Education of the republic of uzbekistan samarkand state institute of foreign languages english faculty I

The aim of the work. To give an overview of how the Renaissance influenced English literature
The structure of the work. It consists of introduction, two chapters, conclusion and references
The chapter I is about impact of the Renaissance on English literature.
The chapter II is about poetry in the Renaissаnce period.
Total amount of the work is 30 pages.
Introduction deals with the aim, tasks, actuality, structure and practical value of the course work.
The results achieved during the investigation are summarize in conclusion.
Reference all the scientific and internet sources and references used for investigation.


Chapter I. The Renaissance


1.1 The Renaissance. Historical background
In England, the Renaissance came later than in other European countries at the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th centuries, based on the humanistic ideas of Italian writers [Petrarch, Montaigne]. In the sixteenth century the development of capitalism proceeded at a rapid pace. the growth of industry and cities are increasingly pushing England to fight for supremacy on the seas and will soon give Shakespeare the opportunity in The Merchant of Venice to talk about a rich merchant whose ships carry goods around the world. Victory over the Armada. Feudal fragmentation was put an end to, bourgeois relations were strengthened, and the personality cult was brought to the fore. the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1558-1603 the economic development of the country, international trade, after the victory over the Invincible Armada in 1588, England achieved military power. Three stages of the Renaissance:
Early stage
Thomas More [known as a politician under King Henry VII, but was sentenced to hang for disagreeing with his reforms] is known for his work Utopia, where he criticizes the vices of contemporary society. Thomаs More is а typical representаtive of English humanism.¹ His «Utopia» is a public organization built in the spirit of the ideals of humanism.²
Its goal is the happiness of a person, the well being of the entire community. Medieval spiritualism is alien to him, those consolations that the Catholic Church offered after the grave in exchange for earthly suffering. He desires joy here on earth. Therefore, in his community there is no property, compulsory labor for all its members prevails, work in the city and in the country alternates, complete religious tolerance is established, thanks to the ideal organization of society there are no crimes.
The 16th century is the heyday of English humanism, which arose here later than in Italy, met with the Reformation. Classical literature and Italian poetry have a great influence on English literature.
Early on the sonnet form flourishes, introduced by Thomas Wyatt and followed by the more talented development of the Earl of Surrey. Wyatt brought the sonnet genre from Italy. The sonnet ‘‘Descriptions of the conflicting feelings of a love’’ describes the passions, joys and sorrows of lovers. Sarri also chooses the form of a sonnet and sings of his beloved in them [as in Petrarch’s Laura]. The shepherd’s novel, characteristic of the Renaissance, is becoming widespread in England. Arcadia, which written by Philip Sydney, was one of the most famous and well-known novels of that time. The glory of Sydney, which was imitated by dozens of poets for a whole century, was shared by Edmund Spenser, the author of the famous ‘‘Queen of the Faeries’’, a poem that attracted his contemporaries not by the depth of content, but by the bizarre diversity and brightness of colors, intricate and complex intrigue, the extraordinary fаntаstiсnеss of the plot, the magnificence of the paintings and images but English literature of the Renaissance reaches its greatest brilliance in the theater. In the 15th century, the medieval mystery becomes, as it were, a frozen form and does not show a tendency for further development, thanks to the reformation, which supplants it, contributes to the development of other dramatic genres. In the era of Elizabeth, the theater reaches such a flowering that history does not know, meets the tastes of all classes of society, depicting the tragic moments of English history, the tragedies of kings and the aristocracy, and the family dramas of the bourgeoisie, and the rude mores of the urban lower classes, introducing both jokes and humor that are equally captivating. and the aristocracy and urban mob.
Most of the playwrights of the Elizabethan time are marked by originality and talent, reflecting the prevailing tastes of one or another group of the population:
Robert Green wrote pastoral stories and dramas 6 plays. In them, he ridiculed the vices of London society. Christopher Marlowe is the most famous representative of the «university minds» in Cambridge. The tragedy of Tamerlane the Great is an image of a strong personality. The tragic story of Dr. Faust is a philosophical and psychological tragedy, which reveals the inner struggle of the scientist. Ben Jonson paid tribute to the classical theater, which arose under the influence of the humanist movement, interest in ancient antiquity. All these names were eclipsed by Shakespeare the universal significance of Shakespeare in the nationality and realism of his work. Shakespeare was the deepest exponent of the main trend of the Renaissance, his interests in earthly human nature, in the human person, in his passions and feelings, in an enterprising, enterprising personality, fighting for a better place in life.