It is built on the foundation of classical texts and letters. (religion-online.org)
Today, deprovincialization occurs less often through immersion in classical texts than through immediate exposure. (religion-online.org)
The Renaissance was triggered by a new interest in the ancient classical texts and a desire to learn how they could be applied to the arts and sciences - the result was a rebirth of European culture as a whole. (bookbrowse.com)