Renaissance literature

Summary

Renaissance literature is a literary movement^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Renaissance literature's instance of is recorded as literary movement^[3].
• Renaissance literature was followed by Baroque literature^[4].
• Renaissance literature is a type of literature^[5].
• Renaissance literature is a type of Renaissance art^[6].
• Renaissance literature is part of history of European literature^[7].
• Renaissance literature's Commons category is recorded as Renaissance literature^[8].
• Renaissance literature comprises Petrarchism^[9].
• Renaissance literature comprises mannerism^[10].
• Renaissance literature's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Renaissance literature^[11].
• Renaissance literature dates from the Renaissance^[12].
• Renaissance literature's significant person is recorded as Petrarch^[13].
• Renaissance literature's significant person is recorded as Giovanni Boccaccio^[14].
• Renaissance literature's significant person is recorded as Jacopo Sannazaro^[15].
• Renaissance literature's significant person is recorded as François Rabelais^[16].
• Renaissance literature's significant person is recorded as William Shakespeare^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Renaissance literature's instance of is recorded as literary movement^[3]. Recorded subclass of include literature^[5] and Renaissance art^[6].

Use and Application

Components include Petrarchism^[9], a literary movement^[18], in Italy^[19] and mannerism^[10]. Renaissance literature is part of history of European literature^[7].

Why It Matters

Renaissance literature has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]