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1 Review 1

2 Middle English Literature The Middle Ages: background

3 Middle English Literature Geoffrey Chaucer (ca.1343-1400) William Langland (ca.1330-1387) Sir Gawain and The Green Knight Sir Thomas Malory (ca. 1405-1471) Everyman (after 1485) Mystery Plays

4 16th century Renaissance English Literature background information The 16th Century Elizabeth I (1533-1603)

5 16th century Renaissance English Literature Sir Thomas Wyatt, the Elder (1503-1542) William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) Edmund Spenser (1552-1599) Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586); "Sleep, baby mine, Desire“ Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586)"Sleep, baby mine, Desire“

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

7 Early 17th Century English Literature John Donne (1572-1631); Metaphysical poets John Donne (1572-1631)Metaphysical poets Ben Jonson (1572-1637) Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626) Edmund Waller (1606-1687) John Milton (1608-1674) Richard Lovelace (1618-1657) Robert Herrick (1591-1674)

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