Here is a characteristic sentence from David Norbrook’s introduction to “The Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse,” published in 1992: Like More, Wyatt found it impossible to find a public discourse ...

Let's take a look at London theater and the playwrights who set the stage for Shakespeare. The Renaissance came to England late, thanks to a Hundred Years War that ran long and a civil war to decide ...

The term “Renaissance” means “rebirth.” But rebirth of what? In this class, we’ll look at the new ways in which English writers began to explore familiar questions about the nature of desire, the ...

Ampersand, a professional a cappella vocal ensemble, is bringing the music of the English Renaissance to Rutland. “I find the 16th century in England to be such fascinating time for music, ...