The Italian Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance

... Causes • Trade encouraged curiosity • Search for knowledge • Italian cities grew rich • Medici Family (Medee-chee) - used wealth to become a great patron of the arts ...
Renaissance Politics
Renaissance Politics

... • Renaissance (rebirth) is considered the beginning of modern European history (13001600) • Influenced the upper classes more than the middle classes – Peasants were illiterate and too concerned with the dealings of daily life ...
Renaissance
Renaissance

... • Series of literary and cultural movements in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries • Began in Italy – Expanded into Germany, France, England, and other parts of Europe ...
Renaissance
Renaissance

... • Series of literary and cultural movements in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries • Began in Italy – Expanded into Germany, France, England, and other parts of Europe ...
Learning and Art in Italy and Beyond
Learning and Art in Italy and Beyond

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French Renaissance literature

For more information on historical developments in this period see: Renaissance, History of France, and Early Modern France.For information on French art and music of the period, see French Renaissance.French Renaissance literature is, for the purpose of this article, literature written in French (Middle French) from the French invasion of Italy in 1494 to 1600, or roughly the period from the reign of Charles VIII of France to the ascension of Henry IV of France to the throne. The reigns of Francis I (from 1515 to 1547) and his son Henry II (from 1547 to 1559) are generally considered the apex of the French Renaissance. After Henry II's unfortunate death in a joust, the country was ruled by his widow Catherine de' Medici and her sons Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III, and although the Renaissance continued to flourish, the French Wars of Religion between Huguenots and Catholics ravaged the country.