What was the primary impact of the Reformation on Renaissance literature?
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Correct answer: It redirected literary focus toward religious debate and moral reform
The Reformation drew writers into urgent questions of faith, biblical authority, and church reform. Literary production shifted toward theological controversy and moral instruction, reshaping both genre and style across the Renaissance.
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