The Renaissance 1485 - 1660. The Renaissance in Europe The Renaissance began in Italy during the...
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The Renaissance 1485 - 1660. The Renaissance in Europe The Renaissance began in Italy during the fourteenth century. Renaissance means “rebirth” of those
The Renaissance in Europe The Renaissance began in Italy during
the fourteenth century. Renaissance means rebirth of those artistic
and intellectual energies characterized by Greek and Roman
civilizations. Donatello DaVinci Michaelangelo
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Discovery Italys Lorenzo deMedici died in 1492 but that was
also the year that Columbus discovered the new world. The
beginnings of European colonial and commercial domination. The
beginning of the modern world.
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The Renaissance in England England was slow to participate in
the Renaissance due to political turmoil. War of the Roses Yorks
vs. Lancasters. King Henry VIII came to the throne in 1509 and
wanted to be known as a Renaissance prince.
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The Reformation In the beginning of the sixteenth century there
was protest against the authority and corruption of the Catholic
Church by the Protestants. In 1517, Martin Luther declared
objections to the Church. Henry VIII declared himself the head of
the Church of England (Anglican Church) when the pope would not
annul his first marriage to a wife that did not bear him an
heir.
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Englands break with Catholicism Sir Thomas More refused to
accept Henry VIIIs divorce and new marriage to Anne Boelyn, as well
as his self- appointed title as Head of the Church of England. Sir
Thomas More was imprisoned and executed by Henry VIII due to what
he saw as a political necessity.
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Queen Elizabeth I 1558 - 1603 Daughter of Henry VIIIs second
marriage Queen at twenty-five Through Elizabeth, the Renaissance
was finally allowed to grow and flourish in England. Elizabeth
promoted peace between Catholics and Protestants.
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Elizabethan Literary Achievement The greatest and most
distinctive achievement of Elizabethan literature is the drama.
Religious and morality plays By the 15 th century, non- religious
themes and characters appeared Richness of spoken language William
Shakespeare Public theaters
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Elizabethan Tastes and Attitudes The most striking feature of
the Elizabethan artistic taste is a delight in the elaborate
pattern and complicated ornament and artifice. For Elizabethans the
word artificial is a word of praise, a positive extension of the
word art itself. The Great Chain of Being: Every living thing
created by God was ranked. Humans, having free-will and souls
ranked above animals but below angels.
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The Jacobean Era 1603 - 1625 After Elizabeths peaceful rule
ended with her death in 1603, her cousin James Stuart, already King
of Scotland, took her place. He was not as practical in politics as
Elizabeth and religious unrest resurfaced. The Puritans decided to
head to the New World to escape where they could practice their
beliefs freely.
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Disruption and Change Under James Is son, Charles, England was
on its way to a civil war due to both religious and political
reasons. Charles tried to rule without the input of Parliament.
Long-haired cavaliers fought on the side of the King while
short-haired roundheads fought on the side of Parliament.
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Disruption and Change cont. Charles I son set up exile in
France and his followers eventually had enough of the strict
Puritan rule and brought him back to England in what is known as
The Restoration. England more than ever became a country of
multiplicity and diversity.
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The Sonnet A sonnet is a fourteen line poem written in iambic
pentameter (each line contains ten syllables, five of which are
usually stressed). The word comes from Italian meaning little song
or sonetto. Petrarchan or Italian Shakespearean or English
Spencerian
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The Shakespearean Sonnet A Shakespearean sonnet contains:
Fourteen lines Iambic pentameter Three quatrains and a couplet
Rhyme scheme Abab cdcd efef gg
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William Shakespeare Born in 1564 in Stratford- on-Avon to a
prominent father. Did not attend university Married Anne Hathaway,
and had three children, a daughter in 1583 and twins, a boy and
girl in 1585. By 1592 he was working in London as a playwright and
actor.
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William Shakespeare cont. In 1593, when the theaters re- opened
after the Plague, Shakespeare became a member of the most
successful company of actors in London, The Chamberlains Men. His
troupe performed private plays for Queen Elizabeth I. He retired to
Statford-on- Avon in 1610 and died April 23 rd, 1616 (probably his
52 nd birthday).