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Old English Literature, also called Anglo Saxon Literature.
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The material of the Eddas taking shape in iceland derives from earlier sources in Norway Britain and Burgundy.
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Defined by epic adventures and heroes and a devotion to God
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Rise of secular humanis: faith in science , less faith in the church questioning of church's role in life. Return to scholarly life of Greeks and Romans ; classical latin returns, books are written in the vernacular for the first time.
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Associated exclusively with no single theology or definition of the church. The English Puritains were know at first for their extremely critical attitude regarding the religious compromises made during the reign of Elizabeth I.
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Death of Cromwell in 1660
Accession marked the beginningof the Restoration Age -
The development of the Literature in this period can be summarized as the predominance of neoclassical poetry and prose in the early decades of the 18th century.
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Romanticism refers to a movement in art , literature, and music during the 19th century . Romanticism is characterized by Imagination, Intuition, Idealism, Inspiration, Individuality.
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The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria´s reign from 1837 until her death in 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity refined culture, great advancements in technology.
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Modernism is a literacy and cultural international movement which flourished in the first decades of the 20th century . Modernism is not a term to which a single meaning can be ascribed .
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The postmodern text reveal skepticism about the ability of art to create meaning about the ability of history to reveal truth abouth the ability of language to convey reality.
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The British Empires declines. Increased immigration is brouth about by the need for a larger workforce racism becomes as issue.
