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Period: 439 to 1066
THE OLD ENGLISH (ANGLO-SAXON) PERIOD
This period of literature dates back to the invasion of Angles and Saxons (along with the Jutes) of Celtic England
Much of the first half of this period prior to the seventh century, at least had oral literature. A lot of the prose during this time was a translation of something else or otherwise legal, medical, or religious in nature -
731
Venerable Bede
The Venerable Bede in his monastery at Jarrow completes his history of the English church and people -
959
The Edda
The Edda are compilations of stories related to Norse mythology. These take shape in Iceland derives from earlier sources in Norway, Britain, and Burgundy.
The Prose Edda (also known as the Lesser Edda or Snorri's Edda) and the Poetic Edda (also called the Greater Edda or Saemund's Edda) -
Period: 975 to 1025
Beowulf
It is an epic poem, which was originally a spoken poem passed through generations of early inhabitants of England called Anglo-Saxons.
The first great work of Germanic Literature mingles the legends of Scandinavia with the experience in England of Angles and Saxons. -
Period: 1066 to 1500
THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD
There is a huge transition in the language, culture, and lifestyle of England.
During this period, due to the Norman invasion, French was the official language of the kingdom and Latin the official language of the church, so that English lost the prestige it had previously enjoyed. Therefore, at this time the Latin alphabet replaced the insular writing characteristic of Old English, giving rise to new spellings, new phonemes, and new diphthongs inherited from French. -
Period: 1360 to 1399
Piers Plowman
Piers Plowman is an allegorical-satirical poem written in alliterative verses without rhyme. This poem is written in the first person in order to make the facts more alive.
The poem tells of three visions that the protagonist has when he falls asleep and falls prey to a deep sleep near the Malvern Hills (Worcestershire). -
1367
William Langland
This narrator who calls himself will, writes the Epic poem of Piers Plowman.
He was born around the year 1332 in Ledbury, near the Welsh marshes, and died in 1400, it seems that he was invested with the minor orders although he never became a priest. -
Period: 1375 to 1400
"Gawain Poet"
Gawain wrote "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" which is a metric romance from the late 14th century written in a single manuscript, which also contains three other more Christian-oriented works. The four poems are linked by the use of a common dialect, the Northwest Midlands dialect variety of Middle English. -
1387
Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer begins an ambitious scheme for 100 Canterbury tales, of which he completes only 24 by the time of his death. -
Period: 1387 to 1400
The Canterbury Tales
"The Canterbury Tales" is another series of stories told by different narrators that offers a snapshot of late medieval cultural diversity. These early British works had graphic content and crude sexual content. -
1469
Thomas Malory
In gaol somewhere in England compiles Morte d`Arthur and English account of the French tales of King Arthur. -
Period: 1500 to
THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD
The Renaissance was the result of the diffusion of the ideas of humanism, which determined a new conception of man and the world.
Its main exponents are in the field of the arts, although there was also a renewal in the sciences, both natural and human.
The Renaissance period is subdivided into four parts. -
1510
Erasmus and Thomas
Erasmus and Thomas More take the northern Reinassance in the direction of Christian humanism. -
1516
Utopìa
Utopia consists of two parts. The first is a dialogue on political, economic, and civil issues, in a philosophical framework in reference to the situation in contemporary England; the second part is the narration made by one of the characters about the island of Utopia, whose name was invented by Moro. -
Period: 1558 to
Elizabeth Age
It was the epoch in the Tudor period of the history of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. This period was the golden age of English drama. -
Period: 1558 to
The Jacobean Age
The Jacobean Age is named for the reign of James I. -
Edmund Spencer
This English poet is known for The Faerie Queene (The Queen of the Fairies), an epic poem that celebrated, through a fantastic allegory, the Tudor dynasty, and Queen Elizabeth I. -
Period: to
George Herbert
He was a Welsh-born poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognized as "one of the foremost British devotional lyricists -
Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet -
Period: to
THE NEOCLASSICAL PERIOD
Neoclassical literature originated a series of changes in literary genres by diversifying to other formats such as parodies, melodramas, satires, letters, diaries, and essays.
The neoclassical period is subdivided into three ages. -
Shakespeare
Shakespeare`s central character in Hamlet expresses both the ideas of the Renaissance and the disillusion of a less confident age. -
The Tragedy of King Lear
It is one of the major tragedies of William Shakespeare. In this play, Shakespeare delves into the human condition and the unnatural relationships that can occur in the family, both between parents and children, as well as between siblings. -
Bible
The King James translation of the Bible appeared. This has had an enormous impact on later English translations of the biblical text and on English literature in general. -
Period: to
Caroline Age
The Caroline era refers to the period in English and Scottish history named for the 24-year reign of Charles I. The term is derived from Carolus, the Latin for Charles.
The Caroline era was dominated by growing religious, political, and social discord between the King and his supporters termed the Royalist party and the Parliamentarian opposition that evolved in response to particular aspects of Charles's rule. -
John Milton
Once the Commonwealth is established after parliamentary victory, the Cromwell government makes Milton minister for foreign languages. Among his most notable treatises is the Eikonoklastes published in October 1649 and which is a reply to the Eikon Basilike. Milton is considered one of the most important figures in the English literary genre, sometimes being placed at the same level as Shakespeare. -
Period: to
Commonwealth Period
It was so named for the period between the end of the English Civil War and the restoration of the Stuart monarchy. This is the time when Oliver Cromwell, a Puritan, led Parliament, who ruled the nation. At this time, public theaters were closed to prevent public assembly and to combat moral and religious transgressions. -
Period: to
Appearance of prose writers
John Milton and Thomas Hobbes’ political writings appeared and, while drama suffered, prose writers such as Thomas Fuller, Abraham Cowley, and Andrew Marvell published prolifically. -
Two Tracts on Government
The Two Tracts on Government was by Jhon Locke written in 1660, defends a very conservative position; however, Locke never published it. -
Period: to
Restoration age
The Restoration period sees some response to the puritanical age, especially in the theater.
The Restoration was an age of poetry. Not only was poetry the most popular form of literature, but it was also the most significant form of literature, as poems affected political events and immediately reflected the times. -
Paradise lost
Paradise lost it published, earning its author Jhon Milton £ 10 -
Period: to
William Congreve
He was an English playwright and poet of the Restoration period. He is known for his clever, satirical dialogue and influence on the comedy of manners style of that period. -
Earl of Rochester's Sodom
It is written " Earl of Rochester's Sodom" this is an obscene Restoration closet drama. The work has been attributed to John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, though its authorship is disputed. -
Two Treatises
Two Treatises was first published anonymously in December 1689 (following printing conventions of the time, its title page was marked 1690). -
The Old Bachelor
This play was written by William Congreve to amuse himself while convalescing, was produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. It was recognized as a success and ran for a two-week period when it opened. -
Jonathan swift
Jonathan swift sends his hero on a series of bitterly satirical travels in Gulliver`s Travel. -
Jhonson
The vanity of human wishes The Tenth Satire of Juvenal Imitated -
Samuel Jhonson
Samuel Jhonson publishes his magisterial dictionary of the English language -
Period: to
THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
In this period appeared authors who wrote about life, love and nature -
Mary Wollstonecraft
The English author publishes a passionately feminist work, a vindication of the Rights of Woman. -
William Wordsworth
it was composed the poem "The World Is Too Much with Us" it is a sonnet by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth. In it, Wordsworth criticizes the world of the First Industrial Revolution for being absorbed in materialism and distancing itself from nature. -
Pride and Perjudice
It is based on a youthful work of 1997 called the first Impression, which is the second of Jane Austeris novels to be published. -
John Keats
Kates wrote during the spring and summer this year his best poems: "Ode to Psyche", "Ode to a Greek urn" and "Ode to a nightingale", 3 classic pieces of English literature, which appeared in the third and best of his books, Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of Saint Agnes and other poems (1820). -
Oliver Wendell Holmes`poem
It was written the Oliver Wendell Holmes`poem. The last leaf is inspired by an aged survivor of the Boston Tea Party. -
Period: to
THE VICTORIAN PERIOD
It was called the Victorian Period for the reign of Queen Victoria who ascended to the throne in 1837 and die in 1901. It was a time of great social, religious, intellectual, and economic issues, heralded by the passage of the Reform Bill, which expanded voting rights. -
Period: to
Early
English was imposed as the medium of education -
A Christmas carol
"A Christmas carol" is written by Charles Dicken whose principal actor is called Ebenezer Scrooge. it is one of the best-known and best-loved Christmas stories of all time. -
Period: to
Middle
In 1861, Prince Albert died. Queen Victoria went into mourning and withdrew from public life. -
Period: to
Late
After weeks of illness, Queen Victoria died on 22 January 1901. -
Time Machine
H.G. Wells publishes the time machine, a story about a time traveler whose first stops on his journey is the year 802701. -
The wonderful wizard of Oz.
Frank Baum introduces children to oz, in his book the wonderful wizard of Oz. -
Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter publishes at her own expense The Tale of Peter Rabbit -
Period: to
THE EDUARDIAN PERIOD
This period is named for King Edward VII and covers the period between Victoria’s death and the outbreak of World War I. It was a period of change, these included a growing interest in socialism, greater attention to the plight of the poor, and the status of women among others. -
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery`s first novel Anne of Green Tables brings her instant fame and fortune. -
Herbert George wells
H.G wells publish The History of Mr Polly a novel about an escape from drab everyday existence. -
Period: to
THE GEORGIAN PERIOD
The Georgian period usually refers to the reign of George V.
The themes and subject matter tended to be rural or pastoral in nature, treated delicately and traditionally rather than with passion or with experimentation. -
Rupert Brooke
Rupert Brooke`s 1914 and other poems are published a few months after his death in Greece -
Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf publishes her novel Mrs. Dalloway, in which the action is limited to a single day. -
Frank Harris
Irish author Frank Harris publishes the fourth and final volume of my life and Loves -
Gone with the wing
Us author Margareth Mitchel publishes her one book which becomes probably the best-selling novel of all time Gone with the wing. -
Period: to
THE MODERN PERIOD
The modern period traditionally applies to works written after the start of World War I. Common features include bold experimentation with subject matter, style, and form, encompassing narrative, verse, and drama. -
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway publishes the novel For Whom The Bell Tolls, set in the Spanis Civil War -
George Orwell
In George Orwell`s fable animal farm a ruthless pig, Napoleon, control the farmyard using the techniques of Stalin. -
Lion, the witch, and the wardrobe
C.S Lewis gives the first glimpse of Narnia in the Lion, the witch, and the wardrobe -
Period: to
THE POSTMODERN PERIOD
The postmodern period begins about the time that World War II ended. Poststructuralist literary theory and criticism developed during this time. -
Maya Angelou
Us author Maya Angelou publishes her autobiographical first novel, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings -
Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone.
A schoolboy Wizard performs his first tricks in J.K Rowling`s Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone. -
CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
Contemporary history is either a subset of the late modern period, or it is one of the three major subsets of modern history, alongside the early modern period and the late modern period. -
Mockingjay
Mockingjay completes Suzzane Collin`s trilogy, the Hunger Games. -
Stocker & Luckhurst
Dràcula -
J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling (under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith) starts Comoran strike, a series of crime fiction novels