CHAPTER XXVII

ELIZABETH (xii), 1558-1603--LITERATURE Birth of a National Literature-- Prose: before 1579--1579-1589--Euphues--Sidney--Hooker-- Verse: before 1579--1579-1590--Drama: before Elizabeth-- early Elizabethan--The Younger Generation>: pervading Characteristics Displayed in the Drama--and other Fields--Breadth of view--Patriotism--Normal Types.