The Renaissance Period of English Literature refers to:

- The Renaissance Period of English Literature refers to the time period between, 1500-1660.

Periods of English Literature :
- 450 - 1066 :- The Old English Period
- 1066 - 1500 :- The Middle English Period
- 1500 - 1660 :- The Renaissance Period
- 1660 - 1785 :- The Neoclassical Period
- 1798 - 1832 :- Romantic Period
- 1832 - 1901 :- Victorian Period
- 1901- 1939: The Modern Period 
- 1939- Till now: The post modern period. 

The Renaissance Period is again divided into some sub categories:
- Preparation for Renaissance: 1500-1558
- Elizabethan Age : 1558 -1603
- Jacobean Age: 1603-1625  
- Caroline age: 1625-1649
- Commonwealth Period: 1649-1660
- Puritan Period : 1620-1660

Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman.