English literature

  • Old Englihs (450-1066)
    450

    Old Englihs (450-1066)

    This period
    of literature
    dates back to
    its invasion
    (along with
    jutos) of
    Celtic
    England
  • Middle English (1066- 1832)
    1066

    Middle English (1066- 1832)

    From about
    1350
    onwards,
    secular
    literature
    began to
    grow.
  • Renaissance (1500-1660)
    1500

    Renaissance (1500-1660)

    critics and
    literary historians
    have begun to
    call this the
    period "Early in
    the Modern Age",
    but here we retain
    the historically
    familiar term
    "Renaissance".
    Notable figures
  • Neoclassical (1600-1785)

    Neoclassical (1600-1785)

    1600-1785)
    The
    neoclassical is
    also
    subdivided
    into ages,
    including The
    Restoration
    (1660-1700)
  • Romantic (1785-1832)

    Romantic (1785-1832)

    The start date
    of the romantic
    period is often
    debated. Some
    claim it is
    1785,
    immediately
    after the Age
    of
    Sensitivity. O
  • Period: to

    victorian (1832-1901)

    was a time of
    great social,
    religious,
    intellectual and
    economic
    problems,
    foreshadowed
    by the adoption
    of the Reform
    Project, which
    expanded
    voting
    rights.
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    Edwardian (1901- 1914)

    This
    period is
    named
    after King
    Edward
    VII and
    covers the
    period
    between
    Victoria's
    death and
    the
    outbreak
    of World
    War I
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    Georgian (1910- 1936)

    Today's
    Georgian
    poetry is
    typically
    considered
    works of
    minor
    poets
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    Modern (1914- 1945)

    The modern
    period
    traditionally
    applies to works
    written after the
    start of World
    War I.
  • Postmodern (1945- present)

    Postmodern (1945- present)

    The postmodern period begins around the time world war ended.

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