Literature

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Renaissance

Middle ages

Renaissance

collective attitude

individual attitude

man-centered literature

female-centered literature

dogmatic belief

critical investigation

theocentric

anthropocentric

Hamlet is a classic example of a

1. Comedy
2. Tragedy
3. Historic drama
4. boring old text

To be or not to be

Not to be

Love poetry of the renaissance...

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"All this world's riches that may far be found,
If saphires, lo her eyes be sapphires* plain"

Why is this a clear example of Love Poetry of the Renaissance?

The courtly love tradition

1. Man and woman fall in love
2. Woman admires man's heroism
3. Man feels dejected by perfect woman
4. Woman is given a voice

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Metaphysical poetry

not courtly love 

John Done

Thou and I --> We

 meaning instead of smootheness

intellectual description of the deeply emotional