about when we talk about love? Early poets reached for the sun and stars to describe their beloveds‚ while novelists have struggled to convey their ’wretched ordinariness’. At matins on 6 April 1327‚ in the church of St Clare in Avignon‚ Francesco Petrarch may or may not have seen Laura for the first time: her skin "whiter and colder than snow‚ not touched by the sun for many years"‚ golden hair‚ black eyes. We don’t know for sure whether Laura really existed. Some of Petrarch’s contemporaries thought
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Final Exam Study Guide Cosimo d’Medici- ruled Florence during the Renaissance from behind the scenes; very wealthy; political dynasty based on his family; backed architect for the dome on Basilica of St. Mary of the Flower Vasco da Gama- 1400/1500’s; Portuguese explorer; one of the most successful in the age of exploration and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India; discovered a route to India around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa Caliban-
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Conciliar Movement‚ Golden Horde WEEK 3: Sept 8-12 Chapter 10—Pages 318-338 Essential Question: “How did the humanists impact culture and politics during the Italian and Northern Renaissance era?” Vocabulary: humanism‚ city-sate‚ ciompi revolt‚ Petrarch‚ Dante‚ Boccaccio‚ Castiglione‚ Pisan‚ Mirandola‚ civic humanism‚ chiaroscuro‚ linear perspective‚ Raphael‚ Ludovico il Moro‚ Savonarola‚ Erasmus‚ Machiavelli‚ republican‚ gabelle‚ taille‚ moors‚ Court of the Star Chamber‚ Tudor‚ Reichstag WEEK 4:
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In the 1300s a scholar named Petrarch created the term "Dark Ages" for what happened in this period. I do not believe it should be called the dark ages. The term dark ages did not describe the whole time period‚ but only a part of it. I believe the monks kept the light of the Romans to protect. Document Ds title is "Medieval Economic Laws" and document E’s were "The Rise of Universities" which shows it was a time for law‚ order and education. I believe Europe is in a period of growth because even
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15th Century Overview Political/Diplomatic: The Italian states of the renaissance Five major powers Milan Venice Florence( the Medici) The Papal states Kingdom of Napals Independent city states Mantua Ferrara Urbino The Role of women Warfare in Italy struggle between France and Spain Invasion and division. The birth of modern diplomacy is a product of the Italian renaissance. Machiavelli and the new statecraft Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) The Prince acquisition‚ maintenance and expansion of political
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composing historical verses. By the time of his release‚ he had become a serious historical writer‚ so much so that “Voltaire” became his signature name. Voltaire’s newfound interest in history focused around the works of Petrarch some four centuries earlier. Like Petrarch‚ Voltaire’s view towards history was seen by observers as embodying his time period‚ while also fostering that impression towards his later readers as well. Both historians believed
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and priests preparing for salvation. The Renaissance challenged this with the rediscovery of classic literature from ancient Greece and Rome. In classic literature they emphasized man’s capacity for greatness (Simona‚ Simona 1). It was Francesco Petrarch who brought heroism back into modern day literature. He believed that heroism was emphasized as man’s capacity for greatness. So he developed a new meaning for heroism. He viewed a hero as somebody who conquered fortune‚ beat the odds and rose to
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Drama Song of Roland Boethius=Consolation of Philosophy Commedia del Arte Roman de la Rose Dante=Divine Comedy La Vita Nuova Boccacio=Decameron Petrarch ENGLISH LITERATURE ANGLO –
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Chapter 10: Renaissance and Discovery Reading and Study Guide (Divide and Conquer) Taking the time to do a study guide well reduces the time required to study well for an exam. As you invest‚ so shall you prosper…. BIG QUESTIONS: (as you work through the chapter‚ keep these questions in mind) 1. What were the politics‚ culture‚ and art of the Italian Renaissance like? 2. What was the political struggle within Italy and how was it affected by foreign intervention? 3. Who were the powerful new monarchies
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Wordsworth wrote in the early 1800s. Sonnets are fourteen-line poetic inventions written in iambic pentameter. There are several varieties of sonnets; “The world is too much with us” takes the form of a Petrarchan sonnet‚ modeled after the work of Petrarch‚ an Italian poet of the early Renaissance. A Petrarchan sonnet is divided into two parts‚ an octave (the first eight lines of the poem) and a sestet (the final six lines). The rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan sonnet is somewhat variable; in this case
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