History of English Literature Notes

 Cavalier Poets and the features of their poetry. The poets of the middle of the 17th century were divided into two principal groups:- Cavalier Poetry They were the members of the aristocracy. They got their name from the supporters of King Charles-I in the 17th century, who was later executed as a result of civil … Read more

Introduction Jacobean drama (i.e. the drama of the age of James-I <1603-1625>) was a dark form of the drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. The Elizabethan age was the golden age of English drama. But with the turn of the century, the drama in English also took a turn. It does not mean that there were no … Read more