Teachings of the Baroque Era

It’s been roughly close to two years since I took HUMN 2001. I thoroughly enjoyed the class with Dr. Crippen who doesn’t teach here anymore. The most intriguing aspect of HUMN 2001 was that I had an opportunity to have a firm grasp on the fundamentals that the course had covered over the semester. For example, at that point I don’t think I was adventurous enough to look into what another religion was trying to convey to their fellowmen. I don’t think I would have developed an interest in learning about other religions if it weren’t for the humanities course. Also, the class served as an opportunity for students to not take things for granted by educating themselves on the literature, art and music works of each period. During the course of taking that class, I also had some troubles in reference to understanding the teachings of the renaissance period. I can honestly say that renaissance was my most difficult era to have a firm understanding of. As far as achieving success in HUMN 2002, I plan to broaden my horizons of understanding by enhancing my critical thinking skills and to convey my thoughts to the professors by writing effectively. Therefore, it is very important to keep up with the assigned readings throughout this semester. In reference to the era that we just talked about, I feel like the baroque music is highly ornate and comprised of enormous intensity in its composition. As far as the baroque literature and art, I feel like their main objective is to provoke emotions in the readers and to analyze them. One of the most prominent baroque epic, Paradise Lost exemplifies the complexity in literature employed in that era. It provokes significant thoughts in the readers as to why Satan possesses as the serpent and why he wants Eve to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge. Carravaggio’ s David with head of Goliath was a powerful art for me as it stirred a scary reaction in me when I looked at it for the first time. As for baroque music, I really enjoyed listening to Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons as it was not only entertaining but also brought out the baroque period’s characteristic when the texture of each concerto was different for the four seasons. (384)