How Did Writers Influence the Renaissance Worldview? Latin continued to be used by the Church, by writers began composing works in their own vernacular languages Standardized languages increased a common sense of identity
Writers Geoffrey Chaucer Sir Thomas More Francois Rabelais Pleiade William Shakespeare
Writers Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) An early writer of English Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) Advocated religious tolerance Executed for refusing to denounce the Roman Catholic Church Declared a saint for his unwavering beliefs
Writers Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) Pleiade (mid 1500’s) Books used satire to poke fun at institutions he believed needed change Pleiade (mid 1500’s) Seven French poets believed the literature of France should be written in French and not Latin
Writers William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Poetry and plays studied worldwide for their inventive use of language and insights into human nature