Post on 05-Jul-2015
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Northern RenaissanceCh. 1 Sec. 2
Renaissance Spreads
• 100 Yr. war ends in 1453 and cities grow rapidly
• Begins in Flanders• War/Wealthy rulers bring
in Italians• More Christian Themed• More focused on realism
– Flemish Painters
• Printing Press
NORTHERN HUMANISM• Focused on Christianity more than
Classics
• Education was the focus• Desiderius Erasmus (Holland)
– The Praise of Folly (1509)
– Criticized church leaders’ exorbitance
• Thomas More (England)– Utopia (1516)
– Criticized greed, corruption, and War
Erasmus- Durer
Erasmus“The Praise of Folly”
“Scarce any kind of men live more (devoted to pleasure) or with less trouble….To work miracles is….not in fashion now; to interpret the Scripture, (too bookish); to pray, a sign one has little else to do…and lastly, to die, uncouth; and to be stretched on a cross, infamous.”
Shakespeare• Lived in Elizabethan England
• Performed at the Globe theatre
• Utilized the classics and focused on human flaws and emotions
Shakespeare• Lived in Elizabethan England
• Performed at the Globe theatre
• Utilized the classics and focused on human flaws and emotions