Essay About Types Of Theatre And Influence Of Barbarian Culture

Concepts of Humanity
The Early Middle Ages
Define the Middle Ages and historical epochs.
Early Christian: 200 CE – 550 CE
Dark Ages: 550 CE – 750 CE
Carolingian and Ottonian: 750 CE – 1000 CE
Romanesque: 1000 CE – 1150 CE
High Gothic: 1150 CE – 1400 CE
Late Gothic: 1300 CE – 1500 CE
Life in Europe following the collapse of Roman rule
The unifying role of the Church and the divisions within it
The social structure of feudalism and the roles of knights, lords, women and serfs
The importance of the Church as the universal patron of all the arts
The influence of barbarian culture and migrations of peoples on the arts of the early Middle Ages
The characteristics of the Romanesque style in visual arts, architecture and sculpture
The characteristics of painting
Illuminated manuscripts
Sculpture and small scale art
The Romanesque Style in architecture and sculpture
The characteristics of period music
The Gregorian Chant
Changes and additions to the musical style
Secular music
Musical instruments
Literature and its development
The Moslem influence
Christian literature
Epic literature (sagas, poetry, etc.)
Theatre: The survival of the Roman tradition
Types of theatre and entertainment
Tensions between the Church and actors/entertainers
Plays of the period. Liturgical drama
Dance
Condemned by the Church
Dancing reflects bitter conflict between paganism and the Church
The survival of pagan dance forms
The survival of theatrical dance (descended from Roman pantomime)
Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance
Charlemagne: The Roman