Renaissance literature

Renaissance literature is European literature over an extended period, usually considered to be initiated by Petrarch at the beginning of the Italian Renaissance, and sometimes taken to continue to the English Renaissance, including Shakespeare and into the seventeenth century.

Related Topics:
Europe - Literature - Petrarch - Italian Renaissance - English Renaissance - Shakespeare - Seventeenth century

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• French Renaissance literature