Humanism, arts and learning Flashcards
Who were Humanists?
believers in the Catholic faith, particularly the notion of free will
What did their work affect other than religion?
politics and economics
Who was John Colet?
an educator who saw humanist scholar approaches as a means of reforming the Church from within
Who was Erasmus?
a Dutch scholar who published a book in 1504 and sought to regenerate christianity through emphasis on education and rejection of some of the Church’s traditional ceremonies
What year did Erasmus publish a book which sought to regenerate christianity through the emphasis on education and rejection of some of the Church’s traditional ceremonies?
1504
Who was Sir Thomas More, a friend of Erasmus ?
a lawyer and humanist scholar and appointed Lord Chancellor after the fall of Wolsey in 1529 but resigned in despair in 1532 following Henry’s religious changes and executed for treason
What was scholasticism?
a system of philosophical analysis in the medieval period
What was English intellectual life dominated by?
the traditional medieval scholastic philosophy
What did humanists consider the traditional medieval scholastic philosophy which dominated English intellectual life to be?
too formal and old fashioned
How many new grammar schools were founded between 1460-1509?
53
Who was responsible for the foundation of Christ’s College and John’s College?
Lady Margret Beaufort
Which 2 colleges in Cambridge was Lady Margret Beaufort responsible in for foundation of?
Christ’s College and John’s College
What were plays often presented in association with?
church-ale festivals
What is an example of a play presented in association with a church-ale festival in 1490?
Bishop’s Strortford in Hertfordshire in 1490
What were the most famous dramas performed at the feasts of Corpus Christy the guilds of towns and cities such as York, Lincoln, Wakefield and Coventry?
mystery plays
Where were the most famous dramas, mystery plays performed?
at the feasts of Corpus Christy and the guilds of towns and cities such as York, Lincoln, Wakefield and Coventry
What were the mystery plays performances?
important festive occasions
Who celebrated the mystery plays performances which were important festive occasions?
the churches, corporations and guilds c
What were the purposes of the public-celebrated festive occasions from performances?
to set out straightforward moral and religious messages for the moral improvement of their audiences
What was the Gothic perpendicular style in which vast numbers of churches were built in?
the dominant form of church architecture in England
Which important places of worship is included in the Gothic perpendicular style of churches built?
- Saint Mary Redcliffe in Bristol
- major wool churches of East Anglia
In what year did Henry V11 approve the Gothic perpendicular style of for the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey?
1502
For which church did Henry V11 approve the Gothic perpendicular style in 1502?
the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey
What was the new industry of printing concerned with in England?
traditional medieval culture
Who established his printing press in 1478 ?
William Caxton
