The RenaisssanceThe Renaisssance

J.L. Ilsley High SchoolJ.L. Ilsley High School

English 12English 12

Eras and AgesEras and Ages

““Rebirth” – 1300s – 1600sRebirth” – 1300s – 1600s After the Dark AgesAfter the Dark Ages After plagues After plagues

ravaged Europeravaged Europe Gutenberg’s Gutenberg’s

Printing Press Printing Press (Circa 1440)(Circa 1440)

Art, Literature, Art, Literature, Philosophy, Philosophy, Science, ReligionScience, Religion

Classical studies in Classical studies in Latin and Greek Latin and Greek were rediscoveredwere rediscovered

The LiteratureThe Literature HUMANISM – writers HUMANISM – writers

were more were more concerned with life concerned with life in this world, rather in this world, rather than the afterlife.than the afterlife.

Writers included Writers included Edmund Spenser, Edmund Spenser, Thomas More, Thomas More, Thomas Kyd, Thomas Kyd, Christopher Christopher Marlowe, and Marlowe, and William William Shakespeare.Shakespeare.

How Did Shakespeare Embody How Did Shakespeare Embody the Renaissance?the Renaissance?

Classical InfluencesClassical Influences Human/Personal Human/Personal

storiesstories Focus on historical Focus on historical

influencesinfluences Focus on the Focus on the

language of the language of the peoplepeople

Experimentation Experimentation with languagewith language

Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art

Artistically, the Artistically, the Renaissance began in Renaissance began in Italy in the 1400s and Italy in the 1400s and 1500s. 1500s.

Trade routes to the Trade routes to the Middle East – influencesMiddle East – influences

Florence – the de Medici Florence – the de Medici family (Michelangelo, family (Michelangelo, Da Vinci, etc)Da Vinci, etc)

Renaissance Art Renaissance Art

continuedcontinued Classical focusClassical focus Humanist Humanist

approachapproach Perspective Perspective

and dimension and dimension used used

Illusion of Illusion of depth (aka depth (aka foreshorteningforeshortening))

Contrast of Contrast of light and dark light and dark imageryimagery

Let’s look at the Mona Lisa!Let’s look at the Mona Lisa!

In your row…Read your articleAs a group, discuss the Mona

Lisa “mystery” that is addressed in the article

Study the painting closelyPresent this mystery to the

class, pointing out details on the painting

Works CitedWorks Cited

http://arthistory.about.com/cs/http://arthistory.about.com/cs/leonardo/a/last_supper.htmleonardo/a/last_supper.htm

http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/ http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/

encyclopaedia/hutchinson/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0097743.htmlm0097743.html

http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.htmlbio-index2.html

http://www.shakespeare-online.com/http://www.shakespeare-online.com/