Renaissance: The term applied to the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries in Italy. It was called so because of the 'rebirth of ideas after the restrictions of thought in the middle ages'.

 

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Renaissance: The term applied to the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries in Italy. It was called so because of the 'rebirth of ideas after the restrictions of thought in the middle ages'.

Renaissance Romance: The original medieval genre of metrical romances gradually were replaced by prose works in the 1500s. At that point, the meaning of a 'romance' expanded to include any lengthy French or Span . . . View Full Definition

Harlem Renaissance: A dynamic period of writing, poetry, music, and art among black Americans during the 1920s and 1930s including figures such as Claude mckay, Jean Toomer, Countee Cullen, Sterling Brown, Zora . . . View Full Definition

Medieval: The period of time roughly a thousand years long between the fall of the Roman Empire and the emergence of the Renaissance. Actual starting and ending points are somewhat arbitrary when desc . . . View Full Definition

Memorial Reconstruction: Renaissance actors reconstructing the text of a play from their own (sometimes faulty) memory. Acting companies often lost or gained members rapidly. It is possible that some actors formerly . . . View Full Definition

Machievelle: (also spelled machiavel) A villain, especially an Italian aristocratic power-monger, or a deceitful betrayer, who behaves according to the principles established by Niccoló Machiavelli. (Se . . . View Full Definition

Metadrama: Drama in which the subject of the play is dramatic art itself, especially when such material breaks up the illusion of watching reality. When Macbeth cries out, 'Life's but a walking shadow, . . . View Full Definition

Jig: A device that holds the workpiece in place and guides the cutting tool during the cutting operation.

Lords Rooms: During the Renaissance, the most prestigious and costly seating in public playhouses were the lords' rooms. These rooms were partitioned sections of the gallery near the 'above.' (The cost w . . . View Full Definition

Modern Romance: In contrast with medieval and Renaissance romance, the meaning of a modern romance has become more restricted in the 20th century. Modern nonscholarly speakers refer to romances when they me . . . View Full Definition