Comparative Literature and Culture 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Middle Ages, Gargantua And Pantagruel, Renaissance Humanism
4 Mar 2016
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The gene harris quartet // brotherhood of man. Humanity/mankind: man meant humankind, second meaning is gender. Linguistically proper to refer as man , it is all inclusive. Exam: terms only from last exam to now. Essay will cover the whole year thus far. An educational revolt: return to classical latin and greek. Read pagan authors in the original language; but also translate books (including the bible) What began as an educational revolt became a meditation on the nature of man; man could improve himself. Democratization of books, a lot more people are now reading, the more that are reading, the more that are writing. In the great chain of being: man is in middle between angels and beasts (animals), half and half. Angels have reason like the angels do. We are the mortal somewhere in between. They realize we can use reason to improve and raise humankind. Named to post as doctor in lyon.
