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Art and Literature. Question. What are some art forms?. Drama. Middle Ages: based on stories from the Christian religion Early 15th Century: “ morality plays ” characters called Knowledge, God, Death, Beauty, etc Late 15th Century: non-religious plays began to develop. Drama.

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  1. Art and Literature

  2. Question What are some art forms?

  3. Drama • Middle Ages: based on stories from the Christian religion • Early 15th Century: “morality plays” • characters called Knowledge, God, Death, Beauty, etc • Late 15th Century: non-religious plays began to develop

  4. Drama • Elizabeth I (queen 1550 - 1603): “The golden age of English drama” • plays were very popular • They are much less popular now • Until 19th Century, drama was almost all written in verse • Now, almost none is verse

  5. Question What language are the most famous Western operas written in? Answer: Italian

  6. Opera (Carmen)

  7. Opera • Music, singing, acting, dancing • classical music • Popular in Europe and America during 18th and 19th centuries

  8. Musical theatre • Similar to opera, but using “popular” styles of music (rather than classical) • eg. The Sound of Music, Cats • Reached their peak in 1940s, 1950s • Later, many movies were made in this style • Even today, these areas are famous for musical theatre: • West End (London), Broadway (New York)

  9. Novels • First successful novel published in England in 1719 • Robinson Crusoe (by Daniel Defoe) • Some genres (types) of novel: • romance • western (historical American frontier) • mysteries (also called whodunits) • fantasy (set in different worlds, with dragons, swords, heros, etc)

  10. Question What recent, popular film was based on a fantasy novel?

  11. Fantasy Novels • Lord of the Rings was one of the first fantasy novels • published 1954