Revival of Learning

American  

[ri-vahy-vuhl uhv lur-ning] / rɪˈvaɪ vəl əv ˈlɜr nɪŋ /

noun

1. the Renaissance in its relation to learning, especially in literature Revival of Literature or Revival of Letters.

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Etymology

Origin of Revival of Learning

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

Some buildings of their school may still be reckoned among the purest which remain to prove the sincerity of the Revival of Learning.

From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Symonds, John Addington

See some interesting remarks on the snbject by J. E. Sandys, in his lectures on the Revival of Learning, Cambridge, 1905; also J. P. Mahaffy, Rambles and Studies, ch. xii.

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.

The Revival of Learning had to be effected by an isolation of the scholars.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

Epigrams flourished in modern times after the Revival of Learning period, and all the Elizabethan versifiers tried their hand at them.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

Scotland now enjoyed her brief glimpse of the Revival of Learning; and James, like Charles II., fostered the early movements of chemistry and physical science. 

From A Short History of Scotland by Lang, Andrew