Renaissance
The Renaissance (‘re-birth’ in French, ‘to be reborn’ in Italian) was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy around 15th century and later spreading to the rest of Europe.
The Renaissance (‘re-birth’ in French, ‘to be reborn’ in Italian) was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy around 15th century and later spreading to the rest of Europe. It was experienced in different fields of life, such as Philosophy, Art, Science, Music, and Education & Literature. Though availability of paper and the invention of printing sped the dissemination of ideas from the later 15th century. The Renaissance contributed the development of the conventions of diplomacy, literature, educational reforms and science. The Renaissance saw revolutions in many intellectual fields, social and political, but it is best known for its artistic developments. Also known for the contributions by legendary architects such as Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo, who inspired the term ‘Renaissance man’.
The Renaissance could be best defined as a transitional movement across the European landmass between the middle ages and the Modernist era. The movement bred in the city of Florence, but soon spread across entire Italy. There were plenty of reasons those triggered Renaissance, but the one that significant is the Bubonic Plague i.e. The Black Death. As trade expanded in the 13th & 14th centuries, ships carrying goods from distant countries had started arriving in European ports. Along with the ships came rats – carrying deadly bubonic plague infection (the Black Death) –1347 to 1350 CE. The Plague had spread through the entire European landmasses taking a toll of thousands of people.
During the middle Ages, most people in Europe had devoted themselves entirely to Christianity. People looked to the church for answers to problems in their lives, and most of Europe’s brilliant and influential thinkers were church figures. By the late 1300’s, scholars had begun to study subjects besides religion. They studied history, literature, public speaking, and art, subjects that emphasized the actions and abilities of humans. Together, these subjects are called the humanities. The study of the humanities led to a new way of thinking and learning known as humanism.
One can say that Renaissance movement bred simultaneously in both worlds- The Christian Church Society and The system of scientific concepts and social principles of security and stability. To put it aptly a bunch of thinkers stood right in the center of medieval supernaturalism and modern scientific and critical attitude. Those scholars who examined the writings in the past, translated them, commented on them and even revived them are called the “Humanists”.
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