Humanism & Education 1300-1600 Portrait of a Humanist by Giovanni Bellini c. 1490.

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Humanism & Education Portrait of a Humanist by Giovanni Bellini c. 1490

Francesco Petrarch Often referred to as the first humanist

Erasmus

Thomas More English Humanist c. 1530

Shakespeare’s works reflect influences from Christian Humanism

Medieval English Piety

St. George Patron Saint of England

St. Erkenwald Bishop of London 7 th century

St. Fritha, aka. Fritheswith Abbess and protector of Oxford 7 th and 8 th century

St. Swithun Bishop of Winchester 9 th century

St. Thomas Becket Canterbury

Feasting & Processions

Late Medieval Mardis Gras

Transi Tomb

Rood Screen

Chaucer & English Vernacular Literature

How does the Nun’s Priest’s Tale indicate the influence of humanism? What is the moral of the story? Why did Chaucer place a Latin phrase in his story? How did he translate that phrase?

What is Chanticleer’s near fatal weakness in the Nun’s Priest’s Tale? A.He enjoys singing B.He is prone to flattery C.He talks too much D.He has unsettling dreams E.He fails to listen to his wife

What is Pertelote’s response when Chanticleer tells her of his scary dream? A.She tells him to stay at home B.She ignores him and starts whistling C.She advises him to take a laxative D.She advises him to visit a fortune teller E.She encourages him to seek therapy

A Book of Hours

Development of Literacy

English Mystics  Langland Julian 

John Wyclif, “Morning Star of the Reformation” Emphasized the authority of the Bible and began unauthorized translation Questioned transubstantiation Advocated for the confiscation of Church property Encouraged the elimination of ritual and ornamentation in churches

Sir John Oldcastle Lollard knight burnt for heresy 1418

The Gutenberg Bible c. 1450

Papermaking, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris Inside a Printing Works, Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

William Caxton’s Printing Device

Fleet Street – London’s Publishing District

William Tyndale’s English Bible 1525

England & the Reformation

How does Chaucer characterize the monk in the Shipman’s Tale? A.As a devout Benedictine with no charm B.As an advocate of monastic reform and Church independence C.As drunken fool who does not know his pater noster D.As a leacherous and untrustworthy cousin of the merchant

What do Chanticleer and his wife argue over? A.Whether dreams have meaning B.Whether hens are wiser than roosters C.Whether foxes can sing D.Whether the Romans used chickens to tell the future E.All of the above

What is the moral to the story? A.Mulier est hominus confusio B.Do not be misled in by flattery C.Knowledge is not confined to priests D.Even the animals of poor people have wisdom

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