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450
Anglo-Saxon period (450-1066)
from 2 Germanic tribes
This period ended in 1066 when France conquered England.
thus introducing oral literature and the main feature was the translation -
Jan 30, 1066
Medium English (1066-1500)
Transition in language, culture, politic, etc
The literature is more understable
based on nature and religion
new poets like Thomas Malory and Robert Herryson -
Mar 5, 1500
renaissance
the modern age is contemplated, and it is divided into several stages
Elizabethan marked by drama and as a reference we have william shakespeare
Jacobean marked by great works and the main work was the translation of the Bible into English
carolina and commonweath -
neoclassical period
stage-based
Restoration comedies, with William Shakespeare and John Dryden as references
augusta and the main exponent alexander pope
and a stage of sensitivity was marked with the arrival of illustration accompanied by novels -
romantical period
this period is in doubt, since it was tried to make English literature popular -
victorian period
It was related to social, religious and economic problems in England, they had influence of powers to acquire a single style, and it was a matter of being based on English literature and from there expanding it worldwide -
georgian period
was marked by poetry, based on rural or pastoral events and contradicted the romantic -
modern period
They were works written after the First World War, where different styles and forms of expressions were covered and new criticisms of these emergence were generated. -
posmodern period
They were works written after the First World War, where different styles and forms of expressions were covered and new criticisms of these emergence were generated.