Beacon Lights Of History Renaissance And Reformation

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A. D. 1265-1321. RISE OF MODERN POETRY. The first great genius who aroused his country from the torpor of the Middle Ages was a poet. Poetry, then, was the first influence which elevated the human mind amid the miseries of a gloomy period, if we may except the schools of philosophy which flourished in the rising universities. But poetry probably preceded all other forms of culture in Europe, even as it preceded philosophy and art in Greece. The gay Provencal singers were harbingers of Dante, even as unknown poets prepared the way for Homer.

First published posthumously in 1902, this collection of the lectures of American historian JOHN LORD (1810-1894) is a charming rummage through 6,000 years of European and American history, exploring the past from "the old pagan civilizations" to modern leaders and cultures on both sides of the Atlantic. This replica edition features all the original illustrations, hard to come by in other recent versions. It will delight both readers of history and lovers of beautiful, classic books. Volume VI: "Renaissance and Reformation" covers: [ Dante and the rise of modern poetry [ Geoffrey Chaucer and English life in the 14th century [ Christopher Columbus and maritime discoveries [ Michelangelo and the revival of art [ Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation [ the English Reformation [ the rise of the Jesuits [ Galileo and astronomical discoveries [ and more