literature

4. A movement of the Renaissance that emphasized human potential and classical learning
5. The period of renewed interest in classical antiquity, art, and humanism
8. The period in Europe marked by religious influence and the dominance of the Church
9. The dominant language of learning and scholarship in Medieval Europe
10. The literary technique of representing abstract ideas through characters and events

1. The art of analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating literature
2. The Medieval French epic poem about a heroic Christian knight
3. The author of The Divine Comedy
6. The famous Greek philosopher who introduced the concept of catharsis in tragedy
7. The student of Socrates who criticized poetry as imitation (mimesis)