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Beowulf, who is the the strongest man around is chosen to destroy the terrifying monster Grendel. It was written during c750.
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Canterbury is a town 55 miles southeast of London. It was a major destination for English pilgrims. "The Canterbury Tales is a story that explains all the characters that are mentioned, like the Pardoner, the Yeoman, the Monk, and the Student.
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A big green giant challanged King Arthur to a duel and Sir Gawain stepped up as his champion.
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Introduced changes economically and intellectually.
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On this day William Shakespeare was born and Baptised
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Sonnet 31 is a short poem that was composed by Sir Philip Sidney in 1580.
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Christopher wrote this in c1588, but it did not get published until 1599, which was after his death.
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This is a poem that ties into "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love", it was written by Sir Walter Raleigh.
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A Poem about death.
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The Tragedy of Macbeth was written during c1604. It is a play that is about the downfall of a tragic hero.
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Sonnet 1 is a short poem written by Edmund Spenser
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Great Briian became a single nation in 1707. The national population nearly doubled in the period, reaching ten million. Preachers were sent to jail for refusing to be silent.
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This is a long poem written to describe trancendentalism. It is considered to be during the 17th century but was actually at the end of the Renaissance Period.
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Written by William Blake
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The Romantic Period was a time of great change and emancipation.
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Written by Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Written by Alfred Lord Tennyson
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It was a very artistic, educational, and religious period
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Written during c990. This is a poem about a women that is very depressed because her husband left her.
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One of the most important periods of time because of the technology that was discovered, and christianity escalated.