From the middle part to the end of the 18th century, in English literature （） flourished. They were mostly stories of mystery and horror which take place in some haunted or dilapidated middle age castles.

填空题Swift is a master （）, his satire is usually masked by an outward gravity and an apparent earnestness which renders his satire all the more powerful.

填空题Spenser is generally regarded as the greatest nondramatic poet of the Elizabethan age. His fame is chiefly based on his masterpiece （） .

填空题The term （） is commonly used to name the work of the 17th - century writers who wrote under the influence of John Donne.

填空题Christopher Marlowe is the most gifted of the （） .

填空题In The Canterbury Tales , Chaucer employed the （）with true ease and charm for the first time in the history of English literature.