A Study of Elizabethan Period (1558-1603)

In this study, the researcher has mentioned the writers and their major works in Elizabethan age (1558-1603). The researcher has mentioned almost nineteen writers and their famous works. By reading this research paper, any general reader can easily understand that who are the major writers of the age and what are their famous works. The language and method of presenting the data are very easy. The researcher also has mentioned the major contributions of this era’s writers. As we know that University Wits also fall in this era, thus the researcher has mentioned them and their works too. S. Dutta (2014) declared that The University Wits is a phrase used to title a group of late 16th-century English pamphleteers and playwrights who were studied at the universities Cambridge and Oxford. They appeared famous worldly writers. This era has reminisced for its richness of drama and poetry. This era ended in 1603. Elizabeth turns out to be one of the greatest prominent royals in English history, mainly after 1588, when the English beat the Spanish Armada which had been sent by Spain to reestablish Catholicism and defeat England. All the way through the Elizabethan age, English literature has changed from a shell into a delightful being with imagination, creativeness, and boundless stories. It was not about mystery or miracle plays and the poetry was not nearby religion and the principles addressed in the Church.


Introduction
In this study, the researcher has explored the writers and their major works in Elizabethan age . It is also declared that when the Elizabethan era began and who was the most famous. Monarch in English history. This era has reminisced for its richness of drama and poetry. This era ended in 1603. Elizabeth turns out to be one of the greatest prominent royals in English history, mainly after 1588, when the English beat the Spanish Armada, which had been sent by Spain to reestablish Catholicism and defeat England. Throughout the Elizabethan age, English literature has changed from a shell into a delightful being with imagination, creativeness, and boundless stories. The presenting order of the writers in the study is not because of their familiarity or famousness to the world but on birth-date. The writers who are discussed in this study are: It is also included in this research that which writer of the era got familiarity in the world on which literary work and who wrote first on any specific genres.

Literature review
The Elizabethan era began in 1558 when Elizabeth-first became queen. She was one of the most famous monarchs in English history. This era has reminisced for its richness of drama and poetry. This era ended in 1603. The play, which pulls upon the literary custom of pastoral, is remarkable for its allegorical content concerning to Queen Elizabeth I, for whom the first creation was performed at the Earl of Leicester's country estate at Wanstead.

Astrophel and Stella
Astrophil and Stella (1580)' is an English sonnet order enclosing 108 sonnets and 11 songs. The title derives from the two Greek words, 'aster' and 'phil', and the Latin word 'stella' meaning star. Therefore Astrophil is the star lover, and Stella is his star.

The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, also recognized simply as the Arcadia, is a lengthy prose pastoral romance written in the direction of the end of the sixteenth century.
Having completed one version of his text, Sidney later meaningfully lengthened and revised his work.

Major Works
The Walter Raleigh is the writer of books such as Remains of Sir Walter Raleigh and mentioned his main works in their book.

Poems by Ralegh
All done, and some unfinished, poems written by Ralegh or reasonably qualified to him:  "Lines from Catullus"  "The Advice"  "Another of the Same"  "Love and Time"  "Conceit begotten by the Eyes"  "Epitaph on Sir Philip Sidney"  "Even such is Time"  "The Excuse"  "Farewell to the Court"  "His Petition to Queen Anne of Denmark"  "If Cynthia be a Queen"  "In Commendation of George Gascoigne's Steel Glass"  "The Lie" Who are the most important writers of the Elizabethan age (1558-1603) and their major works?

Objectives
The researcher most important objective is to explore the writers and great works of Elizabethan age.

Data collection
The researcher has collected the data from different researches and books of the contemporary, the reference of the books and researches are given in the reference section of the research.

Findings
In order to prove the research question the researcher has mentioned the almost nineteen writers and their works of the Elizabethan age. By reading this research paper, any general reader can easily understand that who are the major writers of the age and what are their famous works.

Discussion and Conclusion
The major purpose of this study is to show the major writers and their works in Elizabethan age which are delightfully described in the paper. The language and method of presenting the data is very easy therefore the research is meekly saying that any general reader can get the major idea of the age with one reading.