Literature in the 16th Century: Styles, Patronage, and Poetry Traditions

Explore the concept of literature in the 16th century, focusing on rhetoric in the Renaissance, major styles in art, the role of courtiers and patrons, poetic traditions like heroic, Ovidian, pastoral, and sonnet, and delve into the analysis of Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder's poem "The Long Love that in my Thought Doth Harbor."

• 16th century literature
• Renaissance art
• poetic traditions
• Sir Thomas Wyatt
• literary analysis

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1. Concept of literature in the 16th century Rhetoric in the Renaissance sense means the art of ornamentation There are 3 major styles in Renaissance art. 1. High Style: It was the style that was exalted above ordinary speech. Language is more formal than ordinary language. It s the style of epic and romance 2. The Middle Style (Mean): The language is neither too formal nor too colloquial. It s the style of sonnet 3. The Low Style: The language is colloquial. It the style of pastoral Decorum in the Renaissance sense means the proper style to suit the kind of the poetry

2. Writers of the Period Courtiers Patron: During this period, it s impossible to make money on literature. So the writer dedicated his book to a rich man. This rich man became patron and gave money University Witts

3. Poetry During the Renaissance, there were 4 poetic traditions: 1- Heroic Tradition Edmund Spenser s The Faerie Queene 2- Ovidian Tradition Christopher Marlowe s Hero and Leander William Shakespeare s Venus and Adonis 3- Pastoral Tradition Spenser s The Shepherd's Calendar Michael Drayton s Idea, the Shepherd s Garland 4- Sonnet Tradition Sir Philip Sidney s Astrophel and Stella

4. The analysis of the following poem The Long Love that in my Thought Doth Harbor -Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder