CP+Early+17th+Century+Literature

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=**Early 17 Century** (1500-1699) =

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During this time period, society was very feudal. Most of the lower class people, merchants, and serfs, could not read or write. The Roman Catholic church made many enemies including, Martin Luther and John Calvin. These various fights lead to the Protestant Reformation and the eventual splitting of the Catholic Church into many different sects. This period also showed massive growth in science and expansion.

=Themes=



The themes of this era mainly center around religious areas. For example, the themes range from the __birth__ to the crucifixion.

=Style=



The style of this era varied. It varied from sonnets that consisted of only 14 lines, to long prose writing that consisted of pages. There were also a group of writers that were known as the Cavalier writers. They were known for being very laid back writers but were also criticized throughout history. = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

= = = = =Authors and Their Works=




 * ==The King James Bible==
 * ==Sir Francis Bacon==
 * ==John Donne==
 * ==John Milton==
 * ==Ben Johnson==
 * ==Cavalier Poets==
 * Andrew Marvell
 * Richard Lovelace
 * Sir Robert Herrick

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