Important+Works

[|Astrophel and]Stella by Sir Philip Sidney Astrophel and Stella contains 108 sonnets and 11 songs. These sonnets were characteristic of the time period, focusing on love, and it was the first of the English sonnet sequences.

[|The Faerie Queene] by Edmund Spenser The Faerie Queene is the longest epic poem in the English language. The language and style of this piece was inspired by The Canterbury Tales. During the Renaissance, society underwent a transformation in which authors focused on classical pieces. The Faerie Queene is a good example on how authors looked to other classical works as inspiration.

[|Paradise Lost] by Milton Bradley Paradise Lost was an epic story written in 10 different books. The poem focus on a tale about Satan, an angel, being rejected from Heaven. Religious works were characteristic of the Renaissance time period. Authors, such as Bradley wrote about religion and included their own ideas and thoughts on religion.