The The RenaissancRenaissanc

eeAn Intellectual An Intellectual RevolutionRevolution

•Renaissance = Renaissance = REBIRTHREBIRTH

•What was rebornWhat was reborn??•An interest in the An interest in the CLASSICAL CLASSICAL

WORLDWORLD•Ancient Greece Ancient Greece and and Ancient Ancient

RomeRome

The Renaissance The Renaissance DefinedDefined

•Where did the Where did the Renaissance Renaissance begin begin??

•ItalyItaly (circa 1350) (circa 1350)•Where did the Renaissance Where did the Renaissance

flourishflourish??•Florence, Italy during the 1400’sFlorence, Italy during the 1400’s

The The RenaissanceRenaissance

The RenaissanceThe Renaissance•Why did the Renaissance Why did the Renaissance

begin in Italybegin in Italy??•Ruins of the ancient world Ruins of the ancient world

were still starkly visible in were still starkly visible in ItalyItaly

•““New” ideas New” ideas reached Italy reached Italy before reaching other areasbefore reaching other areas

•Small city states Small city states competed with competed with one another one another for for trade trade & prestige& prestige

•Florence, Genoa, Venice, Florence, Genoa, Venice, Milan, RomeMilan, Rome

The The RenaissanceRenaissance

RenaissaRenaissance Italynce Italy

•During the Renaissance During the Renaissance the interest in the interest in modeling classical modeling classical antiquityantiquity led to a new led to a new intellectualintellectual movement called movement called HUMANISMHUMANISM

•Affected literature, art, Affected literature, art, architecture education & societyarchitecture education & society

The The RenaissanceRenaissance

•HumanismHumanism::•An intellectual An intellectual

movement that movement that focused on focused on individuality, individuality, human potential & human potential & achievementachievement

•Wanted to use & understand Wanted to use & understand classical valuesclassical values

The The RenaissanceRenaissance

Money, Money, Money, Money, Money?Money?

•Who supported the Who supported the RenaissanceRenaissance??

•Wealthy bankers, Wealthy bankers, Italian nobles Italian nobles & the & the PapacyPapacy

•Known as Known as PATRONS of the artsPATRONS of the arts•PATRONPATRON – – one who provided one who provided

financial support for the artsfinancial support for the arts

Renaissance Renaissance SupportSupport

Italian Italian Renaissance Renaissance WritersWriters

Italian Renaissance Italian Renaissance WritersWriters

•PetrarchPetrarch::•Father of Father of HumanismHumanism•Collector & Collector &

translator of translator of ancient ancient manuscripts manuscripts

•Promoted the study of Promoted the study of classical Latin & Greekclassical Latin & Greek

•Wrote in the Wrote in the vernacular vernacular

•Song BookSong Book::•Most famous workMost famous work•A collection of poems about A collection of poems about

LauraLaura•(Who was Laura?)(Who was Laura?)

Italian Renaissance Italian Renaissance WritersWriters

Italian Renaissance Italian Renaissance WritersWriters

•Machiavelli:Machiavelli:•Wrote Wrote The The

PrincePrince•Advised rulers Advised rulers

on how to on how to governgovern

Italian Renaissance Italian Renaissance WritersWriters

•According to According to The PrinceThe Prince::•Primary goal – to Primary goal – to keep powerkeep power•The The ends justify the ends justify the

means means •Use any means Use any means

necessary necessary to achieve to achieve your goalyour goal

The The RenaissancRenaissance e InterruptedInterrupted

•The Italian Renaissance was The Italian Renaissance was interrupted by interrupted by invasion & wars invasion & wars

•Eventually the ideas of the Eventually the ideas of the Italian Renaissance Italian Renaissance spread to spread to other nationsother nations

•Outside of Italy it was called Outside of Italy it was called the the Northern RenaissanceNorthern Renaissance

The Renaissance The Renaissance InterruptedInterrupted

The The Northern Northern

RenaissancRenaissancee

The Northern The Northern RenaissanceRenaissance

•Factors that aided the Factors that aided the spreadspread::

•Wars & fightingWars & fighting•Trade Trade •Italian UniversitieItalian Universitiess•The invention of the The invention of the printing printing

press press (Johannes Gutenberg)(Johannes Gutenberg)

Northern Northern Renaissance WritersRenaissance Writers•Thomas More: Thomas More: •Wrote Wrote UtopiaUtopia •A A “perfect society” “perfect society”

on an imaginary islandon an imaginary island•Meant to call attention to Meant to call attention to

inequities in English societyinequities in English society

Northern Northern Renaissance WritersRenaissance Writers•Wrote about the Wrote about the depth of human depth of human

emotion emotion & the & the dilemmadilemma of trying of trying to do right in a confusing worldto do right in a confusing world

•Fatal Character FlawFatal Character Flaw::•A quality (often good) A quality (often good) that a that a

character has in excesscharacter has in excess

•William William ShakespeareShakespeare::

•English PlaywrightEnglish Playwright•Tragedies, Tragedies,

comedies & comedies & histories histories

Northern Northern Renaissance WritersRenaissance Writers