Project Gutenberg 2008-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 232 Saintsbury, George 1845 1933 Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman A History of Elizabethan Literature History of English Literature Elizabethan Literature Produced by Charlene Taylor, Paul Dring and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "A History of Elizabethan Literature" by George Saintsbury is a historical account of English literary development during the Elizabethan era, likely written in the late 19th century. This work traces the progress and characteristics of prose and poetry from the beginning of Queen Elizabeth I's reign to the end of the Jacobean period, exploring numerous authors and their contributions to the literary landscape of the time. The opening of the text introduces the context and significance of Elizabethan literature, starting with Tottel's "Miscellany," which marked the dawn of a new poetic era and laid the groundwork for subsequent literary innovations. Saintsbury discusses key figures such as Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, emphasizing their influence on the evolution of English poetry. He reflects on the transition from medieval poetic conventions to a more personal and introspective form of expression, highlighting the blending of classical influences and the unique characteristics that defined Elizabethan literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Relations with authors English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism England -- Intellectual life -- 16th century PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 1278280 1274077 2024-09-11T13:19:39.589755 2023-09-12T07:05:22.756989 text/html text/html 1281498 2008-12-08T09:51:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 443876 2008-12-08T09:51:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 527921 2024-09-11T13:20:10.958660 application/epub+zip 551213 2024-09-11T13:19:48.448750 application/epub+zip 551212 2024-09-11T13:19:43.959726 application/epub+zip 984236 2024-09-11T13:20:22.180536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 891187 2024-09-11T13:20:03.284640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 890435 2022-09-12T14:44:01.675837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1074484 1074261 2024-09-11T13:19:36.108795 2023-09-12T07:05:19.233926 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1074240 2008-12-08T09:51:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 417218 2008-12-08T09:51:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1074286 2008-12-08T09:51:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 416977 2008-12-08T09:51:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21359 2024-09-11T13:20:22.351707 application/rdf+xml 16978 2024-09-11T13:19:44.432730 image/jpeg 3925 2024-09-11T13:19:44.199739 image/jpeg 501060 2024-09-11T13:19:39.687800 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia