World History ILecture 9.8

The Renaissance in Northern Europe

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The northern Renaissance The Northern Renaissance

occurs outside of Italy from 1440 to 1592 CE/AD

Art and literature reflects culture of Northern Europe (France, England and Germany)

Driven by the growing wealth of English, and German nobility

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The Northern Renaissance is encouraged by the mass production of books and the rise of general literacy

Johannes Gutenberg invented the first wooden movable type printing press in 1440 CE/AD, which allowed for the widespread diffusion of information

The Gutenberg bible is the first and best example of books being used to spread information to the general population quickly and efficiently

In Northern Europe it’s all about books and literature!

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer around 1372

In Praise of Folly is written by Erasmus in 1511

Utopia is written by Sir Thomas More in 1516

William Shakespeare (1564 to 1616 CE/AD) writes multiple plays and sonnets

Northern Renaissance accomplishments – Literature

It’s not all

comedies for the

Bard!

Modern era universities are founded in Northern Europe ◦ The University of Paris is founded in

France (1150 CE/AD)◦ Oxford University is founded in England

(1167)◦ University of Salamanca is founded in

Spain (1218 CE/AD)

These are the forerunners of modern American Universities and colleges

Northern Art reflects religious and secular subjects (just like in Italy)

Education and Art in Northern Europe

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