What do you know about the English Renaissance?

<p> &nbsp; Renaissance was the revival of classical literature and artistic styles in European history. It began in Italy in the early 14th century and spread to England in the late 15th century.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The English Renaissance had 5 characteristics:&nbsp;<br> (1) English culture was revitalized not so much directly by the classics as by contemporary Europeans under the influence of the classics;<br> (2) England as an insular country followed a course of social and political history which was to a great extent independent of the course of history else where in Europe;<br> (3) Owning to the great genius of the 14th century poet Chaucer| the native literature was vigorous enough and experienced in assimilating foreign influences without being subjected by them;<br> (4) English Renaissance literature is chiefly artistic| rather than philosophical and scholarly;<br> (5) the Renaissance coincided with the Reformation in England. The English Renaissance was largely literary| and achieved its finest expression in the so-called Elizabethan drama. Its finest exponents were Christopher Marlowe| Ben Jonson| and William Shakespeare.</p>