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The Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period (423-1066 CE)
The so-called "Dark Ages", occur when Rome falls and barbarian tribes move into Europe.
The Middle English Period (c.1066-1450 CE)
In 1066, Norman French armies invade and conquer England under William I. This marks the end of the Anglo-Saxon hierarchy and the emergence of the Twelfth Century Renaissance (c. 1100-1200 CE). -
Describes the dialects of English in the history of the English language between the High and Late Middle Ages, Middle English developed from Late Old English in Norman England and was spoken throughout the Plantagenet era. The more standardized Old English language was fragmented, localized, and, for the most part, improvised.
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The literature from this period either reflected the viewpoint of the followers of the king or the puritan vision, which wanted to end the kingdom and with the influence of the catholic church.
Early Tudor Period (1485-1558)
Elizabethan Period (1558-1603)
Jacobean Period(1603-1625)
Caroline Age (1625-1649)
Commonwealth Period/
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The neoclassical period defined by the stress on the importance of knowledge, rather than faith and superstition. Paved way for the romantic period, They are also categorized by what they share with one another and how they differ from other literary periods.
Restoration Period (1660-1700)
The Augustan Age (1700-1750)
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It is, in fact, a time of imagination, nature, and individuality in Europe, Latin America, and the United States. The hope people had during this period was the rebel against the order and class established by rules typically seen prior to the time period.
Fun Fact: Lord Byron died in 1824 due to complications of a feverb 1818
The famous book Frankenstein written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. This book is an example of Gothic work which follows the same elements of Romanticism 1837 -
The British empire abolishes slavery, and more than 800,000 slaves in the British Caribbean are freed.
Queen Victoria takes the crown at the age of 18, because all the predecessors died and she was in the first line of succession.
Charles Dickens, one of the era’s greatest writers, publishes A Christmas Carol.
An unknown killer, named Jack the Ripper, murders and mutilates five prostitutes in London.
Sentimental Novels & Intellectual Movements like Aestheticism and the Decadence. -
Modernism was an artistic movement that for the most part, represented the struggle that many had with the way that new ideas and discoveries challenged their previous lives during a time when tradition didn't seem so important anymore. Modernist books are characterized as The Jazz Age, Revolution, and Breaking Tradition.
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The period was marked by sudden and unexpected breaks with traditional ways of viewing and interacting with the world.
Postmodernism came into prominence after the Second World War.
Postmodernism is often differentiated from the Modernism time period by the introduction of new technology including television, film, and computers.
Sociology, linguistics, architecture, anthropology, visual arts, and artistic influences essential reads of postmodern.