Why was there a flowering of the arts in the Elizabethan Era?
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- Created on: 01-05-15 15:18
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- Why was there a flowering of the arts
- Royal and noble patronage
- Growth of theatre
- Companies of players formed under various noblemen
- Lord Chamberlains Men
- Shakespeare
- Earl of Liesters players
- Queen Elizabeth's Men
- Lord Admiral Howards Company
- Marlowe
- Lord Chamberlains Men
- Needed patronage to gaina license to perform
- Government controlled what was performed
- Permanent theaters in London under Royal license
- The Globe and The Fortune
- The invention of the Printing Press - 1476
- Mainly published knightly romances and religious work
- 'First genuine literary movement'
- Stimulated desire to read
- literacy rates increased
- Government controlled what was published
- Expansion of education
- Desirable to read and write
- Demand for education grew
- Parish schools taught reading and writing in english
- Grammar schools teach latin to prepare for university
- Sons of Aristocracy home-schooled
- Oxford and Cambridge only universities in England
- By 1593 half of the House of Commons were uni graduates
- Desirable to read and write
- Growth of London
- Wealthy
- subsiding artistic ventures
- Court was the chief inspiration for art
- Home of theaters and printing press
- Wealth
- growing awareness of prosperity and stability
- exchange of cultural ideas with Europe
- Increase in trade
- Investment in art/plays/ music
- Protestant reformation
- Inspired artists
- Defense of new church inspired literature
- Boosted Cult of Gloriana
- Central theme of Shakespeare plays
- Royal and noble patronage
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