英美文学精粹赏析-Selected Readings in English and American Literature Chpt. I.pptx

人民邮电出版社Selected Readings In English and American Literature英美文学精粹赏析English Renaissance 1. Renaissance means rebirth or revival.2. It is the combination of Christian and Greek traditions.3. It is a movement that marks the transition from the medieval to the modern world4. To get rid of those old feudalist ideas and introduce new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie Humanism 1. To exalt human elements or stress the importance of human interests, as opposed to the supernatural, divine elements—or as opposed to the grosser, animal elements 2. To see human beings as glorious