TA 147 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Population Growth, Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Kyd
15 Oct 2018
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Renaissance - individual pursuits of self *ugly renaissance babies. 20th century modern- individual defined through scientific reality. Liquid identity and globalized reality *end of term. Cultural characteristics of english renaissance - a culture of contradictions. Old english is bay wolf shakespeares not old english. By 1600 there were 5 million books in england. 10,000 new works (shakespeare coined 10% of these) Some included - bet, cater, lonely,tranquil, mimic, skim milk, hot blooded, a sorry. Idea that human experience in and of itself is value. Still religious - people could develop person relationships with god, individual genius creating religious works. Martin luther"s proclamation against the catholic church on oct. 31, 1517. John calvin and the concept predestination - cavlinism church. Henry viii"s love affair with anne boleyn and break with rome. Anne of cleves - reigned jan. 1540-july 1540 - she was later adopted as his sister.
