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 A Survey of English Literature

3

RENAISSANCE

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What to discuss?


History


Social and cultural characteristics


Literature

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English Renaissance
  • 1485-1558 Tudor England
  • 1558-1603 Elizabethan England
  • 1603-1660 Late Renaissance

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Tudor England
  • Henry VII

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Tudor England
  • King Henry VII
  • King Henry VIII

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Tudor England
  • King Henry VII
  • King Henry VIII
  • King Edward VI
  • Queen Mary I

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Tudor England > Religious Struggle
  • 1534 Establishment of The Church of England
  • The Reformation: Catholics vs Protestants
  • Martyrs

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1558 - 1603 Elizabethan England
  • Elizabeth I
  • The Virgin Queen / Gloriana
  • European power struggle > England vs Spain
  • Religious power struggle > Church of England vs Puritans

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1603 - 1660 Late Renaissance England

The Stuarts


The Commonwealth


The Restoration

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The Stuarts
  • 1603 - 1649:  the Early Stuarts
  • James I
  • Charles I
  • Puritans vs Parliament
  • 1642 - 1651 English Civil War : Charles I vs Parliament (Oliver Cromwell)

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The Commonwealth & Restoration
  • 1649 - 1660
  • Oliver Cromwell
  • Puritan Revolution
  • 1660: the Restoration (Charles II)


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Renaissance

Slide 15 - Mind map

The Renaissance
  • Cultural and intellectual movement
  • Art (painting / music / literature)
  • Thought (philosophy / religion)
  • Renewed interest in the classics
  • 14th century Italy >> end of 15th century in England

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Middle Ages vs The Renaissance
  • What changed?
  • collective vs individual
  • theocentric vs humanistic
  • dogmatic belief vs critical investigation
  • MEMENTO MORI vs CARPE DIEM

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Literature
  • 1476
  • The printing press
  • William Caxton
  • Lyrical poetry vs Narrative poetry
  • Sonnets
  • The Golden Age of English Literature 1580 - 1630

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Most important poets
  • Edmund Spenser (The Fairie Queene)
  • William Shakespeare (154 sonnets)
  • John Donne (metaphysical poetry)

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Most important playwrights
  • Cristopher Marlowe (Dr. Faustus)
  • Ben Jonson (Volpone)
  • John Webster (The Duchess of Malfi - Revenge tragedies)
  • And....

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Most important works
  • The Fairie Queene - Spenser
  • Sonnets  - Shakespeare
  • The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus - Marlowe
  • Volpone (The Fox) - Jonson
  • 47 (!) plays - Shakespeare


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Who is this?
A
Henry VII
B
Henry VIII
C
James I
D
Edward I

Slide 23 - Quiz


Who is this?
A
Queen Elizabeth I
B
Gloriana
C
The Virgin Queen
D
Queen Mary I

Slide 24 - Quiz

When was the Church of England established?
A
1485
B
1534
C
1558
D
1603

Slide 25 - Quiz

How did the English Civil War end?
A
Oliver Cromwell was beheaded
B
A peace treaty was signed
C
King James I was beheaded
D
The archbishop was beheaded

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Which motto fits the Renaissance best?
A
Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus
B
Memento mori
C
Honora patrem tuum et matrem tuam
D
Carpe diem

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What are the most important things to remember?

Slide 28 - Open question

END

What do your notes look like?


Next lesson:

Renaissance texts + assignments


Homework:

Study p. 11-15 of your Survey (red booklet)

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