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The Germanic tribes Angles, Saxon and Jutes began with the invasion of Celtic England cerca 450c, until the Norman France ends in 1066 under William the Coqueror. This is regarded as marking the end of the Old English era, since during this period the English language was heavily influenced by Anglo-Norman, developing into a phase known now as Middle English.
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Middle English is named by historical linguists to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of 1066 and about 1470. The Middle English period sees a huge transition in the language, culture, and lifestyle of England and results in what we can recognize today as a form of “modern” (recognizable) English.
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the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods have been said to represent the most brilliant century of all. These years produced authors of genius, some of whom have never been surpassed, ability to write with fluency and imagination. From one point of view, this sudden renaissance looks radiant, confident, heroic—and belated, but all the more dazzling for its belatedness.
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The works of Romeo and Juliet, MacBeth, King Lear, in many others, stand out in the hundreds of masterpieces written by Shakespeare, which, without exception, have transcended the passage of time, being, even, inspiration for iconic authors of history. This consecrated playwright was a very important writer, being recognized in literary history and who wrote works that do not have any similarity with the compilations of short stories or with the detective novels that revolutionize literature. -
Neoclassicism was an artistic and literary movement that emerged in the mid-18th century and spanned until the 19th century, where it later spread throughout Europe and America. It was based on the renewal of the philosophical and aesthetic values of Classical Antiquity and the cult of reason, interpreted as models for the construction of modernity.
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The Romantic period was debated but England is considered the cradle of Romanticism, just as the Renaissance had emerged in Italy, the Baroque in Spain or Neoclassicism in France. Romanticism began in England about the same time as in Germany. With a strong pre-romantic tradition already in the previous century, English literature of the first half of the 19th century is characterized by its great poets and by the historical novel.
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Charles Dickens evolved from a light style to Oliver Twist's socially committed attitude. These first novels provided him with enormous popular success and gave him a certain reputation among the upper and educated classes, for which he was received with great honors in the United States in 1842; however, he soon became disillusioned with American society, perceiving in it all the vices of the Old World. -
Writers have the privilege of freedom they can invent, they can lie and say whatever they want. However, their stories are usually the expression of the feeling of what surrounds them. A poet is the son of his time and behind his verses life appears as it is conceived by society. Hence, analyzing the Victorian era from the perspective of the most recognized literary writings can bring us closer to it as reliably as any other wise historical research work-
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He received the Newdigate Prize for poetry, which was highly regarded at the time. The reading of authors such as John Ruskin and Walter Pater shaped his aesthetic ideas during those years. Oscar Wilde published his first poems in various newspapers and magazines, which were collected in 1881 in Poems. -
After the death of the Victorian period, the period established by King Edward VII begins roughly around the first world war, although this period has been very short. In this era there are new and incredible classic novels such as Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford, Rudyard Kipling, H.G. Wells, and Henry James (who was born in America but spent most of his writing career in England).
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Georgian poetry today is typically considered to be the works of minor poets anthologized by Edward Marsh. The themes and subject matter tended to be rural or pastoral in nature, treated delicately and traditionally rather than with passion (like was found in the previous periods)
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Starting after WWI ends, where plays are written, common characteristics include bold experimentation with subject, style, and form, encompassing narrative, verse, and drama. W.B. Yeats's words, “Things are falling apart; the center cannot stand, ”they are often mentioned when describing the basic principle or“ feeling ”of modernist concerns.
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This period occurs at the end of the Second World War, Many believe it is a direct response to modernism. Some say the period ended about 1990, but it is likely too soon to declare this period closed. Poststructuralist literary theory and criticism developed during this time.
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Rowling wrote two adult novels that she never tried to publish before the idea of Harry Potter occurred to her during a train ride. According to her Rowling, at the end of the train trip she already had all the characters for the plot of the play. Getting her book published was a huge success, the sales of the books have made her a billionaire. After publishing the fourth book, she wrote two books whose proceeds go to Comic Relief, an NGO.