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People communicated the poems and literary works orally during the period under consideration. Writing was not given much importance. Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.
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the English literature prospered at a distinguished rate. Geoffrey Chaucer
Iambic Pentameter
Roman Catholic
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The word Renaissance implies the rebirth of culture and learning. Renassaince was initially started at Italy in the late 14th century. The European scholars and writers found that Renassaince was doing good at Italy. So, at around 1500 they brought the Renassaince literature in England. This age is one of the most important in the History of English Literature. William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson
Elizabethan Era
Jacobian Era
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he half-century between the years 1625 and 1675 is known as the Puritan age. The age is named ‘Puritan Age’ because of the Puritan dominance in England for the first time. Furthermore, the greatest literary figures of that time were Puritans. One remarkable figure was John Milton. Some of his popular works are: Paradise Lost (1667)
Paradise Regained (1671)
On Shakespeare (1632)
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The restoration age begins in 1660. In the restoration period, Charles II was restored to the throne. There was a complete rejection of ideas. People had a different way of living as compared to the other ages. A lot of changes took place during that period..
John Dryden’s text, ‘Absalom and Achitophel‘ talks about the religious and political conflict. The religious quarrel between the Protestants and the Catholics are also portrayed in his book. -
Augustan Literature
The Augustan age was a Roman Empire age. King Augustus was the emperor of that time.
.This age is also known as classical age. Age of Sensibility (1750-1798)
The age of Sensibility is also known as the age of Johnson. Two most famous writers of this period are Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Oliver Goldsmith. Sheridan was a love poet. Most of the literary works of this age talk about human feelings, classicism and Romantic revival. -
This period was mainly a reaction against the Romanticismphilosophy of Enlightenment period that dominated much of European Philosophy. Individual achievements are highly valued. Many of the Romantic writers believed that people regardless of wealth or social class must be able to appreciate art and literature. John Keats
William Blake
William Wordsworth
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The Victorian era was one of the most important eras in the History of English Literature. Queen Victoria, at the age of 18 ruled England continuously for 64 years until her death. It is one of the longest reigns in the history of England. Many important social and historical changes altered the structure of the nation democracy
feminism
unionization of workers
Marxism
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Literature from various parts of the world started spreading. New writers were tried to impersonate the glory of British writers. Women at the time were suppressed in the literary sense. They were not allowed to write freely.
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In post-modernism, basically the history of English Literature of 5 geo-locations are being studied. They are – African, Australian, Canadian, Caribbean and Indian Literature.
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1930s Objectivist poets
1940s
1950s
Beat Generation
Black Mountain poets
Confessional poetry
New York School
1960s
British Poetry Revival
New Wave (science fiction)
Nouveau roman
1970s
L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poets
1980s
Cyberpunk
Maximalism
New Formalism
Poetry slam
1990s
postcyberpunk
2000s
New Weird
