Read:
The Humanists' Fascination with Antiquity - "Petrarch: The Father of Humanism" and "Leonardo Bruni: Study of Greek Literature and a Humanist Educational Program" (pgs. 3-7)
Answer:
What do historians mean by the term "Renaissance humanism"?
What made Petrarch aware that a renaissance, or rebirth, of classical learning was necessary in his time?
Why did Leonardo Bruni abandon his earlier course of studies to pursue the study of Greek literature?
What subjects made up the basic course of studies advocated by Bruni?
Terms:
Humanism
Petrarch
Leonardo Bruni
Lorenzo Valla
Isotta Nogarola of Verona
Neoplatonism
Marsilio Ficino
Hermeticism
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Johannes Gutenberg
vernacular literature

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