New Ideas in Literature 7-2

Humanism  Based on values of Ancient Greeks and Romans  Individual and human society is important  Balance of faith and reason

Ancient Works  Crusades- brought back information from Arabs about Greek and Romans  Constantinople conquered by Turks- scholars ran to Europe  Francesco Petrarch was a poet and scholar- wrote biographies on famous Romans  Searched for Latin writings and built libraries- Largest- Vatican  Studied Roman Ruins

Humanism and Society  Studies in math helped engineering  Filippo Brunelleschi build the Dome of Florence Cathedral  Gun Powder and new weapons  Cartography- Map making  Better maps- easier to explore new areas  Encouraged men to be active in their cities and achieve great things T-O map=>

Dome of Florence Cathedral

Leonardo da Vinci  Disected Corpses  Studied fossils  Designed glider- before we knew we could fly  Military tank- scuba diving suit

Scuba Fish don’t stand a chance! Spear fishing with sharks- Count me in!

Vernacular  Everyday language people speak in a region  Dante Alighieri- wrote Divine Comedy in vernacular  14,000 lines about a man’s journey from hell to heaven  Chaucer wrote in English- Canterbury Tails, describe 29 pilgrims traveling to the city of Canterbury, discusses levels of English Society Chaucer Dante Alighieri-

Printing Press  Johannes Gutenberg- inventor  Movable metal type  Created many more books- more people learned to read  Scholars could read works and debate  Chinese had a press- did not work well with large type

William Shakespeare  English Renaissance occurred in writing and plays  Began with Elizabeth I  Was a poet-known for plays  Tragedy- downfall of the main character  His works were printed- big shift from religious books

Cervantes  Miguel de Cervantes  Famous for Don Quixote de la Mancha  Adventure story of a country gentleman