Renaissance Flashcards
(11 cards)
who wrote the book about the Italians Renaissance that you looked at?
Gene Brucker
what historian does Gene Brucker discuss in his chapter on the Italian Renaissance?
Burckhardtian
what did Burcky think about the Renaissance?
he thought it was the beginning of the modern world
what did Burcky think about the R. Italians?
he thought that they were “the first-born among the sons of modern Europe”
what does Burcky associate the Medieval world with?
-Agrarian + feudal economy
-hierarchical society
-political system dominated by kings with sacral power
-culture profoundly Christian and other-worldly
what does burcky claim about the new world created by the R.?
-mercantile
-capitalist
-urbanised
-individualistic
-lack of a Christian influence for instead of classical antiquity
what were Burcky’s two fundamental Renaissance concepts?
Secularism and Individualism
what does Burcky mean by Secularism?
society and culture anchored in this world (e.g. not believing in life after death)
what does Burcky mean by Individualism?
in medieval times, both sides of a person’s consciousness were turned inwards on themselves - they only saw themselves as part of a larger group - but after the renaissance, man became a spiritual individual and recognised himself as such
what was a flawed perception of Burcky? what did Lorenzo De Medici’s daughter say that contradicts this?
he believed that women were emancipated by the renaissance - Nannina wrote in a letter to her mother, “whoever wishes to have control of his life should take care to be born a man”
what is another flaw in Burcky’s arguments that Gene Brucker calls him out on?
Burcky ignores the christian values displayed in art, literature, rituals and traditions (find an example or some type of evidence for this please - I can feel Gonzalo’s comment from here)
