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History of English Literature

Notes 3.7 Keywords
Morality Play : It is a type of theater, which was common in medieval Europe.
Elizabethan Era : It was a time associated with Queen Elizabeth I's region (1558–1603) and
is often deficted as the golden age in English history.

3.8 Review Questions
1. What is medieval drama? Explain.
2. What is difference between miracle plays and morality plays?
3. What is the interlude? Explain.
4. What is the early Renaissance-age of queen Elizabeth I? Explain.

Answers : Self Assessment

1. Greek, European 2. encourage piety 3. fairs
4. kindred 5. anti-minstrel

3.9 Further Readings

Books History of English Literature, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, 2004: Long. W.J.
A History of English Literature-Arthur-Compton-Rickett, UPSPD, New Delhi.
History of English Literature, Cambridge University Press, London, 1968 : Legouis
and Cazamian.

Online links www.luminarium.org/medlit/medievaldrama.htm
class.georgiasouthern.edu/litphi/faculty/griffin/
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/184810/Elizabeth-I

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