Some English Autor of the Renaissance

 

                 

Sir Thomas Wyatt

                                                              Poet Details 1503–1542

Born in Kent, England, Sir Thomas Wyatt was an ambassador to France and Italy for King Henry VIII. Wyatt’s travels abroad exposed him to different forms of poetry, which he adapted for the English language — most notably, the sonnet. Rumored to be Anne Boleyn’s lover, he spent a month in the Tower of London until Boleyn’s execution for adultery. Many consider his poem “Whoso List to Hunt” to be about Boleyn. Wrote 28 poems.

 

William Shakespeare

               

William Shakespeare (1564-1616). English poet and playwright –  Shakespeare is widely considered to be  the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets.

Shakespeare the Poet

William Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets mostly in the 1590s. These short poems, deal with issues such as lost love. His sonnets have an enduring appeal due to his characteristic skill with language and words.

  Christopher Marlowe

 was a great Elizabethan playwright. He was born in Canterbury Kent on 6 February 1564. He was born the same year as William Shakespeare during the reign of Elizabeth I. His father John Marlowe was a shoe maker and the family must have been quite well off because Christopher was sent to the Kings School

Playwright, poet. Christopher Marlowe was a poet and playwright at the forefront of the 16th-century dramatic renaissance. His works influenced William Shakespeare and generations of writers to follow. Born in Canterbury, England, in 1564. While Christopher Marlowe's literary career lasted less than six years, and his life only 29 years, his achievements, most notably the play The Tragicall History of Doctor Faustus, ensured his lasting legacy.

The Tragedy of Dido, Queen of Carthage (wr. 1585/6?; finished by Nashe; acted 1594; pub. 1594)

Tamburlaine the Great (1586/7; pub. 1590)

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus  (1588; Stationers' Hall 1601; pub. 1604; 1616)

The Jew of Malta (wr. 1589?; acted 1592; pub. 1633)

The Tragedy of Edward II  (c1592; pub. 1594)

The Massacre at Paris (1593; pub. 1600?)

Poetry

Hero and Leander (Finished by Chapman 1593; pub. 1598)

The Passionate Shepherd to his Love

(pub. in Englands Helicon 1600)

                

 

Edmund Spenser

                                                                       (c. 1552–1599)

Edmund Spenser was one of the greatest poets of Elizabethan England, as evidenced by his masterwork, The Faerie Queene.

•        The Maid of Honour, tragicomedy (c. 1621; printed 1632)

•        The Duke of Milan, tragedy (c. 1621–3; printed 1623, 1638)

•        The Unnatural Combat, tragedy (c. 1621–6; printed 1639)

•        The Bondman, tragicomedy (licensed 3 December 1623; printed 1624)

•        The Renegado, tragicomedy (licensed 17 April 1624; printed 1630)

•        The Parliament of Love, comedy (licensed 3 November 1624; MS)

•        A New Way to Pay Old Debts, comedy (c. 1625; printed 1632)

•        The Roman Actor, tragedy (licensed 11 October 1626; printed 1629)

•        The Great Duke of Florence, tragicomedy (licensed 5 July 1627; printed 1636)

•        The Picture, tragicomedy (licensed 8 June 1629; printed 1630)

•        The Emperor of the East, tragicomedy (licensed 11 March 1631; printed 1632)

•        Believe as You List, tragedy (rejected by the censor in January, but licensed 6 May 1631; MS)

•        The City Madam, comedy (licensed 25 May 1632; printed 1658)

•        The Guardian, comedy (licensed 31 October 1633; printed 1655)

•        The Bashful Lover, tragicomedy (licensed 9 May 1636; printed 1655)

          

Philip Massinger 

                                                         (1583 – 17 March 1640) 

Was an English dramatist. His finely plotted plays, including A New Way to Pay Old Debts, The City Madam and The Roman Actor, are noted for their satire and realism, and their political and social themes.

•        The Maid of Honour, tragicomedy (c. 1621; printed 1632)

•        The Duke of Milan, tragedy (c. 1621–3; printed 1623, 1638)

•        The Unnatural Combat, tragedy (c. 1621–6; printed 1639)

•        The Bondman, tragicomedy (licensed 3 December 1623; printed 1624)

•        The Renegado, tragicomedy (licensed 17 April 1624; printed 1630)

•        The Parliament of Love, comedy (licensed 3 November 1624; MS)

•        The Roman Actor, tragedy (licensed 11 October 1626; printed 1629)

•        The Great Duke of Florence, tragicomedy (licensed 5 July 1627; printed 1636)

•        The Picture, tragicomedy (licensed 8 June 1629; printed 1630)

•        The Emperor of the East, tragicomedy (licensed 11 March 1631; printed 1632)

•        Believe as You List, tragedy (rejected by the censor in January, but licensed 6 May 1631; MS)

•        The Guardian, comedy (licensed 31 October 1633; printed 1655)

•        The Bashful Lover, tragicomedy (licensed 9 May 1636; printed 1655)

Thomas Middleton

                                                (1580 – July 1627) 

Was an English Jacobean playwright and poet. Middleton stands with John Fletcher and Ben Jonson among the most successful and prolific playwrights who wrote their best plays during the Jacobean period. He was one of the few Renaissance dramatists to achieve equal success in comedy and tragedy. Also a prolific writer of masques and pageants, he remains one of the most notable and distinctive of Jacobean dramatists.