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Human Renaissance Period  X4 Marks Shift Literature Focus

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What is and when was the Renaissance period ? x4

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1485-1660

•Marks a shift in literature from a focus on religion and the afterlife to human life on Earth.

•Two most popular themes were love and human potential. Genres included metaphysyical poetry, sonnets, and drama written in verse.

•Authors; Shakespeare, John Donne, Andrew Marvell

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