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An Outline of British Literary History Early and Medieval English Literature Beowulf, epic in old Briton Romance Ballads Geoffrey Chaucer, the founder of English poetry, “The Canterbury Tales” The English Renaissance (16th—first half of 17th) Characteristic of Renaissance: 1) a thirsting curiosity for the classical literature; 2) keen interest in the activities of humanity (humanism) Thomas More, the greatest of the English humanists, “Utopia” Poets in this period: (The sonnet, an exact form of poetry in 14 lines of iambic pentameter intricately rhymed, was introduced to England from Italy by