大学英语文化与影视课程之文艺复兴研讨.pptVIP

Renaissance I. General Introduction ★Renaissance—generally refers to western civilization in the period between the 14th and mid-17th century. ★Renaissance—means revival, especially in this period of history, revival of interests in ancient Greek and Roman culture. Renaissance, therefore, in essence, was a historical period in which European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of conservatism in feudalist Europe and introduce new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie, to lift the restrictions in all areas placed by the Roman church authorities. ★Du