1. The Renaissance 1485-1625 Mrs. Cumberland 1485-1625 Mrs. Cumberland

2. Break it Up  1558-1602: The Elizabethan  1603-1625: Jacobean  1625-1649: Caroline Age  1649-1669: Commonwealth Period  1558-1602: The Elizabethan  1603-1625: Jacobean  1625-1649: Caroline Age  1649-1669: Commonwealth Period

3. The Reign of:  The reign of Elizabeth I: 1586- 1603  The reign of James I: 1603-1625  The reign of Elizabeth I: 1586- 1603  The reign of James I: 1603-1625

4. Rebirth: interest in Greek/Latin classics

5. Rulers  Tudor England (1500-1557)  Henry VII- acceded to throne in 1485  Tudor England (1500-1557)  Henry VII- acceded to throne in 1485

6. The Rulers  Henry VIII: acceded to throne in 1509  Edward VI: acceded to throne in 1547  Mary I: acceded to throne in 1553-57  Henry VIII: acceded to throne in 1509  Edward VI: acceded to throne in 1547  Mary I: acceded to throne in 1553-57

7. 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

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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

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

15. 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

16. Thomas More Copernicus Church of England Pizarro

17. 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

18. Akbar the Great Shakespeare Bubonic Plague Rio de Janeiro

19. 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

20. Francis Drake Edmund Spenser The Globe Theatre Sir Walter Raleigh

21. 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

22. James IGuy Fawkes Cervantes Galileo

23. 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