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ANIMALSin ARTS AND LITERATURESargarin • blanco • carcosiafrancinilla • samson
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Answers:1.Fable2.Prehistoric3.Egypt4.Symbol5.Horses6.Aesop7.Zodiac8.Renaissance9.Horus10.Aesthetic
ANIMALSinarts
Mastodon bone inscribed with the image of a mastodon.
ANIMALS- Main focus of art
- spontaneous desire to decorate objects
- to makeimages from nature and magical superstitions- reasons why images of animals hunted by people are seen sculpted in caves
Auditorium Cave, IndiaThe Cave of Lascaux, France
Prehistoricarts
Egyptianarts
ANIMALS- remain and seem closer to eternal life
- represent deities or themselves are gods- used as symbols in Hieroglyphs
Horus
Hathor
ANIMALS- are simplified and stylized monumentally
with the Assyrians’ grandiose stone reliefs- depict interaction with humans, nature, etc.
Assyrianarts
Stone reliefs in Iraq
Greekarts
HORSES- most prominent focus of Greek arts
- painted or sculptured on vases
- prototypes of nobles
Greek Horse. Terracotta.
Ex voto Horse and Rider : Terracotta..
Christian
artsANIMALS
- used as symbols
Fish symbolizes Christ
The Apostles are often shown as lambsPeacocks represent the immortality of
soul
ANIMALS
used as symbols
Zodiac Signs
Chinese ZodiacNative American symbols (Nazca lines in Peru)
ANIMALS- became the main theme of the artists
without decorative or symbolic pretext
- painted and sculptured for their own sake
Nomades by Paul Lee
Renaissancearts
Lion by Albrecht Durer
Modernarts
ANIMALS- are used as models in different artworks—drawn in text books, represented in pictures, served as motifs for human aesthetic activities, and so on.
ANIMALSinliteratures
Short History18th Century- moral allegories turned to social satire and animal no longer represented the gods but portrayed human foibles and political corruption.
19th Century- Tales of animal abuse arose, in which animals were seen as the victims of human greed, ignorance, and industrialization.
17th Century- animals provide guidance, social commentary, moral authority and sympathy in fiction, often giving voice to the silenced and oppressed.
20th Century - Presentmany writers turned to old animal stories and genres to produce new works dealing with themes of paranoia, alienation, and futility.
In readers, animals can create:- Empathy- Sympathy- Humor- Fun- interest
Why authors include animals in their stories?- They like animals- They want to add emotions- They can connect with the readers- To target certain audience
Authors pick specific animals because of:- Their settings- Their
habitats- Their
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Fables- Literary compositions that tell conflicts between animals
- Use animals as the characters of the stories
A Short History of Animals in Literature: http://voyagerblog.com.au/2011/09/01/a-short-history-of-animals-in-literature/
India Travel: December 2009: http://myindiantravel.blogspot.com/2009_12_01_archive.html
Animals in Medieval Art: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/best/hd_best.htm
Animal Symbolism in Many Cultures: http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/animals2.htm
Animals In Literature: http://www.slideshare.net/mrkimmi/animals-in-literature
Animals in Art: http://www.erudit.org/culture/va1081917/va1209623/55248ac.pdf
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