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Old English - Anglo- Saxon literature: Epoch based on poetry and prose, stands out the invasion of Celtic England by Germanic tribes in the mid-5th century and ends in the Conquest of this led by William the conqueror in 1066. This type of literature presents some linguistic and themes other than medieval English, for a person who is not a native English speaker it would be very difficult to handle and understand this type of literature -
1066 to 1500
It is the form that the English language spoken in England took symbolically at the end of the 6th century until the end of the 15th century, it was a language of rapid transition in which you can appreciate the various changes that the language underwent, it had a great linguistic variety.
Several factors contributed to this phase such as the loss of Normadia in 1204 and while England and France had a rivalry, English was identified again as the national language. -
English Renaissance:
In the mid-1500s, William Caxton introduced the printing press to England, when this happens in English and literature as such begins to have a considerable development. The reigns of Isabel I and Jacobo I have a fundamental role in this period and therefore are part of this period, in this literature was characterized by human behavior -
1653 to 1660 Period Puritanism
Period in which part of the separation with the Catholic Church, poetry, prose and literature is promoted, it was a short but with acts that are still reflected today -
1660 - 1700 Restoration period
After the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the theater retained a dominant influence until 1700 and the poetry declined from 1666 with the publication of the poem Annus Mirabilis by John Dryden.
The restoration period marks a new course towards the return of an aristocracy regenerated by the reign of Charles II. -
Augustan literature and the period of sensitivity mark this time in which it takes place and the development once again of a small part of English literature in which the literature became very instructive. At this time, the creed works showed an order and a moderation. -
1798 Romanticism Characterized by its great poets, the development of the historical novel and the beginning of the Gothic novel.
In this period, the connection of people with nature based on imagination is evidenced through art
Works like shelley's Frankenstein 1818 were key to that period -
Age of Victorian:
Great Britain was the main axis for this time due to its great power and recognition that it had at that time. But it was difficult for many people due to the obligation he had to act or write works of homosexual activities, thus achieving many differences between various parties. It also marks its industrial revolution and the British empire
This age is divided into three parts
Early victorianism
Middle Victorianism
Late Victorianism -
Modern literature The story is very different as far as romanticism is concerned, after coming from something "calmer" the fact of wars and violence at that time because it caused people that panic but at the same time different currents of the lietrauta came out like free verse, speeches and novels -
1940 Postmodern period Characterized by the dependence on narrative techniques such as fragmentation, paradox and the unreliable narrator, it is also defined as a style or a trend that emerged in the post-WWII era -
Contemporary Period Despite having its beginnings several years ago, the contemporary age is something that is still seen today, despite the advances in technology and information, the contemporary age is still valid in sociopolitical, economic and religious issues. English literature, despite having many different people speaking, continues to have its base and therefore it is one of the languages if not the most important language worldwide.