Elizabethan period of English literature was marked by great composers such as William Shakespeare, Sir Edmund Spencer, Sir Philip Sydney, Christopher Marlowe and Francis Bacon.
Characteristics of Elizabethan Period:- It was dominated by the spirit of romance.
- Largely influenced by the literature of Italy.
- The literary spirit was all persuasive and the authors were men (not yet women) of almost every class.
- Poetry preferred pastoral theme.
- Idealized the ‘Golden Age’ of old England.
- The comedies used Italian or Latin comedies as sources.
- Tragedian were melodramatic and concerned with the darker side of human character.
- Lust, adultery, corruption and death were literary themes.
- Politics and history interested all the play writes.
- Idealization of women, love, marriage and courtship remain the main theme.
- Religious allegory, themes of humour and chivalry, courage and fidelity were important themes.
- Satire on London life, it’s corruption, moral depravity, and lack of faith were also pervasive in literature.
- Elizabethan poets were under the influence of Homer and other classical poets.
- Poetry, sonnet, drama and metaphysical poetry were also in use in literature.
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