Literatura inglesa

History of English Literature

By Lucenith
  • ANGLOSAJON PERIOD. Century VI—IX.
    450

    ANGLOSAJON PERIOD. Century VI—IX.

    In this period, literature goes back to its invasion of Celtic England around 450. The era ends in 1066 when France, under the rule of William, conquers England. I have oral literature. Much of the prose during this time was a translation from something else or from nature, legal, medical, or religious. Hymn of Caedmon: The first written texts were poems located in the 7th century.
  • MEDIOEVO Century X-XV.
    1350

    MEDIOEVO Century X-XV.

    As with the ancient period, many writings were religious in nature, however, from about 1350 onward, secular literature began to grow.
    Ecclesiastical copyists, many of them could not read or write, they only dedicated themselves to copying texts.
    The stories of King Arthur: They were written between the 12th-16th centuries. It was taken from oral legends.
    Geoffrey of Monmouth, English: Writes the history Regun Britannie (1130-1136)
  • RENAISSANCE. XV-XVI Century.
    1500

    RENAISSANCE. XV-XVI Century.

    The printing press is introduced, the main themes of the works focus on humanism with the main currents that are:
    ISABELINE TIME.
    It was the golden age of English drama. (1558-1603).
    Shakespeare, English: (1564-1616) Some of his famous works were: Hamlet, Othello, Antony and Cleopatra.
    JACOBINA TIME. It is named after the reign of James I.
    The King James Bible (1611) is distributed.
    Francis Bacon, English: (1561-1626) pioneer of English prose.
  • NEO-CLASSICAL PERIOD XVII Century.

    NEO-CLASSICAL PERIOD XVII Century.

    Religion was the axis where great events took place in Europe such as the second and third crusades.
    John Milton, English: Writes Paradise Lost (1667).
    John Dyden, English: (1631-1700) focuses on writing Satire plays, dramatic art.
    Thomas Otway, English: (1652-1685) Writes the Mourning Wife (1847)
    THE AUGUSTANT AGE. It is characterized by the development of travel literature, the population grows and the particular literacy in London.
  • VICTORIAN PERIOD. XIX Century.

    VICTORIAN PERIOD. XIX Century.

    The Victorian novel and romanticism emerge.
    This period is named after the reign of Queen Victoria. He had strong disputes with the romantic period for being the most popular period. The progress of the essays and prose focused on many authors.
  • ROMANTIC PERIOD. XIX Century.

    ROMANTIC PERIOD. XIX Century.

    Known as the most popular era of all literary times. It began with the beginnings of the French Revolution with the publication of the book Lyrical Ballado by William Worth.
    Oscar Wilde, Irish: (1854-1900) Portrait of Dorian Gray (1890).
    Bram Soker, Irish: (1847-1912) Dracula (1897).
    Lewis Carroll, English: (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland (1865).
    H. Rider Huggard, English: (1856-1925) writes King Solomon's mines (1885)
    Mark Twain, American: (1819-1841) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
  • MODERN PERIOD. Century XX

    MODERN PERIOD. Century XX

    It was characterized by the advancement of technology, medicine, science, and the growth of industrial development. With this period comes the end of slavery in underdeveloped countries, arises in most of the western countries. Covers narrative, verse, and drama, literary criticism also appeared in general.
    James Joyce, Irish: (1882-1941) Ulysses
    James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) Peter Pan and Wendy
    Thomas Steeme Eilot (1885-1965) The Waste Land
    Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) The Old Sea
  • CURRENT PERIOD. XXI Century

    CURRENT PERIOD. XXI Century

    It is characterized by the advancement and exposure of digitization and the control of global information.
    Ian Mc Ewan English: (1948) writes Atonement (2011).
    J.K Rowling, English (1965) writes the famous Harry Potter Saga (1997-2007)
    Graham Swit, English: (1949) writes the light of day (2003).