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Renaissance

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Renaissance [Fr.,=rebirth], term used to describe the development of Western civilization that marked the transition from medieval to modern times. This article is concerned mainly with general developments and their impact in the fields of science, rhetoric, literature, and music. For a discussion of developments in the arts see Renaissance art and architecture . Historical Background In the 12th cent. a rediscovery of Greek and Roman literature occurred across Europe that eventually led to the development of the humanist movement in the 14th cent. In addition to emphasizing Greek and... Read more
Renaissance
Renaissance. Term meaning ‘rebirth’ applied to an...century. John Ruskin used the expression ‘The Renaissance period’ in The Stones of Venice in 1851, for...Michelet called a volume of his history of France La Renaissance (1855), and in 1860 Jacob Burckhardt published his ... Read more
Renaissance
Renaissance Term meaning ‘rebirth’ applied to an intellectual...historians this picture seems much too simplistic, and the Renaissance is seen more as a period of gradual change than as a...with the past. Nevertheless, the intellectuals of the Renaissance were the first people to conceive a ... Read more

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