Concetti Chiave
- The early Renaissance in England was marked by a revived interest in Greek and Roman literatures, a love for beauty, and a revival of critical spirit.
- Chaucer's works, influenced by Italian literature, remained distinctly English, while poets like Wyatt and Surrey deeply integrated Italian forms like the Sonnet and blank verse.
- The Sonnet, introduced by Wyatt and Surrey, followed the Italian form but evolved into the Shakespearean style with a new rhyme scheme.
- The 16th century was a period of study and experimentation, significantly influenced by the New Learning under Cardinal Wolsey's patronage.
- Thomas More's "Utopia" illustrated an ideal republic, reflecting the philosophical ideals of the Renaissance and was initially written in Latin.
After the accession of
A Sonnet is a poem containing fourteen lines, which are divided into an octave of two quatrains and a sestet of two tercets. The sonnet was first used in Italy in the XVth century. In its pure Italian form, the rhymes are arranged in the following order: abba, abba, cde, cde. Wyatt and Surrey adhered closely to this type. The
L'era del nuovo apprendimento
The sixteenth century was, on the whole, an age on study and experiment. Under the patronage of Cardinal Wolsey, the New Learning received a mighty impulse. Students flocked to the great Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, eager to study the Greek and Latin Classics. Erasmus himself came to Oxford, where he discussed theology with John Colet and began his friendship with Thomas More, the author of the Utopia. In the Utopia, first written in Latin and subsequently translated into English, More describes an imaginary islands and gives the theory of an ideal republic where the laws and usages are in strict accordance with philosophical perfection.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Cuál fue la influencia de la literatura italiana en la poesía inglesa durante el reinado de Enrique VIII?
- ¿Cómo se diferencia el soneto de Shakespeare del soneto italiano tradicional?
- ¿Qué papel jugaron las universidades de Oxford y Cambridge en el Renacimiento inglés?
La literatura italiana influyó profundamente en la poesía inglesa, afectando pensamientos, sentimientos y formas métricas, como el soneto introducido por Wyatt y el verso blanco descubierto por Surrey.
El soneto de Shakespeare se aparta de la tradición italiana al sustituir el esquema de octava y sexteto por tres cuartetos y un pareado, con un esquema de rima abab, cecd, efef, gg.
Bajo el patrocinio del Cardenal Wolsey, las universidades de Oxford y Cambridge se convirtieron en centros de estudio del Renacimiento, atrayendo a estudiantes interesados en los clásicos griegos y latinos, y figuras como Erasmo discutieron teología allí.
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