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DESCRIPTION CHRONOLOGICAL OF ENGLISH

By Rosa Parra
  • THE OLD ENGLISH PERIODO (450-1066)
    1066

    THE OLD ENGLISH PERIODO (450-1066)

    The era ends in 1066 when Norman France, under William, conquered England.
  • THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD (1066-1500)
    1500

    THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD (1066-1500)

    1350 onward, secular literature began to grow. This period is home to such characters as Chaucer, Thomas Malory, and Robert Henryson.
    Middle English sees a great transition in the language, culture, and lifestyle of England and results in what we can recognize today as a "modern" (recognizable) form of English.
  • THE RENAISSANCE (1500-1660)

    THE RENAISSANCE (1500-1660)

    The Elizabethan Age (1558-1603) was the golden age of English drama.
    The Jacobean Age (1603-1625), is named after the reign of James I.
    the Carolina Age (1625-1649), covers the reign of Carlos I ("Carolus"). John Milton, Robert Burton, and George Herbert are some of the notable figures.
    Commonwealth Period (1649-1660), it was named for the period between the end of the English Civil War and the restoration of the Stuart monarchy.
  • THE NEOCLASSICAL PERIOD (1600-1785)

    THE NEOCLASSICAL PERIOD (1600-1785)

    Restoration (1660-1700),. Restoration comedies (fashion comedies) were developed during this time under the talent of playwrights such as William Congreve and John Dryden.
    The Age of Augustus (1700-1745), was the time of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift
    The Age of Sensitivity (1745-1785), Ideas such as neoclassicism, a critical and literary mode, and the Enlightenment.
  • THE ROMANTIC PERIOD (1785-1832)

    THE ROMANTIC PERIOD (1785-1832)

    refers to British literature.
    (between 1786-1800), called the Gothic era. Notable writers of this period include Matthew Lewis, Anne Radcliffe, and William Beckford.
  • THE VICTORIAN PERIOD (1832-1901)

    THE VICTORIAN PERIOD (1832-1901)

    It was a time of great social, religious, intellectual and economic problems, heralded by the passage of the Reform Project, which expanded voting rights.
  • THE EDWARDIAN PERIOD(1901-1914)

    THE EDWARDIAN PERIOD(1901-1914)

    the era includes incredible classic novelists like Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox.
  • THE GEORGIAN PERIOD (1910-1936)

    THE GEORGIAN PERIOD (1910-1936)

    Themes tended to be rural or pastoral in nature, treated delicately and traditionally rather than passionately (as encountered in earlier periods) or experimentally (as would be seen in the next modern period).
  • THE MODERN PERIOD (1936-1950)

    THE MODERN PERIOD (1936-1950)

    The modern period is traditionally applied to works written after the start of the First World War. Common characteristics include bold experimentation with theme, style, and form, encompassing narrative, verse, and drama.
  • THE POSTMODERN PERIOD (1950-2000)

    THE POSTMODERN PERIOD (1950-2000)

    Lewis gives of first glimpse of Narnia in the Lion, the witch and the wardrobe.
  • THE CONTEMPORARY PERIOD (2000-PRESENT)

    THE CONTEMPORARY PERIOD (2000-PRESENT)

    Mockingjay completes Suzanne Collin" trilogy, Hunger Games.