Humanities Discussion Board

Humanities Week 4 Discussion Board

1. View the images of the Blessed Virgin Mary. How does the first image reflect the conventions of Byzantine painting? To what do you attribute the realism portrayed in the second painting. Hint: Remember the video on the Humanities at the beginning of the course?

Art of Eternity – The Glory of Byzantium – BBC Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2xF3Bk70NQ&feature=youtu.be

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/icon/hd_icon.htm

2. How does the character Alison (Wife of Bath) transfer to her tale? In other words, do you see the character of the Wife of Bathin “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”? Explain.
3. Irony occurs when you expect one thing, but something else happens. What do you see as the great irony in “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”?

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