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Who created a 42-line bible in 1455 and the moveable type printing press in 1436?
Johannes Gutenberg
What were the two parts of the Interregnum?
The Commonwealth and the Protectorate.
What are the years of the Renaissance?
1485-1660
What writing style follows this criteria?
9 lines total- 8 lines are iambic pentameter with the 9th line (alexandrine) written in iambic hexameter?
Spenserian stanza
Which tudor came to power in 1509-1547
Henry VIII
What machine was created to make the mass production of literature available rather than having monks tour endlessly?
The Gutenberg Moveable type printing press.
When was the Interregnum?
1642-1660
What does "Sonnet" mean?
Little Sound
This King reigning 1625-1642 liked to spend money, parliament didn’t like that and tried to make him stop, he dismissed them before he was executed in 1649
King Charles I
What was the idea of the government basically being ruled by Parliament. A group of elected officials that are in charge, not one person. Not fully Democratic (lot’s of people cannot vote)
What was the Commonwealth of the Interregnum?
What year was Charles I executed for treason ?
1649
What poetic form follows this criteria?
14 lines in sonnets. Octave, 8 lines , (abbaabba) + Sestet , 6 lines, (cdecde or variation )
Petrarchan Sonnet
Who is James II's daughter and her partner that take control of the country by dissenters in Parliament in 1688-1702
Mary and William
What was the fight over Royalists v Parliamentarians (“Roundheads”) . Charles I executed for treason (1649)
English Civil War (1642-1650)
What are the years of the author who wrote The Flea?
John Donne (1572-1631)
What is the 9th line of a Petrarchan Sonnet called and what does it do?
Volta ; high point of the story before the rest of the sestet provides a resolution.
What writer has dates that span across the renaissance and the 18th century but is not considered a renaissance writer?
John Milton
What historical event follows these guidelines:
Escalating Catholic - Protestant tensions, Guy Fawkes Remember remember!
The fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder treason
Should never be forgot!
The Gunpowder Plot (1605)
What are the years of the author who wrote Paradise Lost?
John Milton (1608-1674)
What literacy genre fits the following criteria?
A courtly entertainment that combines music, poetry, dance, and spectacle with elaborate costumes and scenery. Often features allegory and myth to celebrate royalty
Masque