The Renaissance in England

📋 Plan du Cours

1. Sens et délimitation de la Renaissance
2. Les transformations de la Renaissance
3. Humanisme et éducation
4. La chute de Constantinople
5. Les périodes Tudor et Stuart
6. La Renaissance dans la littérature anglaise

📖 1. Sens et délimitation de la Renaissance

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• Renaissance : French for rebirth or revival

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• The Renaissance began in Italy, particularly in Florence and Venice, before spreading to other parts of Europe.

📌 The Elizabethan Age refers specifically to Elizabeth I’s reign, whereas the Renaissance covers a broader period.

Compléments

• The name Renaissance became popular much later, especially in the 19th century, when people contrasted it positively with the Middle Ages.

📌 Historians have reconsidered the Renaissance as a simple rebirth after an age of ignorance because that interpretation creates an overly positive contrast with the Middle Ages.

• The Renaissance is also referred to as the Early Modern Period.

• In English literary history, the Renaissance is associated with these names :

  • The Golden Age of English Literature
  • The Elizabethan Age
  • The Age of Shakespeare

📖 2. Les transformations de la Renaissance