Palace of Versailles
Many things happened at the Palace of Versailles, one the October Days, where the woman of a neighborhood of Paris, rioted and stormed the palace ("Versailles..."). The Royal Tennis Court, a short walk away from the palace itself, the third estate, the peasant poor and a couple of people from the clergy met and swore and oath, called The Tennis Court Oath, on the 20th of June, 1789 ("Versailles..."). This oath was about a vow to never dissolve the session until France had a written constitution("Versailles...").
Frankenstein Based on a True Story?
Based on a True Story?
Description:
“Two centuries after author Mary Shelley conceived "Frankenstein," its gothic echoes can still be found across Europe. Castle Frankenstein near Darmstadt, Germany, was the birthplace of alchemist Conrad Dippel, whose purported experiments on the human bodies may have inspired Shelley.” (Malathronas)
Dover Beach
This poem reads:
"The sea is calm tonight.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
1. Ferrara
The day after Beatrice shows Castruccio the secret passage into Ferrara through the palace of Madonna Marchesena, viscountess di Malvezzi—"a magnificent palace close to the eastern gate of Ferrara" (201)—Castruccio goes the Church of St. Anna (Chiesa di Sant'Anna), where he sees sees Beatrice's prophesy interrupted when she is arrested by Dominican inquisitors (213). The inquisitors bring her before the bishop at the episcopal palace in Ferrara, where Beatrice appeals to the "Judgement of God" (214).