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    Italian Renaissance The Renaissance was a birthplace of revolutionary ideas starting around the middle of the 14th century. The earliest traces of this era can be linked back to Italy. During this time‚ many new ideas as well as resurfacing old ones began to change how the average person thought. One of the major concepts during the early Italian Renaissance was Humanism‚ though it is important to note that present-day Humanism is an evolution of the Humanism of the Italian Renaissance‚ and as

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    Renaissance is defined as "the activity‚ spirit‚ or time of great revival of art‚ literature‚ and learning." Was there a twelfth-century renaissance? This is a question that still beckons an answer‚ and is often a topic of debate among modern historians. By definition‚ one can break it down: Was there a spirit of revival of a classical theme regarding the subjects mentioned above? Surely there was‚ and with author R.N. Swanson’s "The Twelfth-century Renaissance" as a guide‚ we can investigate just

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    The Northern and Italian Renaissance was a very thrilling time in history. The change in art had a very big part in the time. The art had a very religious theme. The differences in the Northern and Italian Renaissance played a big role in the thrilling times.For example‚ the Northern Renaissance to place in General Europe. These featured everyday people and situations. They used oil paints on all of their artwork also. Their focus on art was on color and detail‚ not humanism like Italy focused on

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    How the Renaissance changed literature and England Many events occurred during the Renaissance. For instance‚ Guttenberg from Germany invented the printing press in the late fourteen hundreds which was the turning point for literature. Now that the printing press was invented not only can the rich and noble obtain books‚ the lower class and uneducated citizens can also obtain these worldly possessions. Writers can now share their works to the world and not only to a select few. During the Renaissance

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    Technological Diffusion During the European Renaissance The innovations discussed here represent revolutions in warfare‚ society‚ and art that saw a rapid diffusion through the societies of Europe during the renaissance for varying reasons. Whether for survival‚ economic gain‚ or aesthetic pleasure they were eventually embraced throughout Europe laying down some of the bedrock that modern western society would be built on. The spread of firearms throughout renaissance Europe had a profound effect on warfare

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    The Italian Renaissance – Commedia Dell’arte Even though The Italian Renaissance lasted for a short period of time‚ approximately 100 years‚ and some give more consideration and accolades to the English Renaissance‚ the Italian Renaissance was a period of dramatic cultural advancement. This is seen in its revolutionary architecture design‚ explorations of discovery‚ extraordinary art‚ innovation of Opera‚ and my personal favorite Commedia dell’ arte. Nearly all of Western theatre

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    The beginning of the Harlem Renaissance is based on one’s view of the type of art that is expressed. For some‚ the Harlem Renaissance was a literary movement while for others it was more of a theatrical movement. The crusade itself had various names including “the New Negro Movement‚ the New Negro Renaissance‚ the Negro Renaissance‚ the Jazz Age‚or the Harlem Renaissance”(Haskins 17). The significance was focused around black migration which bolstered the importance of the event as an African American

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    seen‚ heard‚ or read‚ today can be traced back to one blossoming time in the United States’s history. The Harlem Renaissance. In a country whose history is full of contention and uneasiness‚ The Harlem Renaissance is never referenced with a grimace or any trace of shame‚ only reverence and nostalgia. The Harlem Renaissance was a rebirth of the African-American culture‚ and pride. New music was created‚ literary masterpieces written‚ and a once discarded heritage embraced. Everything that the African-American

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    The Northern and Southern Renaissance is often viewed as one of the most important eras in European history. Both have contributed to the influence the artwork had on the people both politically and socially and helped kick start many artists careers. The Renaissance helped increase the popularity of other fields of study including literature‚ science‚ architecture‚ politics‚ and religion. Although both Renaissances saw the establishment of humanism‚ the greatest patron of the arts was still the

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    The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural‚ artistic‚ and social period of creation and new modes of thought. Jazz‚ a new type of music swept the streets of New York City in the 1920’s. Every jazz artist has taken the style and made it their own over the years and added onto the legacy of what jazz is. Today‚ jazz is not only still its own popular entity‚ but nearly all modern music can trace some part of itself back to jazz. Ninety percent of the African-American Population lived in the south after

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