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Chronological overview of English literature

  • Old English (Anglo- Saxon) Period (439- 1066)
    439

    Old English (Anglo- Saxon) Period (439- 1066)

    This period of literature dates back to their invasion of celtic England circa 439.
  • 731

    731

    The venerable Bade in his monastery at Jarrow, his history of the english chuch and people.
  • 959

    959

    The material of the Eddas, taking shape in iceland, derives from earlier sources in Norway, Britain and Burgundy.
  • Middle English Period (1066- 1500)
    1066

    Middle English Period (1066- 1500)

    Sees a huge transition in the language, culture abd lifestyle of England.
  • 1367

    1367

    A narrator who calls himself Will, and whese name may be Langland, begins the epic poem of Piers Plowman.
  • 1469

    1469

    Thomas Malory in goal somewhere in England, compiles Morte d´Arthur- an English account of the French tales of King Arthur.
  • The Renaissance (1500- 1660)
    1500

    The Renaissance (1500- 1660)

    They retain the historically familiarterm "RENAISSANCE". This period is subdivided into four parts.
  • 1601

    Shakespeare´s central character in Hamlet expresses both the ideals of the Renaissance and the desillusion of a less confident age.
  • Neoclassical Period (1660- 1785)

    Neoclassical Period (1660- 1785)

    This period is subdivided into ages, including The Restoration (1660-1700), The Augustan Age (1770-1745), and The Age of Sensibility (1745-1785).
  • 1726

    Jonathan Swift sends his hero on a series of bitterfy satirical travels in Gulliver´s Travels.
  • 1755

    Samuel Johnson publishes his magisterial Dictionary of the English Language
  • The Romantic Period (1785-1832)

    The Romantic Period (1785-1832)

    The beginning date for the Romantic period is often debated.
    The American Literature has its own Romantic period.
  • 1813

    Pride and prejudice, based on a youthful work of 1797 called First impressions, is the second of Jane Austern´s novels to be publised.
  • 1831

    Oliver Wendell Holmes´poem The last Leaf is inspired by an aged survivor of the Boston Tea Party.
  • The Victorian Period (1832- 1901)

    The Victorian Period (1832- 1901)

    It was a time of great social, religious, intellectual, and economic issues.
  • 1895

    H.G. Wells publishes The Time Machine, a story about a Time Traveller whose first stop on his year 802701.
  • 1900

    Frank Baum introduces children to OZ, in his book The wonderful Wizard of the Oz.
  • The Edwardian Period (1901-1914)

    The Edwardian Period (1901-1914)

    Is a short period and the era includes incredible classic novelists.
  • 1901

    Beatrix Potter publishes at her own expense The Tale Of Peter Rabbit.
  • 1910

    H.G. Wells publishes The History of Mr Polly, a novel about an escape from drab everyday existence.
  • The Georgian Period (1914-1936)

    The Georgian Period (1914-1936)

    The themes and subject matter tended to be rural or pastoral in nature, treated delicately and traditionally rather than with passion or with experimentation.
  • 1915

    Virginia Woolf oublishes her novel Mrs Dalloway, in which the action is limited to a single day.
  • 1928

    Irish Author Frank Harris publishes the fourth and final volume of My Life and Loves.
  • The Modern Period (1936- 1950)

    The Modern Period (1936- 1950)

    The common features include bold experimentation with subject matter, style, and form, encompassing narrative, verse, and drama.
  • 1936

    US author Margaret Mitchell publishes her one book, which become probably the best - selling novel of all time Gone with the Wind.
  • The Postmodern Period (1950-2000)

    The Postmodern Period (1950-2000)

    Poststructuralist literary theory and criticism developed during this time.
  • 1979

    US author Maya Angelou publishes her autobiographical first novel, I know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
  • The Contemporary Period (2000- Present)

    The Contemporary Period (2000- Present)

    The typical characteristics of the period include reality-based stories with strong characters and a believable story.
  • 2013

    J.K Rowling (under the pseudonym Robet Galbraith) starts Cormoran Strike, a series of crime fiction novels.