Renaissance Flashcards
What condition was England in when Henry VII became King?
Confusion and destruction because of the years of civil war.
Over what did Henry VII quarrel with the Pope? What did Henry do as a result?
The pope would not grant him an annulment so he seized the Catholic Church’s English property and dissolved the powerful monasteries.
How did Elizabeth I address England’s religious difficulties? For what is he rule remembered?
She reestablished the monarch’s supremacy in the Church of England, restored the Book of Common Prayer, and instituted a policy of religious moderation.
What internal conflict matked England during the reign of James I?
Struggle for power, which erupted into war.
To what civilization did Renaissance artists and thinkers turn for inspiration?
Greece and Rome
What type of poetry did Renaissance writers favor?
lyric poetry
What poetic form was of particular significance during the period?
Sonnet Cycle
What is a sonnet cycle?
A series of sonnets that fit loosely together.
Who was the first major dramatist of the time?
Christopher Marlowe
a. Tamburlaine the Great
b. The Tragical history of Doctor Faustus
What body of work from the period has had the greatest influence?
Shakespeare
What was the central prose achievement of the period?
The English translation of the Bible.
Name two major prose works of the period.
- History of the World
- Novum Organum
