Here is a characteristic sentence from David Norbrook’s introduction to “The Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse,” published in 1992: Like More, Wyatt found it impossible to find a public discourse ...

Let's take a look at London theater and the playwrights who set the stage for Shakespeare. The Renaissance came to England late, thanks to a Hundred Years War that ran long and a civil war to decide ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900 (SEL) focuses on four fields of British Literature which rotate quarterly as follows: ...

The term “Renaissance” means “rebirth.” But rebirth of what? In this class, we’ll look at the new ways in which English writers began to explore familiar questions about the nature of desire, the ...

Ampersand, a professional a cappella vocal ensemble, is bringing the music of the English Renaissance to Rutland. “I find the 16th century in England to be such fascinating time for music, ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. If you close your eyes and picture an artistic genius, chances are that the portrait will be framed by a Romantic ideal that took shape 200 years ago: an artist ...