The Renaissance Mrs. Cumberland Mrs. Cumberland

Break it Up  : The Elizabethan  : Jacobean  : Caroline Age  : Commonwealth Period  : The Elizabethan  : Jacobean  : Caroline Age  : Commonwealth Period

The Reign of:  The reign of Elizabeth I:  The reign of James I:  The reign of Elizabeth I:  The reign of James I:

Rebirth: interest in Greek/Latin classics

Rulers  Tudor England ( )  Henry VII- acceded to throne in 1485  Tudor England ( )  Henry VII- acceded to throne in 1485

The Rulers  Henry VIII: acceded to throne in 1509  Edward VI: acceded to throne in 1547  Mary I: acceded to throne in  Henry VIII: acceded to throne in 1509  Edward VI: acceded to throne in 1547  Mary I: acceded to throne in

Content  World view shifts from religion and afterlife to one stressing the human life on earth  Popular theme: development of human potential  Refinement of the language:  National  Vernacular literature  Unrequited love:  Constant, timeless, courtly  World view shifts from religion and afterlife to one stressing the human life on earth  Popular theme: development of human potential  Refinement of the language:  National  Vernacular literature  Unrequited love:  Constant, timeless, courtly

Style/ Genre  Poetry  Sonnet  Metaphysical poetry  Elaborate and unexpected metaphors called conceits  Poetry  Sonnet  Metaphysical poetry  Elaborate and unexpected metaphors called conceits

 Drama:  Written in verse  Supported by royalty  Tragedies, Comedies, Histories  Drama:  Written in verse  Supported by royalty  Tragedies, Comedies, Histories

Effect  Commoners welcomed at some productions while conservatives try to close the theaters on grounds that they promote brazen behaviors  Not all middle-class embrace the metaphysical poets and their abstract conceits  Commoners welcomed at some productions while conservatives try to close the theaters on grounds that they promote brazen behaviors  Not all middle-class embrace the metaphysical poets and their abstract conceits

Key Authors  Shakespeare  Thomas Wyatt  Ben Jonson  Cavalier Poets  Metaphysical Poets  Shakespeare  Thomas Wyatt  Ben Jonson  Cavalier Poets  Metaphysical Poets  John Donne  Christopher Marlowe  Andrew Marvell  Robert Herrick  Katherine Phillips  John Donne  Christopher Marlowe  Andrew Marvell  Robert Herrick  Katherine Phillips

Historical Context  War of the Roses ends in1485 and political stability arrives  Printing press helps stabilize English as a language  Economy changes from farm-based to one of international trade  War of the Roses ends in1485 and political stability arrives  Printing press helps stabilize English as a language  Economy changes from farm-based to one of international trade

British Events/ World Events  1485: Henry VII becomes the first Tudor king  1500 Everyman first performed  1516 Thomas More publishes Utopia  1485: Henry VII becomes the first Tudor king  1500 Everyman first performed  1516 Thomas More publishes Utopia  1492 Columbus lands in Western Hemisphere  1497 Africa: Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope  1503 Italy: Leonardo da Vinci paints Mona Lisa  1509: Michelangelo paints ceiling of the Sistine Chapel  1513: Ponce de Leon explores Florida  1492 Columbus lands in Western Hemisphere  1497 Africa: Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope  1503 Italy: Leonardo da Vinci paints Mona Lisa  1509: Michelangelo paints ceiling of the Sistine Chapel  1513: Ponce de Leon explores Florida

Cape of Good Hope Mona Lisa Ponce de Leon Michelangelo’s painting

British Events/ World Events  1534 Henry VII issues Act of Supremacy  1534: Church of England established  1535: Thomas More executed  1549: The Book of Common Prayer issued  1534 Henry VII issues Act of Supremacy  1534: Church of England established  1535: Thomas More executed  1549: The Book of Common Prayer issued  1521: Italy: Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther  1530: Poland: Copernicus completes treatise on astronomy  1532: Peru: Pizarro conquers Incas  1521: Italy: Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther  1530: Poland: Copernicus completes treatise on astronomy  1532: Peru: Pizarro conquers Incas

Thomas More Copernicus Church of England Pizarro

British Events/ World Events  1558: Elizabeth I becomes queen  1563: More than 20,000 Londoners die in plague  1564: Shakespeare is born  1558: Elizabeth I becomes queen  1563: More than 20,000 Londoners die in plague  1564: Shakespeare is born  1556: India: Akbar the Great comes to power  1567: South America: 2 million Indians die of typhoid  1567: Brail: Rio de Janeiro founded by Portuguese  1556: India: Akbar the Great comes to power  1567: South America: 2 million Indians die of typhoid  1567: Brail: Rio de Janeiro founded by Portuguese

Akbar the Great Shakespeare Bubonic Plague Rio de Janeiro

British Events/ World Events  1576: Francis Drake return from circumnavigating the globe  1588: English navy defeats Spanish Armada  1590: Edmund Spenser publishes The Faerie Queene, Part I  1594: Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet  1599: Globe theatre opens  1576: Francis Drake return from circumnavigating the globe  1588: English navy defeats Spanish Armada  1590: Edmund Spenser publishes The Faerie Queene, Part I  1594: Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet  1599: Globe theatre opens  1580: France: Montaigne’s Essays published  1582: Italy: pope Gregory XIII introduces new calendar  1595: South America: Sir Walter Raleigh explores Orinoco River  1580: France: Montaigne’s Essays published  1582: Italy: pope Gregory XIII introduces new calendar  1595: South America: Sir Walter Raleigh explores Orinoco River

Francis Drake Edmund Spenser The Globe Theatre Sir Walter Raleigh

British Events/ World Events  1600: East India Company founded  1603: Elizabeth I dies; James I becomes king  1606: Guy Fawkes executed for gun powder plot  1606: Royal debt amounts to more than £600,000  1600: East India Company founded  1603: Elizabeth I dies; James I becomes king  1606: Guy Fawkes executed for gun powder plot  1606: Royal debt amounts to more than £600,000  1605: Spain: Cervantes publishes Part I of don Quixote  1607: North America: British colony established at Jamestown  1609: Italy: Galileo builds first telescope  1609: North America: French colony of Quebec established  1605: Spain: Cervantes publishes Part I of don Quixote  1607: North America: British colony established at Jamestown  1609: Italy: Galileo builds first telescope  1609: North America: French colony of Quebec established

James IGuy Fawkes Cervantes Galileo

British Events/ World Events  1611: King James Bible published  1625: James I dies  1611: King James Bible published  1625: James I dies  1618: Germany: Kepler proposes laws of planetary motion  1618: Europe: Beginning of the Thirty Years’ War  1620: North America pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock  1618: Germany: Kepler proposes laws of planetary motion  1618: Europe: Beginning of the Thirty Years’ War  1620: North America pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock