UNIVERSITY WITS
It belongs to the Elizabethan period or 16 th century which is a period of creative revival in th e history of English literature. In the English literature of the renaissance, drama is its chief glory. Drama therefore is the most important subject for the study at this time, it is the most difficult because the diversity of the plays make classification difficult while the lack of sufficient dates makes it almost difficult to obtain a clear outline of the evolution of the theatrical world. During the middle English period theatre was confined with the church. The interludes were a form of drama which finally paved the way for the Elizabethan plays by the University Wits. The Pre Shakespearean -Dramatist were known as the university wits owing to their association with the university of Cambridge and oxford. They were romantic in their approach and represented the true spirit of renaissance. The constellations of university wits are John Lyly, George Peele, Robert Greene, T...