Literary History of England: Vol 2: The Renaissance (1500-1600)

Synopsis of Literary History of England: Vol 2: The Renaissance (1500-1600)

«Literary History of England: Vol 2: The Renaissance (1500-1600)» is the literary history study by M.A. Shaaber and Tucker Brooke (Routledge, paperback).

This second volume covers English Renaissance literature (1500-1600), with attention to the Elizabethan and Jacobean contexts. The work examines the output of authors such as Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare and John Milton, and offers a critical overview of the period's literary creation.

It is volume 2 of «Literary History of England», a five-volume series; Albert C. Baugh appears on the cover as editor. 1959 edition. Text in English, 455 pages.

Reference work for students and scholars of English literature, particularly for the study of the British Renaissance.