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Art Nouveau explores a new style in the visual art and architecture that developed in Europe and North America at the end of 19th century. It wanted to create an international style based on decoration.
Art Nouveau designers also believed that all the arts should work in harmony to create a “total work of arts”: buildings, furniture, textiles, cloth

L'"Irish Dramatic Movement"
L'Irish Dramatic Movement, iniziato da W.B. Yeats e lady Gregory, ebbe come scopo principale quello di creare un teatro nazionale incoraggiando la produzione di opere di argomento irlandese, scritte da drammaturghi irlandesi. I soggetti erano derivati dal materiale leggendario e storico, oltre che dalla vita co

- he used middle class people, country gentleman who had a university education as his loyal servants
- new classes developed the gentry: countryman, gentleman, yeoman (small land owners) and merchants (businessman)
- during Henry's reign, there were great geographical explorations. In 1492 America was discovered by Cristoforo Colombo
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Cook was determined to keep his crew healthy. He insisted his men eat onions and pickled cabbage every day, and made sure that the ship kept fresh fruit and vegetables on board. He ordered his men to bathe every day, to clean their clothing, and to air out their bedding. He did not know the scientific reasons behind these measures, but he knew they work

They talk about youth and its great importance, about how it shouldn't be taken for granted, etc. When the picture is finished, Dorian makes a simple wish. He asks for his picture to grow old instead of him. Dorian keeps the picture and is fond of his new friend, Lord Henry. They go everywhere together and Henry teaches Dorian new things about life tha

- The theatre was a true mirror of society

Let us consider some of these items in greater detail:
The Elisabethan theatre was a mirror of the social order and hierarchy of the Elisabethan age, in imitation of the divine one (God at the top and the inanimate objects at the bottom)

The drama derived from the breaking of this order: a

Reality and vision
In English Romanticism prevail the poetry because with her the poet can express emotions and feelings. Infact imagination has a primary role, it allowed to exceed reality. The poet was mediate between man and nature, he can give voice to the ideals of beauty, truth and freedom. The nature is venerated too. It was regarded as the e

The Colonialism
Colonialism is the extension of a nation’s sovereignty over territory and people outside its own boundaries. It is divided in 2 phases: the first phase, between XV and XIX century, was done to explore the unknown lands, to spread the culture (religions, languages, costumes) to the “wild people” and to use the territorial ...

We can consider Thomas Gray a transitional poet, because he is still linked to it in style as testified by his use of poetic diction and his conviction that everyday language can not be the language of poetry.
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
Thomas Gray' s "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" was first published in 1751. Gray