1、 Renaissance名词解释

    Generally speaking， Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th century. The word “Renaissance” means revival （复兴）， specifically in this period of history， revival of interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture. Renaissance， in essence （从实质上讲）， was a historical period in which the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts （试图） to get rid of conservatism （保守主义思想） in feudalist Europe and introduce new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie （资产阶级）， to lift the restrictions （禁忌） in all areas placed by the Roman church authorities.（权利威信）

    2、 Generally speaking， Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th century.

    3、 Renaissance started in Florence and Venice with the flowering of paintings， sculpture （雕塑） and architecture. 最早开始于painting

    4、 Florence was the golden city which gave girth to a whole generation of poets， scholars， artists and sculptors （雕塑家）。

    5、 In Renaissance literature of Italy， Petrarch （彼得拉克） was the representative poet.

    6、 Intellectuals became closely tied up （息息相关） with the rising bourgeoisie.

    （人文主义兴起的重要原因 Humanistic ideas to develop）

    7、 At the heart of the Renaissance philosophy was the assertion of the greatness of man.

    （以人为本—人文主义的核心）

    8、 Literature： The idea of the greatness of man is reflected in Shakespeare‘s literature.

    9、 painting： The idea of the greatness of man is reflected in Da vincci‘s Mona Lisa.

    10、Renaissance Art名词解释

    A radical （根本的） break with medieval （中古的） methods of representing the visible （可见的） world occurred （发生） in Italy during the second half of the 13th century. It was not until the second decade （十年） of the 15th century that there was a decided break with the medieval pictorial tradition （田园式风格）。