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4 giorni fa · The Elizabethan (i.e. 16th-century English) writers thought of satire as related to the notoriously rude, coarse and sharp satyr play. Elizabethan "satire" (typically in pamphlet form) therefore contains more straightforward abuse than subtle irony.
1 giorno fa · The Elizabethan era in the second half of the 16th century is usually regarded as the height of the English Renaissance. Many scholars see its beginnings in the early 16th century during the reign of Henry VIII. The English Renaissance is different from the Italian Renaissance in several ways.
2 giorni fa · Whereas in the early Middle Ages there had been a significant eastward migration of people from Ulster to Scotland, a pronounced westward flow of Scots to Ulster began in the 16th century. The crucial preconditions of Ulster’s transformation were the expansion of English ambitions in Ireland from the 1530s, the defeat of Hugh O’Neill, 2nd earl of Tyrone, and the lords of the north in the ...
3 giorni fa · The Elizabethan era of the late 16th century fostered the flowering of the European Renaissance in England and the golden age of English literature. The plays of William Shakespeare , while on their surface representing the culmination of Elizabethan English, achieve a depth of characterization and richness of invention that have fixed them in the dramatic repertoire of virtually every language.
2 giorni fa · Persecution and Toleration in Protestant England 1558-1689. London, Longman, 2000, ISBN: 582304644X; 224pp. Two anti-Trinitarians shared the distinction in 1612 of being the last persons to be burned for heresy in England. The execution of Oliver Plunkett in 1681 was the last martyrdom of a Catholic on English soil.
4 giorni fa · In Royal Hungary, the majority of the population became Lutheran by the end of the 16th century. [7] Archbishop Péter Pázmány reorganized Royal Hungary's Roman Catholic Church and led a Counter-Reformation that reversed the Protestants' gains in Royal Hungary, using persuasion rather than intimidation. [21]
5 giorni fa · British Literature: The Renaissance--16th Century Quiz. This quiz is concerned with poetry, drama, etc. written by English writers between 1485 and 1603. This quiz is also one of several in a series about British literature that begins with the Old English literary period. A multiple-choice quiz by alaspooryoric . Estimated time: 5 mins. Top 5% ...
