ITA200H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Petrarch, Central Italian, Mortal Sin
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Being declared a saint was almost a necessity. Right in the middle ages starts with collapse of western roman empire (476 ce) The middle ages begin at the start of the renaissance. Beginning of renaissance is put at the death of petrarch (1374) End of renaissance is the death of tasso (1554) Around the end of the middle ages, we enter into the sociological changes of the world, such as urbanization (e. g. , political & intellectual activity). The shift from castle life to city life becomes a new anthropological reality. City life means there is a new start of social class: there is a slow emergence of the middle class, the middle class is known as the merchants, the father of francis of assisi was a merchant. Esthetics and morality had changed during the time. Culture and values were becoming more mundane, including clothing and social morality: not everyone was content with these changes.