In 1848, many revolutions broke out in many regions such as France, the Austrian Empire, Prussia, and Germany. Originally, the intention of the revolutions were for universal male suffrage and for greater rights for the common people. There was always a constant struggle between classes, since the lower classes felt they were being oppressed and … Read more
Prior to 1789, also known as the Old Regime, ideas about natural law and human being’s nature had remained the same for hundreds of years. These ideas were however challenged in the years leading up to 1789 and the French Revolution by enlightened people known as Philosophes. Philosophes like Voltaire, Lady Mary Montagu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau … Read more
John Winthrop and Alexis Tocqueville have one important thing in common, the belief that the colonies and America were exceptional. Winthrop is famous for referring to the Massachusetts bay colony as the “City upon a Hill”, aforementioned by Jesus in Mathew 5:14 forever connecting America to being the land of the chosen. Tocqueville as a … Read more
The Romantic Period’s cultural, social, and historical events were integrated into literature. Popular forms of styles and values found in The Romantic Period are: imagination, emotions, belief in children’s innocence, and nature as beauty and truth. William Blake expressed these in “The Songs of Innocence” and “The Songs of Experience” in 1789 and 1794. William … Read more
This essay will discuss what is Enlightenment followed by the impact of the Enlightenment upon on art. A movement occurred in 17th and 18th centuries that emphasises reason and individualism rather than tradition in Europe which is known as Enlightenment (Oxford Living Dictionaries, n. d. ). The art form and style change from Rococo to … Read more