15th century prose by literature mail

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#1 Literature in 15th Century 

०. The 15th century is comparatively barren and non productive in the field of literature.
० .With Chaucer English literature made a brilliant beginning and after his death we enter a barren period of       one and half a century.

.० But during this time ‘prose literature' recorded considerable progress
#2 Progress of English Literature 

०Prose moved forward during the 15th century to a richness that was unknown to the preceding ages. 

०English men shaped the rough material of their native tongue to form a literature for providing instructions        and entertainment.
० There was perceptible increases in skill  due to increased practice. 

० There was a growing perception of the beauties of rhythm and there was the development of various             prose  style including the ornate and the plain.
Prose writers and their contribution 

० The promising pose writers of the century sought to import directness and simplicity. It was due to their     efforts  that the prose of the age developed and various kind of prose works were written.
० Fisher and Cranmer popularize theological writings and historical prose was presented in the chronicle. of   England by Cap grave who wrote in business like fashion. Philosophical prose appeared in the Governance   of England by Fortes cue. Elyot 
 popularized educational prose.
 Sir Thomas Malory (The English author Sir Thomas Malory (active 15th century) 
  ० He was well known for his romance ‘Morte d'Arthur.’ 
  0 Morte d'Arthur 
  It is told in' simple and vivid prose. 
  It is a skillful blend of dialogue and narrative and is full of color and life.
Malory groups the legends about the central idea of the search for the holy grail. Though many of the 
  stories am purely pagan, Malory treats them all in such a way as to preserve the spirit of medieval                  Christianity.
  Malory's dialogues were singularly ferse and direct so that Malory’s prose is as capable of irony as                Chaucer’s verse.
 2. Sir Thomas More 
  ० He is much known for his Latin work owing to their elegance and wit. 
 ० 'Utopia' is his best work, which presents the picture of an imaginative ideal state based on the socialistic      pattern. 
 ० He also wrote History of Richard III
 ० He writes ably and clearly but with no great distinction of manner.

3. William Caxton 
० This English printer was also a remarkable prose writer of 15‘h century. 
0 He printed almost every English work of quality including Chaucer and Marloy.
 He made translations from French, "Dutch and Latin texts of which the most remarkable were ‘Recuyell of 
 the historyes of Troye’ and ‘The game and play of Chess.’ 
 He avoided rustic terms.
4. Sir John Fortescue 
० He stand for clarity of ideas
. He wrote with clear thinking and straight forwardness. 
  His famous works are the ‘The Governance of England.’

15TH  century was an era of preparation and so many correction did  with prose on trail basis 

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