THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE

By facebooker_5387793097923694
  • 450

    THE OLD PERIOD OF ENGLISH LITERATURE

    THE OLD PERIOD OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
    The history of English literature begins with the Germanic tradition of the Anglo-Saxon settlers, in this period the first long poems of current English literature are born, among the most prominent BEOWULF considered the first English epic poem.
  • 1066

    THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD

    THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD
    The period of medieval England takes place between the XII and XV centuries, where the rise of Frankish culture in the post conquest era is evident, followed by the resurgence of narrative works in English by authors such as Geoffrey Charlicer, the best-known work of that time was THE CANTERBURY TALES by the aforementioned author.
  • 1500

    THE RENAISSANCE

    THE RENAISSANCE
    The works of this time are also known as Isabelina literature because it was a set of works written during the period of Queen Isabell I. At this time the revival of poetry, the basement, the stanza and the dramatic blank verse was seen, it was a golden age for drama especially for the works of William Shakespeare one of his best known was Romeo and Juliet.

  • THE NEOCLASSICAL PERIOD

    THE NEOCLASSICAL PERIOD
    At this stage, classic concepts are taken up which are updated with a didactic touch of teaching to get the human being out of his most primitive state, as a result, political writings, religious and tological treatises were replacing romantic poetry. One of his greatest exponents was John Milton and Paradise Lost was his most recognized work.

  • THE ROMANTIC PERIOD

    THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
    This period is mainly characterized by its emphasis on feelings and emotions, images of nature are often taken and forms, texts, songs and works are created that are free from all established norms and rules.

  • THE VICTORIAN ERA

    THE VICTORIAN ERA
    Victorian literature is known as all English works written during the reign of Queen Victoria, this century is known as the golden age of English literature because it was in this era that the novel became the leading literary genre in English. Jane Austen was the most famous novelist of the time.

  • THE EDWARDIAN ERA

    THE EDWARDIAN ERA
    Edwardian literature is known as the works written in the reign of King Edward son of Queen Victoria. It was at this time that the market demanded a large number of literary works such as novels and short tales. However, in my opinion one of the best discoveries of this time was that it became possible to mark a visible difference between intellectual literature and popular fiction.

  • THE MODERN PERIOD

    THE MODERN PERIOD
    Modernism is an important literary movement of the first part of the XX century. Irish writers were the most important in this period, of which the playwright, novelist, critic and poet Samuel Barclay Beckett can be highlighted.

  • THE POSTMODERN PERIOD

    Postmodernity can refer both to the process of cultural transformation of modernity starting in the 1970s. It is characterized by the fact that in many of its works the absolute nature of certain values is questioned, such as the notion of truth and reason, or the pre-eminence of the social over the individual.

  • THE CONTEMPORARY PERIOD

    Contemporary literature is characterized by fragmentation where narrators imitate, criticize, question, support or disapprove works by various authors. The narration of today can be changing and in many there is a game and uncertainty in the individual language.