PSYC 305 Lecture 5: Chapter 5 - The Renaissance (Lecture & Textbook notes)
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The metaphor of the rebirth suggests that freedom had been born and had flourished during the time of the greeks, that it had subsequently died, and that it was now being reborn. - macleod, 1975. The renaissance extended through the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. Rising interest in the individual and humanism. Revolutionary trends in art & architecture the new aesthetic stressed naturalism in. Renaissance in italian art included the works of leonardo da vinci and michelangelo. Johannes gutenberg invented the printing press (circa 1450) this lowered printing costs and for the first time made books and literature available to the general public. Renaissance music escaped religious bonds and expanded to include more secular forms of music such as folk, art songs, court music, street music, etc. New developments in music theory brought new music schools and a demand for musical instruments intellectual boundaries. The arts, culture, and folklore continued to grow.