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- Father of English Revenge Tragedy is Thomas Kyd.
- Father of English tragedy is Christopher Marlowe.
- Famous for Comedy of Humors is Ben Jonson.
- Father of English Comedy is Nicholas Udall.
Source: Live MCQ lecture and Encyclopedia of Britannica.

• The Middle English Period is divided into 3 periods. Such as-
1. The Anglo Norman Period (1066-1340),
2. The Age of Chaucer (1340-1400) and
3. The Dark or Barren Period (1400-1485/1500).
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Live MCQ Lecture.

- John Webster was an English Jacobean dramatist.
- He is best known for his tragedies.
- His famous plays:
• The White Devil,
• The Duchess of Malfi.
• The Devil's Law Case etc.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Live MCQ Lecture.

- Thomas Moore was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his Irish Melodies.
- 'Utopia' is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More, written in Latin and published in 1516.
- The book 'Utopia' (or Kingdom of Nowhere) was originally written in Latin in 1516.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Encyclopedia of Britannica.

• Francis Bacon is called a natural philosopher.
• He is also called the Father of English Essay and Father of Modern Prose.
• His famous works:
- Essays,
- Advancement of Learning,
- Novum Organum,
- The Wisdom of Ancients,
- Divine and Humane,
- The New Atlantis etc.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Live MCQ Lecture.

• Macbeth is a famous tragedy of William Shakespeare.
• Famous quotations of Macbeth:
- 'All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.'
- 'Fair is foul, and foul is fair.'
- 'Life is but a walking shadow.'
Source: Encyclopedia of Britannica and Live MCQ Lecture.

• Oliver Goldsmith is an Irish novelist, playwright and poet.
• The Deserted Village is a poem by Oliver Goldsmith published in 1770.
• His famous works:
- The Citizen of the World,
- The Vicar of the Wakefield,
- The Deserted Village,
- The good Natured Man,
- She Stoops to Conquer,
- The Traveller etc.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Encyclopedia of Britannica.

- George Farquhar was an Irish dramatist.
- His notable plays:
- The Constant Couple,
- The Recruiting Officer and
- The Beaux' Stratagem.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Encyclopedia of Britannica.

• John Milton is a writer of Caroline Age.
• He is called Epic Poet and also called 'A great master of verse in Puritan Period'.
• His famous Epics:
- Paradise Lost and
- Paradise Regained.
• His famous books:
- Areopagitica (a right to freedom of speech and expression).
- Comus,
- Lycidas,
- Of Education,
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Encyclopedia of Britannica.

• John Donne is the father of Metaphysical Poet.
• He is called Poet of Love and Religious Poet.
• His famous poems:
- The Good Morrow,
- The Sun Rising,
- The Canonization,
- Twicknam Garden,
- For Whom The Bell Tolls,
- The Anatomy of the World (book),
- The Frea,
- The Ecstasy,
- The Funeral etc.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Live MCQ lecture.

- Christopher Marlowe is the Father of English Drama/Tragedy.
- He is a famous University wit.
- He is the founder of Blank Verse in English Literature.
- His famous works:
• Doctor Faustus,
• The Jew of Malta,
• Tamburlaine the Great,
• Edward II,
• Didu, Queen of Carthage etc.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman.

- 'Art for Humanity's Sake' is the Slogan of the Neo-Classical period.
- 'Art for Art's Sake' is the Slogan of the Romantic Period.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman.

• Daniel Defoe was an English writer, trader, journalist, pamphleteer and spy.
• He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe which was published in 1719.
• His notable works:
- Robinson Crusoe,
- Moll Flanders,
- A Journal of the Plague Year,
- Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain,
- Hymn To The Pillory,
- The Shortest-Way With the Dissenters,
- Legion’s Memorial,
- Colonel Jack,
- Roxana,
- The True-Born Englishman.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Encyclopedia of Britannica.

- Duration of the Elizabethan Period is 1558 to 1603.
- Titles of this age:
• Glorious Period of English literature,
• Golden Period of English Drama,
• A nest of singing birds.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Live MCQ Lecture.

• Cavalier Poets of english literature:
- Richard Lovelace,
- Sir John Suckling,
- Robert Herrick,
- Thomas Carew.
• Metaphysical Poets of english literature:
- John Donne,
- George Herbert,
- Abraham Cowley,
- Henry Vaughan,
- Andrew Marvell,
- John Cleveland,
- Richard Crashaw
• University Wits of english literature:
- Christopher Marlowe,
- Robert Greene,
- Thomas Nashe,
- Thomas Lodge,
- George Peele,
- John Lyly,
- Thomas Kyd.
Source: Encyclopedia of Britannica.

• The Neo-classical period (1660-1798) is divided into 3 periods. Such as-
1. The Restoration Period (1660-1700),
2. The Augustan Age or the Age of Pope (1700-1745) and
3. The Age of Sensibility or The Age of Dr. Samuel Jhonson.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman.