The European and Northern Renaissance
Choose one question from Section 1 on the European Renaissance and one question from Section 2 on the Northern Renaissance.
- Post your ideas by Thursday. If you come to the discussion after there are postings, try to answer a question that has not already been answered.
- Respond to two students by Saturday.
Section 1: the European Renaissance
- In what ways do the cultural landmarks of the European Renaissance differ from those of the Middle Ages?
- What role did Classical humanism play in the evolution of the landmarks discussed in this chapter?
- How did the Age of the Renaissance contribute to modern Western cultural ideas and ideals? (Consider architecture, literature, education, etc.)
- How do the personalities of Castiglione’s Renaissance man and woman differ? How are
they similar?
What contemporary figures fit the description of “l’uomo universale”? - Discuss the influence the Ottoman Empire had on the Near East and some of the landmarks.
Section 2: The Northern Renaissance
- How did the Northern Renaissance differ from the Renaissance in Italy?
- In what ways was the Reformation a landmark event? How did it affect the course of European cultural history?
- What do you think are some of the most important landmarks of sixteenth-century literature, art, and/or music?
- Look carefully at each of the panels of Hieronmus Bosch’s triptych painting, The Creation of Eve: The Garden of Earthly Delights: The Tortures of Hell. View the panels from left to right and spend time looking at each panel individually. Next, look at the panels as a collective work of art. There is much published online about this painting, but don’t look anything up. Instead, write a discussion post that tells us your interpretation of the painting. There are no right or wrong answers. I’m hoping students will share what they get from the painting.
- Discuss what you learned in your reading about Japanese Kabuki theater. Why is it still popular today?
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