Literature, Music and Science in the Renaissance

Before the Renaissance most books were written in Latin

Very few people spoke latin – books hard to read During the Renaissance people began to use their own

languages to write This is called “writing in the Vernacular” Writers also began to write more about everyday

human problems and less about religion One of the first Renaissance writers was Francesco

Petrarch

Literature

William Shakespeare

Great vernacular writer – wrote about everyday themes Born in Stratford on Avon, England, worked in London Wrote many famous plays Put on performances for Queen Elizabeth Opened his own theatre – Shakespeare’s Globe (rebuilt in

1997) Very few seats in the globe – most people stood.

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s Globe

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New instruments (e.g. Harpsichord) invented Old instruments (lute) improved Orchestras invented Claudio Monteverdi was one of the first renaissance

musicians

Renaissance Music

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Doctors knew little about the workings of the Human body Dissection (cutting up of corpses) banned by the Pope – no

chance for doctors to learn Doctors had to rely on ancient Greek writings to understand

the body – much of their writing was wrong Andreas Vesalius – began dissecting bodies to see how they

worked – his ideas helped start modern medicine

Medicine in the middle ages

Discovered circulation of the Blood

William Harvey – English Renaissance Doctor

An anatomy lesson in action during the Renaissance

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The Medieval View of the Universe

Copernicus’s view of the Universe

Born in Pisa in 1564 Discovered that all objects fall at same rate – even if they are

different weights Designed a very effective telescope, used it to observe the

planets Agreed with Copernicus that Earth moved around the sun Catholic Church disagreed – Galileo was condemned as a

Heretic (someone who disagreed with church teaching)

Galileo Galilei

Galileo’s view of Jupiter & its moons

Shakespeare Language used before RenaissanceJupiter Shakespeare’s TheatreCopernicus Banned by the PopeBlood Circulation Language used by ordinary PeopleDissection Studied by GalileoHarpsichord English PlaywrightGlobe Theatre Discovered by HarveyVernacular Believed Earth revolved around SunLatin Musical Instrument

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