Literature

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Renaissance

What do we know about...

1: In 3 minutes find 3 people who seem to know much about this topic and ask them "What do you know about the renaissance?"

Write their answers down

2: Form groups of 3-5 people and read pages: 2 & 3 (Stop at "Shakespeare")

Highlight important aspects

3: In turns explain key-concepts. 

If the group agrees, you may keep the note. If not, it goes back on the pile. In 5 min.: Who has the most notes?

Middle ages

Renaissance

collective attitude

individual attitude

man-centered literature

female-centered literature

dogmatic belief

critical investigation

theocentric

anthropocentric

To be or not to be

to be

Not to be

not today

William Shakespeare

Playwright, player, inventor of words

Histories

Tragedies

Tragicomedy

Love Poetry

Hamlet

a.k.a The Lion King without the animals

Hamlet is a classic example of a

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

Love poetry of the renaissance...

😒🙁😐🙂😃

"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

Assignment

AMORETTI: SONNET XV / EDMUND SPENSER (1552?- - 1599)

- Analyze the poem line-by-line (yes you can use chatGP to help, but put it in your own words!)

- Why is this poem typical for the courtly love tradition?

- find a modernday example of love poetry/ courtly love tradition in song

--> Enter this to the padlet  + link to youtube

https://padlet.com/catujaburuma/love-poetry-of-the-renaissance-r41otz1wrontkjt4

padlet.com

www.luminarium.org

Metaphysical poetry

not courtly love 

John Done

Thou and I --> We

 meaning instead of smootheness

intellectual description of the deeply emotional