[unfinished] Historical Development of World Literature Flashcards
[Greek] Giant semi-circular open-air theaters where Greek plays were performed
Theatron or amphitheaters
[Greek] T/F Only men can attend plays
True
[Greek] T/F All actors are male, even for female characters
True
[Greek] a group of narrators, people who sang the background information to give the spectators watching the ongoing story
chorus
[Greek] Part of the amphitheater where the chorus acts
Orchestra or dancing floor
[Greek] Depicted the downfall of a noble hero/heroine, usually through some combination of hubris
Tragedies
[Greek] This is what most early Greek plays are about
Tragedy
[Greek] T/F Violence are permitted to be shown on stage
False
[Greek] In the earliest Greek plays, how many actors were there to act out different parts?
One
[Greek] Playwright who loved to squeeze as much drama into every play he wrote, invented the idea of sequel
Escuelas
[Greek] Playwright who added the third actor into his plays, began using painted scenery
Sophocles
[Greek] Liked to shock his audiences, make them think using awkward subjects, funny but realistic dialogue
Eruripides
[Greek] The area backstage where the actor changes masks and costumes
Skene
[Greek] Two of the most famous tragedies that are part of the Greek mythology, written by Homer
The Iliad and The Odyssey
[Greek] Written by homer, dealt with the Trojan War
The Iliad
[Greek] Written by Homer, sequel of The Iliad, tells the tale of a lost sailor king named Odysseus
The Odyssey
[Greek] Another type of Greek play other than tragedy
Comedy
[Middle Ages] Who coined the term Dark Age and why?
Petrarch because during that time, he felt Latin literature and art are declining.
[Greek] Humor-based, politicians and most gods poked fun of, fantastical creatures, many locations, three actors
Comedy
[Greek] Greek comedy includes
Satire
Parody
Puns
Exaggeration
[Greek] Ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or bad habits
Satire
[Greek] Imitating someone or something in an exaggerated way to make it amusing
Parody
[Greek] a form of word play that makes use of multiple meanings of a term or of similar-sounding words for an intended funny outcome
Puns
[Greek] a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is
exaggeration
What period saw British art flourishing?
Dark Ages or Middle Ages
What was the age of the coming of Islam?
Middle Ages or Dark Ages
time of rebirth and expansion for religious interpretation, scientific discovery, exploration of new lands, and the flourishing of the arts
Rennaisance
Where did the Renaissance primarily took place?
Italy
[Renaissance] innovative light and dark shadowing
chiaroscuro
What period was it when perspective discovered?
Renaissance
Who painted the Last Supper?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Who decorated the walls of the Catholic Popes Library in Vatican, and the School of Athens?
Raphael Sanzio
Period of revolution of religion in Western Europe
Reformation
When did Christianity grow powerful enough to rival state governments?
13th century
What period involved the rise of humanism?
Reformation
The philosophy that shifted man’s fate from being determined by religious doctrine to being determined by man himself
Humanism
German priest who was one of the most well-known advocates for a Reformed Christian Church
Martin Luther
Period that refers to the birth of a new set of ideas
Romanticism
