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1 . How much do you know about English Renaissance ? The Renaissance was a European phenomenon . It hadits origin in north Italy in the fourteenth century, andspread northward to other European countries—to France,to Germany, to the Low Countries, and lastly to England .It revived the study of Roman and Greek classics andmarked the beginning of bourgeois revolution . During theperiod of English Renaissance England enjoyed stability andprosperity . It became the strong power in the world and themistress on the seas . The English Renaissance encouragedthe Reformation of the Church . English King, Henry Ⅷ,who started the Reformation, declared the break with Romeand became head of the English Church . Thus Catholicismwas got rid of in England . Protestantism was established .The increasing of cloth industry stimulated the greed ofthe moneyed classes to seize more and more land out of thehands of the peasants . This is known as the EnclosureMovement . As a result of the movement, thousands uponthousands of peasants lost their land and became hiredlabourers for the merchants .In the Renaissance Period, scholars and educators whocalled themselves Humanists began to emphasize the capaci-ties of the human mind and the achievements of human cul-ture, in contrast to the medieval emphasis on God and con-tempt for the things of this world . So humanism became thekeynote of English Renaissance .English Renaissance is usually divided into threeperiods: 1 ) The first period called the beginning of theRenaissance started in 1516 and came to an end in 1578 .2)The second period known as the flowering time of the Re-naissance was from 1578 to 1625 . 3) The third period be-tween 1625 and 1660 is the epilogue of the Renaissance .In the second period, Queen Elizabeth ruled the coun-try . For this reason it is also called Elizabethan Period .William Shakespeare, the greatest playwright of England,lived in the Elizabethan Period . So in the history of Englishliterature, this period is often referred to as the Age ofWilliam Shakespeare

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Part Ⅳ The Renaissance

正面	1 . How much do you know about English Renaissance ?
《》	Part Ⅳ The Renaissance
背面	The Renaissance was a European phenomenon . It had its origin in north Italy in the fourteenth century, and spread northward to other European countries—to France, to Germany, to the Low Countries, and lastly to England . It revived the study of Roman and Greek classics and marked the beginning of bourgeois revolution . During the period of English Renaissance England enjoyed stability and prosperity . It became the strong power in the world and the mistress on the seas . The English Renaissance encouraged the Reformation of the Church . English King, Henry Ⅷ, who started the Reformation, declared the break with Rome and became head of the English Church . Thus Catholicism was got rid of in England . Protestantism was established . The increasing of cloth industry stimulated the greed of the moneyed classes to seize more and more land out of the hands of the peasants . This is known as the Enclosure Movement . As a result of the movement, thousands upon thousands of peasants lost their land and became hired labourers for the merchants . In the Renaissance Period, scholars and educators who called themselves Humanists began to emphasize the capaci- ties of the human mind and the achievements of human cul- ture, in contrast to the medieval emphasis on God and con- tempt for the things of this world . So humanism became the keynote of English Renaissance . English Renaissance is usually divided into three periods: 1 ) The first period called the beginning of the Renaissance started in 1516 and came to an end in 1578 .2) The second period known as the flowering time of the Re- naissance was from 1578 to 1625 . 3) The third period be- tween 1625 and 1660 is the epilogue of the Renaissance . In the second period, Queen Elizabeth ruled the coun- try . For this reason it is also called Elizabethan Period . William Shakespeare, the greatest playwright of England, lived in the Elizabethan Period . So in the history of English literature, this period is often referred to as the Age of William Shakespeare

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