1. RENAISSANCE Period in ITALY
Renaissance Period
y marks the period of European history at the close of the Middle
Ages and the rise of the Modern world.
y meansrebirth and is used to mark an era of broad cultural
achievement as a result of renewed interest in the classical art
and ideas of Ancient Greece and Rome
HUMANISM
y is the term generally applied to the predominant social
philosophy and intellectual and literary currents of the period
from 1400 to 1650.
y The Italian Renaissance is best known for its cultural
achievements.
y humanists believed that the Greek and Latin classics contained
both all the lessons
y Human beings, was the central focus during the renaissance
period.
y ITALY, the starting point of humanism. factor which made Italy
a natural place for launching the humanist movement was its
obvious
y Literoehumaniore,was adopted to describe the classic
literature of Rome Ȅ a contrast to the Literoesacroe of the
churchǯs scholastic philosophy.
y Connection to Rome.
y consequence development of renaissance humanism -
importance in education
Early Humanist
Petrarch

2. y An Italian poet who applied the ideas and values of the ancient
Greeks and Rome.
y the first to work to unearth long-forgotten manuscripts.
y Petrarch argued that our highest goals should not be the
imitation of Christ, but rather the principles of virtue and truth
as described by the ancients.
ColuccioSalutati (1331-1406) and Leonardo Bruni (1369-1444)
y became chancellors of Florence
y They worked to develop new ways of thinking about Florenceǯs
republican traditions and engaged in a great deal of
correspondence with others to explain their principles.