The Medieval Era (450s-1450s CE), included the Bubonic Plague and much conflict. Why would these circumstances encourage the Renaissance artists to look back in history to the Greco-Roman Era (1,200 BCE – 600 CE) for their artistic and intellectual inspiration?

the best description of postwar writers might be progressive.

following the war, writers showed a tendency to work on artistic or social matters rather than political themes. while postwar literature may not have been the greatest period of english literature, the themes provided excellent critics a high number of novels. such examples include anthony burgess, anthony powell and frank kermode, all of which can be placed under the progressive view.

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