Download Northern Renaissance Writers

Northern Renaissance
Writers
What was the difference?
Northern Writers
• Critical of the failure of the
Christian Church to inspire people
to live a Christian life
• Education was important even for
women; they founded co-ed
schools
• Christian Humanism: focused on
the reform of society
Desiderius Erasmus
• Christian Humanist
from Holland
• The Praise of Folly
1509
• Made fun of foolish
• Study of the Bible
could change society
• Christianity was in
the heart; not rules
and ceremonies
Thomas More
• Christian
Humanist from
England
• Utopia 1516
• He tried to show
a better society; a
more “perfect”
world
Christine De Pizan
• Spoke out about
unequal treatment
of women
• Produced a variety
of literary works
• Very educated, and
believed all women
should have that
opportunity
Questions
• Which writer had the best
purpose?
• How are these writers
different from that of the
Italian Renaissance?