Contents
Abstract (2)ards名词解释
Key words (2)51岁属什么
Introduction (2)
Body (2)
ⅠEnglish renaissance and humanism (2)
A.English renaissance (2)
B.English renaissance humanism (3)
ⅡThree aspects influnenced by English renaissance (3)
A.D1马力等于多少kwrama (3)
B.Architecture (4)
C.Portraiture (4)
Conclusion (5)
Notes (6)
Referances (7)
Influences of Renaissance in English History
LI Siqi
Abstract: The English Renaissance was a cultural and artistic movement in England dating from the early 16th century to the early 17th century. In this period, the most significant influence in English history is the spreading of humanism, which is reflected in the three main aspects: drama, architecture and portraiture through pouring humanism into works in tho fields.. The greatly aroud creativity of human beings will create miracles.
Key words: Renaissance Humanism Drama Architecture Portraiture
"What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving, how express and admirable in action, how like an angel in apprehension, how like a god!" This ntence is abstracted from the book Hamlet written by Shakespeare, who is a reprentative figure in the period of English Renaissance. In this period, the most significant influence in English history is the spreading of humanism, which is a milestone in the development of English history, especially in art, and which is reflected in the three main aspects: drama, architecture and portraiture. This article is concentrated on how English renaissance puts influnence on the three aspects.
ⅠEnglish Renaissance and humanism
A. English Renaissance
But first, what is English renaissance? “The English Renaissance was a cultural and artistic movement in 徐美凤England dating from the early 16th century to the early 17th century.
It is associated with the pan-European Renaissance that many cultural historians believe originated in Tuscany in the 14th century. This era in English cultural history is sometimes referred to as "the age of Shakespeare" or "the Elizabethan era", the first period in English and British history to be named after a reigning monarch.”
时间像什么 B. English Renaissance Humanism
10字励志短句In the term of renaissance, humanism can not be ignored. Renaissance humanism was an intellectual movement in Europe of the later Middle Ages and the Early Modern period. This intellectual movement ts bament for the reform of modern culture development through innovating literature, philosiphy, history, science and art. The typical attitude of humanists is negtiving the conceptions in Middle Ages. In tho conptions, devine will is the only thing a human being values and follow. On the contrary, human is put at the centre of the univer, and human’s intellect and spirit sre highly spoken of. Renaissance humanism has influence on almost every aspect in English history, soas drama, architecture and portraiture.
ⅡThree Aspects Influenced By English Renaissance
A. Drama
First, English renaissance humanism impacts upon drama, becau drama, to a great extent, is cloly related to the people, and bears the weight of social significance.
At the end of 16th century to the beginning of 17th century, a large amount of dramatists came into being: “Shakespeare, Ohristopher·Marlow, Robert·Green, Thomas·Haywood, Card·Johnson, and so on, are reprentatives of humanism in the UK.”1 The common characteristic of their works is that human values are emphasized, human cerity, goodness and beauty are praid.
Take Shakespeare，who works are peak of advanced drama creation, for example, he combines the approval of beautiful human nature and emotions with the criticiment of Middle Age’s dark legacy, such as prejudice, cruel government, and blooding civil war. Especially his historical dramas,such as King Lear, Hamlet and Athens Dimon, reflect that
he regardes the then established social order as abnormal thing and corrupt rule of money. We have known that the then government reprented the highest devine right. 单身证明T冠者he criticiment of cruel domination in his works is an evidence for his calling on natural human nature and his desaining devine right. “The great optimistic Shakespeare, losing no confidence toward future, shows sympathy for tho ordinary people who are fighting against evil. The assurance of cerity and buauty of human nature just exist here.
B.Architecture
Second, English renaissance humanism pushes architecture forward to a style of persuing comfort.
To the beginning of 17th century, the main type of English architecture is outskirt castle, which shows the mentality of persuing comfort of home. Some renaissance decoration replaced Gothic decoration, for example, wood carving with colouful embossment exists in Baptist Rayford and some other old cities.
The most famous architest then is Ynnige·Jones. His the most famous work is Palice Huaiteheer, which did not been handed down; another architecture called “queen hou”(lacated in Greenwich, 1635) is simple and fetching; the third work of him is a small Londen church (located in Londen, 1631) has the same feature. Johns’ works are simple and comfortable interior, according to which, humanism is shown becau architecture style of his works is fit with the practical demand of ordinary people.
