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=Renaissance=

=Intro To The Renaissance Period (1400-1600 C.E.)= = = ==

The Renaissance lasted from 1400 C.E. to about 1600 C.E. This period in time marked the rebirth of humanism, and the revival of cultural achievements for their own sake in all forms of art, including music. The word "Renaissance" in itself is defined as a "rebirth" or a "reconstruction". = = = = = = = =

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=Historical Background=

The age of the Renaissance was an age of revival and rebirth. Arts of all kinds began to flourish once again. Out of the Dark Age came the Renaissance, rebirth. This age was influenced by years of unpopular monarchies and plagues destroying populations of people. = = = = = = = =

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The Renaissance was an age of new life. Humanism arose out of a bleak, plague ravaged England. The importance of the human met the spotlight. Authors, artists and philosophers alike focused on the dignity of man and life on this earth. They searched for the significance of human life and put less emphasis on otherworldly endeavors. During the Reniassance, the Italians began __working__ on different themes. Most prominent among these new themes was the use of ancient [|Roman and Greek mythology]. Painting in the Middle Ages revolved around religious themes, but in 15th century Italy, [|artists] began to create works that had no reference to Christian themes at all. Painters of this time created a new form or art: portraits.

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The Renaissance began with the __restart__ of learning classical, which is the writing in Latin. So they then also started searching for classics which were written in Ancient Greek or Latin...more

=Authors=
 * 1) ==Sir Thomas Wyatt[[image:Oktub_1.jpg width="384" height="359" align="right"]]==
 * 2) ==Ben Jonson==
 * 3) ==Christopher Marlowe==
 * 4) == Walter Raleigh ==
 * 5) ==Petrarch==
 * 6) == __William Shakespeare__ ==
 * 7) == Edmund Spenser ==
 * 8) == __John Gower__ ==

=6. Reference Pages - Links to sources=

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