[Solution] HUMN303N-Week 4 Discussion: Literary Movements

Course  

HUMN303N – Introduction to Humanities

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook: Chapter 7, 8
  • Lesson
  • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook – for historical/political influences)

Initial Post Instructions
Choose one of the literary movements that you read about this week and at least one work from that movement. Movements, authors, and famous works are discussed in the lesson as well. You do not have to choose authors or works discussed in the lesson, but you may. For your initial post, address one of the following:

Option 1: Examine the movement and specific work in relation to historical and political influences of the movement. Include a one paragraph summary of the plot before moving on to the examination of the work in relation to the movement.

Option 2: Examine a specific artwork influenced by a literary work and how the artist captured the subject or story. Here are a few examples, but you are not restricted to this list:

  • Asher B. Durand’s Thanatopsis(influenced by William Cullen Bryant’s “Thanatopsis”)
  • John William Waterhouse’s The Lady of Shalott (influenced by Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shalott”)
  • Sir John Everett Millais’s Ophelia (influenced by Shakespeare’s Ophelia from Hamlet)
  • Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Apollo and Daphne or The Rape of Prosperina(influenced by ancient myths)
  • Ancient Greek vase painting (influenced by various ancient myths)

Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least one peer. Respond to one peer who chose an option different from yours. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.

Writing Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)
  • Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside source)
  • APA format for in-text citations and list of references

Grading
This activity will be graded using the Discussion Grading Rubric. Please review the following link:

SOLUTION  

There are several versions of the story and the symbolism chosen by each artist will give us a clear insight into the economic and cultural context in which it was created.  In the story, King Acrisius of Argos imprisons his daughter Princess Danae of the Peloponnesus in a subterranean bronze cavern, or in some versions a tower, because of the prophecy of an Oracle.  This oracle foretold his death by Danae’s son, the hero Perseus.  His plans to preserve his daughter’s virginity are thwarted by the god Zeus/Jupiter who impregnates Danae in a shower of gold.  In some versions, this is rape, and in others, it is a consensual relationship in exchange for freedom.  When the King learns of his daughter’s pregnancy, he throws his daughter, and her newborn son Perseus into the sea on a treasure chest.

By the providence of the gods, they drifted safely to the island of Seriphos, where the fisherman Diktys brought them ashore and welcomed them into his house.  ……please click the purchase button below to access the entire solution at $5