Renaissance in Italy
In part three of Jacob Burckhardt’s book, The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, he writes that the Italian Renaissance was shaped by “..not the revival of antiquity alone, but its union with the spirit of the people…” The spirit of the Italian people refers to the way Italians as a group, shared the enthusiasm for antiquity. Burckhardt formulates that this enthusiasm was because the Italians viewed antiquity as a symbol of past greatness. The Middle Ages had brought about much war and corruption in both the Church and secular society. Therefore, the ‘Revival of antiquity,’ developed in part to find a way to improve society. Italy lay where an ancient society had prospered and triumphed, and thus, Italians looked to Ancient Rome for answers of how to improve their own society. Italy was full of ancient monuments and documents and thus Italians had easy access to the past. The Latin language of Ancient Rome was also easily learned by Italians, which gave them a unified tool to open the past. So, it was the special circumstances of Italy that provided the Italian people with their great enthusiasm to learn and understand the ancients and their way of life. With their new knowledge of the past, a new dilemma aro
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Ancient Rome, Latin Greek, Italy Guarino, Church Revival, Erasmus Rotterdam, Common Life, Europe Germany, Francesco Petrarca, Italian Renaissance, Lorenzo Valla, revival antiquity, ancient rome, italian humanist, italian people, special circumstances italy, latin classics, society italy, churchs beliefs, role revival, reform church, liberal arts, role revival antiquity,
Approximate Word count = 1314
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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