of the ways in which the spirit of humanism was expressed was in a rise in appreciation for the artifacts of the past. Most scholars would say that Petrarch‚ would best fit this label as the father of Humanism. His influence continued to be felt throughout the entire humanistic movement‚ and his successors called him their spiritual father. Petrarch also wrote in the vernacular‚ which was a style that would finally gain acceptance among scholars in the Renaissance. The Italian Renaissance was one
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outlook on life and the universe. Lastly‚ it was the humanist vision at that time to achieve through education‚ a level of eloquence and intellect that would lead them to virtuousness. 2. What made Petrarch aware that a renaissance‚ or rebirth‚ of classical learning was necessary in his time? Petrarch recognized that at the time before the Renaissance‚ Greek and Roman antiquity was regarded as inessential and inferior to the medieval way of life. In addition‚ he also realized that the politicians
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Midland Energy Resources 1. For what purposes does Mortensen estimate Midland’s cost of capital? What would be the potential consequences of a too high estimate compared to the firm’s “true” cost of capital? What about a too low estimate? Estimates of the cost of capital were used in many analyses within Midland‚ including asset appraisals for both capital budgeting and financial accounting‚ performance assessments‚ M&A proposals‚ and stock repurchase decisions. Moreover‚ depending
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complained of the utilitarian nature of his studies in youth. He would have wanted to have more practice with poetry and classical authors‚ as he believed that much could be learned from antiquity. He was inspired by Petrarch and Dante‚ notable names of medieval literature. Especially Petrarch had a real impact on Boccaccio’s studies as his teacher and magister who also encouraged him to study Greek and Latin literature. He had written various poems and stories from 1342 to 1374 started with romantic stories
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Natalie Shapiro 4/9/13 Lesson 18 Was the Renaissance more Medieval or Modern? Identify : Petrarch‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michangelo‚ Rafael‚ Sofonsiba‚ Castiglione‚ Machiavelli Petrarch: Leonardo da Vinci: A citizen of Florence‚ he did much of his work in Milan and Rome. He is best known for the Mona Lisa‚ a portrait of a strangely smiling young woman in Florence. Michangelo: Began his career as a sculptor in Florence. There he did a famous marble statue of David ‚ after the heroic biblical
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Devin Golden 18 November 2014 Professor Z Rhetorical Perspective Renaissance The Enlightenment and Renaissance era ’s. Two completely different era ’s as far as time periods‚ but actually similar in how they developed rhetoric. These two era ’s focused a lot on education to develop‚ and used past rhetorician ’s views‚ and philosophies to do so. The Enlightenment era focused a lot on argumentation. This period was about an intellectual change going on in the world. According to dictionary.com
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Daji‚ Shay Final Exam‚ Question #1 HIST 151‚ Spring 2015 Word Count: 1498 May 2nd 2015 Factors Precipitating the Inevitability of the Protestant Reformation In 1517‚ a single friar collapsed thousands of years of religious unity‚ undermining the power of the Roman Catholic Church‚ an institution that held religious authority over the majority of the Western world. Martin Luther‚ the son of a miner‚ published a document titled The Ninety-Five Theses that challenged the selling of indulgences as a
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Comparison of Poems In the poem “Poetry” by Marianne Moore‚ it describes how you should read poetry‚ how poetry can be interesting and how it relates to everyday life. This poem has a similar purpose to “Sonnet” by Billy Collins. Both of these poems are describing poetry and how it should be read/formed. Analysis In the poem‚ “Sonnet”‚ Collins makes the sonnet sound as if it is a sonnet speaking. He does this so that both the speaker and reader have fun while reading the poem with the end outcome
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(1) Francesco Petrarch (1304-74) As the first of the Humanist‚ he was one of the most influential poets of the Middle Ages. And he is considered by most to be the founder Renaissance Humanism in general. Petrarch was the first and greatest representative of the humanistic phase of the Italian Renaissance. He was the first scholar of the mediaeval time who fully realized and appreciated the supreme excellence and beauty of the classical literature and its value as a means of culture.
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Also‚ Petrarch was from Italy‚ where the play did take place. The only difference between the two poets was their rhyme scheme. The Petrarchan sonnet has a rhyme scheme of ABBAABBA. In contrast to Shakespearean sonnets‚ where he uses a differentiating scheme of ABABCDCDEFEFGG‚ that end with a rhyming couplet. It is hard to think that Shakespeare would deny such an instinctive similarity between Romeo and Petrarch‚ but then again Shakespeare was notorious for
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