present throughout the Late Middle Ages. The effects of such a large-scale shared experience on the population of Europe influenced poetry‚ prose‚ stage works‚ music and artwork throughout the period‚ as evidenced by writers such as Chaucer‚ Boccaccio‚ Petrarch and artists such as Holbein. The Decameron: This is a collection of novels by the author Giovanni Boccaccio. The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 stories told by a group of seven young women and three young men. Boccaccio was
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The Renaissance defined.-- "Renaissance‚" French for "rebirth‚" perfectly describes the intellectual and economic changes that occurred in Europe from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries. During the era known by this name‚ Europe emerged from the economic stagnation of the Middle Ages and experienced a time of financial growth. Also‚ and perhaps most importantly‚ the Renaissance was an age in which artistic‚ social‚ scientific‚ and political thought turned in new directions. DANTE
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― 225 ― http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft5m3nb3ft&chunk.id=d0e9454&toc.id=d0e9454&brand=ucpress 9 Renaissance and Reformation An Essay on Their Affinities and Connections This essay was commissioned by the organizers of the Fourth International Luther Congress‚ held in St. Louis in 1971. I tried to demonstrate in it not only the affinities of the Reformation with the Renaissance but also the European-wide character of the impulses underlying the Reformation
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Humanism is a form of education that became popular during the Italian renaissance. Humanistic learning entailed an education similar to that of classical Roman or Greek education. It also included the rebuff of medieval scholarship‚ or scholasticism. Petrarch‚ thought to be the inventor of renaissance Humanism‚ believed that one’s knowledge of classical past should be purely used for one’s personal and private sastisfaction. Many Humanists disagreed and used their skills to help their city-state‚ or to
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culture. This period was later called Renaissance. The Renaissance period which served as transition period between the Medieval and Modern Europe ended in the 1600. It is best known for its cultural achievements which include the literary works of Petrarch‚ Castiglione and Machiaveli; and works of Leonardo de Vinci and Michelangelo. The Most Famous Artist of the Italian Renaissance Michelangelo‚ a painter‚ sculptor‚ architect and poet‚ is widely regarded as the most famous artist of the
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word rinascità‚ both meaning ‘rebirth’‚ the Renaissance was a period when scholars and artists began to investigate what they believed to be a revival of classical learning‚ literature and art. For example‚ the followers of the 14th-century author Petrarch began to study texts from Greece and Rome for their moral content and literary style. Having its roots in the medieval university‚ this study called Humanism centered on rhetoric‚ literature‚ history and moral philosophy. During the Renaissance
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mankind. Literature Boccaccio “Decameron”-tale of 7 women and 3 men on way to escape Black Death. Witty‚ naughty‚ praise of true love‚ wisdom. Began to express the voices of modern society. Considered greatest prose achievement in medieval literature. Petrarch- “Canzoniers” book of lyrical songs. His works expressed ’true’ emotions. Art A break with medieval tradition at end of 13th c. Slowed up by Black Death. Revived Early 15th century‚ a decided break with medieval tradition. -art broke away from Church
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of the arts The Renaissance man The Renaissance woman The Renaissance Revolutionizes art Realistic painting & sculpture Leonardo‚ Renaissance Man Raphael advances realism Anguissola & Gentileschi Renaissance writers change literature Petrarch & Boccaccio Machiavelli advises rulers Vittoria Colonna Unit 2 – The Northern Renaissance Cultural interaction – in the 1400s‚ the ideas of the Italian Renaissance began to spread to Northern Europe Renaissance ideas such as the importance
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An octet is defined as an eight-line stanza. The next six lines represents a sestet or better identified as a six-line stanza. The entire poem represents an Italian sonnet made up of fourteen lines total. An Italian sonnet is sometimes called a Petrarch after a famous Italian poet. William Wordsworth gained most of his inspiration to write poetry based on the world around him. Communication with nature is the bases of “The World Is Too Much With Us.” In the octet‚ the writer is expressing anger
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PHIL 1130 – Fall 2011 Exam 3 Text Identification Study Guide As he lay‚ fallen back upon the ground‚ his blood spouted forth‚ just as when a water pipe bursts‚ if there is some flaw in the lead‚ and through the narrow hissing crack a long stream of water shoots out and beats on the air. The fruits of the tree were sprinkled with his blood‚ and changed to a dark purple hue.The roots‚ soaked in his gore‚ tinged the hanging berries with the same rich colour. Roman Imperalism I Metamorphoses Ovid Halfway
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