What was a renaissance a rebirth of?

Answer 1

"Renaissance" means "rebirth" in the French language. The Renaissance was a rebirth in many different ways. It began in Northern Italy about 1350 right after the Black Death had ravaged the country, killing from a third to half the population. One of the earliest pieces of Renaissance literature was the Decameron written by GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO (1313-1375). The Decameron is a compilation of 100 short stories told by 10 men and women who journeyed to a country villa to escape the plague which was ravaging Florence in 1348. Unsure whether they would catch the deadly disease, these young men and women did not pray or volunteer to take care of the sick in the city. They told each other racy stories about worldly pleasures. Boccaccio wrote the Decameron in the vernacular or everyday language of Italian.

Answer 2

"Renaissance" means "rebirth" in the French language. The Renaissance was a rebirth in many different ways. It began in Northern Italy about 1350 right after the Black Death had ravaged the country, killing from a third to half the population. One of the earliest pieces of Renaissance literature was the Decameron written by GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO (1313-1375). The Decameron is a compilation of 100 short stories told by 10 men and women who journeyed to a country villa to escape the plague which was ravaging Florence in 1348. Unsure whether they would catch the deadly disease, these young men and women did not pray or volunteer to take care of the sick in the city. They told each other racy stories about worldly pleasures. Boccaccio wrote the Decameron in the vernacular or everyday language of Italian.