THE RENAISSANCE IN ENGLAND

 

King Henry and Anne Boleyn  in Windsor Forest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sir Thomas Moore (1478-1535), Britannica

From Utopia                                                

A Category of People…                                

Conclusion                                                 

Elizabeth I (1533-1603)

Speech to the Troops at Tilbury  (Adapted for film)                    

The “Golden” Speech                                              

Sir Philip Sydney (1554-1586)

From The Defense of Poesy, History, Philosophy, Poetry.    

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

From Henry V

Chorus Prologue                                                          

“       Act II                                             

“       Act III                                          

“       Act IV                                     

Eve of St. Crispin’s Day Speech, IV. iii. -- Olivier,  Branagh

Chorus Act V                 

“       Epilogue                 

 

Hamlet (1948) 

 

Sonnet 1                                

Sonnet 3                      

Sonnet 18        

Sonnet 22           

Sonnet 29        

Sonnet 30     

Sonnet 33                

Sonnet 55         

Sonnet 60                  

Sonnet 116             

Sonnet 130               

Sonnet 138              

Sonnet 146           

Sonnet 147         

 

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)

From Dr. Faustus  "Was this the face that launched a thousand ships..."            

Dr. Faustus at Gutenberg

"Mythological Allusions in Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus"

The Passionate Shepherd to His Love                     

 

Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618)

The Nymph’s Reply                        

The Lie             

    

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), Britannica

From Essays                                                                

Of Unity in Religion                 

Of Love   

 

             

 

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Spanish Armada, Britannica

 The Spanish Armada, British Battles