The Role Of Individualism In The Renaissance

The re-introduction of individualism in the Renaissance, from 1400 to 1700, brought to people a sense of opportunity to depict their emotions and opinions through art and religion. One’s abilities, overall character, uniqueness, and intellectual and creative power were realized and acknowledged through individualism instead of the former melding into the communal whole of the Roman Catholic Church (“Individualism”). It was introduced because of the importance of humanism in the Renaissance, a literary movement that put prime importance towards humans rather than supernatural matters (“Humanism”). Individualistic values were originally introduced in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome right before the Middle Ages, but ended because of the rise of the caste system in the later Roman Empire, by the rise of the Roman Catholic Church, and by feudalism in

Instead of being melded into a communal whole or mass view, one’s personal abilities were fully realized using individualism (“Individualism”). In many parts of Europe during the Renaissance, from 1400 to 1700, individualism was vigorously developed and honest doubt began to replace unreasoning faith. Freedom of individual expression and opposition to authority was brought to surface in the Humanist Era during the Renaissance, from 1400 to 1650 (“The Italian Renaissance”). Before the Renaissance Medieval Christianity restricted individual expression and individuals who attempted to challenge authority through their thoughts and actions were discouraged or crushed. For example, in 1369 Jan Hus challenged the church and believed that it was corrupt. After being invited to a council designed to reform the church he was arrested for his views (Curtis). During the Renaissance Individualism, a humanist trend, stressed an individual’s personality, uniqueness, and genius and many people’s personal abilities were fully