THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD: A VERY BRIEF INTRODUCTION

1. The Renaissance: a Historical Background

2. The Main Aspects of the Renaissance

2.1. Humanism

2.2. The Reformation

2.3. The Technological Inventions

2.4. The New Discoveries

3. The English Renaissance

4. English Drama: from the Beginning to the Renaissance

4.1. The Beginnings: Miracle and Mystery Plays

4.2. Morality Plays

4.3. The Interlude

4.4. The Masque

4.5. The Appearance of Regular Drama

4.6. Elizabethan Drama