ENGL 415 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Tercet, Falconry, Simile
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Roots in 14th century italy, inspired by greece and rome. Big cities full of activity (opportunity, trade, poverty, crime) Fosters art: poetry, theatre, music, fashion, painting, sculpture. Enormous divide between court people and commoners. Money-driven: the wealthy had access to things like education and were kind of. Humanism: knowledge from literature applied to life. Martin luther drove a rift in western christiandom: do away with corruption and write bible in vernacular. Pope leo x named him defender of the faith for defending catholicism. But then he wanted a divorce and was excommunicated. Had elizabeth i with anne boleyn: their miscarried son was possibly deformed (sorcery?) When bloody mary (after third wife"s son) died, elizabeth ruled. Literature flourishes: the economy is strong so patronage can happen, and people want entertainment. Moved country between catholicism and protestantism to anglican church of. King james iv of scotland becomes king james i of england.
