Literature of The Renaissance

Study Renaissance Literature using Online Video

Use our 3 online educational video titles to survey European literature from its roots in the ancient Middle East to the Italian and Northern Renaissance. Examine classical literature of the Greek and Romans...medieval works, from early Christian to Chaucer...the Renaissance literature of Petrarch, Rabelais, Cervantes, and others. Analyze excerpts from representative works of each era covered.

Learning Objectives:

• Survey the literature that forms the roots of Western civilization, from Hebrew Scriptures to the works of ancient Greek and Roman writers, including the Greek poet Homer, whose epic poems explore an individual's need to fulfil his or her destiny.
• Trace the development of medieval literature after the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, with a focus on biblical morality plays and stories that told the lives of saints.
• Gain insight to the important role played by the Crusades and the royal courts of the Middle Ages in the creation of a secular literature.
• Explore the literary achievements of the Italian and Northern Renaissance, and explain the social impact of Martin Luther's translation of the Bible from Latin to the German vernacular and the invention of movable type by Johannes Gutenberg.

• Literature > European Literature > The Ancient World And The Renaissance
• The Ancient World (Runtime: 13:02)
• The Middle Ages (Runtime: 15:02)
• The Renaissance (Runtime: 14:23)