LITERATURE QUESTIONS
CULTURAL AND LITERARY ENGLISH RENAISSANCE
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Thomas Wyatt
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Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
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John Donne
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Both A and B
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Detailed explanation-1: -Italian literary influences arrived in Britain: the sonnet form was introduced into English by Thomas Wyatt in the early 16th century, and was developed by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, (1516/1517 – 1547), who also introduced blank verse into England, with his translation of Virgil’s Aeneid in c.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which period of English literature came first? The first historical period of English Literature is the Old English Period or The Anglo-Saxon Period (450-1066). Hope you have a comprehensive understanding of the history of English literature through this blog.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Renaissance began in Italy during the 14th century and reached its height in the 15th. In the 16th and 17th centuries it spread to the rest of Europe. The word renaissance means “rebirth.” It refers to the rediscovery by scholars (called humanists) of the classical writings-those of the ancient Greeks and Romans.