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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
British literature
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Period: Apr 23, 1513 to
English Renaissance.
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Jan 1, 1564
William Shakesspeare
William Shakespeare is introduced to British literature as the greatest poet of all time.. -
Apr 18, 1564
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe helped start Elizabethen theater. He is often related to Shakespeare.. -
Andrew Marvell
Andrew Marvell wrote many Christian stories and poems.. -
William Blake
Blake was a romantic poet who was influnced by the American and French Revolution.. -
Period: to
French Revolution
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William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth is credited with helping usher in the romantic period of literature.. -
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Most known for ushering in the Romanticism movement.. -
Lord Byron
Byron's poetry established himself as a leading figure in romanticism -
Percy Shelley
Major romantic poet known for "Ode to the Skylark" -
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley was known for her work "Frankenstein" -
Rupert Brooke
known strongely for his idealistic war poetry. Brooke was one of the foremost trench poets.
