The Later Renaissance

Download or read book The Later Renaissance written by David Hannay and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work gives an exciting overview of the literature in Western Europe during the late Renaissance. The writer covered the literary period during the end of the 15th century and the whole 16th century. The Renaissance was an influential period in European history that marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity. This period in European history is famous for its glorious literature, art, and architecture. Contents include: The Later Renaissance in Spain The Spanish Learned Poets. The Growth and Decadence of the Spanish Drama Forms of the Spanish Drama Spanish Prose Romance Spain—historians, Miscellaneous Writers, and the Mystics Elizabethan Poetry The Earlier Dramatists The Elizabethan Prose-writers France. Poetry of the Later Renaissance French Prose-writers of the Later Sixteenth Century The Later Renaissance in Italy Conclusion