Who are the main writers and poets in the Renaissance in Western Europe?

In the early Renaissance, "three outstanding literary figures" appeared. Dante wrote many academic works and poems in his life, among which the famous ones are "New Life" and "Divine Comedy". Petrarch is the founder of humanism and is known as the "father of humanism". He was the first to call for the revival of classical culture and put forward the idea that "humanism" opposed "theology". Petrarch mainly wrote many beautiful poems, the masterpiece of which is Lyric Fourteen.

In France, the Renaissance clearly formed two factions, one is optimates represented by Seven Star Poetry Society, and the other is Democrats represented by rabelais. The Seven Star Poetry Society, represented by Longsha and Dubbel, has made outstanding contributions to language and poetry theory. They first put forward the idea of unifying national languages, which promoted the development of French national languages and literature. However, they rejected folk poetry. Serve only a few nobles. Rabelais is an outstanding humanist writer after Boccaccio and a representative of the French Renaissance Democrats. The Biography of the Giant, which he created in 20 years, is a realistic work interwoven with reality and fantasy, and occupies an important position in the history of European literature and education.

In Britain, Thomas Moore and Shakespeare are the representatives. Thomas Moore is a famous humanist thinker and the founder of utopian socialism. Utopia, 2006+05 16, written in Latin, is the first work of utopian socialism. Shakespeare is a gifted playwright and poet. Together with Homer, Dante and Goethe, he is considered as the four greatest writers in Europe. Vivid plot, rich and refined language and outstanding personality of characters represent the highest achievement of European Renaissance literature and have a far-reaching impact on the development of European realistic literature.

Cervantes and Vega Cervantes are the most outstanding representatives in Spain. Cervantes is a realistic writer, dramatist and poet. He wrote a large number of poems, plays and novels, of which Don Quixote, a long satirical novel, was the most famous, which had a great influence on the development of European literature. Vega is a dramatist, novelist and poet, the founder of Spanish national drama, and is known as the "father of Spanish drama". * * He has created more than 2,000 plays in his life, of which more than 600 have been handed down to this day, including religious dramas, historical dramas, divine dramas, robe and sword dramas, pastoral dramas and other forms, which deeply reflect the social reality of Spain and are deeply loved by the masses. The most outstanding representative work is Yangquan Village. Germany's main achievements are religious reform, peasant war, satirical literature and scientific and technological inventions.

Representative figures: Martin Luther, Diu Lei, etc. In France, free thought and skeptical thought are quite developed.

Representative figures: essayist: Montaigne, novelist: rabelais, etc.

(5) Britain and its representatives

In Britain: Poetry and drama are flourishing like never before.

Representative figures: writer Shakespeare, etc.