HIS109Y1 Study Guide - Erasmus, Niccolò Machiavelli, Petrarch
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In these sonnets petrarch appeared less concerned to sing his lady"s praise than to immortalise his own thoughts, this interest in his own personality reveals a sense of individuality stronger than in any previous literature. Christianity and making common sense criticisms of the abuses in the church. Christian church rather, his whole program was based on reform within the church, and disapproved luther"s protestant reforms responsibility. Thomas more: son of a london lawyer, thomas more (1478-1535) received the benefits of a good education, proficient in both latin and greek, well acquainted with other english humanists and became an intimate friend of. Erasmus: he made translation from greek authors and wrote both prose and poetry in latin, was a devout man and contemporaries praised his household as a shining model of a. Christian family: more"s most famous work and most controversial of his age was; utopia, written in. Roman catholic church over the divorce of king henry vii i.
