Humanism Flashcards
What was humanism founded on the rediscovery of ?
rediscovery of Original Latin and Greek texts
What were humanists particularly concerned with ?
with establishing reliability of Latin and Greek translations in order to purify the ideas of religious texts.
Give 2 examples of the earliest humanist scholars of significance in England.
1) William Grocyn (1449-1519)
2) Thomas Lincare (1460-1524)
Where did William Grocyn lecture ?
Oxford
Whose ideas did William Grocyn base his lectures on ?
Plato and Aristotle
Give 5 examples of humanist scholars
1) William Grocyn (1449-1519)
2) Thomas Lincare (1460-1524)
3) john Colet (1467-1519)
4) Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536)
5) Sir Thomas More (1478-1535)
Thomas Lincare was particularly influenced by the ____________ thinking he had acquired in Italy.
Scientific
Where did Thomas Lincare take a medical degree at ?
University of Padua
What was John Colet’s aim as a humanist scholar ?
he saw Humanist scholarly as a means to reform the church from within
What christian faith were humanists believers in ?
catholic faith
Who was Desiderius Erasmus ?
A dutch humanist scholar
hen did Desiderius Erasmus first pay a visit to England ?
1499
What influential book Did Desiderius Erasmus publish ?
‘The Handbook of a Christian soldier’
What was Desiderius Erasmus’ ‘The handbook of a Christian soldier’ about ?
It was based on education and rejection of some of the Church’s traditional ceremonies in order to regenerate Christianity.
Which friendship between which 2 humanist scholars gave a boost to humanist ideas in the early years of Henry VII’s reign ?
Sir Thomas More and Desiderius Erasmus
