Identify the social and political reasons that Thomas Jefferson created and promoted Neoclassic architecture in the United States. Which types of buildings are Neoclassical?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Thomas Jefferson’s designs for Monticello and the University of Virginia are in the Neoclassical style because Jefferson believed that buildings of the new American republic should evoke the Roman civic virtues of courage and patriotism.
2. Most U.S. government buildings are Neoclassical because the style embodies Classical ideals.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A. Anton Bruckner B. Antonín Dvo?ák C. Franz Liszt D. Johannes Brahms
The theater of the absurd
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a. Contextualization. b. Common ground. c. Complexity.