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Due to the use of Germanic languages in British territory, which occurred for the migration of their peoples, from the north to England, an Anglo-Saxon dialect was originated, with influences from French and Latin and with this, begins English literature; This period is strongly influenced by the Catholic Church, so most of his writings were religious or scientific.
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Also known as Saint Bede, he wrote the famous work Ecclesiastical Histories of the English People.
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In this timeline you will find a brief historical review on English literature from the year 731 to the year 2000 or the modern era and its main exponents
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Anonymous poem written in Old English; in which legends of Scandinavia are narrated.
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Stories from Scandinavian mythology
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This time takes place between the end of the medieval period and the Renaissance, in which literature is influenced by the events of the monarchies, knights, courts and their peoples.
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Scottish theologian known as the subtle doctor, produces the work "Ordinatio", based on his personal notes on the work of Pedro Lombardo "Sententiae".
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Was a Franciscan friar known for his famous methodological principle on the equality of conditions called "The Ockham's razor".
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Langland was the author of the famous medieval epic poem "Piers Plowman"; and Chaucer, known for "the Canterbury tales", was considered the best poet of the Middle Ages.
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Important work of medieval literature, on Celtic mythology and written in Middle English.
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He was considered the best poet of the Middle Ages; known for works like his long poem "Troilus and Criseyde" and "the Canterbury tales", it was expected to be a collection of 100 stories, but he only managed to finish 24 before his death.
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With the arrival of the printing press in England, a literature more typical of the English territory was created, in which they began to write about romances and religious behaviors of the time; in this period, poetry, theater and prose were the pillars of Renaissance literature.
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Writes the work "Morte d´Arthur", based on French stories about King Arthur.
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They took the Nordic Renaissance to head it towards Christian humanism.
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He translated the bible into English language.
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The first version of Thomas Cranmer's "English Prayer Book" is published.
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The new testament and common prayer book is published
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Considered Elizabethan, it was under the reign of Elizabeth I, strongly influenced by the Italian Renaissance, his main characteristic was drama and comedy; also considered the Shakespearean era, since this was its main exponent.
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Marlowe's first work of drama.
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Makes his first masterpiece "Hamlet" in which Shakespeare's is the main character
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Writes "The Masque of the Blackness", one of the masquerade works that he wrote for James I.
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Shakespeare's sonnets are published.
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He publishes his work entitled "A Description of New England", in which he describes in detail the exploration of this region, for the English colonization.
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John Heminge and Henry Condell publish 36 works written by Shakespeare, belonging to his first folio.
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This period of literature occurred after Shakespeare's death, in which became popular, The comedy towards the middle class, tragedy and eroticism, Ben Jonson being its main exponent.
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"The Temple", the only work by George Herbert, is published after his death.
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The poems of Massachussetts, are published in London as "The tenth muse lately sprung up in America".
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In this period, literature was affected by the censorship and moralism of the time, due this, the satire arised, to express indignation but anonymously; journalism and fiction also emerged in this period.
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He finishes his diary, which he began to write in 1660, in which he details important events of the restoration period and of his own life.
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Publishes his essay "Concerning Human Understanding", in which he makes a contribution on empiricism in the acquisition of knowledge.
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The Augustan age of English literature begins, in which the novel and political satire developed
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This period is dominated by empiricism, strongly influenced by the novel, political satire, formal poetry and melodrama, mockery and criticism were very notable among the same authors of this time.
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Daniel Defoe's work is seen as the first English novel.
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Publishes his book "Treatise of Human Nature", where an experimental study is made on human understanding and perception.
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Publishes one of his best works "Dictionary of the English Language".
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Publication of the "Encyclopedia Britannica" begins in Scotland.
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Publishes the work "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", written after visiting the ruins of Rome.
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Due to the two world wars, this time was marked by religious, moral and social disagreement, which brought with it a breakdown of the traditions and more realistic and critical writings towards human rights, governments and tyrannies.
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It was a political and cultural movement, characterized by great sentimentality, imagination and poetic introspection; subjective expressions about the artist's freedom were used.
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Considered one of the founding fathers, he publishes the first part of his work "Rights of Man", as a reflection on the events of the French Revolution.
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Jane Austin's most famous novel, is published as a romantic comedy.
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The publication of this important satirical work written by Lord Byron begins and it is very criticized for immoral content, for his time.
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This era is characterized by capitalism and by having a more realistic vision of society; in addition to a high religious skepticism, exploring a more mysterious and infinite world.
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He publishes the three volumes of his first and novel "Oliver Twist" and which had successive reissues until 1867.
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He publishes his work "The Origin of Species", in which the famous theory of evolution is stated and which was the result of many years of research.
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He introduces a new style of verse, called "Sprung rhythm", as a stylistic device of English literature.
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He publishes his only novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", which is a feigned action is narrated, with the sole interest of causing pleasure in the readers
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One of the most important poems of the 20th century, "The Waste Land" is published, a clear example of modernist poetry.
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He wrote his work "Journey's End", based on his experience as an officer in the First World War; this is one of the authors called war poets.
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He wrote several novels, including "Goodbye to Berlin", in which he recounted his experiences in the city and his escape from Berlin due to their differences and persecution of the Nazi regime, just before the Second World War.
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He writes his novel "1984", where he reveals experiences against totalitarianism and imperialism and their surveillance techniques
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The first volume of his novel "The Hawk in the Rain", a work of children's poetry, is published.
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He publishes his novel "The French Lieutenant's Woman", a historical fiction novel, based on Victorian literature
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Setting of different jazz works, such as the adapted poem "War Music".
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He publishes his work "Captain Corelli's Mandolin", a novel set in the Second World War
