England and the Renaissance

New approaches to Latin and Greek letters—the studia humanitatis—that flourished in 14th century Italy rapidly emerged in England in the early 16th century. What does it mean to claim that England had a renaissance? Texts include More's Utopia and Richard III , Erasmus’s Praise of Folly , Ascham’s Scholemaster , poetry from Wyatt and Surrey through Jonson, Donne, Herrick, and Milton.