Who was considered to be England's first literary celebrity ?
Correct answer: D. John Foxe
- A. John Donne
- B. Sir Walter Raleigh
- C. Sir Thomas More
- D. John Foxe
Explanation
John Foxe became England’s first major literary celebrity through the enormous popularity of his Protestant history, Acts and Monuments, commonly called the Book of Martyrs. The other figures were influential writers or statesmen, but not regarded in this specific sense as England’s first literary celebrity.
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