When did Elizabethan literature flourish?

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English literature Beginning of the Beowulf manuscript.

Elizabethan literature flourished during the reign of Elizabeth I of England, which spanned from 1558 to 1603.1

Often considered the most splendid period in the history of English literature, this era was marked by a significant flowering of poetry, drama, and prose. While the term "Elizabethan" serves as a chronological marker rather than a stylistic descriptor, the period is defined by the works of notable figures such as William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Edmund Spenser. Following the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, the literary landscape shifted, leading into the Jacobean period under James I.1