Elizabethan Age | Shakespearean age | English Renaissance | Commonwealth period (1558-1660)

The characteristics of Elizabethan and Commonwealth period are briefly explained in this video. #literature #englishliterature #elizabethanage #puritans #shakespeare #elizabethandrama #johnmilton #benjohnson
History of English Literature:
Do you know the age of Elizabethan is consider as, 'The first creative period of
English Literature.' ? Queen Elizabeth reigned England from the year 1558 A.D to 1603 A.D and this period is considered as the golden age for English literature. This is the period when the influence of Renaissance was slowly spreading to England. Amidst victories over Spain, colonization missions, moderating the religious fervor, improvement in science and technology – the theatre along with other poetry and prose flourished during the period. In this lecture, we are going to discuss all major writers and poets who made this era as the golden age with their contributions to Elizabethan literature and English literature.
In this video, we are discussing the Civil War England 1642 and how it led to the Common Wealth period in English Literature. This period is an important part of the History of English Literature. It is also known as the age of Milton in English Literature or the Puritan Age.

Civil War England 17th century was fought between Charles I and the Parliament. The Parliament under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell won. Oliver Cromwell became the Lord Protector of England.
You can find the detailed Civil War and Common Wealth period summary in this video. We discuss the historical and political background, literary features and major writers of this age.
Civil War in English Literature is a turbulent period. Theatres were banned in 1642. John Milton was the most prominent literary figure. You can find the Age of Milton characteristics in this video. Other important writers are Thomas Hobbes and Jeremy Taylor.
Charles II defeated Oliver Cromwell's son, Richard Cromwell in 1660. Monarchy was established and thus began the Restoration Age.

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nicely highlighted the basic contents of Elizabethan period.👍