Summary of the Age of Elizabeth ( I ) This period is generally regarded as the greatest in the history of English literature. Historically, we note in this age the tremendous impetus received from the Renaissance, from the Reformation, and from the exploration of theNew World. It was marked...
He employed for the first time in English the rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter (later to be called the “heroic couplet”), instead of the old Anglo-Saxon alliterative verse. He is the first great poet who wrote in the current English language. Part Two: The Renaissance Period(文艺复兴时...
Also known as: “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” Written by David Bevington Phyllis Fay Horton Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Humanities and Chair of Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Chicago. World authority on Shakespeare. Editor ofThe Complete... ...
Italian Renaissance Means Rebirth Decline of the Church The Inquisition Secularism Worldly View Separation of Church and State. Chapter 13 Renaissance and Reformation Renaissance “Rebirth” Time period considered by historians as the opening phase of the modern era Began in 1350 in the...
Without the new paints and the new technique, we would not be able to see the many great masterpieces for which this period is famous. The Renaissance (15th to 16th century) Step 1. Determine the type of writing and identify the topic as well as the author’s purpose 确定体裁,明确主题 ...
Council of Trent, 19th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, held in three parts from 1545 to 1563. Prompted by the Reformation, the Council of Trent was highly important for its sweeping decrees on self-reform and for its dogmatic definitions
It is a delicate essay written by Montaigne, who is one of the most famous thinkers during the period of Renaissance in French. He criticizes feudalism, church, scholasticism and the immortality of spirit. Living in a society which is changing from the old to a new one, he emphasizes ...
Chaucers poetry belongs to both the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.5.4 Geoffrey Chaucers Major PoemsThe works of Chaucer are roughly divided into three periods, corresponding to th 12、e three periods in his life: the French period, the Italian period and the mature period. The French period...
characters, Claudia and Jamie, on her own children. She was also inspired by a real-life story that involved a statue with unknown origins from the Renaissance period. This event in 1965 formed the seed of Claudia and Jamie's own adventure in the museum and the mystery of Michelangelo's...
Don Quixote, novel published in two parts (part 1, 1605, and part 2, 1615) by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes. It tells the story of an aging man who, his head bemused by reading chivalric romances, sets out with his squire, Sancho Panza, to seek adve