Important events of Renaissance Literature
1450- Gutenberg's printing press is invented.
1454- Gutenberg Bible is first printed on the press.
1475- "The Canterbury Tales" ,by Geoffrey Chaucer, is published
1513- Niccolo Machiavelli is banished from Florence and writes "The Prince".
1558- Queen Elizabeth's reign begins, starting the Elizabethan era.
1564- Both Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare are born.
1576- The first public theatre in London is built, aptly named "The Theatre".
1593- Marlowe is murdered in a tavern fight
1597- "Romeo and Juliet", by Shakespeare, is published
1603- The end of the Elizabethan era.
1616- Shakespeare dies mysteriously, some scholars say he was ill.
1642- The staging of plays in London theatres is banned by the Puritans.
1667- "Paradise Lost", by John Milton, is published.
1454- Gutenberg Bible is first printed on the press.
1475- "The Canterbury Tales" ,by Geoffrey Chaucer, is published
1513- Niccolo Machiavelli is banished from Florence and writes "The Prince".
1558- Queen Elizabeth's reign begins, starting the Elizabethan era.
1564- Both Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare are born.
1576- The first public theatre in London is built, aptly named "The Theatre".
1593- Marlowe is murdered in a tavern fight
1597- "Romeo and Juliet", by Shakespeare, is published
1603- The end of the Elizabethan era.
1616- Shakespeare dies mysteriously, some scholars say he was ill.
1642- The staging of plays in London theatres is banned by the Puritans.
1667- "Paradise Lost", by John Milton, is published.