HISTORY Paper V Episode 1 (5.1.1) RENAISSANCE the Rebirth Learning objectives: Meaning of Renaissance Debate among historians over Renaissance Factors that led to Renaissance Characteristics of this period Why Renaissance took place in Italy Scholars and historians mark the era spanning two centuries from the 1330s to the 1530s as the period of rebirth of European civilization. It was a rebirth from the disorder and conflict of the semi barbaric middle ages marked by oppressive feudalism
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Italian and Northern European Renaissance The Italian and Northern Europe Renaissances were both an important mark in history by changing the ideals of life‚ thought‚ culture‚ and art of the people’s of this time. In this paper I will explain the motive for change in these cultures‚ including the similarities and differences of the two cultures. The Italian and Northern European Renaissance was the marking point for leaving behind the old ways and moving into the more classical
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Humanism The Renaissance began around the 14th century to around the 17th century in Italy and spread throughout Europe. The Renaissance was the rebirth of Roman and Greek cultures. The Renaissance was one of the biggest periods of growth and development in Western Europe. In the times of the Renaissance interest was renowned in things such as art‚ traditional views about society come into serious question. Things like paintings‚ literature‚ sculptures and more great things came from the time period
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of a nude figure since Roman antiquity). A) David B) Samson C) Moses D) Abraham Points Earned: 5.0/5.0 Correct Answer(s): A 6. The greatest and most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance was: A) Castiglione B) Petrarch C) Alberti D) Leonardo Points Earned: 5.0/5.0 Correct Answer(s): D 7. The Biblical character is one of the subjects in Michelangelo’s Pietá. A) Mary B) Sarah C) Martha D) Esther Points Earned: 5.0/5.0 Correct Answer(s):
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has a reputation for being very complex‚ and hard to understand at times. Contrary to the popular belief‚ sonnets do not need to fit one specific rhyme scheme. The two most common sonnets are the Italian or Petrarchan sonnet‚ named after Francesco Petrarch an Italian poet‚ and the English or Shakespearean sonnet‚ which was developed first by Henry Howard‚ Earl of Surrey. The first type of sonnet is Italian or Petrarchan. Many of the Italian sonnets‚ follows the rhyme scheme ABBA‚ ABBA‚ CDE
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fact that little was known about this period; there was a paucity of written history. Recent discoveries have apparently altered this perception as many new facts about this time have been uncovered. The Italian Scholar‚ Francesco Petrarca called Petrarch‚ was the first to coin the phrase. He used it to denounce Latin literature of that time; others expanded on this idea to express frustration with the lack of Latin literature during this time or other cultural achievements. While the term dark ages
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in his Metamorphoses written sometime in the 1st century. Ovid heard the story from the Greeks‚ who heard the story (it is said) from Tunisian traders who heard it from Persian travellers. The 14th century saw a revival in its popularity with Petrarch recording the story in 1340‚ Boccaccio in 1342 and‚ in 1386‚ Chaucer wrote The Legend of Thisbe. So Shakespeare used the sorrowful story of Pyramus and Thisbe in Midsummer Night’s Dream and enriched the plot in Romeo and Juliet‚ but he borrowed
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Introduction: Edmund Spenser was one of the greatest poets of the Elizabethan age. He was known as the poet of the poets. In his time he was the principal poet “Divine Master Spenser” and the “Prince of Poets”. He’s still ranked with the great English poets. Life of Edmund Spenser: Edmund Spenser was born in 1552 at East Smithfield‚ near the tower of London. He was the eldest son of his parents. Spenser seemed to have at least one sister and number of brothers. His sister’s name was Sarah. His father
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Poem Analysis Shakespeare’s Th’expense of Spirit in a Waste of Shame Where most poetry since Petrarch had been based on the unavailability of the love object‚ Shakespeare in sonnet 129 writes about exactly what happens when you get what you think you want. But contrary to expectations it is not an achievement devoutly to be wished‚ but rather an inevitable nightmare. It’s quite hard to pin down Sonnet 129 to one specific speech situation. Neither is there any “I” – a clear reference to a particular
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The Renaissance was a period in European civilization from about the 14th century to the 17th century‚ following the European Middle Ages. The Renaissance brought forth new thoughts and ideas‚ leaving behind the fixed ideologies of the Middle Ages. This paper will discuss how the emergence of Humanism through literature and art‚ the Protestant Reformation‚ and the fall of the Byzantine Empire are some of the most important factors that sparked the beginning of the Renaissance. Firstly‚ Europe’s
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