Renaissance Art & Christopher Marlowe
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This document discusses Renaissance art and its influence on Christopher Marlowe's plays. It describes several famous Renaissance artworks like David, The Fall of Icarus, and The School of Athens by Raphael that depicted new beginnings and self-discovery rather than devotion to God. It then analyzes how Marlowe captured the Renaissance spirit in Dr. Faustus by showing Faustus' curiosity and exploration of knowledge even at the cost of his soul, as well as the violence in The Massacre at Paris.
Renaissance Art & Christopher Marlowe
- 1. Renaissance Art & Christopher Marlowe Name: Rohit Vyas Course: M.A. English, Semester 1, at S. B. Gardi Dept. of English MK Bhavnagar University PG Year: 2019-2021 PG Enrolment Number: 2069108420200041 Roll No. 29 Email: rohitvyas277@gmail.com Paper: 01 Renaissance Literature (Unit 2) Submitted to : Dr. Dilip Barad
- 2. Art of the Renaissance Period
- 3. David & Goliath, Fall of Icarus & Creation of Man
- 4. The School of Athens by Raphael
- 6. Themes and Ideas of Art Some of the paintings and sculptures like David and School of Athens depict the new beginning of the age. Instead of bowing down to God, self discovery or looking within was the prime thing. Nudity as Beauty but not Vulgarity. Scholarly reasoning of man, in Dr. Faustus we see him arguing with Mephistophilis.
- 7. Literary Influence Just like David, the concept of Renaissance man was introduced in Marlowes play Dr. Faustus. Bloodshed and Massacre in Marlowes play The Massacre at Paris.
- 8. Just in The school of Athens scholars were finding and searching for new ideas and theories. Curiosity to know new things in Dr. Faustus Exploring new things was the prime concern of Dr. Faustus. Renaissance spirit of Dr. Faustus He wants to explore even at the cost of his own soul. Dr. Faustus questions and thinks beyond old norms.