A short of Renaissance which took place in the 16th century.

1. Renaissance Period
(1500-1600)
Edited by Shahid Hilal
Department of BS
English
Written by Suhan
Koistani
By Shahid Hilal and Sohan Koistani

2. The Renaissance period in English
literature is also called the Elizabethan
period or the age of Shakespeare.
The middle ages in Europe were followed
by the renaissance. Renaissance means
rebirth from about 1500 to 1600 the world
was reborn in many ways.
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3. The Renaissance began in Italy, especially
in art and architecture in the fifteen
century.
As England became the most powerful
nation in Europe in the late sixteen century
new worlds were discovered and new
ways of seeing and thinking developed.
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5.  It prompted revival of learning and it denoted
in its broadest sense the gradual
enlightenment of the human mind after the
darkness of the middle ages.
 The essence of this movement was that man
discovered himself and the universe.
 Along with the revival of learning new
discoveries took place in several other fields.
Vascoda Gama circumnavigated the earth ,
Columbus discovered America
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6. That was the new spirit which awoke in
Europe with the revival of learning.
Protestantism became more and mire
important and gave a whole new vision of
man's relation with GOD.
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7. Copernicus discovered the solar system
and prepared the way for Galileo.
Books were printed and science and art
were systematized.
The middle ages were past and the old
world had become new.
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8.  The chief characteristics of renaissance was its
emphasis on Humanism which means man's
concern with himself as an object of contemplation.
 This movement was started in Italy by Dante
Petrarch and Boccaccio in the fourteen century
and from there it spread to other countries of
Europe in England it became popular during the
Elizabethan period.
 Another aspect of humanism was the enhanced
sensitiveness to formal beauty and the cultivation
of the aesthetic sense.it showed itself in a new
ideal of social conduct that of the courtier.
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9. Thank
you
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