European Culture(欧洲文化).ppt

European Culture An Introduction Division Four Renaissance and Reformation Foreign Language Department , JDZ, Yajun Renaissance and Reformation I. General Introduction II. Renaissance in Italy III. Reformation and Counter-Reformation IV. Renaissance in Other Countries V. Science and Technology during the Renaissance VI. Summing-up I. General Introduction 1. Renaissance: Generally speaking， Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th century. The word “Renaissance” means revival (复兴)， specifically in this period of history， revival of interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture. Renaissance， in essence (从实质上讲)， was a historical period in which the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of conservatism (保守主义思想) in feudalist Europe and introduce new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie (资产阶级)， to lift the restrictions in all areas placed by the Roman church authorities.(权利威信) p129 2. Renaissance started in Florence and Venice with the flowering of paintings， sculpture and architecture. p129 II. Renaissance in Italy Historical Background The Rise of Humanism New Literature Renaissance Art Decline of the Italian Renaisssance Historical Background geographical position cities began to rise city-states established Florence The Rise of Humanism Intellectuals became closely tied up (息息相关) with the rising bourgeoisie.(人文主义兴起的重要原因 Humanistic ideas to develop) At the heart of the Renaissance philosophy was the assertion of the greatness of man.(以人为本-------人文主义的核心) New Literature Boccaccio was an Italian author and poet, a friend and correspondent of Petrarch, an important Renaissance humanist . Decameron 十日谈 collection of prose tales in Italian. It is the greatest achievement of prose fiction in the Middle Ages. Petrarch (彼得拉克) was the representative poet , father of modern poetry. Canzoniers Sonnet Renaissance Art Re