Background: This age gain its name from an intellectual movement that started in Italy, in the early years of the fourteenth century. Then it spread to all Europe. This movement is also called the rebirth of the scholarship but through time it gradually became the rebirth of the human spirit. This movement is characterized by the many discoveries in geographical, religious and scientific as well as artistic and philosophical fields.
The renaissance in England: The rebirth of human spirit was characterized in England by a rise, a height and a decline.
The rise of the renaissance: The invention of printing and the production of paper made the knowledge spread. The first important result of the renaissance of English literature can be seen in poetry by the introduction sonnets and the invention of English blank verse. The native drama continued to develop and the favorite from for entertainment was miracle and morality plays.
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John Donne in his shroud. He posed for this painti...While the renaissance was gathering strength in England two events occurred lessened the influence of church. The second one was the desire of Henry the eighth to have a hire authority than the Pope of Rome. There for he asked all is governors to sigh the Oath of Supremacy that he wrote which resulted in the appearance of protestant and hit became the third important creed beside catholic and puritan.
The height of renaissance: When Elizabeth the first set on the throne she kept the balance between protestant, catholic and puritan. Also she placed a strong central government that received a loyal support for her subjects. She was interested in education and opened schools and colleges. In her ruling time England gained supremacy over seas. Lyric poetry and song were flourished in the Elizabethan age. This period was the golden age for English drama .Theaters was opened...
Shallow and simplistic
This essay is Ok as a very basic outline of famous people of the renaissance age.
However it has no appreciation of the European-wide effect of the Renaissance. The assertion that the renaissance was at its high point in England is contestable and the idea that its popularity was controlled by monarchs and religious imbalance is implausible. Elizabeth might have encouraged the rennaisaince, but one should be aware that she used it as a tool to promote her own propoganda.
No appreciation s made of architecture or art and Hans Holbein is surprisingly ommitted from the list of most influenctial men (among others).
If this is the work of a 15 year old then its a fine peice of work.
Howerver, if one is stidying at GCSE, A Level or higher then one needs to view the rennaissance as very much a european influence and they need to look at how fashion is dictated by continental values. Another interesting aspect to study is to see which aspects actually carried over to England and why. One also needs to appreciate that the rennaisance was more than literature.
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