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The Renaissance
Renaissance means rebirth/regeneration/ revival. The Renaissance is an Italian word. It is considered the bridge between the Middle Ages and Modern history. Actually, the European Renaissance began in the 14th Century in Italy. Renaissance is also called the early modern period. The duration of this period is from 1500 to 1660. This period has 4 parts. These are -
1. The Elizabethan Period (1558-1603)
2. The Jacobean Period (1603-1625)
3. The Caroline Period (1625-1649)
4. The Commonwealth Period (1649-1660)
Some key features of the Middle English Period:
1. Humanism
2. Nationalism
3. Science
4. Free talking
5. Individual dignity
Famous Writers of the Middle English Period:
1. Thomas Norton
2. Christopher Marlowe
3. Edmund Spenser
4. Sir Philip Sidney
5. Nicholas Udall
6. John Webster
7. Ben Jonson
8. Thomas More
9. Thomas Dekker
10. Niccolo Machiavelli
11. Francis Bacon
13.William Shakespeare
14. John Donne
15.Andrew Marvell
16.George Herbert
17.Cowley
18.Robert Herrick
19. Thomas Hobbes
Famous Literary works in this Period:
1. The Tragedy Of Gorbofuc (Ferrex and Porrex)
2. Doctor Faustus
3. The Jew Of Malta
4. Tamburlaine the Great
5. Edward 11
6. The Faerie Queen
7. The Shepherds Calendar
8. Amoretti
9. Ralph Roister Doister
10. Arcadia
11. The Duchess of Malfi
12. Every Man in His Humour
13. The Silent Woman
14. Volpone
15.The Spanish Tragedy
16. Utopia
17. The Prince
18. Of studies
19. Of Truth
20. Of Marriage and Single Life
21. The Merchant of Venice
22. All's Well That Ends Well
23. Measure for Measure
24. Hamlet
25. Macbeth
26. Othello
27. King Lear
28. Julius Caesar
29. Romeo and Juliet
30. As You Like It
31.Comedy of Errors
32.The Tempest
33.The Good Morrow
34. The Sun Rising
35. The Canonization
36. Twicknam Garden
37. To Daffodils
1. The Elizabethan Period (1558-1603)
2. The Jacobean Period (1603-1625)
3. The Caroline Period (1625-1649)
4. The Commonwealth Period (1649-1660)
Some key features of the Middle English Period:
1. Humanism
2. Nationalism
3. Science
4. Free talking
5. Individual dignity
Famous Writers of the Middle English Period:
1. Thomas Norton
2. Christopher Marlowe
3. Edmund Spenser
4. Sir Philip Sidney
5. Nicholas Udall
6. John Webster
7. Ben Jonson
8. Thomas More
9. Thomas Dekker
10. Niccolo Machiavelli
11. Francis Bacon
13.William Shakespeare
14. John Donne
15.Andrew Marvell
16.George Herbert
17.Cowley
18.Robert Herrick
19. Thomas Hobbes
Famous Literary works in this Period:
1. The Tragedy Of Gorbofuc (Ferrex and Porrex)
2. Doctor Faustus
3. The Jew Of Malta
4. Tamburlaine the Great
5. Edward 11
6. The Faerie Queen
7. The Shepherds Calendar
8. Amoretti
9. Ralph Roister Doister
10. Arcadia
11. The Duchess of Malfi
12. Every Man in His Humour
13. The Silent Woman
14. Volpone
15.The Spanish Tragedy
16. Utopia
17. The Prince
18. Of studies
19. Of Truth
20. Of Marriage and Single Life
21. The Merchant of Venice
22. All's Well That Ends Well
23. Measure for Measure
24. Hamlet
25. Macbeth
26. Othello
27. King Lear
28. Julius Caesar
29. Romeo and Juliet
30. As You Like It
31.Comedy of Errors
32.The Tempest
33.The Good Morrow
34. The Sun Rising
35. The Canonization
36. Twicknam Garden
37. To Daffodils
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