Shakespeare
Petrarch
Hamlet
Utopia
Machiavelli
In Praise of Folly
Erasmus
Don Quixote
Decameron
Boccaccio
Miguel Cervantes
Sir Thomas More
The Prince
In Praise of Folly
Don Quixote
A tragedy that talks about a Prince’s revenge on his uncle.
Book still studied today for its insights into political power.
The Prince
Tales of a foolish but idealistic knight
Stories of the Black Death
Utopia
Known as the Father of Humanism
He used his book to expose the inappropriate behavior of people including the clergy.
Decameron
He criticized the society of his day by describing an ideal, imaginary community.
Hamlet