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  1. interestingliterature.com

    The Elizabethan era (1558-1603) was a golden age of English poetry, drama, and song-writing, with sonnets, madrigals, and pioneering plays all being produced. Below, we introduce ten of the greatest poems of the Elizabethan age. If these whet your appetite for more, we can highly recommend Elizabethan Lyrics edited by Norman Ault, a bumper collection…
  2. interestingliterature.com

    Sir Philip Sidney, 'Loving in Truth'. One of the best poems about writing poetry, this sonnet, written in alexandrines or twelve-syllable lines, opens Sidney's great sonnet sequence Astrophil and Stella, a sequence of 108 sonnets - and a few songs - inspired by Sidney's unrequited love for Penelope Rich, who was offered to him as a potential wife a few years before.
  3. poemanalysis.com

    The 16th century is also known as the English Renaissance period. The writers of this century took English poetry and drama to new heights. Beginning from Thomas Wyatt and Edmund Spenser to William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Christopher Marlowe belonged to this period. They experimented with classical forms and explored new fields.
  4. interestingliterature.com

    One of the oldest sonnets in the English language, written in the 1530s and published in the 1550s, 'Whoso List to Hunt' is also one of the very best. Its use of rhyme is masterly, and the background to the poem - Wyatt's former friendship (romance?) with Anne Boleyn, now married to King Henry VIII - is as fascinating as the language ...
  5. famousfix.com

    1550s poems 1 L 1520s poems 1 L 1570s poems 1 L 1580s poems 1 L 1560s poems 1 L O Death Rock Me Asleep Tudor-era poem (1536) 0 0. rank ... The poem introduces Colin Clout, a folk character originated by John Skelton, and depicts his life as a shepherd through the twelve months of the year. The Calender encompasses considerable formal ...
  6. en.wikipedia.org

    Memorial where poet and Roman Catholic Bishop Jón Arason was executed in Skalholt, south Iceland. Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: February - Marcantonio Flaminio (born 1498), Italian, Latin-language poet June 2 - Guillaume Bigot (born 1502), French writer, doctor, humanist and poet in French and Latin June 12 - Cristobal de Castillejo (born c. 1490 ...
  7. britannica.com

    English literature - Renaissance, Poetry, Drama: In a tradition of literature remarkable for its exacting and brilliant achievements, the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods have been said to represent the most brilliant century of all. (The reign of Elizabeth I began in 1558 and ended with her death in 1603; she was succeeded by the Stuart king James VI of Scotland, who took the title James ...
  8. famouspoetsandpoems.com

    A list of Famous 16th Century English Poets. The authors listed on this page include some of the greatest poets of 16th Century. See also: Poets by Nationality | Contemporary English Poets | English Women Poets | All English Poets English Poets Born: Before 1400 | 1501-1600 | 1601-1700 | 1701-1800 | 1801-1900 | 1901-1950 | After 1951
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