"The University Wits" By Mahmuda Nasrin Nipa & Kishore Paul
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This document introduces a presentation on the impacts of University Wits in Renaissance literature. It defines University Wits as a group of educated writers from Cambridge or Oxford universities who influenced Shakespeare. Key University Wits included John Lyly, who established forms of comedy and prose fiction; George Peele, who advanced blank verse; Robert Greene; Thomas Nashe; Thomas Lodge; Thomas Kyd, who popularized revenge tragedies; and Christopher Marlowe, the founder of popular English drama. The University Wits contributed significantly to the development of English drama in the Renaissance period.
"The University Wits" By Mahmuda Nasrin Nipa & Kishore Paul
- 2. Presented For: Monir Hossen Lecturer Department of English CCN University of Science & Technology Email:monir.eng.cou@gmail.com
- 3. Presented By: Kishore Chandra Pal Department of English Id: 421316003 Batch: Fall 2016 CCN Universality of Science & Technology Email: kishor.paul7@gmail.com Presented by: Mahmuda Nasrin Nipa Department of English ID: 421316005 Batch: Fall 2016 CCN University of Science & Technology
- 4. Presentation Topic: The impacts of University Wits in Literature of the Renaissance Period
- 5. What is University wits? The term university wits is applied to a group of English men of letters who flourished in the Elizabethan age under the influence of the Renaissance. The group was more or less Constituted of Some Young University Scholars highly Cultivated Literary men who took writing or their Profession they are Called University wits Because they were associated with the University of Cambridge or oxford. They Passes a special significance and they exerted a direct influence upon Shakespeare. They were romantic in their attitude and represented the Spirit of the Renaissance.
- 6. Contribution of the University wits to Drama The University wits Contributed to the formation of the English comedy which blossomed forth in the hands of Shakespeare.
- 7. John Lyly (1554-1606): John Lyly the Courtier made notable contribution to the formation of the English Comedy his Charminy romantic Plays are all Comedies. his plays are:- Women in the Moon. Endymion Seppho and Phao. Alexander and Campaspe Miday Mother Bombie and Love’s Meta-morphosis. Lyly’s Comedies mythological and allegorical plays are extremely witty in Character, wit and humor, found generally in Sparking dialogues characterize dialogues gave Shakespeare an excellent model to follow and he is Probably indebted to Lyly for his first teaching in Court Style.
- 8. In Elizabethan Proses fiction: During the later half of 16th Century a number of prose romance were Produced. They were all written in the new style Called Euphuistic style, Cultivated and Developed by John Lyly. Lyly Style Euphuism is full of grace wit splendor with carefully shaped and balanced Sentence. The Euphuistic style was widely popular in the Elizabethan world, and let to both appreciate and parodic imitation in Subsequent literature. Lyly’s Euphuism, the Chief motto is “A golden Sentence is worth a world of treasure
- 9. Gorge Peele:- (1558-1597) George Peele was almost Certainly a successful plays as well as Playwright. The famous Chronicle of king Edward I, The old wives' Tale, The love of king David and Fair baths hebe etc are his great Plays. His Plays have romantic, Satirical and historical evidence, His Style is Violent to the Point of absurdity. He has moment of real Poetry. He handled Blank Verse with more ease and variety. He was fluent and had a Sense of humor and Pathos. In Short he represents a great advance upon the earliest drama and become Popular among the play wrights of his time for the poetical qualities of his verse.
- 10. Robert Green (1558-92): Robert Greene was Probably encouraged to write for the stage by Marlowe’s success with Tamburlaine Green’s five Plays are:- Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay James iv. The Comical History of Alphonsus king of Aragoz. A looking lass for London any England. And The History of Orlando Furioso. Of this plays the most popular is friar bacon and Friar Bungay. It is romantic Comedy.
- 11. Thomas Nashe (1567-160) The most important dramatic works of Thomas Nashe are The Isle of Dogs (1567) and Summer’s Last will (1600) Thomas Nashe was the real Successor of Greene, the realist and satirist. He was an out Standing Picaresque author of the Period. He wrote against the puritans in general. In Prose he was the Creator of new genre.
- 12. Thomas lodge (1558-1625): Thomas lodge abandoned law for literature His first romance The Detectable History of Forbonius and pricilla appeared in 1584 and Scilaes Metanorphosis in 1589. His Second and bat known romance Rasalynde, it is Said that Shakespeare followed him Closely in his Plot of as you like it. He Probably Collaborated with Shakespeare in Henry IV.
- 13. Thomas Kyd (1558-94): Among the University wits Thomas kyd, Violent and extravert youth as the was did much to popularize Sencan tradition of blood and thunder. In his Play the Spanish Tragedy. He dealt with the theme of revenge. It hold a unique place in dramatic literature, recalling back to Gorbuduc and forward to Shakespeare early Plays, probably even to Hamlet and king Lear.
- 14. Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) Christopher Marlowe, One of the most striking figures of the English Renaissance, is the true founder of the popular English drama. He is really the greatest figure in pre-shakespearean drama. He has left behind powerful tragedies: Tamburlaine Doctor Faustus The Jew of Math Edward II
- 15. Conclusion University wits have a fondness of introducing heroic themes in their dramas . They often take it from the lives of great figures . They have heroic treatment to the heroic theme.