Question

Literary characteristics of Elizabeth an age
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Answer 1

Answer:

The Elizabethan Age was characterized by a renewed spirit of adventure and discover and a renewed attention to older sources of knowledge. In literature, the Petrarchan sonnet was imported and modified by Shakespeare (creating what is now called the Shakespearean sonnet), and the genre of tragicomedy was born.  

Explanation:

The arts, including literature, and nationalism thrived during the Elizabethan Age. This was the time of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and of Shakespeare.

The Elizabethan Age can be identified by the following characteristics:

• This was a period of great literary creativity and prolific writing. The works included a variety of prose and verse with topics ranging from Platonic idealism, to romance, to repulsive realism.
• Romance dominated all types of literature including drama and plays that were of utmost importance during this time.
• This was a time of great experimentation that resulted in wonderful new discoveries and imposing failures that often became literary topics in both drama and prose. Science, theology, and the geography were topics of poetry and literature in general.
• Literature in Elizabethan England was heavily influenced by that of Italy, and to a lesser extent by that of Spain and France.
• Authors during this era came from all of the classes including distinguished courtiers to poor poets who hung out in local taverns, but invariably all were male.