(Hegel, 73) The sphere of "pre-art" consists of art that falls short of proper art in some manner. Hegel's account on "pre-art" does not entail every single body of "pre-art" there is, for example, he excludes prehistoric art, Buddhist art, and Chinese art. His main focus for the concept of "Symbolic art was to analyze the different kinds of art that are made necessary by the concept of art itself and the means necessary to shift from "pre-art" to proper art. ... This stage of art can be found in Hindu art. ... It serves as the perfect image of...

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Women in Ancient Art Women are the foundations of life. ... Following the changes in society, art represented women differently also. ... Towards the end of the Romantic period, a group of seven artists sometimes called the "Last Romantics" began a style of art of romantic art that followed Raphael, who was considered to have perfected art in itself. ... In the 18th century, art took a new turn. ... The images of women in art have changed from art movement to art movement, reflecting social status, expectations, perceptions, and women's issues. ...

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It seems as though Baudelaire is bragging about how good of a writer in saying that he is God of the vision, and his work is a perfect art. ... This poem is kind of a reflection on how Keats feels about art, and in this poem, the art on a Grecian Urn. It also appears to be a journey into the world of art, aspired by an Urn, which is what the poem is based upon. ... He is speaking of the unheard melodies that are implicated on the Urn's art, and it seems like he views art as something that is eternal. ... Keats seems to imagine these painted figures as real people, like they were living in...

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Matthiessen's American Renaissance: Art and Expression in the Age of Emerson and Whitman, written in 1941. ... Generally, romanticism marks a reaction in literature, philosophy, art, religion, and politics from the neoclassicism and formal orthodoxy of the preceding period. ... The political influences on American romanticism include 18th century notions about human perfectability, the ideals of American democracy, and the tensions caused by growing concerns over the rights of women and the problem of slavery. ...

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Arabella is well trained in the art of seduction and sensuality and even on their first meet, she lacks of any spontaneous attitude. Her presentation to him is accompanied by an adroit little suck to the interior of each of her cheeks in succession, by which curious and original maneuver she brought as by magic upon its smooth and rotund surface a perfect dimple'. ... They marry, although the widespread criticism of the town folks, perfecting a disastrous marriage and from the first day of their common life Jude starts to realize the true nature of Arabella. ...

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Art and literature of this time often had to do with death and the feelings and emotions that were felt about these things. ... "No more than ever seems it rich to die, To cease upon the midnight with no pain, While thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad In such an ecstasy " (51-58). ... "Ode to a Nightingale,"" is a perfect example of some of the many great works that were a result of the Romantic Era. ...

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Though some Romantic poets-Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, Byron-wrote excellent prose in their critical writings, letters and journals, and some of the novelists like Scott and Jane Austen were masters of prose-style, those who wrote prose for its own sake in the form of the essays and attained excellence in the art of prose-writing were Lamb, Hazlitt and De Quincey. ... Though at times he is misled by his prejudices, yet taking his criticism of art and literature as a whole there is not the least doubt that there is great merit in it. ... Mostly he wrote in the form of articles for journals ...

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Besides his writing of poetry, he wrote a number of prose works, including a collection of art and literary reviews and several short stories and novels. ... Like many other writers in his period, Baudelaire, due to his theory of beauty and its role in poetry, would succumb to the conclusion that the "perfect type of masculine beauty was Satan". ...

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In Ode on a Grecian Urn, Keats expresses a love for art and nature, which are two major themes of the Romantic period. ... He tells a story about how perfect it must be to anticipate things permanently. ...

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Roderick experiences physical death, and at that instant his soul is set free restoring perfect unity. ... In the past, the Ushers were noted for a long lasting family existence, displayed through works of art and "musical science". ...

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Atomism is perfect for science, being simple and deterministic (Barzun). ... He wrote on philosophy, science, music, and art, and wrote novels, essays, and dramatic pieces Rousseau's most important work is The Social Contract that describes the relationship of man with society. ... There is the first galaxy of artists- poets, painters, musicians, and theorists of art and society an outpouring of genius hard to match in any period for variety and numbers. ...

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Grand Isle is a place for relaxation and escape, and it becomes the perfect setting for Edna Pontellier's Romantic Journey. ... Yet, upon closer investigation, there is the feeling that she is not happy with this life and perhaps it is not as perfect as it seems. ...

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As one of the driving forces of the young Romantic movement, Robert Schumann influenced the development of a new style. And although he did not seem to be destined to become a composer, music soon became very important to him, displaying multiple talents in performance and composition. ROBERT SCHUMANN ~~* HIS LIFE *~~ In Zwickau, Germany on June 8, 1810 Robert Alexander Schumann was to bookseller father, Friedrich August Schumann, and mother, Johanna (Christiane Schnabel). By being an author, publisher, and lover of books, Friedrich Schumann influenced his child's younger years; ...

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As one of the driving forces of the young Romantic movement, Robert Schumann influenced the development of a new style. And although he did not seem to be destined to become a composer, music soon became very important to him, displaying multiple talents in performance and composition. ROBERT SCHUMANN ~~* HIS LIFE *~~ In Zwickau, Germany on June 8, 1810 Robert Alexander Schumann was to bookseller father, Friedrich August Schumann, and mother, Johanna (Christiane Schnabel). By being an author, publisher, and lover of books, Friedrich Schumann influenced his child's younger years; ...

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Mary Shelley began to write Frankenstein in the summer of 1816 and was heavily influenced by the social changes that were making their way across Europe. Shelley was obviously influenced by the idea of Romanticism and the importance of imagination and creativity and people such as her father William...

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