Main Ideals of the Renaissance Major concern was

• Major concern was a life of active engagement • The life of

Humanism • Fascinated by humans and their potential • Studied Latin and Greek classics

Humanism had several parts…. • Secularism • Focus attention on the here and now

• Classics • Ancient values and aesthetics told a captivating story with humans

• Power • The Renaissance was at heart about human control of the

• First humanists were orators and poets • Also taught rhetoric within the

The Tuscan Triumvirate • Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio • Called the Tuscan Triumvirate because

Dante Alighieri • Regarded as the first author of the Italian Renaissance • Best

Petrarch • Renowned for his love lyrics, in the forms of sonnets • Developed

Other writers…. • • • Boccaccio Best known for the Decameron Machiavelli The Prince

• Castiligione • Wrote the Book of the Courtier • Presented the rules

• Lorenzo Valla • Applied the methods of linguistic and historical analysis to

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Main Ideals of the Renaissance

• Major concern was a life of active engagement • The life of the mind must eventually contribute to the bettering of one’s city state • Reflection and action promoted virtu

Humanism • Fascinated by humans and their potential • Studied Latin and Greek classics as well as ancient church fathers • Advocated liberal arts program

Humanism had several parts…. • Secularism • Focus attention on the here and now • Education, manuals, and treatises on civility all reinforced the notion that humans stood to gain rewards in the temporal world

• Classics • Ancient values and aesthetics told a captivating story with humans at the center • Individualism • Focus on learning and human affairs should concern the individual

• Power • The Renaissance was at heart about human control of the environment • Aimed to provide society with intellectual tools that could be used to master everything

• First humanists were orators and poets • Also taught rhetoric within the universities • When not employed at universities, princely and papal courts sought their talents as secretaries, speechwriters and diplomats

The Tuscan Triumvirate • Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio • Called the Tuscan Triumvirate because of their association with Florence, the major city of the region of Tuscany

Dante Alighieri • Regarded as the first author of the Italian Renaissance • Best known for the Divine Comedy

Petrarch • Renowned for his love lyrics, in the forms of sonnets • Developed the Italian sonnet • 14 lines – 1 group of 8 lines – 1 group of 6 lines – Each has their own rhyme scheme

Other writers…. • • • Boccaccio Best known for the Decameron Machiavelli The Prince Adopted a secular and amoral view of politics • Ruler should be concerned with the preservation of his own authority

• Castiligione • Wrote the Book of the Courtier • Presented the rules of gentlemanly behavior • Cellini • Wrote a revealing autobiography

• Lorenzo Valla • Applied the methods of linguistic and historical analysis to demonstrate that the Donation of Constantine was a forgery