It makes sense as much of Italy’s cities were threatened by neighboring principalities. His throughout process was that of a war strategist for good reason. Machiavelli touches on whether it is better to be loved or feared which is a popular discussion even in leadership today. His thought is that in order for a prince to remain in power, he must avoid the hatred of his people. It is not necessary for him to be loved but it is better for him to be feared.
Despite losing the majority of its stained glass windows, the Amiens Cathedral is widely awarded because of its thirteenth century Gothic style and beauty. Tracing back the origins of the construction and initiation of the Amiens Cathedral are difficult because of terrible fires that damaged the chapter archives in 1218 and another in 1258 that also damaged the cathedral itself. The aforementioned Bishop Evrard de Fouilly initiated work on the monumental cathedral by hiring the architect Robert de Luzarches in 1220. The famous architect Thomas du Cormont, who continued construction until 1258, followed Luzarches. Thomas’ son, Renaud de Cormont acted as a successor to Thomas, and worked on the cathedral until 1288; however, the chronicle of Corbie credited the completion of the Amiens Cathedral in 1266, and many additions to the cathedral were made years following.
Savonarola: Fire in the City Lauro Martines’ book Savonarola followed the life and impact of the friar Girolomo Savonarola. The complete title gives a peek at what the contents contain, Fire in the City: Savonarola and the Struggle for the Soul of Renaissance Florence. Martines tried not only to give an account of the rise and fall of Savonarola but also to show just the purpose of his teachings and his reasons for his actions. The book described how much he impacted Italy, the Renaissance and even the Reformation. In the early chapters of the book, Martines did a wonderful job showing the upbringing of Savonarola as well as the society in which he was raised.
In Malta in 1608 he was involved in another brawl, and yet another in Naples in 1609, possibly a deliberate attempt on his life by unidentified enemies. By the next year, after a relatively brief career he was dead. Huge new churches and palazzi were being built in Rome in the decades of the late 16th and early 17th Centuries, and paintings were needed to fill them. Caravaggio's novelty was a radical naturalism which combined close physical observation with the dramatic contrasting bold with light and shadow affecting a whole composition. Between 1600–1606 he was considered the “Most famous painter in Rome In 1599 Caravaggio was contracted to decorate the Contarelli Chapel in the church of San Luigi dei Francesi with two works, the Martyrdom of Saint Matthew and Calling of Saint Matthew.
He began by studying the architecture and design of many old mysterious Roman buildings. He designed the dome, the interior, and several machines to help lift tons of materials and marble, and even a boat to transport marble down the Arno River. After all what he did for the city of Florence and for the Cathedral, some believed that he influenced the renaissance greatly, but others think that he was the product of it. I believe that Filippo was a great influence for the renaissance. Since the renaissance was a period of European History that was a cultural rebirth, he brought many new ideas into the world.
The tragic news of Che Guevara’s death led Gerassi, with the aid of his students at San Francisco State College, began the search for speeches and articles and set up interviews with people who knew him. From this book I only picked some speeches that I found the most interesting and also the most relevant with my topic of preference. These speeches are: ‘’On Underdevelopment”, a pep talk given at industrial exhibition about a greater nation with better standard of living, “On Saying No to Yankees”, a minor outcry against the US imperialism, “On Growth and Imperialism”, one of his famous speeches, where he describes the achievements of Cuban Revolution, “Against Bureaucratism”, a short but thorough attack on Bureaucratism, “On Development”, an accomplished document about the real causes of underdevelopment in Cuba in terms of American capitalism and imperialism, exploring the relationship between the rich and the poor, and “Man and Socialsim in Cuba”, one great document, which describes the history of socialism as Guevara understood it and as Cubans are trying to establish. This book was a good primary source, with a lot of information about the ideology of Che Guevara. Guevara, Che “Che Guevara Talks To Young People” Ed.
The years leading up to the war the German people were dreading it, there were protests in Berlin in July 1914. The proletariat knew that they would have to bear the brunt of the war. However once the war broke out, the government played on the German’s people nationalism as he presented the war as defensive one against Slav aggression. The Enabling Act known as Burgfrieden was passed. The Act promoted national unity.
A World only Lit by Fire The book “A World only Lit by Fire,” by William Manchester, introduces to us, with all the details we need to understand, how life was in the Middle Ages in Europe. The book covers The Dark Ages, the spread of the Roman Catholic Church, Massacres, and Violence against the women, and god’s justice in the Middle Ages. Also, it covers how some brilliant people improved the technology at the time by putting financial and mental effort in the Renaissance era such as Da Vinci. The book is divided into three sections: The Medieval Man, The Shattering, and One Man Alone. In the medieval times people were in darkness.
Italy wanted to become a country instead of individual states. This would make them more powerful against the other big countries across Europe. They had tried to do this previously with revolutions in the 1820’s and 30’s but failed. They hoped they would be more successful in 1848 with the appointment of Pope Pius X1. The main reasons I will be looking at for why the revolutions failed are The Pope’s Allocution, they didn’t have a common goal, France, lack of foreign support and also the power of Austria.
After his father died, Leon was brought in by his uncles, where he wrote his first book, “On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Letters.” He loved to write about classics, things dealing with love, virtues and failed relationships. In 1447 Leon became the papal inspector of monuments and also advised Pope Nicholas V on the new building projects in Rome. He completed many books and buildings before his death on April 25,1472 in Rome. His architecture was and never will be forgotten by the Italian people. Leon Battista Alberti was better known for his architecture than his writings.