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Age of Revival – Social History of England

Social History/Literary/Linguistic Background

  1. Witnessed wars like: The War of the Roses, Cade’s Rebellion
  2. Wyatt and Surrey introduced the sonnet to England.
  3. Henry V – 1413, Assession in April 1413
  4. Henry V: Hundred Years War Revived.
  5. Renaissance started in Florence, Italy, during the 15th century renaissance spred throughout Western and Northern Europe.
  6. Counter-Reformation: Catholic church censored artists and writers in response to the protestant reformation.
  7. Poetic trends: The Pastorals, Allegory, Ballads, Satire and didactic poetry
Posted in English Literature, NTA UGC NET English Literature

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