The Renaissance began in Italy. While it merely a affected a little sum of the population. the “rebirth” of classical civilization is revered today. The general thought of the Renaissance is that in Ancient Greek and Roman times we were enlightened. and so lost the visible radiation in the “dark” ages. and so became enlightened once more in the metempsychosis of classical civilization. Setting: A phase with comfy chairs. Leonardo district attorney Vinci sitting in one chair. the host in the other.
Host: Welcome to Talk Renaissance Live. I’m here with Leonardo district attorney Vinci. the very definition of a “Renaissance man” . So state the audience about yourself Leo. Can I name you Leo?
Lion: Um sure. Well candidly I don’t know why people like me so much. I’m a awful postponer. And while I’ve had a few successful pictures. a batch of my plants were more of failed experiments.
Host: That is still better than most of the population. And your scientific diaries still have people inquiring today. You had thoughts. sometimes even working thoughts for things that weren’t even conceived for most of the population until this last century. What was it like working for a committee?
Lion: It was ok. one time I had plentifulness of learners. Apprentices meant I could pass more clip on questions of the scientific nature.
Host: So why was the Mona Lisa smiling the manner she was?
Lion: Well now that’s something I swore I would ne’er state.
Host: You’re no merriment. and I was inquiring. Why didn’t you publish and of the scientific progresss you made?
Lion: Well it was a different universe back so. I had more respect so most people. but if I’d tried to print my scientific ideas so I would hold been laughed out of the edifice. Or killed.
Host: You mentioned holding learners subsequently in your calling. how was it like being one yourself? And who were you an learner for?
Lion: Well when I was 14 I apprenticed to the adult male known as Verrocchio. He taught me many things. both in theoretical and practical Fieldss. Even after I qualified as a maestro creative person I continued to join forces with him. because he was a all right adult male.
Host: That’s our clip. when we come back from the interruption I’ll be sitting here with Johann Gutenberg.
Host: And we’re back. sitting with me is Johann Gutenberg. You may non cognize who he is. but he was indispensable to both the Renaissance and what followed.
Johann: Hello.
Host: How about you explain to the audience about your of import parts?
Johann: I brought the printing to Europe.
Host: Yes. could you explicate how?
Johann: Was able to do a printing system that could mass bring forth books. and have it be economically feasible.
Host: And was it?
Johann: Well it was for everyone except me truly. I ended up with an tremendous debt and so was sued for “misuse of funds” .
Host: That’s unfortunate. did you win the tribunal instance?
Johann: Of class non. and he had control of my bible printing imperativeness. and half of all Bibles printed.
Host: And could you explicate why the printing imperativeness was of import?
Johann: As I understand it. it meant that books and intelligence traveled to more people. and more rapidly. It helped the Renaissance. and subsequently facilitated the Scientific revolution.
Host: Belly laugh that was an enlightening interview. but now we have to travel to commercial interruption. When we come back I will be speaking with our concluding invitee.
Host: And we’re back! Now as you know with the Renaissance came the visual aspect of humanitarianism. We have the male parent of humanitarianism himself with us today. Francesco Petrarca!
Petrarch: Hello.
Host: As the male parent of humanitarianism. could you explicate to the audience precisely what humanitarianism is?
Petrarch: Humanitarianism is a response to the clinical Scholasticism. Humanists such as myself want to make a society where are all citizens are capable of prosecuting civic life. being eloquent of address and pen.
Host: I see. what is Scholasticism?
Petrarch: It’s something that seems to be prevailing in society today. fixing people to be “good” occupations such as physicians or attorneies. It emphasizes larning minor and unimportant inside informations for callings that comparatively few will partake in.
Host: Asides from being the Father of Humanism what else have you done?
Petrarch: I’m besides a spot of a poet. And I came up with the construct of the Dark Ages. although that seems to hold gone out of manner as of late.
Host: Well the idea as of late is that naming it the Dark Ages is oversimplifying. It portrays the thought that humanity was briefly enlightened. and so lost it’s manner. and so was enlightened again-
Petrarch: Precisely! That’s precisely the point I’m seeking to do.
Host: Well it doesn’t agree with what modern historiographers by and large think. They’ve been seeking to do an attempt to be less Eurocentric. and to seek to understand constructs of the yesteryear without altering the facts to suite our thoughts of what should hold happened.
