1、The literature of the RenaissanceThe literature of the Renaissance.hUMANISMThecoreofRenaissanceishumanism.Humanism,thespiritofthecoreispeoplecentricratherthantoGodasthecenter,anditmustbehumanvalueanddignity.Humanismclaimsthatthepurposeoflifeistopursuehappinessinreallife,advocatingpersonalityliberati
2、on,againstthefollyofsuperstitiontheology,thinkthatpeoplearethemakersofreallifeandmaster.TheRenaissanceisappearinginItalyatfirst.French humanist literature.LiterarythreeheroesDantePetrarchBoccaccio.Dante Alighieri(1265-1321)HeisthepioneeroftheRenaissance,andweconsiderthattherepresentativecharacterisD
3、anteingenerally.Itsrepresentativeasthedivinecomedy,andheworkswithimplicitcriticismandfirstrevealedthemiddleagesofreligiousrulecorruptionandstupid.WithItaliandialectratherthanasinthemiddleages,theformallanguageworksLatin,andisbelievedtobeinthemiddlebourgeoisieatmodernsocietygatethoughtliberationmovem
4、ent.HehasextensiveresearchtotheLatinliterature.ButwritteninItaliandialectisalotoflyricpoetryintheformofsonnetsandreceivedwarmwelcomebythecitiestotherulersofthecountry.Divine Comedy+Thisworkbytheauthorsandvariousfamouscharactersinthehell,purgatory,andheavensdialogue,reflectingtheachievementsandsomema
5、jorproblemsinthefieldofmedievalculture,withencyclopediacharacter,whichcanalsovaguelyseethedawnoftheRenaissancehumanismthought.+Inthisaslongasmorethanfourteenthousandlinesofepic,Danteisfirmlyopposedtomedievalobscurantism,expressedthepersistentpursuitofthetruthofideas,forEuropeisextremelyfar-reachingi
6、nfluenceofpoetrycreation.Francesco Petrarch(1304-1374)HeisanItalianpoet.Henotonlyisthefounderofhumanism,butalsothefounderofmodernpoetry.Hisexcellentsonnetsbodylyricpoetryanthologysongs,wonthetitleofpoetlaureate.AndheputforwardthethoughtofpeopleinsteadofGodsthoughts,knownasthefatherofhumanism.Petrarc
7、hthroughthecreationoflong-termpractice,pushthesonnetstoaperfectsituation,developedintoakindofnewpoetry,namely“Petrarchverse,offersanewwayforthedevelopmentofpoetryinEurope.Therefore,Petrarchiscalledapoet.CanzonierePetrarchjumpsoutofoldlyricsbox,withcolorfultonal,meticulousbrushwork,Lola,thebeautyoffo
8、rm,thethoughtsandfeelingsofhiscomplexandheartactivity.Thosepoemscelebrateslovebravelyandexpressthelongingforhappiness,reflectshumanistcontemptofmedievalmorality,deeplylovesthelifeviewoftheworld.Giovanni Boccaccio(13131375)ItalianRenaissancewritersandpoetsaretotalestheDecameronname.Atranslationofogre
9、mound,anoutstandingrepresentativeoftheItalianRenaissanceismovement,humanist.MasterpiecetheDecameroncritiqueofreligiousconservatism,arguesthathappinessamongus,isregardedasthemanifestooftheRenaissance.DecameronTheDecameronisoneofworldhistoriesofliteratureandthereisagreatvalueofliteraryworks.Boccaccioi
10、nknowledgeoflifeandwonderfulartrecapitulate,throughthenarrative,andsumsuplifephenomenon,todepictthenature,narratesthedetailsofcharacterization,shapedtheKings,noblesandknights,monks,businessmen,scholars,artists,farmers,craftsmen,suchasdifferentclasses,showingItalybroadsociallife,expresstheearlyRenais
11、sancehumanismandfreedomofthought.French humanist literatureFrench humanist literature.MicheldeMontaigne(1533-1592)FrenchRenaissanceislate16thcenturyhumanistthinker.HisrepresentativeworksEssais.Itisa16thcenturyvariousthoughtsandallkindsofknowledgethroughtheanalysisofthecompanyoflifephilosophygoodname
12、.FrancoisRabelaisHeisoneofFrenchhumanisticwritersoftheRenaissance.Ahumanististhegiant.HismajorworksisthenovelGargantuaetPantagruelanditisasatire.GargantuaetPantagruelItisayounghuman,praisingthehumannaturehumanismgreatmasterpieceandcastigatesthe16th-centuryFrenchfeudalsociety,theemergingbourgeoisiefr
13、omthefeudalchurch,fullyembodiesthehumaniststopeople,humannatureandhumancreativity.Spain humanist literatureThehighachievementsfictionanddrama.ThereisastrongrealisticcolortrampnovelwasborninSpain.Vegay(1562156216351635)ThemainrepresentativeoftheSpanishisnationaldrama.Masterpieceis“springvillagesheep.
14、Cervantes(1547-1616)HeisthemostoutstandingSpanishRenaissancerealismnovelist.MasterpieceDonQuixote,whichmarksthemodernEuropeannovelnewstageofdevelopment,hashadtheenormousinfluenceonlaterliterature.DonQuixoteisthefirstmodernnovelinthehistoryofwesternliterature,isalsooneofthetreasuresofworldliterature.
15、The British humanist literature.SirThomasMore(1478-1535)Heisafamoushumanismthinkers.HeistheEuropeearlyutopiansocialisttheory,thefounderofthetalentedscholarsandhumanismseasonedpolitician,withitsclassicutopiaandgodown.UtopiaInutopia,Mooresheepeatpeopleforthefirsttimeusedtoexposetheevilsofenclosuremove
16、mentformanytimes,andputsforwardthepublicownership,discussesthehuman-oriented,harmoniouscoexistence,freedomofmarriage,euthanasia,respectforwomensrights,religiousdiversityissointertwinedwithmodernlife.Hemadethewordutopia,createdthetheoryofutopiansocialism,histhoughtsalsobecomeoneofthesourceofthemodernsocialistideologicaltrend.Shakespeare(1564-1616)HeistheoutstandingdramatistinthehistoryofEnglishliterature,isalsotheEuropeanRenaissanceperiod,themostimportantandoneofthegreatestwriters,oneoftheworldsmosteminentastronomer.