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Outline of The Renaissance Period文艺复兴 14th -- mid-17th I. Historical Background II. Definition of Renaissance and Humanism III. Distinguished Writers Edmund Spenser埃蒙德.斯宾塞 2.Christopher Marlowe克里斯托弗·马洛 弗朗西斯·培根 “Balance” the rising middle class中产阶级 feudal lords封建贵族 Protestants新教徒 Catholics天主教徒 English navy海军 Spanish navy The word “Renaissance” means revival复兴 or rebirth再生, and the Renaissance in England means the revival of arts and sciences of ancient Greece and Rome after long years of neglect忽视 in the medieval中世纪 time. Humanism is the essence of the Renaissance. Humanism人文主义 is both the keynote 主基调of the Renaissance and the intellectual liberation思维解放 movement. The humanists took interest in human life and human activities and gave expression to the new feeling of admiration for human beauty, human achievement. Chief Achievements 1.Poetry诗歌 prosperous “a nest of singing birds” Sonnet十四行诗 2. Drama戏剧 Marlowe, Ben Jonson, Shakespeare blank verse London centre of drama performance 一 Edmund Spenser (1552-- 1599) Masterpiece? The Faerie Queene仙后 incomplete English epic poem 1 This masterpiece is dedicated to _____. Queen Elizabeth 2 Spenser plans 12 books, each one with a hero standing for a different moral virtue 3 Largely symbolic, the poem follows several knights in their adventures to test their virtues: Holiness, Friendship, Justice, Courtesy, etc. 4 Two main characters that serve as the unity of the book are Arthur and Gloriana Comments on Spenser Spenser was the greatest non-dramatic poet of the Elizabethan Age. Spenser has been called the “poets’ poet”, because of his idealism, his love of beauty, and his exquisite精美的，敏锐的 melody旋律. 二 Christopher Marlowe (1564--1593) University Wits大学智慧 The name is given by some modern literary historians to a group of English poets and playwrights剧作家The most important member of the group was Christopher Marlowe. representative works Tamburlaine the Great 帖木儿大地 The Tragical History of Doctor Faust