... movement in which art, literature, music, philosophy, and education contributed to numerous developments and influences. The Renaissance movement had its genesis in fourteenth century Florence, Italy with the notable writer Francesco Petrarca (or Petrarch) endorsing the idea of a reawakening of the literature and learning of ancient Greece and Rome. The word 'renaissance' means rebirth. Seen as a bridge between the Middle Ages ... ...

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