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1 THE RENAISSANCE

2 15 th century PROFOUND CHANGES:
The Wars of Roses come to an end Modern English borned as a language Columbus discovered America Copernicus denied the heart its central position within the universe

3 End of the Tudor’s dynasty
RENAISSANCE ELIZABETH Powerful monarch Her reign was a divided nation of : - Cattolics - Protestants - Puritans

4 RELIGION Henry VIII England bacame Protestant and independent
Annulment of mariage Chenging of England’s religion life

5 Mary I (Bloody Mary) Henry’s daughter
Brought catholicism back to England. Church of England remained a Protestant church. Protestant England was separate from Europe. Hundreds of people were burned as heretics. New religious faith new moral attitude.

6 ELISABETH Tries to improve a lot of serious economic problems
Interesting and important periods in England history Tries to improve a lot of serious economic problems Increase in trabe and exploration Birth of scientific learning Flourishing literary culture

7 ELIZABETHAN LITERATURE
New vitality of the language THEMES focus on man: Weaknesses Flaws Qualities

8 (the first group of playwrights)
DRAMA POETRY THE MOST PUBLIC LITERARY FORM OF THE PERIOD WAS MORE PERSONAL AND PRIVATE -University wits- (the first group of playwrights) Christopher Marlowe Robert Greene Thomas Nashe

9 SHAKESPEARE (1564/1616) Unparalleled for beauty of style and imagery
From all kind of sources Showed a deep knowledge of the human heart Portrayed life Personal perspective

10 METAPHYSICAL POETS Innovatives poets George Herbert John Donne
They talked of religion and love in a language that could be violent, direct, intellectually complex. They talked about the relationship between the individual, God and the universe.


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