Paper - 1 - The Renaissance Literature

1. Hiteshbhai C. Parmar
Roll No. 13
Semester – M.A. Sem. 1
Year 2013 - 14
Topic:-
The origin and Development of
Drama and The Major Dramatist
of The Renaissance Literature
Submitted to: Dr. Dilipsinh Barad
Smt. S.B. Gardi Department of English
M.K.Bhavnagar University

2. The Age of Elizabeth (1500 - 1620)
(Age of Shakespeare)
(1) Religious Toleration
Kingdom Divided into two
parts,
North – catholic,
Southern – Protestant,
Defeat of Spanish Armada Reformation
(2) Social Contentment
Increasing trade, Rules and
Taxes, Employment to Labor,
Developed Literary activity

3. The Age of Elizabeth (1500 - 1620)
(Age of Shakespeare)
(3) Enthusiasm
It is age of Dream, adventure.
Mind search Farther than Eyes
(4) Drama
The age of Elizabeth was a time
of Intellectual Liberty

4. The Religious Theme
(1) Miracle Plays
- A religious Play, Deals with the life of saint and Miracle performed by
them. Origin in Bible in the lives of saint.
(2) Mystery Plays
- Deals with the theme of Bible, It represent the life of Christ or the Story
from the old Statements.

5. The Religious Theme
(3) Morality Plays
- Are allegorical plays, Presents Life, Death, Goodness, Love, Greed,
Repentance and other emotion.
(4) Interlude Plays
- Generally short entertainment play,

6. Theatre of The Age of Elizabeth

7. The Artistic Period of the Drama
-
Final stage of Development of Drama
It is different from The Mystery and Miracle plays. Because it represent
human life as it is.
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First Comedy play – RALPH ROYSTER DOYSTER by Nicholas Udall – 1550
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First Tragedy play – GORBODUC - by Thomas Sackville and Thomas Norton
– Written in 1561 , performed on stage in 1562

8. The Major Dramatist of Elizabethan Age
(1) William Shakespeare
- King John
- Romeo and Juliet
- merchant of Venice
- As u like it
-Julius Caesar
-Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth.
(2) Ben Jonson
- The alchemist
- The silent women
- The masque of Beauty
(3) Christopher Marlowe
- Tamburlaine
- Edward II
- Doctor Faustus,
-The Jew of Malta
(4)John Lyly
- Alexander
- Sapho and Phao
- The man on the moon

9. The Major Dramatist of Elizabethan Age
(5) George Peele
- Edward 1
- The Old Wives
- The love of king David
- Arraignment of Paris
(6) Robert Green
- The History of Orlando Frisco
- The History of James IV
(7) Thomas Lodge
- The wound of civil war
(8) Thomas Nashe
- The unfortunate traveler
(9) Thomas Kyd
- Spanish Tragedy
- Jeronimo
- Apology for actor

10. The Major Dramatist of Elizabethan Age
(10) John Webster
- The white Devil
- The Dunchees of Malfi
- The Devil’s law case
(11) Francis Beaumont
- A king and no king
- The night of Burning Pestle
(12) John Fletcher
- Philaster
- The Maids Tragedy