Name/CN NameWriter's FeaturesWritings / CN WritingsWriting's FeaturesEnglish LiteratureThe Renaissance Period 1。 age: 1500-16602。 background： stimulated by the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek classic； England's Golden Age， especially in literature； the Church of England broke away from the Catholic Church3. features： （1)New poetical forms introduced, e.g。 blank verse and sonnet；（2） the English drama based itself on the models of Roman and Greek classics and the precedents from Italy and Spain(3）the universal tend of humanism in emphasizing man's dignity and his worldly happinessEdmund Spenser埃德蒙。斯宾赛1. The poet's poet；2. Perfect melody; a rare sense of beauty； a splendid imagination; a lofty moral purity and seriousness; a dedicated idealismThe Faerie Queen仙后(The Shepheades Calender 牧人日记；Epithalamion新婚喜歌）An allegory； ”a historical poem” to present the example of a perfect gentleman; a hero represent one of the 12 virtues； fierce warres and faithful lovesChristopher Marlowe克里斯扥夫。马洛(Blank verse University wit)1. perfected blank verse and turned it into the principal medium of English drama2. created a series of images of the Renaissance hero for English dramaDr Fauctus浮士德博士The Passionate Shepherd to His Love 多情的牧羊人致情人1. symbolic of a humanist in the Renaissance; based on the German legend of a magician aspiring for knowledge and finally meeting his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the DevilWilliam Shakespeare威廉.莎士比亚The greatest playwright and the most popular sonnet writer; a creation of characters; skillful plot construction； irony； a good use of a language; skilled in various poetic forms; of three quatrains and a couplet(三节四行诗加一节偶句);...
