Week 2 | Brideshead Revisited

Week two has been full of exciting excursions! This week's focus revolved around growing up as a skeptic, and what that can mean based on all the different features of buildings from varying eras, and how religion does/does not play a role in each.


At Christ Church in Oxford, we saw where Sebastian from Brideshead Revisited would have lived during university, and the significant impact Catholicism had on the schematics of the college and what went on within it.


The cathedral embedded in Christ Church, naturally, had more imagery in the stained glass and relics around the corridors that relayed the history of the religion with the college.


The difference between Tudor/Gothic styles and Baroque at Eltham Palace provided a deeper understanding for how styles evolved in places of high class and/or royalty.


At the Hampton Court palace, the gorgeous frescoes and oil paintings throughout lend themselves to religious subjects, but instead show the political figureheads in their place. This, I discovered, means that the importance of religion has shifted from a faith aesthetic to a way to gain power and show worth and wealth.


We finished off our journey by exploring around Hampton Court, and treating ourselves to a great lunch. Charles might be a skeptic, but this food was so good, it could make anyone a believer!

Overall, I felt much more challenged this week, but I feel I learned more and got another perspective on the novel.


Comments

  1. UnknownJuly 14, 2017 at 4:29 AM

    Wow! I really loved reading this blog! If I wasn't on the trip already you would have convinced me to check out these places. Your photographs are beautiful and I love how you begin with an introduction and conclusion in the end. You are talented and know your stuff! What kind of food is that in the last picture and where did you find it?

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    1. UnknownJuly 14, 2017 at 6:27 AM

      Gosh, thank you! <3
      The food in the last pic is bruschetta, which is like toast/crostinis topped with tomatoes, pesto, and sometimes mozeralla! We found it at a place called Zizzi's.

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    2. Professor SteeleJuly 18, 2017 at 1:23 AM

      I absolutely agree with Lexi: this week's blog makes visiting these sites irresistible. And so glad you discovered Zizzi's, one of my favorite affordable restaurants in Hampton Court.

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  2. UnknownJuly 18, 2017 at 4:59 AM

    I like how you gave very thorough captions to your blog.

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