The University Wits were an important group of pioneer English dramatists writing during the last 15 years of the 16th century. They transformed the native interlude (a short, simple dramatic entertainment) and chronicle play into a potentially great drama by writing plays of quality and diversity.
John Milton, Anne Bradstreet, Cotton Mather, and William Bradford. John Milton is most famous for his poem, Paradise Lost; the 10-volume work recounts the story of Adam and Eve's sin and how they were cast out of the Garden of Eden.