This presentation is a part of My Academic Presentation of The Renaissance Literature, M.A English Department of English M.K Bhavanagar University and It is submitted to Prof.Dr.Dilip Barad Sir.

1. Name :-Olakiya Sonal Z.
Roll no :-31
Paper :-1(The renaissance literature)
Semester :- 1(one)
Work :-Presentation
Entolment No :-2069108420170022
Email Id :-sonalolakiya2405@gmail.com
Submitted by:-Bhavnagar Uni. Dept. of Eng.
Smt .S.B Gardi Maharaja Krishanakumarsinhji
Bhavnagar university.
Charactristics of
RenaissanceLiterature

2. Renaissance Period (1485-
1660).
 Meaning of Renaissance
1) Revival
2)Re-birth
3)Flourished

3. The Influence of Renaissance
● Renaissance was born in Italy.
● Renaissance means ‘Revival' or ‘Re-birth’.
● The Re-birth of Greek learning and Greek art.
● The re-birth of classical learning literature and English literature.
● The influence of Renaissance in 14th
century in Italy, Germany,France,
and England.
● Renaissance Changed the thought and ideas of the Elizabethan people.
● Elizabethan age is the age of Renaissance

4. Characteristics of Renaissance Literature
Translation
Patriotism
 Literary Discoveries
 The Reformation
An age of drama
An age of adventure

5.  TranslationElizabethan age is the age of Translation.
Many Greek and Roman Classical have been translated in
to English literature during Elizabethan age.
For Example: George Chapman translation the Greek
epic ‘The Iliad’ in to English.
Translation was very useful to the writer of the time.
For Example: Shakespeare, Spencer, Marlow, Ben Jonson
etc.

6. Patriotism
Elizabethan age is the age of patriotism.
Re-birth of patriotism.
Patriotism was a historical play.
Re-birth of feeling, sympathy and pity.

7. Literary Discoveries
Elizabethan age is the age of discoveries.
The various in venation in the field of literature by
Elizabethan writers were also important during this age.
For example: Spencer introduce, Spenserian stanza, Jhon
Lyly’s prose style set a new example in prose writing
Christopher Marlow introduce and drama, Shakespeare
also introduce sonnet tragedy.

8.  The Reformation
The Reformation of church during the time of
Henry.
The effect of reformation can be found in the work of
Spence, Shakespeare, Milton etc..
Spencer presented the best trends of reformation in
the Fairy Queen.

9. An age of drama
The Elizabethan age is the age of Drama during this
age drama made a wonderful jump in to maturity.
The university wits like Robert Green, George Peele ,
Thomas Loadge and the greatest them Christopher
Marlow made the drama a glorious and successful
entertainment for the people.
The drama reached at the heights in the hands of
Shakespeare and Ben Johnson.

10.  An age of adventure
The Renaissance and the new learning had lead to a
spirit of adventure.
 The spirit was given freedom by the political peace
and unity.
“Adventure of the mind lead splendid literature,
music and art. Adventure of the body, resulted in the
explorationation of the oceans and the discovery of far
lands”.

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