Eric Knight Professor Bowers English 201 September 12, 1997 16th Century English Literature: An Evolution of the Past Although the literature of England during the Middle Ages may hardly seem comparable to the more elegant literature present during the Renaissance, England=s early literature actually paved the way for the poems and plays of the 16th century. In this respect, English literature of the Renaissance may be seen as a refinement of its earlier works, helped in part …
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…bring about the changes in English literature present during the Renaissance. These changes are most recognizable in the gradual change of the literary hero, the lessened influence of the church in literature, and the abrupt acknowledgement and praise of women in literary works. It is this rise in the traditional, more artistic ideas of life shared by the Greeks and Romans that made the Renaissance what it was-- a rebirth in science, art and romance.