第四周文学--文艺复兴.ppt

The English Renaissance?1485-1625 The Background: the society was in its transition from the feudalism （medieval period）to capitalism (modern world ) . The Renaissance lasted from 14th c. until 17th c. Western Europe experienced a cultural awakening Europe was moving from the Middle Ages into the Modern Era People began to develop new ideas about the world around them The Italian Renaissance The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy Italy was in an ideal location to be the birthplace of the Renaissance Close to the old Byzantine Empire Center of trade in the Mediterranean Italian scholars began to take lots of interest in the classical writing of the Greeks and Romans This increased interest in the classics is called humanism Humanists studied Greek and Latin works, old manuscripts, and even tried to copy the old works Humanists began to admire much of the ancient Greek and Roman Culture Humanists adopted many Roman and Greek beliefs 1.) seeking fulfillment in daily life 2.) all people have dignity and worth 3.) the ideal person—one who can do almost anything (the Renaissance Man) Humanists began opening schools to introduce the classics to people The humanist schools taught 4 subjects: 1.) History 2.) Philosophy 3.) Latin 4.) Greek Humanism brought about new types of writing—moving away from religion People wrote about daily life and feelings Petrarch—introduced the Sonnet A new way to express ideas in poetry Artistic Achievements Architecture Painting and Sculpture Northern Renaissance By the late 1400s, the Renaissance had moved to the Northern areas of Europe Renaissance ideas spread through contact and by the printing press 1494—the French invaded Italy The French King became very interested in what he saw The King decided to bring a “piece” of the Renaissance back to France He brought with him Leonardo da Vinci back to France Other European kings wanted a piece of the Renaissance 1440—Johannes Gutenberg developed moveable metal type for the printi