Renaissance literature

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Literature from the 16th and early 17th century that was marked by a revival of interest in classical forms, including works such as Shakespeare's plays and Milton's Paradise Lost.

- "Renaissance literature refers to European literature which was influenced by the intellectual and cultural tendencies associated with the Renaissance."
- "The literature of the Renaissance was written within the general movement of the Renaissance, which arose in 14th-century Italy..."
- "...and continued until the mid-17th century in England..."
- "...while being diffused into the rest of the western world."
- "It is characterized by the adoption of a humanist philosophy and the recovery of the classical Antiquity."
- "It benefited from the spread of printing in the latter part of the 15th century."
- "Renaissance literature refers to European literature which was influenced by the intellectual and cultural tendencies associated with the Renaissance."
- "The literature of the Renaissance was written within the general movement of the Renaissance, which arose in 14th-century Italy..."
- "...and continued until the mid-17th century in England..."
- "...while being diffused into the rest of the western world."
- "It is characterized by the adoption of a humanist philosophy..."
- "...and the recovery of the classical Antiquity."
- "It benefited from the spread of printing in the latter part of the 15th century."
- "Renaissance literature refers to European literature..."
- "...which arose in 14th-century Italy..."
- "...and continued until the mid-17th century in England..."
- "...while being diffused into the rest of the western world."
- "It is characterized by the adoption of a humanist philosophy..."
- "...and the recovery of the classical Antiquity."
- "It benefited from the spread of printing in the latter part of the 15th century."