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The Renaisssance
J.L. Ilsley High School
English 12
Eras and Ages
“Rebirth” – 1300s – 1600s
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After the Dark Ages
After plagues ravaged
Europe
Gutenberg’s Printing
Press (Circa 1440)
Art, Literature,
Philosophy, Science,
Religion
Classical studies in
Latin and Greek were
rediscovered
The Literature
HUMANISM – writers
were more concerned
with life in this world,
rather than the
afterlife.
 Writers included
Edmund Spenser,
Thomas More,
Thomas Kyd,
Christopher Marlowe,
and William
Shakespeare.
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How Did Shakespeare Embody the
Renaissance?
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Classical Influences
Human/Personal
stories
Focus on historical
influences
Focus on the
language of the
people
Experimentation with
language
Renaissance Art
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Artistically, the
Renaissance began in
Italy in the 1400s and
1500s.
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Trade routes to the
Middle East – influences
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Florence – the de Medici
family (Michelangelo, Da
Vinci, etc)
Renaissance Art continued
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Classical focus
Humanist
approach
Perspective and
dimension used
Illusion of depth
(aka
foreshortening)
Contrast of light
and dark
imagery
Let’s look at the Mona Lisa!
In your row…
 Read
your article
 As a group, discuss the Mona Lisa
“mystery” that is addressed in the
article
 Study the painting closely
 Present this mystery to the class,
pointing out details on the
painting
Works Cited
http://arthistory.about.com/cs/leonardo/a/
last_supper.htm
 http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/
 http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyc
lopaedia/hutchinson/m0097743.html
 http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bioindex2.html
 http://www.shakespeare-online.com/
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