Periods of Literature By jasulliv Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Dec 31, 1700 The Renaissance Sep 29, 1590 The Faerie Queene Sep 29, 1600 Hamlet Sep 29, 1667 Paradise Lost Period: Sep 29, 1700 to Sep 29, 1855 The Enlightenment Sep 29, 1712 Rape of the Lock Sep 29, 1762 Emile Sep 29, 1775 Common Sense Sep 29, 1798 Lyrical Ballads Period: Sep 29, 1800 to Sep 29, 1875 Romanticism Sep 29, 1854 Walden