English Renaissance literature work

C20701
concept

An English Renaissance literature work is a text—such as a poem, play, or prose narrative—produced in England roughly between the late 15th and early 17th centuries, characterized by humanist themes, experimentation with form, and a revitalized interest in classical antiquity.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Elizabethan literature work 4
English Renaissance literature 2
English Renaissance literature work canonical 2

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Class: English Renaissance literature work
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An English Renaissance literature work is a text—such as a poem, play, or prose narrative—produced in England roughly between the late 15th and early 17th centuries, characterized by humanist themes, experimentation with form, and a revitalized interest in classical antiquity.

Instances (15)

Instance Via concept surface
The Faerie Queene —
Palace of Pleasure Renaissance prose collection
The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana early modern English literature
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia Elizabethan literature work
The Seven Deadly Sins of London early modern English literature work
Sonnet 20 —
Elegies work by John Donne
The Sidney Psalter English Renaissance work
Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit Elizabethan literature work
Sonnet 1 "Loving in truth" English Renaissance lyric
Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum English Renaissance literature
Pierce Penniless Elizabethan literature work
The Terrors of the Night English Renaissance literature
Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit Elizabethan literature work
Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays early work of William Shakespeare