learned to admire the Greek and Latin works as models of literary form. 2.It is the keen interest in the activities ofhumanity. Humanism is the key-note of the Renaissance.It reflected the new outlook of the rising bourgeois class.Humanists emphasize the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life and believe that man did not only have the right to enjoy the beauty of this life.but had the ability to perfect himself and to perform wonders by removing all the external checks by the exercise of reason.They also expressed their rebellious spirit against the tyranny of feudal rule and ecclesiastical domination. 3.0 English Literature in the Renaissance Period English literature in the Renaissance Period is usually regarded as the highlight in this history of English literature.In Elizabethan Period,English literature developed with a great speed and made a magnificent achievement,especially the drama.Thus appeared a group of excellent dramatists.They are John Lyly,Thomas Kyd George Peele,Robert Greene,Christopher Marlowe,William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson. Next to the drama is the Lyrical Poetry.In that period,writing 5 poetry became a fashion.England then became "a nest of singing birds".The famous poets of that period were Thomas Wyatt,Henrylearned to admire the Greek and Latin works as models of literary form. 2. It is the keen interest in the activities of humanity. Humanism is the key-note of the Renaissance. It reflected the new outlook of the rising bourgeois class. Humanists emphasize the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life and believe that man did not only have the right to enjoy the beauty of this life, but had the ability to perfect himself and to perform wonders by removing all the external checks by the exercise of reason. They also expressed their rebellious spirit against the tyranny of feudal rule and ecclesiastical domination. 3.0 English Literature in the Renaissance Period English literature in the Renaissance Period is usually regarded as the highlight in this history of English literature. In Elizabethan Period, English literature developed with a great speed and made a magnificent achievement, especially the drama. Thus appeared a group of excellent dramatists. They are John Lyly, Thomas Kyd, George Peele, Robert Greene, Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson. Next to the drama is the Lyrical Poetry. In that period, writing poetry became a fashion. England then became "a nest of singing birds". The famous poets of that period were Thomas Wyatt, Henry 5’ 5’ 5’