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450
OLD ENGLISH (450-1066)
Old English or also known as Anglo-Saxon comes from two Germanic tribes: the Angles and the Saxons. This period of literature dates back to their invasion (along with the Jutes) of Celtic England around 450. Or, in this period some works were evidenced, such as Beowulf and those of the poets of the time Caedmon and Cynewulf, are important . -
1066
MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD (1066-1500)
The Middle English period sees a great transition in the language, culture and lifestyle of England and results in what we can recognize today as a "modern" (recognizable) form of English. the writings of Middle English were religious in nature; however, from about 1350 onward, secular literature began to grow. This period is home to such characters as Chaucer, Thomas Malory, and Robert Henryson. Notable works include "Piers Plowman" and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". -
1500
THE RENAISSANCE (1500-1660)
Literary critics and historians have begun to call this the "Early Modern Age" period. This period is often subdivided into four parts.- the Elizabethan Age (1558-1603)
- The Jacobean Age (1603-1625)
- The Carolina Age (1625-1649)
- And the Commonwealth Period (1649-1660)
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The neoclassical period (1600-1785)
It is subdivided into ages, which include:
• The Restoration (1660-1700): the Puritan era appeared, especially in the theater, and fashionable comedies. • Augustus (1700-1745): it was the time of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift, who imitated those first Augustans. • And The Age of Sensitivity (1745-1785): sometimes known as the Johnson Age) Ideas such as neoclassicism appeared. -
THE ROMANTIC PERIOD (1785-1832)
The time period ends with the passage of the Reform Bill (which marked the Victorian era) and with the death of Sir Walter Scott. American literature has its own romantic period, but typically when it comes to romanticism, it refers to this great and diverse era of British literature, perhaps the most popular and well-known of all literary eras.
This era includes the works of such giants as Wordsworth, Coleridge, William Blake, Lord Byron, John Keats, Charles Lamb, Mary Wollstonecraft. -
THE VICTORIAN PERIOD (1832-1901)
This period is named after the reign of Queen Victoria, who ascended to the throne in 1837, and lasts until her death in 1901. It was a time of great social, religious, intellectual and economic problems, heralded by the passage of the Reform Project , which expanded voting rights. it was divided into "Early" (1832-1848), "Middle" (1848-1870) and "Late" (1870-1901) periods or into two phases, that of the Pre-Raphaelites (1848-1860). and that of Aesthetics and decadence (1880-1901). -
THE EDWARDIAN PERIOD (1901-1914)
This period is named after King Edward VII and covers the period between Victoria's death and the outbreak of the First World War. Although it is a short period (and a short reign for Edward VII), it includes incredible classic novelists such as Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox. Ford, Rudyard Kipling, HG Wells, and Henry James notable poets such as Alfred Noyes and William Butler Yeats; and playwrights like James Barrie, George Bernard Shaw, and John Galsworthy. -
THE GEORGIAN PERIOD (1910-1936)
refers to the reign of George V (1910-1936), but sometimes also includes the reigns of the four successive Georges from 1714-1830. Georgian poetry today is typically considered the works of minor poets anthologized by Edward Marsh. -
THE MODERN PERIOD (1914–?)
The modern period is traditionally applied to works written after the start of the First World War. Common characteristics include bold experimentation with subject, style, and form, encompassing narrative, verse, and drama. Some of the most notable writers of this period include novelists James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Aldous Huxley, DH Lawrence, Joseph Conrad, etc.. -
THE POSTMODERN PERIOD- PRESENT (1945–?)
The postmodern period begins around the time that World War II ended. Many believe that it is a direct response to modernism. Some say the period ended around 1990, but it is probably too early to declare it closed. Some notable writers of the period include Samuel Beckett, Joseph Heller, Anthony Burgess, John Fowles, Penelope M. Lively, and Iain Banks. Many postmodern authors also wrote during the modern period.