Renaissance Writers
The advances William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes, and Niccolo Machiavelli made in the literary world.
In the Renaissance period, writing was an amazing advance in Europe’s culture and became a prominent part of the Renaissance. The Renaissance was the time after the Middle Ages when feudalism had just declined. Humanism, or seeing how much humans can accomplish, rose. Europe got the printing press idea from China so they could produce books faster and it was cheaper, allowing more people to obtain books. In the Medieval Ages, people wrote in the uncial script, but in the Renaissance, writers continued to write in calligraphy, but changed to the Italian script. Ink and quills were used to copy down writing. Writers brought across new ideas by writing tradegies, comedies, and about everything in between. Among the great writers of the Renaissance, the three most important were William Shakespeare, Niccolo Machiavelli, and Miguel de Cervantes.
Shakespeare was an influential writer in the Renaissance. He wrote poems and plays, and made advances in writing. He influenced changes in usage of words and language. “Shakespeare wrote eleven plays” that would grow popular in later generations. “Romeo and Juliet”, “MacBeth”, and “Hamlet” were among the most praised and prominent of his works. There was much controversy about Shakespeare’s work because it was much different from writing in that period. Half of the people thought his writing was horrible, and the other half believed he was a genius, which is the side people took after time. Shakespeare was an extremely astounding writer.
Another famous writer of the Renaissance era was Miguel de Cervantes. Cervantes wrote a variety of different types of writing. He wrote novels, poems, and was a dramatist. Cervantes was best known for his beloved two-volume novel Don Quixote. The novel is about a crazed man who rides into wild adventures and attempts to save his lover. He began writing Don Quixote returning home from Spain. A captive of the African Moors, Cervantes recorded Don Quixote’s adventures from his cell in prison. In conclusion, Miguel de Cervantes had a extraordinary impact on the literary world.
Machiavelli was a very influential writer. He was a very prominent Italian of the Renaissance. He wrote books and was involved in politics. The writing Machiavelli was recognized for “The Prince”. This book depicted how Machiavelli believed a prince should act and how exactly to obtain rule. He became knowledgeable on the topic of ruling and politics. He often had a role close by rulers such as princes. Machiavelli furthered the explanation of ruling through his writing.
William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes, and Niccolo Machiavelli were extreme influences on the Renaissance era. All three of them were European writers, though they wrote about different subjects. Shakespeare wrote plays and poems that would stay famous for centuries to come and sparked more tradegies, comedies, dramas, and mixes of all three. Cervantes wrote a brilliant tale that influenced more fantasy writing. Machiavelli shared his views on how rulers like princes should act. Shakespeare, Cervantes, and Machiavelli were all great factors in the advances of literature in the Renaissance.
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Roxy ;-), posted this comment on May 13th, 2007
Hadhafang, you are a talented writer. You should make a Flash presentation to go with it! It would make a very good oral report as well!
asia, posted this comment on Feb 4th, 2008
give me the wrte answer
kara jahoolie, posted this comment on Mar 29th, 2008
there shoud be more information on miguel de cervantes saavedra.
i thought that he was the most famous littiture figure in this time period
F.Maguire, posted this comment on Sep 11th, 2008
there needs to be quotes of all three of them. Shakespeare,Macheavilli and Cervantes. All three of them have their little sayins that impacted all of history and it would nice to have them up!
asia#2, posted this comment on Sep 27th, 2008
gj u should write where they are born and from
jaky, posted this comment on Oct 23rd, 2008
this sucks!!!!
Shawn, posted this comment on Nov 11th, 2008
This was a very good artical to me. I am actually using it to help me on my homework. I neeeded a little bit more on Cervantes tho. I needed to know y he liked the renaissance better than the middle ages. but it was good. I got 2 out of 3 of my things. Thx alot 
Dr. Gertrude, posted this comment on Jan 8th, 2009
Excellent use of vocabulary and organized set-up. This is a detailed overview of some of the most influential writers in the Renaissance time period.
idk, posted this comment on Feb 5th, 2009
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Fei, posted this comment on Feb 7th, 2009
Used “influential” too often.
Besides that, good writing. I’m doing a report on the Renaissance and this helped to further my understanding of it a great deal.
iheartlakorns, posted this comment on Mar 4th, 2009
this is really help fun. this helped me write my essay about William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes, and Niccolo Machiavelli……thankx…..a lots….^-^……:D…..(SMILE)
iheartlakorns, posted this comment on Mar 5th, 2009
hi i’m back….well i have to pretend to do my work in class because this is suppose to be a on week report but i finish it at home in order to use the laptop and play on myspace and youtube..hahaha….
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Ashley Thao, posted this comment on Mar 5th, 2009
this is boring…..and useless…from m 1000 word report…….
LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amy Yang, posted this comment on Mar 5th, 2009
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D, posted this comment on Mar 22nd, 2009
Nice…. thanks helped a lot
twler, posted this comment on Apr 2nd, 2009
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a person, posted this comment on May 5th, 2009
well thought.. is shakespear really a renaissance writer?? and for everyone else, screw off. its good, 10 times better than anything any of you could brew up!
dathion, posted this comment on May 11th, 2009
this sux bad im doing a research paper onnn huminism for cervantes and this sux!
Shivam, posted this comment on May 15th, 2009
I needed help on Cervantes and this really helped me thanks
Dallas, posted this comment on Jun 2nd, 2009
i liked it (:
Lunch Box, posted this comment on Jun 8th, 2009
It was good. It helped me. It would have been nice if you included Dante though.
Cookie, posted this comment on Jun 9th, 2009
Sorry, but I guess you might confuse some people by providing wrong information… Shakespeare wrote 35 plays, not just ten. And the printing press was invented in Cologne, Germany by Gutenberg. These are basics.
annoymous, posted this comment on Sep 25th, 2009
you suck you cant even help me with my work!
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Rachel, posted this comment on May 13th, 2007
Hadhafang, this is a very deeply thought essay. If I was to grade it, I would give you an A.