English Renaissance

This article is about the cultural movement known as the English Renaissance. For more general historical information about Britain in this period, please see the article on Early Modern Britain.

Major English Renaissance figures

The key literary figures in the English Renaissance are now generally considered to be the poet Edmund Spenser; the philosopher Francis Bacon; the poets and playwrights Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson; and the poet John Milton. Sir Thomas More is often considered one of the earliest writers of the English Renaissance. Thomas Tallis and William Byrd were the most notable English musicians of the time, and are often seen as being a part of the same artistic movement that inspired the above authors.

Related Topics:
Edmund Spenser - Francis Bacon - Christopher Marlowe - William Shakespeare - Ben Jonson - John Milton - Thomas More - Thomas Tallis - William Byrd

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