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Umanism - English Renaissance (Umanism was a cultural movement …
Umanism - English Renaissance
Umanism was a cultural movement started with the siege of the Turks of Constantinopole
Anthropocentrism - man was the center of the world
all-round man , in his passions and emotions
the increase of humanitas
mind was the measure of everythinghs
English Umanism had the influence of Italian Humanism but it was peculiar in some sides
it is based on the literacy that was the main voice of human passion
Italian humanism was based on visual arts
In England the authors had no limitations to their passions because the church was more easy going than in Italy
the greatest tragedies rappresented in this period like “ Romeo and Juliet“ started with problems in the chain of being
the chain of being is made up by many rings and if there is a break in bring there will be caos in all the chain
the human race is a bridge between the spiritual world and the material world
women are more spiritual because of their education
in Italian poems she is like an angle and she is distant from man
in English poems she is represented with her passion
the English Renaissance was an English movement from 1509 to 1660
the word “Renaissance“ is of a French origin and it means “ rebirth “
imitation, emulation and translation of the classics
“new learning “
a new culture expands in all the places in England through the literacy
Erasmus of Rotterdam in this period was very important for the diffusion of the nolage
he tried to teach the importance of the classical literature in all the schools
it was an Historical period that is bridge from the Middle Ages to the modern times
during this period the dynasty of Tudors had the power in England
during the kingdom of Elizabeth I England started to create an empire colonizing many countries after the defeat of Spain
in 1534 Henry VIII proclaimed the act os supremacy and he made the English church independent from the pope
this caused a lot of problems and fights , especially during the kingdom of Mary I
the Socio- Economic Background changed respect to the Middle ages thanks to same innovations
the enclosures were a very important innovation since they had to protect the common lands that were used for the pasture
the growth of industry and especially of cloth making that had always been the main sector
the painting “ambassadors “ represents the main features of the English period
in this painting there are two people , a prist and a French diplomat . They rapresent the political and religious moment in England . They represent also the active life and the conteplative life that must coexist
there are a lot of things that are metaphors for the period
the hymn book , some astronomical and musical instruments , a crofix , globe
at the botton there is a skull that represent the shortness of life . If we see it with the right prospective we will understand the reality of the life