

Elizabethan Prose books names
Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit | John Lyly | 1578 |
Euphues and His England | John Lyly | 1580 |
The Arte of English Poesie | George Puttenham | 1589 |
The Faerie Queene (Book I) | Edmund Spenser | 1590 |
A Defence of Poetry | Philip Sidney | 1595 |
An Apology for Poetry | Philip Sidney | 1595 |
The Advancement of Learning | Francis Bacon | 1605 |
Essays | Francis Bacon | 1597, 1612, 1625 |
Elizabethan Prose Basic info
Period | Elizabethan Era (1558–1603) |
Characteristics | – Flourished during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I |
– Marked by the rise of English prose literature | |
– Varied in form and subject matter | |
– Influenced by humanism and Renaissance ideals | |
Major Works | – “Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit” by John Lyly |
– “The Faerie Queene” by Edmund Spenser (partly prose, partly poetry) | |
– “Essays” by Francis Bacon | |
– Translations of classical works | |
Literary Figures | – John Lyly |
– Sir Philip Sidney | |
– Edmund Spenser | |
– Francis Bacon | |
Styles | – Ornate and elaborate prose in the style of Euphuism |
– Allegorical and symbolic prose in Spenser’s works | |
– Philosophical and scientific exploration in Bacon’s essays | |
Themes | – Love and romance |
– Chivalry and honor | |
– Exploration of human nature and society | |
– Political and philosophical reflection |
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