Unit 7 Culture and Art 文化艺术Text 1 RenaissanceRenaissance(文艺复兴) as a period in western civilization may be explained in different ways. But generally speaking, it refers to the period between the 14th and mid 17th century. The word “Renaissance” means revival, specifically in this period of history, revival of interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture. Renaissance, therefore, in essence , was a historical period in which the European humanist( 人文主义旳 ) thinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of conservatism( 保守主义 ) in feudalist Europe and introduce new ideas that expressed in the interests of the rising bourgeoisie( 资 产 阶 级 ), to lift the restrictions in all areas placed by the Roman church authorities. During the period of Renaissance, old sciences revived and new sciences emerged, national languages and national cultures free from the absolute control of the Papal( 罗马教皇旳 )authority in Rome took shape and art and literature flourished as never before. The absolute authority of the Roman Catholic Church was shaken and people in Europe came to a new awareness which was to help shape what Europe is today. Renaissance started in Florence(佛罗伦萨)and Venice (威尼斯) with the flowering of paintings, sculpture and architecture. From Italy the movement went to embrace the rest of Europe. In different countries, however, the movement occurred in different periods with different emphasis. Where the impact on Italy was most strongly felt in fine arts, in France it was literature and in England it was philosophy and drama. [A] absolute [B] ancient [C] civilization [D] essence [E] embrace [F] flourished [G] impact [H] revived [I] restrictions [J] shaken 文艺复兴 在西方文明史中...
