Great Authors of the British Isles: The Renaissance Writers
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesAfter the arrival of the printing press, a Golden Age in English literature arrived as well. There was a Renaissance in English prose, drama, comedy and poetry. During this time period, Sir Francis Bacon wrote Renaissance Man, Christopher Marlowe wrote Tamburlaine the Great, and Edmund Spenser published The Faerie Queene. Also Sir Walter Raleigh authored The Ocean to Cynthia while Ben Jonson established a new kind of comedy. John Donne delivered his own death sermon, and John Milton began Paradise Lost.
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Runtime: 26 minutes 24 seconds
- Topic: Biographies, History, Literature
- Subtopic: Bacon, Sir Francis, Donne, John, English Literature, Johnson, Ben, Marlowe, Christopher, Milton, John, Plays, Poetry, Raleigh, Sir Walter, Renaissance
- Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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- Release Year: 2013
- Producer/Distributor: Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc
- Series: Great Authors Of The British Isles
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