The Renaissance-man

"I'm the proprietor of the Penguin Café. I will tell you things at random..."

Why Renaissance-man

Everyone has his/her own interpretation of the word Renaissance. Let's talk basics and see what (in general terms) this word stands for:

The Merriam-Webster (online) Dictionary defines Renaissance as:

  • Main Entry: re-nais-sance
  • Pronunciation: "re-n&-'sän(t)s, -'zän(t)s, -'säns, -'zäns, 're-n&-", chiefly British ri-'nA-s&n(t)s (for the joy of those "happy fews" who are able to decipher this phonetic gibberish.....)
  • Function: noun
  • Usage: often attributive
  • Etymology: French, from Middle French, rebirth, from renaistre to be born again, from Latin renasci, from re- + nasci to be (re-) born

1 Capitalized

  • The transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the 14th century in Italy, lasting into the 17th century, and marked by a humanistic revival of classical influence expressed in a flowering of the arts and literature and by the beginnings of modern science
  • The period of the Renaissance
  • The neoclassic style of architecture prevailing during the Renaissance

2 Often Capitalized

  • Movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity

The same Merriam-Webster defines (very sparingly, I must say) Renaissance-man as follows:

  • Main Entry: Renaissance-man
  • Function: noun

1 Often Capitalized

  • A person who has wide interests and is expert in several areas

Well now..... I don't know if the last applies to me (I'm not really an expert in several areas).

Normally, I'm quite a modest person, except when it comes to all different things I'm interested in.

It would take more than my allotted space on my provider's web-server, just to host a page on every single thing I'm busy with or all sorts of things I have done, I'm doing, or plan to do.

Well then, if you go on with browsing this Site, you might find something you were looking for, or something you strongly agree (or disagree) with, or it might even happen that you have found nothing, but had some nice time anyway by just reading. It's up to you...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Music that gentlier on the spirit lies, than tired eyelids upon tired eyes.