Renaissance literature

E452032

historical period in literature literary movement

Renaissance literature encompasses the body of European writing from the 14th to the 17th century characterized by a revival of classical learning, humanist ideals, and innovative forms in poetry, drama, and prose.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical period in literature ⓘ literary movement ⓘ
associatedWithMovement	Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ
emergedFrom	Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	medieval literature ⓘ
hasCenter	England NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ the Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	experimentation with literary forms ⓘ humanism ⓘ imitation of classical models ⓘ individualism ⓘ revival of classical learning ⓘ secular themes ⓘ use of vernacular languages ⓘ
hasCulturalContext	Reformation and Counter-Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ revival of arts and sciences ⓘ rise of print culture ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
hasNotableForm	allegory ⓘ blank verse ⓘ essay ⓘ pastoral poetry ⓘ sonnet ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ
hasRegion	Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme	appearance versus reality ⓘ fate and free will ⓘ human nature ⓘ knowledge and discovery ⓘ love ⓘ power and politics ⓘ religion and faith ⓘ the dignity of man ⓘ
hasTimePeriod	14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ
includesGenre	drama ⓘ poetry ⓘ prose ⓘ
influenced	Baroque literature ⓘ Neoclassical literature ⓘ
influencedBy	Christian theology ⓘ Italian humanism ⓘ classical Greek literature ⓘ classical Latin literature ⓘ
precedes	Enlightenment literature ⓘ
usesDevice	classical allusion ⓘ dramatic irony ⓘ extended metaphor ⓘ rhetorical ornamentation ⓘ

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Colloquia → literaryPeriod → Renaissance literature ⓘ

Of Revenge → literaryMovement → Renaissance literature ⓘ

Katherine A. Rowe → fieldOfWork → Renaissance literature ⓘ

The Civil Wars by Samuel Daniel → literaryMovement → Renaissance literature ⓘ

subject surface form: The Civil Wars

Cressida → literaryPeriod → Renaissance literature ⓘ

To Penshurst → literaryPeriod → Renaissance literature ⓘ