Northern Renaissance Writers

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Northern Renaissance Writers

• What was the difference?

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Northern Writers

• Critical of the failure of the Christian Church
  to inspire people to live a Christian life
• Education was important even for women they
  founded co-ed schools
• Christian Humanism focused on the reform of
  society

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Desiderius Erasmus

• Christian Humanist from Holland
• The Praise of Folly 1509
• Made fun of foolish
• Study of the Bible could change society
• Christianity was in the heart not rules and
  ceremonies

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Thomas More

• Christian Humanist from England
• Utopia 1516
• He tried to show a better society a more
  perfect world

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Christine De Pizan

• Spoke out about unequal treatment of women
• Produced a variety of literary works
• Very educated, and believed all women should have
  that opportunity

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Questions

• Which writer had the best purpose?
• How are these writers different from that of the
  Italian Renaissance?