ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which term is commonly applied to the period of transition from the medieval to the modern world in Western Europe?
A
Transcendental period
B
Renaissance Period
C
Interregnum
D
Neoclassic Period
E
Middle English Period
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Renaissance (UK: /rɪˈneɪsəns/ rin-AY-sənss, US: /ˈrɛnəsɑːns/ ( listen) REN-ə-sahnss) is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas and achievements of classical antiquity.

Detailed explanation-2: -The transition from the medieval to the modern world was foreshadowed by economic expansion, political centralization, and secularization. A money economy weakened serfdom, and an inquiring spirit stimulated the age of exploration.

Detailed explanation-3: -Intellectual movement Wilde said one of the most significant changes that occurred during the Renaissance was the “evolution of Renaissance humanism as a method of thinking. … This new outlook underpinned so much of the world then and now."

Detailed explanation-4: -The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Generally described as taking place from the 14th century to the 17th century, the Renaissance promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature and art.

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