UNCOVERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH DRAMA DURING ELIZABETHAN AGE

Abstract

 It is accepted among the historians that the Elizabethan age (1558-1603) is considered as the golden age of literature. In that drama as a literary form saw a rise in popularity due to the dramatists like the university wits(a group of dramatists), Shakespeare and many more. Due to its depiction through theatre performance drama began to have its preference over prose. It the share for its popularity can be divided among the writers for their amazing works and the queen for her patronage to them.