1. What was the attitude of the “Men of the Renaissance” toward their own place in history?
The “Men of the Renaissance” considered their place history incredibly important. Bruni, along with many others, believed that “they were bringing a whole new culture to new birth” and that the accomplishments of their “generation marked an epoch in intellectual history”. The early humanists longed for the revival of the classical world. They wanted to distance themselves, and society, from the Middle Ages; an age of darkness, plague and regression. The humanists wished to return mankind to the culturally rich state it once was through the rebirth of classic literature, art and beliefs. The “Men of the Renaissance” focused on individual will, accomplishment
The “Men of the Renaissance” considered their place history incredibly important. Bruni, along with many others, believed that “they were bringing a whole new culture to new birth” and that the accomplishments of their “generation marked an epoch in intellectual history”. The early humanists longed for the revival of the classical world. They wanted to distance themselves, and society, from the Middle Ages; an age of darkness, plague and regression. The humanists wished to return mankind to the culturally rich state it once was through the rebirth of classic literature, art and beliefs. The “Men of the Renaissance” focused on individual will, accomplishment