英美文学选读(必修课)PPT-Lecture-four
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Humanism
● Man does not only have the right to enjoy the beauty of this life but has the ability to perfect himself and to make wonders.
Famous Humanists
(14-mid17 century)
Fra Baidu bibliotek
The Renaissance (14-mid17 century)
Meaning
• Revival • Rebirth • Rediscovery
Reasons for the Rise of the Renaissance
the new discoveries in geography and astrology
Medieval Theology
• People should not have happiness in this life; • In this life, people should prepare for the life
after death.
Changes
Ancient Greek and Roman literature
• This in a way greatly encouraged the Renaissance spirit which emphasized the importance of the ability of human beings and the enjoyment of this life.
Thomas More
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare
Religious Reformation
• The corruption of the church • Different opinions inside the church
towards the teaching and form of the Catholic church • The development of science
Humanism
1. The rediscovery of classical culture Ancient Greek and Roman literature
2. In medieval England, Christianity got a very great control over the country and its people.
Humanism
People rediscovered the ancient Greek and Roman classical literature: ● Human nature is something that should be praised;
● Human beings are dignified and the present life is more important than the life after death, and this world is not for despise but to explore and enjoy;
The Economic and Political development
• The new bourgeois replaced the nobles of the feudalist society to take the power of the nation. This change in the political and economic fields also brought change in ideology and contributed to the rise of the Renaissance.
English Literature
Wang Xingwei
The Renaissance
The Renaissance (14-mid17th
century)
The AngloNorman (1066-
1350)
The AngloSaxon (449-
1066)
The Renaissance
• The clergymen at different levels are unnecessary.
•
The Significance of Religious Reformation
• In essence, the Religious Reformation marks the emancipation of people’s thought from the confinement of religion.
Significance
• ● Get rid of old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe and introduce new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie;
The corruption of the Church
Alexander VI, a Borgia Pope infamous for his corruption
The Development in Science
Heliocentrism Nicolaus Copernicus
Martin Luthur
Luther in 1529 by Lucas Cranach
The result of the Religious Reformation
• Man has the equal right, opportunity and ability to communicate with God and interpret the Bible.
• People in ancient Greece and Rome created a splendid culture, and they created a lot of artistic works to praise love and life and to explore human nature.
Humanism
● Man does not only have the right to enjoy the beauty of this life but has the ability to perfect himself and to make wonders.
Famous Humanists
(14-mid17 century)
Fra Baidu bibliotek
The Renaissance (14-mid17 century)
Meaning
• Revival • Rebirth • Rediscovery
Reasons for the Rise of the Renaissance
the new discoveries in geography and astrology
Medieval Theology
• People should not have happiness in this life; • In this life, people should prepare for the life
after death.
Changes
Ancient Greek and Roman literature
• This in a way greatly encouraged the Renaissance spirit which emphasized the importance of the ability of human beings and the enjoyment of this life.
Thomas More
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare
Religious Reformation
• The corruption of the church • Different opinions inside the church
towards the teaching and form of the Catholic church • The development of science
Humanism
1. The rediscovery of classical culture Ancient Greek and Roman literature
2. In medieval England, Christianity got a very great control over the country and its people.
Humanism
People rediscovered the ancient Greek and Roman classical literature: ● Human nature is something that should be praised;
● Human beings are dignified and the present life is more important than the life after death, and this world is not for despise but to explore and enjoy;
The Economic and Political development
• The new bourgeois replaced the nobles of the feudalist society to take the power of the nation. This change in the political and economic fields also brought change in ideology and contributed to the rise of the Renaissance.
English Literature
Wang Xingwei
The Renaissance
The Renaissance (14-mid17th
century)
The AngloNorman (1066-
1350)
The AngloSaxon (449-
1066)
The Renaissance
• The clergymen at different levels are unnecessary.
•
The Significance of Religious Reformation
• In essence, the Religious Reformation marks the emancipation of people’s thought from the confinement of religion.
Significance
• ● Get rid of old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe and introduce new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie;
The corruption of the Church
Alexander VI, a Borgia Pope infamous for his corruption
The Development in Science
Heliocentrism Nicolaus Copernicus
Martin Luthur
Luther in 1529 by Lucas Cranach
The result of the Religious Reformation
• Man has the equal right, opportunity and ability to communicate with God and interpret the Bible.
• People in ancient Greece and Rome created a splendid culture, and they created a lot of artistic works to praise love and life and to explore human nature.