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Shakespearean Drama
- Elizabethan drama came from three sources:
- medieval plays, 16th century interludes, and Greek and Latin classics
than religious themes
3. The Globe: most successful English theater
4. Shakespeare contributed 37 plays to the theater
including tragedies, comedies, and
histories
- ex: Macbeth [tragedy]
- Othello [tragedy]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream [comedy]
- 1st playwright to explore potential of English language as dramatic medium
- writing included satire and cynical commentary
The Rise of Humanism
- Humanists studied humanities
- art, history, philosophy, & literature
3. Sir Thomas Moore: believed humans could run the world best
4. 1516: Sir Thomas Moore published Utopia
- perfect society on imaginary island
6. Reverence for classics combined with a pride in English language led to distinguished
translations
- ex: Earl of Surrey's "Aeneid" translation
- George Chapman's "Iliad & Odyssey" translation
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