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But what does the word “Renaissance” mean?
Renaissance is a French word meaning “rebirth.” It refers to a period in European civilization that was marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom. The Renaissance saw many contributions to different fields, including new scientific laws, new forms of art and architecture, and new religious and political ideas.
When did the Renaissance happen?
It’s believed to have begun in Italy during the 14th century, after the end of the Middle Ages, and it reached its height there between the 1490s and the 1520s, a period referred to as the High Renaissance. Renaissance ideas and ways of thinking also began spreading to the rest of Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries.
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Why I chose the era :
- I liked the fashion ball gowns, literature, especially the poems and plays. I was interested in ball gowns because of how gowns were designed to signify hierarchy/status.
- I like the literature in theatre plays because of the love poems and how they were written to have such a deep meaning. While I don’t understand some words written in those letters, I was still moved by how they wrote with conviction/determination to profess their love. It’s something you don’t really see in the modern day….For plays, I was interested in mainly Shakespeare plays (Romeo and Juliet), how the ending was them dying or being unable to live without each other, again with the topic of love and yearning for one another.
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