Renaissance

c. 1300-1674· 10 works

Petrarch to Milton, minus the Bard. The rediscovery of antiquity, the invention of print, and an explosion of vernacular literature across Europe.

Renaissance, Ranked

According to Groblé

  1. 6Paradise Lost1667John MiltonHard·Long·319 pagesInfluence92Popularity69RenaissanceEpicEnglish
  2. 14Gargantua and Pantagruel1532François RabelaisEasy·Epic·1,520 pagesInfluence41Popularity27RenaissanceSatireFrench
  3. 53The Prince1513Niccolò MachiavelliEasy·Medium·124 pagesInfluence86Popularity78RenaissanceTreatiseItalian
  4. 91Celestina1499Fernando de RojasEasy·Long·264 pagesInfluence40Popularity14RenaissanceNovelSpanish
  5. 97Praise of Folly1511ErasmusEasy·Long·256 pagesInfluence41Popularity34RenaissanceSatireLatin
  6. 105Don Quixote1605Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraModerate·Epic·1,477 pagesInfluence94Popularity88RenaissanceNovelSpanish
  7. 111The Complete Essays1580Michel de MontaigneEasy·Epic·2,040 pagesInfluence86Popularity35RenaissanceEssayFrench
  8. 118Dr. Faustus1588Christopher MarloweModerate·Short·98 pagesInfluence39Popularity34RenaissanceTragedyEnglish
  9. 143The Lusiads1572Luís de CamõesHard·Long·282 pagesInfluence7Popularity13RenaissanceEpicPortuguese
  10. 162Le Morte d'Arthur1469Thomas MaloryModerate·Epic·1,400 pagesInfluence40Popularity52RenaissanceRomanceEnglish
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