Literature in the Renaissance

Renaissance literature refers to European literature which was influenced by the intellectual and cultural tendencies of the Renaissance.

The 13th and 14th century Italian literary revolution helped set the stage for the Renaissance.

Christine de Pizan was an Italian French late medieval author who wrote about the positive contributions of women to European history and court life.

Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli sought to describe political life as it really was rather than its philosophical ideal, as infamously portrayed in his text The Prince.