Questions about literature
Early and Renaissance drama
- What did Shakespeare know of Greek and Roman drama?
- Did Shakespeare know of Aristotle's views on drama?
- What do all those Greek words in criticism mean?
- What were the three "unities"?
- How did Medieval drama begin?*
- What led to the first History plays?*
- Was the Medieval concept of tragedy similar to Aristotle's?
- How can a lamentable tragedy be mixed full of mirth?
- Was Marlowe an atheist?
- What did Shakespeare learn from early comedy?
- Who were Shakespeare's most important contemporary dramatists?*
- What did his contemporaries think of his plays?*
- What did Ben Jonson have to say about Shakespeare?*
- Did Shakespeare write Bacon's Essays?
More questions about English Renaissance literature.
Footnotes
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How did Medieval drama begin?
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What led to the first History plays?
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Who were Shakespeare's most important contemporary dramatists?
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What did his contemporaries think of his plays?
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What did Ben Jonson have to say about Shakespeare?
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