Umelecké slovo v období renesancie
Artistic Word in Renaissance

Summary/Abstract: The advent of Renaissance in Europe goes back to the 14th century. At that time, under the reign of Louis I the Great (1342-1382), the territory of present-day Slovakia experienced certain refinement of customs and the advancement of the culture life of the Hungarian society. The laudation of combativeness, the patronage of justice and truth, the protection of the weak and allegiance were the dominating themes of heroic and historic songs of minstrels, and the enchantment by beauty and by virtues were the themes of the songs of trubadours, trouveres, and minnesängers. The former and the latter were component parts of noble and town culture in the 14th and even the 15th centuries. Humanistic society and literary circles contributed markedly to the elevation of culture and the shaping of the intellectual élite of Renaissance Historic Hungary. These bodies built on the activity of the European Devotio moderna movement, which stressed individualism and mysticism in religiousness, education and inner spiritual culture. In Christian rite the manner of preaching was determined in the past, but even there, novel features were introduced thanks to continuing development. Spiš Prayer Sermons, of 1479, give an insight in the language and speech culture in communicating the messenger of God to the congregated believers in the Slovak language in Eastern Slovakia churches.

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