Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 383 Lord, John 1810 1894 Beacon Lights of History, Volume 06: Renaissance and Reformation E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Beacon Lights of History, Volume 06: Renaissance and Reformation" by John Lord is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into significant themes of the Renaissance and Reformation periods, focusing on key figures like Dante, Geoffrey Chaucer, and Martin Luther, while exploring their contributions to literature, culture, and societal change. At the start of the volume, Lord introduces the concept of poetry as a leading cultural force during the Renaissance, emphasizing Dante's preeminence as a poet who awakened Italy from the stagnation of the Middle Ages. He chronicles Dante's life from a young prodigy to his years of exile, tying his artistic achievements, particularly the "Divine Comedy," to his personal experiences and the societal turbulence of his time. Lord's portrayal underscores the tumult of Dante's life as formative in shaping his literary output, focusing on his spiritual love for Beatrice and the moral and philosophical themes interwoven throughout his work. This section sets the foundation for the subsequent exploration of other influential personalities during the Renaissance and Reformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en History D Text Children's History Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 668920 2025-10-05T03:52:08.995377 text/html 635633 2020-12-19T23:44:48 text/html 1650490 2025-10-05T03:52:19.330337 application/epub+zip 1654908 2025-10-05T03:52:12.865385 application/epub+zip 317408 2025-10-05T03:52:11.400397 application/epub+zip 1994238 2025-10-05T03:52:24.417306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1954376 2025-10-05T03:52:18.024344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520138 2022-09-05T08:23:12.495344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620609 2025-10-05T03:52:08.014403 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 600615 2024-10-28T17:51:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 621791 2020-12-19T23:44:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 621788 2020-12-19T23:44:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21313 2025-10-05T03:52:24.563304 application/rdf+xml 26117 2025-10-05T03:52:11.917355 image/jpeg 4876 2025-10-05T03:52:11.657340 image/jpeg 236067 2020-12-19T23:44:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 1515528 2020-12-19T23:44:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 235962 2020-12-19T23:44:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 1657749 2025-10-05T03:52:09.079400 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia