Review 1. Middle English Literature The Middle Ages: background.

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Review 1

Middle English Literature The Middle Ages: background

Middle English Literature Geoffrey Chaucer (ca ) William Langland (ca ) Sir Gawain and The Green Knight Sir Thomas Malory (ca ) Everyman (after 1485) Mystery Plays

16th century Renaissance English Literature background information The 16th Century Elizabeth I ( )

16th century Renaissance English Literature Sir Thomas Wyatt, the Elder ( ) William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe ( ) Edmund Spenser ( ) Sir Philip Sidney ( ); "Sleep, baby mine, Desire“ Sir Philip Sidney ( )"Sleep, baby mine, Desire“

Early 17th Century English Literature The 17th Century: Introduction Arthur Capel, 1st Baron Capel, and his Family (c. 1641). Cornelius Johnson.

Early 17th Century English Literature John Donne ( ); Metaphysical poets John Donne ( )Metaphysical poets Ben Jonson ( ) Sir Francis Bacon ( ) Edmund Waller ( ) John Milton ( ) Richard Lovelace ( ) Robert Herrick ( )