Monday November 27 Literature Reader Renaissance

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Tudors

Henry VIII (1491 - 1547) 

Reign: 1509 - 1547

Tudors

Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603) 

Reign: 1558 - 1603

Middle Ages (500 - 1500)

theocentric society

church held the truth

momento mori (remember to die)

people were part of a group, 

a collective

fixed place in society

Renaissance (= rebirth)

 1500 - 1660

 interest in the ancient cultures of Greek and Rome

antropocentric society

carpe diem (seize the day)

individual beings /humanism

developing the interlectual self

rise of protestantism, capitalism, private enterprise

Why did it take so long for the Renaissance to arrive in England?

Homework for tomorrow:

Reader: Read/ Study  An Introduction + An Introduction to Royal Renaissance Henry VIII +Elizabeth I