... such as D. Erasmus rejected religious orthodoxy in favor of the study of human nature, and such writers as Petrarch and G. Boccaccio in Italy, F. Rabelais in France, and W. Shakespeare in England produced works that emphasized the intricacies of the complex human character The style of architecture reflected that of classical culture and spread throughout Europe, replacing the medieval Gothic style. This was a revival of the ancient ... literature. The sonnets of Michelangelo are impassioned expressions of inner feelings and religious conviction. Leonardo's treatises on art and science ...

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