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English Renaissance Poetry: Pastoral, Sonnet, and Metaphysical

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The English Renaissance was a cultural and artistic movement in England dating from the early 16th century to the early 17th century. This era in English cultural history is sometimes referred to as "the age of Shakespeare" or "the Elizabethan era," the first period in English and British history to be named after a reigning monarch.

Poets produced works that demonstrated an increased interest in understanding English Christian beliefs, while playwrights such as Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare, composed theatrical representations of the English take on life, death, and history. Nearing the end of the Tudor Dynasty, philosophers like Sir Thomas More and Sir Francis Bacon published their own ideas about humanity and the aspects of a perfect society, pushing the limits of metacognition at that time.

The major literary figures in the English Renaissance include:

  • John Donne
  • Christopher Marlowe
  • William Shakespeare
  • Edmund Spenser

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