The fall of this city (sometimes called "New Rome") had a major impact on the Renaissance.
What is Constantinople?
100
The group of English writers (including Marlowe) who studied classical texts in school and wrote plays performed in the universities.
Who were the University Wits?
100
JK: it's a commedia question! If commedia dell'arte means "comedy of professional players," then commedia erudita means...
What is learned comedy (or comedy done at court)?
100
This play, written by Pierre Corneille, caused a controversy (about neoclassical ideals) that was settled by the Academie Francaise.
What is Le Cid?
100
The word "Renaissance" means...
What is "re-birth"?
200
Italian pastoral drama derived from this classical Greek influence.
What are satyr plays?
200
The Renaissance arrived late to England because of this.
What is national in-fighting (Hundred Years' War and War of the Roses)?
200
These Spanish religious plays were produced a lot like medieval pageant plays.
What autos (or autos sacramentales)?
200
The literary convention where a new scene is started every time a character enters or exits.
What is the French scene?
200
Verisimilitude means...
What is the appearance of truth?
300
These were the Italian court entertainments with allegorical plots, elaborate scenery/costumes/special effects with an honoree featured as a mythological figure.
What are intermezzi?
300
These were the court entertainments in the English Renaissance with heavy emphasis on costumes and scenery with a great deal of dancing (designed by Inigo Jones).
What are court masques?
300
These Spanish court entertainments were based on classical myths or pastoral subjects and much of the dialogue was set to music.
What are zarzuelas?
300
The French court entertainments, based on myth, using song, dance, and spectacle in which a member of the royalty was a key figure.
What is ballet de cour?
300
There are a number of different theories about how public theaters in England started. They might have been temporary stages in the courtyards of inns, or...
What is they were renovated bearbaiting or cockfighting arenas?
400
The Italian Renaissance was a huge period for these scenic innovations (must name at least 2).
What are: perspective scenery, chariot-and-pole system, improved use of flats/side wings?
400
The literary convention that allowed English Renaissance companies to work without complex scenery.
What is spoken decor?
400
JK: it's another commedia question! These are the two defining characteristics of commedia dell'arte.
What are stock characters and lazzi?
400
This group of 7 writers formed to develop French as the medium for literature based on classical works.
What is Le Pleiade?
400
In The Duchess of Malfi, we see a number of elements that are typical of English Renaissance tragedy. They are: (must name at least 2)
What are: spoken decor, five act structure, hints of the supernatural, clearly defined characters.
500
One of the first works from the Italian Renaissance that mixed medieval farce (subject) and Roman comedy (form) was:
What is The Mandrake by Machiavelli?
500
One of the biggest themes in English Renaissance drama is religion and that theme came from this monarch's troubles with succession.
Who was Henry VIII?
500
These are just some of the rules/laws put into place to control theatre in Spain (largely dealing with women on stage)
What are: no cross-dressing, no low necklines, dresses had to touch the floor, only actors could go backstage?
500
This was the French confraternity that held a monopoly on theatrical performances in Paris.
What is Confrerie de la Passion?
500
These were the three fountains or the three crowns of the Renaissance.