ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Shakespeare lived from 1564 to 1616 – the early modern period between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution. Looking through a British lens, Shakespeare’s lifetime spanned most of the Elizabethan era (1558-1603) and the start of the Jacobean era (1603-1625).

Detailed explanation-2: -’The Lost Years’ refers to the period of Shakespeare’s life between the baptism of his twins, Hamnet and Judith in 1585 and his apparent arrival on the London theatre scene in 1592.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare, the Renaissance Man Shakespeare was born toward the end of the broader Europe-wide Renaissance period, just as it was peaking in England. He was one of the first playwrights to bring the Renaissance’s core values to the theater.

Detailed explanation-4: -John Shakespeare was buried on 8 September 1601 at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.

Detailed explanation-5: -Although the precise date of many of Shakespeare’s plays is in doubt, his dramatic career is generally divided into four periods: The First Period up to 1593, the Second Period from 1594 to 1600, the Third Period from 1601 to 1607, and the Fourth Period from 1608.