Three Golden Ages: Discovering the Creative Secrets of Renaissance Florence, Elizabethan England, and America's FoundingMadison Books, 1998 - 656 Historian Alf J. Mapp, Jr., delves into the economic, social, and artistic characteristics of three of the most intensely creative periods in Western history to explore the qualities that enabled these societies to make staggering jumps in scientific knowledge, develop new political structures, and create timeless works of art. With his insight into Renaissance Florence, Elizabethan England, and Revolutionary War-era America and his discussion of the key leaders and thinkers who helped shape each period, Mapp heightens our understanding of the elements that nurture sparks of progress and innovation in every civilization. |
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... plays were mostly comedies or histories . The history plays were representative of an extremely popular Elizabethan genre that pre- sented highlights from the reigns of English kings . They were an appropriate expression of the ...
... plays were mostly comedies or histories . The history plays were representative of an extremely popular Elizabethan genre that pre- sented highlights from the reigns of English kings . They were an appropriate expression of the ...
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... plays published between 1709 and 1799 . Dr. Samuel Johnson , the most celebrated of England's literary dictators , produced his own edition of the master's plays in 1765. Johnson was an ardent classicist , but he was also a man of ...
... plays published between 1709 and 1799 . Dr. Samuel Johnson , the most celebrated of England's literary dictators , produced his own edition of the master's plays in 1765. Johnson was an ardent classicist , but he was also a man of ...
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... plays , most no better than her own , if as good . Their efforts , however , were evidence of a creative ferment in drama . The activities of one remarkably versatile American , William Dunlap , a native of New Jersey , have earned him ...
... plays , most no better than her own , if as good . Their efforts , however , were evidence of a creative ferment in drama . The activities of one remarkably versatile American , William Dunlap , a native of New Jersey , have earned him ...
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