What do you understand by the term ‘renaissance’. Discuss.

 Renaissance: The term renaissance means revival or re-birth. It emerged in Italy. The period saw spectacular developments in the fields of art, literature, religion, philosophy, science and politics. There was a revival of pre-christian classical learning. It gave rise to a new form of thinking.

Humanism

The main characteristics of Renaissance was humanism. It stressed on dignity of man and faith in his potential. It gave him freedom and rights. One of the famous humanist was Picodella Mirandola. Humanism believed in the limitless potentialities of man.

Secularism

There was shift from religious worldliness to humanistic worldliness as people became more interested in the material world. Renaissance made a breakthrough by separating religion from church, it stressed on secularism.

Renaissance Literature

Renaissance saw great development in the field of literature. It saw the eminence of great writers and poets like Petrarch, Bocaccio, Rabelais and many more. There were writings in vernacular languages. Initially, it was latin which formed the basis of writing in literature. The Renaissance period saw writings in Italian, Spanish, French, German, etc.

The first book to be printed was Gutenberg’s Bible. The invention of printing made publishing of books easy. The printed books were expensive which were bought by moneyed people.

The Renaissance literature was marked with style and theme. The tendency was to copy latin literary style. There were significant developments in drama with the increase of use of satire. Prose and poetry writing rose to eminence, story writing also became popular. Decameron is its famous example.

Renaissance saw great development in the field of literature. It saw the eminence of great writers and poets like Petrarch, Bocaccio, Rabelais and many more. There were writings in vernacular languages. Initially, it was latin which formed the basis of writing in literature. The Renaissance period saw writings in Italian, Spanish, French, German, etc.

The first book to be printed was Gutenberg's Bible. The invention of printing made publishing of books easy. The printed books were expensive which were bought by moneyed people.

The Renaissance literature was marked with style and theme. The tendency was to copy latin literary style. There were significant developments in drama with the increase of use of satire. Prose and poetry writing rose to eminence, story writing also became popular. Decameron is a famous example.

Beginning of the Scientific Revolution

Renaissance initiated the growth of modern science. Many achievements were made in the field of astronomy. Copernicus made an important break-through by pointing out that the earth rotates on its axes. The theory was finally confirmed by Galileo. To study the universe telescope played a vital role. Galileo used it to study the heavenly bodies. Significant discoveries were made in the study of human body. Vesalius book De Humani Corporis Fabrica provided information on the anatomy of human body.

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