Renaissance Period

Introduction to Revenge Tragedy The revenge tragedy or revenge play is a dramatic genre in which the protagonists seek revenge for an imagined or an actual injury. The term “Revenge Tragedy” was first introduced in 1900 by A.H. Thorndike to label a class of plays in the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean eras. Typically these … Read more

Introduction to the Comedy of Humours The comedy of Humours is created and popularized by Ben Jonson. It is directly opposed to the romantic comedy of Shakespeare. This type of comedy is based on the ancient concept of ‘humours’. The term ‘humours’ which is often used to denote some predominant trait of characters, refers to … Read more

GROWTH OF PRESS There were certain inventions and discoveries which contributed in the great movement of Renaissance. Of these the most important one was the invention of printing press.The art of printing was introduced in Europe by John Gutenberg of Germany in 1455 and in a few years’ time presses were established in every important … Read more

DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH PROSE Renaissance and the Rise of English Prose It was during the Renaissance that the English prose came out of the shadow of Latin and created an identity of its own. Both fiction and non-fiction prose flourished which foreshadowed the rise of prose as the most popular medium for literature in the … Read more