discovery
free thought
Discussion question: Could we be entering another dark age/even age?
Jerry Springer (talk show host) said in an interview he thought the perfect show would involve
someone dying on air
poet who loved books
could be said to be Renaissant
discovered ideas in Greek and Roman texts - possibly from thousands of years
people questioned and thought for themselves
caused conflict with church which believed people couldn’t change laws
important city in Italy
Canretta studied new ideas
artists and architects studied Roman art/buildings learning new ways to design
plays performed based on Greek plays
great artist - Michael Angelo
great architect - Pallido
Greek plays revived
Miracle plays - gave moral, played by travelling performers
songs were major part of plays
Intermezzo - short moral item sung, performed between acts of main plays
first opera 1597
first successful opera L’Orfero by Monteurdi (1605)