Elizabethan literature

Elizabethan literature refers to books written during the rule of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603). It is one of the greatest ages of English literature. New forms of poetry appeared during this period, such as the sonnet, the Spenserian stanza, and dramatic blank verse; as well as prose, including pamphlets, and the first English novels.

The Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I, by an unidentified artist.[1]

The main writers include William Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, Richard Hooker, Ben Jonson, Philip Sidney[2] and Thomas Kyd.

References
  1. "The Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. "Elizabethan Literature". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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