown to them. For each item described - a rose, ocean, moon, clouds, motherhood, meadow, sun, rain, paradise, and a woman's grace - the narrator states that if shown this thing, they would do nothing else until the end of their life but experience it fully, whether through smell, swimming, dreaming, wandering, childhood memories, running, galloping, happiness, fantasizing, or bonding with her spirit.
The author travels to Paris in April to attend her sister's wedding. While past trips did not live up to the romanticized vision of April in Paris, this time she experiences the city through the joy of family. She and her niece enjoy exploring the countless bakeries offering fresh bread and pastries. Though Paris's cultural attractions do not always interest children, its food, especially treats found in bakeries, bring wonder to both young and old alike.
The document provides a summary of Homer's Odyssey. It describes how Odysseus struggles to return home after the Trojan War, facing challenges from the gods that cause many troubles and delays. It then summarizes some of the key events and characters in the epic, including Odysseus' encounter with Nausicaa and the Phaeacians. The summary highlights themes of hospitality (xenia) and the challenges faced by Odysseus and Telemachus on their journeys.
I have compiled this book so that you can get it printed. Its available in PDF form and you can download it, i will leave the option open. Its an anthology taught in NUML and students often have difficulty finding poems.
Ladies Portraits from a non-ladies man: Women in the Poetry of C.P. Cavafy Martha Vassiliadi
The title of this essay seems as a fake dilemma or almost sacrilege, since it is well known how Cavafy did not love the "weak" sex, how he rejected the post romantic voluptuousness of his time and how he wasn’t inspired by passions and mythical separations. But how and from what poetic passage Cavafy slips, even "imperceptibly" in the ontological cosmology of Women ? How and by what virtue women gain a place in Cavafy’s ritual of historical construction, how do they fit in this highly erotic gay scenery?
This document contains 16 poems written by Martin Hatchuel in 1996. The poems cover a variety of themes including war, love, nature, and social commentary. They are written in free form with varying line lengths and structures. The poems provide glimpses into the author's reflections and experiences through abstract and metaphorical language.
A great tragedy based on Plutarch's account of the lives of Brutus, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony. Evil plotting, ringing oratory, high tragedy occur with Shakespeare's incomparable insight and dramatic power....
The church was the center of medieval peoples' lives. Plays were often performed on pageant wagons or platforms to allow audiences to view religious dramas. Guilds would sponsor plays where their trade matched the story's topic, such as shipwrights sponsoring a play about building a ship. One short play of 900 lines portrays Everyman being visited by Death at the end of his life, expressing surprise at death's arrival.
M2.1 European ImperialismInstructionsRead the following texts.docxinfantsuk
M2.1 European Imperialism
Instructions:
Read the following texts and answer the question below. You should reference information from the textbook reading and the video for your answer.
Question: What were some of the fundamental ways Imperialism affected ordinary Europeans? Did these effects change society at is core, or is it still the ‘same old Europe’?
Colby – The First English Coffee-Houses, c. 1670-1675 (Collection of sources from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook)
[Colby Introduction]: Between 1670 and 1685 coffee-houses multiplied in London, and attained some degree of political importance from the volume of talk which they caused. Each sect, party, or shade of fashion, had its meeting place of this sort, and London life grew more animated from the presence in its midst of public centers where witty conversation could be heard. When coffee-houses were still a novelty, they had their partisans and their opponents, who exchanged highly-spiced pamphlets in praise or condemnation of the bean and its patron.
The Character of a Coffee-House, 1673 A.D.:
A coffee-house is a lay conventicle, good-fellowship turned puritan, ill-husbandry in masquerade, whither people come, after toping all day, to purchase, at the expense of their last penny, the repute of sober companions: A Rota [i.e., club room], that, like Noah's ark, receives animals of every sort, from the precise diminutive band, to the hectoring cravat and cuffs in folio; a nursery for training up the smaller fry of virtuosi in confident tattling, or a cabal of kittling [i.e., carping] critics that have only learned to spit and mew; a mint of intelligence, that, to make each man his pennyworth, draws out into petty parcels, what the merchant receives in bullion: he, that comes often, saves twopence a week in Gazettes, and has his news and his coffee for the same charge, as at a threepenny ordinary they give in broth to your chop of mutton; it is an exchange, where haberdashers of political small-wares meet, and mutually abuse each other, and the public, with bottomless stories, and heedless notions; the rendezvous of idle pamphlets, and persons more idly employed to read them; a high court of justice, where every little fellow in a camlet cloak takes upon him to transpose affairs both in church and state, to show reasons against acts of parliament, and condemn the decrees of general councils.
As you have a hodge-podge of drinks, such too is your company, for each man seems a leveler, and ranks and files himself as he lists, without regard to degrees or order; so that often you may see a silly fop and a worshipful justice, a griping rook and a grave citizen, a worthy lawyer and an errant pickpocket, a reverend non-conformist and a canting mountebank, all blended together to compose a medley of impertinence.
If any pragmatic, to show himself witty or eloquent, begin to talk high, presently the further tables are abandoned, and all the rest flock round (like smaller birds, to ad ...
This document discusses poetry during the Renaissance period. It explains that medieval poetry focused mainly on religion and the church, while Renaissance poetry showcased more intense feelings and used rhyme schemes and meter. Some characteristics of Renaissance poetry included the use of sonnets, epic styles, iambic pentameter, and topics that ranged from religion to stories of heroes. Famous poets from the time like Shakespeare, Plato, and Socrates are mentioned, and short excerpts from some of their poems are provided.
The document discusses William Shakespeare's plays and legacy, providing analysis of characters like Iago from Othello and passages from plays like The Tempest. It also explores Shakespeare's introduction of new words to the English language and how he has influenced other writers and cultures. The document examines Shakespeare's lasting impact on literature and how he transformed English into a language of artistic expression.
The document provides an overview of poetry during the Renaissance period. It discusses how medieval poetry focused mainly on religion and oral history, while Renaissance poetry had characteristics like rhyme, intensity of feelings, and use of meters. It also introduces some famous poets of the time like Shakespeare and gives examples of poems by Plato, Socrates, and Shakespeare that demonstrate styles from the Renaissance.
The document discusses different definitions and perspectives on what poetry is. It provides 7 definitions ranging from poetry being a form of art that conveys beauty and truth, to being a game that breaks conventional rules of language. It also includes two short poems as examples of poetry.
This document provides biographical information about Allan Kardec, the author and compiler of The Spirits' Book. It describes how Kardec was an educator in France who began investigating spiritualism phenomena in the 1850s after encountering table-turning. Through conversations with spirits communicated through mediums, Kardec developed the spiritist philosophy that came to be known as Spiritism. He published The Spirits' Book in 1857 to share the teachings he received from high-level spirits about topics like the immortality of the soul and the relationship between spirits and humans.
Saint Peter Claver was a Jesuit priest born in Spain in 1580 who felt called to minister to slaves in Cartagena, Colombia. Upon his ordination in 1616, he devoted himself fully to caring for the spiritual and physical needs of slaves arriving in the port, often baptizing hundreds at a time. He spent 40 years serving slaves, advocating for their fair treatment, and mitigating their suffering. Though criticized for his radical compassion, he was later beatified and canonized for his defense of human dignity. His example of solidarity with the oppressed continues to inspire advocates against modern forms of slavery.
Week 6.16th century renaissance in northern europe.overviewasilkentent
The document summarizes the Northern European Renaissance from 1500-1599. Key events included Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses in 1517, starting the Protestant Reformation, and Galileo adapting the telescope for astronomy in 1609, which led to his excommunication. Writers like Shakespeare and philosophers like Descartes questioned ideals, religion, and human existence. The printing press spread ideas. The wealthy supported the Catholic Church split to avoid taxes and appointments. Scientific discoveries challenged Church authority. Works by artists like Bosch raised questions about human nature.
James Smith - Discipline Group PresentationJames Smith
This document provides an overview of James Smith's PhD research topic on the symbolism of water and its role in medieval epistemology. It discusses how water symbolism is frequently used in primary sources from 1000-1400 CE and proposes exploring what this fluid symbolism reveals about medieval thought structures. The research will analyze sources from history, literature, theology and philosophy to understand how water represented divinity, knowledge, contamination and mysteries. It outlines the dissertation's chapter structure and methodology, with the goal of enhancing understanding of medieval Christian epistemology and the enduring symbolic power of water.
The document provides an overview of James Smith's research topic on the symbolism of water and its role in medieval epistemology. It discusses how studying water symbols in primary sources from 1000-1400 CE can enhance understanding of medieval thought. The methodology examines sources through history, philosophy, and textual analysis. Each chapter will explore a different aspect of water symbolism and how it relates to divinity, nature, imagination, and mysteries. A wide range of source material is cited containing water imagery. The goal is to reveal something new about both medieval thought and the human imagination through the symbolic role of water.
The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second oldest extant work of Western literature, the Iliad being the oldest. Scholars believe it was composed near the end of the 8th century BC, somewhere in Ionia, the Greek coastal region of Anatolia.
As men steer their ships by the attractions
of the star, so the world is guided by its
faith. God rules life, and the soul of man
is where God meets man and gives him com-
mission for the governance of the world. The
halls of palaces where kings meet ambassadors
are splendid with riches. How royal ought
to be the chambers where man meets God, and
into which come the royal retinues of noble
thoughts and faiths. We fill our houses with
tawdry decorations, but Emerson says: "The
best ornaments of our homes are the friends
who visit us." The guest-chamber is best
tenanted which has the noblest guests.
The document is a chapter from a book about spiritual warfare and putting on the full armor of God. It describes the invisible antagonisms faced by early Christians in Ephesus, including the overwhelming power of the world, the influence of an alien religion, and pressure from popular customs. It explains that the real enemies are spiritual forces of evil, and discusses how these antagonisms can work directly on the soul or indirectly through other people. The chapter emphasizes that to face these antagonisms, Christians must first receive power from God and put on the full armor He provides.
This document provides an introduction and overview of a biography titled "Life of the Reverend Mother Jeanne Chezard de Matel, Foundress of the Order of the Incarnate Word and the Blessed Sacrament." The biography was written based on original manuscripts by Reverend Mother Saint Pierre of Jesus, the superioress of the monastery in Lyons, France, and translated from French to English. It describes Mother de Matel's life and spiritual lights or insights. The introduction provides background on previous publications of Mother de Matel's life and explains the motivation and spirit behind the creation of this new translation of her biography.
Frederic Ozanam, founder of the St. Vincent de Paul Society and his experience living through the cholera epidemics of 19th century France, in service of the sick poor
World Lit II - Class Notes for January 19, 2012Michael Broder
- The document discusses François Rabelais' novel Gargantua and Pantagruel, focusing on its historical context and similarities to Erasmus' works which criticized the Catholic Church.
- Rabelais was influenced by Erasmus and employed humor, satire, and parody to expose corruption in the Church like Erasmus' In Praise of Folly.
- The professor's class covered the first 50 pages of Pantagruel and comparisons have been made to works like Jules Verne and films like The Terminator.
A fully transitioned slide show set to music with color art and embedded audio of a reading of part of the Prologue. Covers Chaucer's life and outlines The Canterbury Tales. Ends with references including links.
The document summarizes music of the Middle Ages from Gregorian chant to the Renaissance. It describes two periods: Ars Antiqua from 1100-1300 characterized by organum style polyphony adding harmonies to chants; and Ars Nova from 1300-1450 which saw innovations in notation and mass composition. Representative composers of each style like Leonin, Machaut, and Landini advanced musical composition through genres like motets and mass ordinaries. Secular musicians also traveled performing love songs, though most composers remained anonymous church servants.
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California at Berkeley. From her family background Id(# Guirr acqrrin1rl rr rii~uble
orientation, humanistic and scientific, that shows in all her writ in^. She 7i)tls
educated at Radcliffe College and Columbia University, where she corrrl?l~,tod rr
master's thesis i n medieval romance literature. In 1953 she married the historirrrr
Charles Le G u i n , with w h o m she had three children. Although she wrote her first
science-fiction story at the age of twelve, she didn't begin publishing until t w e n t y
years later. O n e of her stories, "Semley's Necklace," grew into her first publishrd
novel, Rocannon's World (1966). Another story, "Winter's King," introduced the
setting she developed for her first major success, the novel The Left Hand of
Darkness (1969). These stories and novels, along with Planet of Exile (1966),
City of Illusions (1967), The Dispossessed (1974), the novella The Word for
World Is Forest (1976), and stories i n The Wind's Twelve Quarters (1976),
form the Hainish cycle, a series of independent works sharing an imaginary historic
background. Le G u i n has also published several other fantasy novels and three more
story collections.
Although Le Guin's earliest work primarily attracted a devoted audience of
science-fiction readers, her later work - especially The Left Hand of Darkness
- has wider appeal. In that novel she explored the theme of androgyny o n the
planet W i n t e r (Gethen), where inhabitants m a y adopt alternately male and female
roles. Le G u i n insists o n Aristotle's definition of Homo sapiens as social animals,
and she shows how difficult it is to think of our fellow humans as people, rather
than as m e n and women.
Le G u i n brings to fantasy fiction a wealth of literary scholarship, crediting
Leo Tolstoy, A n t o n Chekhov, and Virginia Woolf (among others) as her primary
influences. Most of her stories, like "The Ones W h o Walk A w a y from Omelas," are
about reciprocal relationships, illustrating "the sort of golden rule that whatever
you touch, touches you." This m a x i m has scientific backings i n ecology and philo-
sophical echoes i n Taoism and Z e n . Le G u i n doesn't claim to be a brilliant stylist
or an original thinker. She has said that she works best with what she calls "fortune
cookie ideas" suggested by someone else. Through her stories she shows how simple
concepts hide a mass of complexity and contradiction that can create anarchy when
human beings t r y to act o n them. In 1979 Le G u i n published a book developing her
ideas about writing, The Language of Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science
Fiction.
RELATED COMMENTARY: Ursula K. Le G u i n , "The Scapegoat i n Omelas,"
page 1472.
The Ones Who Walk Away f ...
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2. Be sure, our father Adam and his wife
For that same sin were driven from Paradise
To labour and to woe. While Adam fasted
He was in Paradise, as I have read;
But when he ate of the forbidden fruit
Upon the tree, he was at once cast out
Into the world of trouble, pain and sadness.
We’ve cause to cry out against Gluttony!
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Pardoner’s Tale
3. Master E. S., Fantastic Alphabet : N (“Gluttony”)
c. 1465
4. Hieronymus
Bosch
Allegory of Gluttony
and Lust
(1490/1500)
6. In Flanders there was once a company
Of youngsters wedded to such sin and folly
As gaming, dicing, brothels, and taverns,
Where, night and day, with harps, lutes, and citherns,
They spend their time in dicing and in dancing,
Eating and drinking more than they can carry;
And with these abominable excesses
They offer up the vilest sacrifices
To the devil in these temples of the devil.
…
Who are in fact the devil’s officers,
Who light and blow the fire of lechery,
Which is so close conjoined with gluttony.
I take Holy Writ to be my witness,
Lechery springs from wine and drunkenness.
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Pardoner’s Tale
When the belly is full to bursting with food and drink,
debauchery knocks at the door.
Thomas à Kempis, Imitation of Christ
7. Gluttony: I am Gluttony. My parents are all dead,
and the devil a penny they have left me but a bare
pension, and that is thirty meals a day, and ten
bevers – a small trifle to suffice nature. O, I come of a
royal parentage. My grandfather was a gammon of
bacon, my grandmother a hogshead of claret wine.
My godfathers were these: Peter Pickle-herring and
Martin Martlemas-beef. O, but my godmother, she
was a jolly gentle-woman, and well beloved in every
good town and city; her name was Mistress Margery
March-beer. Now, Faustus, thou hast heard all my
progeny, wilt thou bid me to supper?
Faustus: No, I’ll see thee hanged. Thou wilt eat up
all my victuals.
Gluttony: Then the devil choke thee!
Faustus: Choke thyself, glutton!
Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus (A-text), 2.3
8. Humanism/Humanist
• “studia humanitatis”
– 14th C: grammar, rhetoric, poetry, ethics, history
• “humanista”
– 15th C: a teacher of the “studia humanitatis”
– 16th C: a student of classical learning
• Peter Burke, in Goodman – MacKay (1990)
– Humanism = the movement to recover, interpret and assimilate the
language, literature, learning and values of ancient Greece and Rome
– Humanist = someone actively involved in this movement, whether as a
professional teacher, churchman, royal councillor, or whatever
9. “ad fontes”
return to ancient Greek and Roman sources
⇒ recovery, interpretation and imitation of ancient Greek and Roman literature and
thought
⇒ as a philological enterprise:
- restoration of classical Latin
- revival of Greek and Hebrew
- “classical scholarship”, including the archaeological study of the physical remains of
antiquity
- innovations in the fields of grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history and ethics
⇒ as an intellectual and cultural movement:
- influence on Protestant and Catholic reformations
- major force in fine arts
- influence on popular culture and vernacular literature
10. Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374)
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592)
Thomas More (1478-1535)
Desiderius Erasmus (1469?-1536)
1400 1500 1600
Justus Lipsius (1547-1606)
Petrus Nannius (1500-1557) Erycius Puteanus (1574-1646)
11. Laetatur de reditu Francisci Aelii He rejoices at the Return of Franciscus Aelius
... ...
Quid non pro reduci libens amico Now what would I not spend at the return
persolvam? Puer, i, voca sodales Of such a friend? Boy, go bid the comrades,
Albinum Elisiumque Compatremque Elisius, Albinus and Compater
et dulcem Altilium, bonum Marullum: And sweet Altilius and good Marullus
ad coenam veniant, bibamus uncti, To come to dinner. Perfumed we shall drink,
uncti, permadidi atque lippientes. Perfumed, soaked through and bleary-eyed.
... ...
Me tot pocula totque totque totque, I want cup upon cup upon cup,
tot me pocula iuverint bibentem, So many goblets for myself imbibing,
tot carchesia laverint madentem, So many beakers moistening me
quotquot di simul et deae biberunt As all the gods and godesses drank together
ad mensam Oceani patris vocati, Called to the feast of father Oceanus,
aut quot, dum illa canit, senex Homerus Or as many as, singing the while, old Homer
siccavit calices, relevit obbas. Chalices drank dry and flagons drained.
Dulce est ob reducem madere amicum. When a friend comes home it's sweet to get
good and soused.
Giovanni Gioviano Pontano, Baiae, I.10
12. Charles de Bovelles, Liber de sapiente ([Parisiis] : [ex officina Henrici Stephani], [1510])
13. To begin a meal with drinking is
the hallmark of a drunkard who
drinks not from need but from
habit. Such a practice is not only
morally degrading but also
injurious to bodily health. ...
Otherwise the wages of addiction
to undiluted wine are decaying
teeth, bloated cheeks, impaired
eyesight, mental dulness – in short,
premature old age. ...
When someone boorishly presses
you to drink, promise to reply
when you have grown up.
Erasmus, De civilitate
16. Collegium Trilingue
“In the history of intellectual and
cultural development, very few
institutes have played as glorious a
part and have exercised as
beneficient an influence as the
Collegium Trilingue of Louvain
University.”
Henry De Vocht, History of the Foundation and the Rise
of the Collegium Trilingue Lovaniense 1517-1550, I, p. 1
17. Quintus est (quem fere silentio
praeterieram) Latinius Misoparthenus, et
ipse quoque insignis eruditionis, et vividi
ingenii; quod ipsum ne ad legittimos
fructus ematurescat, convivia et
perpotationes cum amatoribus faciunt …
The fifth one (whom I almost forgot to
mention) was Latinius Misogyn. He also
possessed noteworthy erudition, and a
lively mind; but this did not bring him any
proper fruits since he joined the banquets
and binge-drinking of the lovers ...
Petrus Nannius,
Paralipomena Vergilii & De rebus inferorum
18. Hae sedes vacuae, ubi tantam incolarum
solitudinem vides, Ludivaniensibus
scholasticis deputatae sunt, qui aut ocio aut
amoribus, aut aliis nequitiis tempus perdunt,
ingenia situ obducunt. Fac igitur, inquit, ut eis
ista vel publice renuncies, ne veniant in hunc
locum poenarum; ac puto me iam implevisse
fidem.
You see these empty spaces, where there
is so much room for inhabitants, which
are reserved for the students of Louvain
who waste their time with doing nothing
and making love and other evil ways, and
cover their talents with idleness. Make
sure, he [i.e. Virgil] said, that you warn
them of these things publicly, so that
they do not come to this place of
punishment; and I will feel that I have
done my task.
Petrus Nannius, Paralipomena Vergilii & De
rebus inferorum
19. Video cementarios, lapicidas, segmentarios, quaternatores complures,
quibus negocium datum fuit, ut lapides polirent, et ad normam
quadrarent; sed, me miserum, illi saepe dum lapides caedunt se ipsi
atrocissime vulnerabant, idque tanta insania, ut tunc manum, nunc
aures, nunc pedes atque adeo ipsa capita detruncarent. … Quaerenti
mihi quinam illi vesani et excordes essent, responsum est grassatores
nocturnos esse, apud inferos dictos nycticoraces, qui ob publicam
matulam, publicum scortum ad perniciem mutuam non raro
depugnant.
I saw several masons, stone cutters, cleavers and
splitters, whose job it was to polish the stones and
reduce them to the correct size. But, oh how terrible!,
they frequently hurt themselves tremendously while
they are chopping the stones, and with such insanity
that they cut off now a hand, then their ears, then their
feet, or even their heads. ... I asked who those insane
and heartless people were, and was answered that
they were prowlers of the night, who are called
"nightravens" in the underworld because they
frequently fight, to their mutual destruction, for a
public pot, a public harlot.
Petrus Nannius, Paralipomena Vergilii & De rebus inferorum
21. Itane de potioribus et edonibus scire avetis? Et
decore hoc poscitis? Ita, quia in schola etiam
disserui in occasione, ut dicitis, et velletis
rariora ista exempla in promptu habere, non ad
imitandum, sed narrandum. Addam ego et
detestandum, nam sic oportet.
You desire to know about drinkers
and eaters? And you demand this
fittingly? That's true, because I have
talked about this on occasion in
school, as you say, and you now want
to have some more rare examples at
your disposal, not to imitate them,
but to discuss them. I would also add:
to loathe them, because that is the
proper thing to do.
Justus Lipsius, Epistolarum selectarum centuria
miscellanea III , epist. 51
22. Sed qui plurimum hausit (ait Plutarchus*) Promachus
quidam fuit, qui ad congios quattuor venit. ... Quod
autem praemium? Talentum. Quod etiam? Mors, quae
homini post triduum advenit, itemque aliis quadraginta
et uni qui miselli super vires certarant.
*Plutarch, Alexander, 70. Also in Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae, 10,
437b.
Plutarch says that a certain Promachus,
who managed four pitchers of three liters,
drank the most of all. … What was his prize?
A talent. What else? Death, which came to
him after three days, as well as to forty-one
others who, wretched creatures, had
competed beyond their powers.
Justus Lipsius, Epistolarum selectarum centuria
miscellanea III , epist. 51
23. Quid Clodius Albinus Imperator? Is, Capitolino scribente*, tantum pomorum hausit quantum ratio
humana non patitur. Nam et quingentas ficus passarias, quas Graeci callistruthias vocant, ieiunum
comedisse. Cordus dicit et centum Persica campana et melones Ostienses decem, et uvarum
Lavicanarum pondo viginti, et ficedulas centum, et ostrea quadringenta. Hem, hem! Dii talem terris
avertite pestem.** Certe a nostris hortis, quos ille cum toto foro olitorio depascatur et vastet.
* Scriptores Historiae Augustae [Capitolinus], Clodius Albinus, 11, 2-3.
** Vergilius, Aeneid, 3, 620.
What about emperor Clodius Albinus? According to Capitolinus, he ate so
much fruit that it is impossible to comprehend. For he, when he was hungry,
also ate five hundred dried raisin-wine figs, which the Greeks call
"callistruthiae". Cordus says that he also ate one hundred peaches from
Campania and ten Ostian melons, and twenty pounds of grapes from Labici
and one hundred fig-peckers, and four hundred oysters. Well, well! May the
gods remove such a pest from the earth. And certainly from our gardens
because he consumes and destroys an entire grocery store.
Justus Lipsius, Epistolarum selectarum centuria miscellanea III , epist. 51
25. 19 March 1608: Erycius Puteanus to Maximilianus Plouverius
(KBR ms. 6523, f° 9)
Sed de libello porro quid fiet? Recudere velim, priusquam alibi fiat,
recensere et reformare, nequid vel oblique trahere ad se
Antverpienses possint. … Sed o facinus! In curia Antverpiensi (ita
audio, nec incerto rumore) exemplaria quaedam exusta sunt; et
hoc defuit tantum, quod in auctorem pari furore non saevierint. …
Non eo animo scripsisse me, ut Patriam, aut Antverpiam laederem,
sed ut vitia dumtaxat accusarem.
But what should be done about the booklet? I would like to reprint
it, before it happens elsewhere, I would like to review it and change
it, so that there is nothing left that the citizens of Antwerp can
misunderstand as an attack against them … But what a crime! I
hear, and it is not an untrustworthy rumour, that some copies have
been burned in the Antwerp assembly and they are only a small
step away from directing a similar fury against the author … I did
not write this with the intention to offend my country or Antwerp,
but simply to reproach vices.
26. 16 March 1608: Erycius Puteanus to Nicolaus Damantius, Chancellor of Brabant
(Ep. Att. missus secundi I, lviii):
De luxu scripsi, et hoc primum velut crimen notatur; deinde edidi, et hoc
secundum. … Mens mea fuit, communia aut plebeia paucorum vitia
reprehendere, sobrietatem modestiamque inculcare; et in hanc metam tota
illa Epistola directa. Hem! Crimen erit, pro virtute loqui? … O bone Deus, quo
seculo vivimus, quo scribimus! Itane odium vitiorum profiteri non licebit?
Quid reliquum est, nisi ut sacra quoque pulpita sileant, ut scholae claudantur,
ut sapientia exulet?
I have written about sumptuousness; and that is considered to be my first
crime; afterwards I have published, and that would be my second crime. It
was my intention to reproach the common and plebeian vices of a few and to
stress sobriety and moderation; and that was the purpose of that famous
Epistola. Alas! Will it be a crime to speak about virtue? … Good God, what
world is this in which we live and write? Will it not be allowed to show disgust
of vices? What is left then, but to silence the preachers, to close the schools, to
ban wisdom?
27. 1 July 1608: Erycius Puteanus to Cornelius
Marcanus
(ep. Att. prom. III, lvii):
Mihi de luxu loqui, infaustum paene fuit. Sic
vivitur. Comum sive Phagesiposia nunc edo.
Somnium est, et per ludum saltem audeo
Philosophari. Quia in orbe nostro non licet, apud
Cimmerios, id est, apud eos qui nusquam sunt,
luxum convivalem persequor.
It proved almost unfortunate for me to speak
about sumptuousness. But that is life. Now I
publish the Comus sive Phagesiposia. It is a
dream, and at least I dare to philosophize with a
jest. Because it is forbidden to do this in our
world, I pursue the sumptuousness of banquets
with the Cimmerians, that is, with people who
don't exist.