vala jyotsna

2.  Name : - Vala Jyotsna T.
 Semester : - 1 (one)
 Class : - M.A. Part 1
 Paper : - (1) Renaissance Literature
 Work : - Presentation
 Topic : - characteristic of Renaissance Literature
 Roll No : - 42
 Email Id : - valajyotsna7@gmail.com
 Submitted by : - Smt.S.B.Gardi Maharaja
Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
Department of English.

4. Revival
Re-birth
Flourished

5. •Translations
•Patriotism
•Literary Discoveries
•The Reformation
•An age of Drama
•Age of Adventure

6.  Renaissance was born in Italy.
 Renaissance means ‘Revival’ or ‘Re-birth’.
 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.

7.  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 Champman translation
the greek epic ‘The Illiad’ in to english.
 Translation were very use full to the writer of
the time.
 For example :- Shakespeare, Spenser, Marlow,
Ben Jonson etc…….

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

9.  Elizabethan age is the of literary discoveries.
 The various inventions in the field of literature
by elizabethan writers were also important
during this age.
 For example Spenser introduced, Spenserian
Stanza, John Lyly's Prose Style set a new
example in prose writing Christopher Marlowe
introduced and drama, Shakespeare also
introduced, Sonnet Tragedy.

10.  The Reformation of church during the time of
Henry.
 The effect of reformation can be found in the
work of Spencer, Shakespeare, Milton etc….
 Spencer presented the best trends of
Reformation in the fairy queen.

11.  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 lodge and the greatest
them Christopher Marlowe 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.

12.  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 to splendid
literature, Music and Art. Adventures of the
body resulted in the exploranation of the
oceans and the discovery of far lands”.