Unit与 2 Literature of English Renaissance.pptVIP

Unit 2 Literature of English Renaissance (1485-1616);The Renaissance; 1.1 The Renaissance The period in Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries . During this period , the classical arts and learning were discovered again and widely studied , so the term Renaissance originally indicated a revival of classical (Roman and Greek) arts and learning after the dark ages of medieval obscurantism , it also marked the beginning of bourgeois revolution . ;Historical background ;Evaluation only. Created with Aspose.Slides for .NET 3.5 Client Profile 5.2.0.0. Copyright 2004-2011 Aspose Pty Ltd.;textile factory in Italy;The earliest bank in Italy;Florence in Italy; In the Renaissance period , scholars and educators called themselves humanists and began to emphasize the capacities of the human mind and they held their chief interest in man’s values and his environment and doings . So humanism became the keynote of the English Renaissance. ;Humanists;By emphasizing the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life, they voiced their beliefs that man did not only have the right to enjoy life, but had the ability to perfect himself and to perform wonders. Influenced by these humanistic ideas, the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to abolish old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe, to introduce new ideas of the rising bourgeoisie, and to carry out religious reformation. ;Wars of the Roses玫瑰之战;They resulted from the social and financial troubles following the Hundred Years War. The final victory went to a relatively remote Lancastrian claimant, Henry Tudor, who defeated the last Yorkist king Richard III and married Edward IVs daughter Elizabeth of York to unite the two houses. The House of Tudor subsequently ruled England and Wales for 117 years. 最终以亨利七世与约克的伊丽莎白联姻结束了战争，也结束了法国金雀花王朝在英格兰的统治，开启了新的威尔士人都铎王朝的统治。 也标记着在英格兰中世纪时期的结束并走向新的文艺复兴时代。;The upper class The Middle class The l