History of English Literature

OLD ENGLISH LITERATURE

Period: 450 to 1066

The venerable Bede

731

Literary genre: History.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Bede-the-Venerable

Beowulf

800

Literary genre: Epic poetry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf

The Edda material.

950

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Edda

MIDDLE ENGLISH LITERATURE

Period: 1066 to 1500

Duns Scotus

1300

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duns_Scotus

William of Ockham

1340

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Ockham

Piers Plowman by William Langland

1367

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piers_Plowman
William Langland

TROILUS AND CRESIDA BY GEOFFREY CHAUCER

1385

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troilus_and_Criseyde

CANTERBURY TALES GEOFFREY CHAUCER

1387

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales

LE MORTE D ARTHUR BY SIR THOMAS MALORY

1469

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Morte_d%27Arthur

ENGLISH RENAISSANCE

Period: 1500 to 1660

THE PRAYER BOOK BY THOMAS CRANMER

1549

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Book-of-Common-Prayer

ELIZABETH PERIOD

Period: 1558 to 1603

TAMBURLINE THE GREAT BY CRISTOPHER MARLOWE

1587

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamburlaine

THE FAERIE QUEEN BY EDMUND SPENSER

1590

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faerie_Queene

RICHARD III BY SHAKESPEARE

1592

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_(play)

HAMLET BY SHAKESPEARE

1601

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet

JACOBEAN PERIOD

Period: 1603 to 1625

THE MASQUE OF BLACKNESS BY BEN JHONSON

1605

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_Blackness

VOLPONE BY BEN JHONSON

1606

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volpone

SHAKESPEARE' SONNETS

1609

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare%27s_sonnets

THE TEMPEST BY SHAKESPEARE

1611

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest

A DESPCRIPTION OF A NEW ENGLAND BY JHON SMITH

1616

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Description_of_New_England

LATE RENAISSANCE

Period: 1625 to 1660

THE TEMPLE BY GEORGE HERBERT

1633

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Herbert

LYCIDAS BY JHON MILTON

1637

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycidas

RESTAURATIO AGE

Period: 1660 to 1700

PARADISE LOST

1667

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_para%C3%ADso_perdido

PILGRIM`S PROGRESS

1678

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilgrim%27s_Progress

AUGUSTAN LITERATURE

Period: 1700 to 1750

THE RAPE OF THE LOCK BY ALEXANDER POPE

1712

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_the_Lock

ROBINSON CRUSOE BY DANIEL DAFOE

1719

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Crusoe

GULLIVER`S TRAVEL BY JHONATAN SWIFT

1726

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Travels

AGE OF SENSIBILITY

Period: 1750 to 1798

THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO BY HORACE WALPOLE

1764

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle_of_Otranto

ENCICLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA

1768

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica

SONG OF INOCENCE BY WILLIAM BLAKE

1789

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_of_Innocence_and_of_Experience

TAM O SHANTER BY ROBERT BURNS

1791

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tam_o%27_Shanter_(poem)

AGE OF REASON BY THOMAS PAINE

1795

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Reason

ROMANTICISM

Period: 1798 to 1837

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE BY JANE AUSTEN

1813

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice

IVANHOE BY WALTER SCOTT

1819

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanhoe

OLIVER TWIST BY CHARLES DICKENS

1837

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Twist

VICTORIAN LITERATURE

Period: 1837 to 1801

CHRISTMAS CAROL BY DICKENS

1843

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol

ON THE ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES

1859

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Origin_of_Species

TALE OF TWO CITIES BY DICKENS

1859

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tale_of_Two_Cities

ALICE`S ADVENTURES BY CARROL

1865

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD BY THOMAS HARDY

1874

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_from_the_Madding_Crowd

TREASURE ISLAND BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

1883

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Island

A STUDY IN SCARLETT CONAN DOYLE

1887

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Study_in_Scarlet

THE PICTURE OF DORYAN GRAY BY OSCAR WILDE

1891

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray

THE TIME MACHINE BY H.G WELLS

1895

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_Machine

DRACULA BY BRAM STOKER

1897

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula

MODERNISM

Period: 1901 to 1922

THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT BY BEATRIX POTTER

1902

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Peter_Rabbit

THE WINGS OF THE DOVE BY HENRY JAMES

1902

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wings_of_the_Dove

THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE BY AGATHA CHRISTIE

1930

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murder_at_the_Vicarage

POST MODERNISM

Period: 1940 to 2000

THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, BY C.S LEWIS

1950

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion,_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe

CASINO ROYALE BY IAN FLEMING

1953

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Royale_(novel)

THE LORD OF THE RINGS BY J.R.R TOLKIEN

1955

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings THE LAS VOLUME

CHARLIE AND CHOCOLATE FACTORY BY ROAL DAHL

1964

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory