More questions about literature
Language, prose, and poetry
- How has the language changed since Shakespeare?
- What was Shakespeare's accent like?
- Why does he sometimes use verse, sometimes prose?
- What is blank verse, and where did it come from?
- What is the origin of the English sonnet?*
- Who were the major poets contemporary with Shakespeare?
- Was there any literary criticism in the period?
- How were new words introduced into the language?*
- What was Elizabethan prose like?*
- Were there any women writers?*
- What kind of literature was written for women?
- Was the literature of the time misogynist?
Questions about publishing and Renaissance art.
Footnotes
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What is the origin of the English sonnet?
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How were new words introduced into the language?
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What was Elizabethan prose like?
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Were there any women writers?
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