VIC240Y1 Lecture Notes - Classical Republicanism, Guelphs And Ghibellines, Hans Baron
9 Apr 2013
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Renaissance is not a fixed moment in time, history of an idea. Believed that they were doing something new and good. Renaissance believed to be an escape from darkness. The latin prose of the barbarians were not pleasing. In order to study history you need to distance yourself from it. Created a periodization of history ergo making it possible to study classical antiquity. Historical causality discovered in history, god isn"t deterministic. They were energized that they were making a new world. Created their own terms to talk about their history. 1860 - civilization of the renaissance in italy. Tried to write a universal history of modern art. Connected all the different view. of history . Renaissance created a new idea based around mans image of himself. Created the state as a work of art made by man - agent for change. French reference to the renaissance was a mistake - michelieu.
