Literature of The Renaissance

Study Links with Events and Figures using Online Video

Examine the connections between historical events and the literary figures and works of the Renaissance. Writers such as Sir Thomas More and Erasmus had more power than ever before to change history because of the new technology of printing with moveable type. Use our 5 online educational video titles to define humanism, identify its origins in the literature of ancient Greece and Rome, and describe how European writer's rediscovered humanist ideals. Identify some of the important events that happened in world history during the Renaissance and Reformation, between 1400 and 1660 and name some of the authors who lived and wrote during this time. Discover the mercantile system and how it increased the power of the monarchy and caused the merchant class to prosper and expand. Learn about the siglo de oro (golden century) in Spanish literature and the Elizabethan age in English literature, identifying some of the important writers of each movement.

Learning Objectives:

• Define humanism, identify its origins in the literature of ancient Greece and Rome, and describe how European writers rediscovered humanist ideals.
• Identify some of the important events that happened in world history during the Renaissance and Reformation, between 1400 and 1660 and name some of the authors who lived and wrote during this time.
• Discover the mercantile system and how it increased the power of the monarchy and caused the merchant class to prosper and expand.
• Learn about the siglo de oro (golden century) in Spanish literature and the Elizabethan age in English literature, identifying some of the important writers of each movement.

• Literature > History Through Literature > Renaissance And Reformation
• Renaissance Philosophy (Runtime: 04:05)
• A New Economic System (Runtime: 02:56)
• The Printing Revolution (Runtime: 06:16)
• The Reformation (Runtime: 04:04)
• Protestant and Catholic Nations (Runtime: 05:57)