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OLD ENGLISH-
There is not consistance in the strict adherecnce to grammatical rules in this period. Ol English literature is mostly composed by sermons and chants, translated religios works and anglo saxon chronicles. Some works from the time are: in 731- The venerable Bede, 975-1025: Beowful, 959: The material od the Eddas -
1066- 1500
there are 3 categories into this period referring to literature: religious, courtly love, and Arthurian. some authors are Julian of Norwich -
1500-1660
During this period writes were inspired by the creco-roman culture, thus an anthropocentric world was conceived . Maquiavelli and Arosto are some of the main writers of the time. Something that is outstanding here is the arousal of the printing press in 1440 by Johannes Gutemberg that led to rennaisance´s writers spread their work around thge world. -
1653-1660 literature of rapid communication and trade that followed in the wake of England's mercantile empire.
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1660-1700
This age´s term is used to talk about roughly homogenous styles that refer to the restoration of the court of Charles II. Robert Boyle, Jeremy Coiller, Jhon Dryen are some of the main exponents of the time. -
1700-1798
Modern Novel was developed as a literary genre when between other works, Daniel Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe. Subrgenres arose such as epistolary novel, sentimental novel, histories and gothic novel -
1798-1837
William Wordswort´s and Samuel Coleridge´s work, "lyrical Ballas" is consideres the opening for this time. Afterwards romantic literature expanded trhought the world. other authors from the time are robert Southey and Lord Byron. -
1837-1901
it ocurred dureng Queen Victoria´s reign. considered too as the Golden Age of literature. during this time wrtires reflected the main changes in most aspects of english life from the previous age. Famous novelist like charles Dickens are found here. -
1901-1940
MODERN LITERATURE. Irish writers took important role during this time, such as James Joyce, and samuel Becket, and from America Faulkner, T.S. Elliot, Virginia Wolf, Charles Darwin, as well as Nietzche, Marx and Dostoievsky -
1940-2000
Literature characterised by fiction or unreliable narration, thematizing both political and historical issues. William Gaddis, Kurt Vonnegut are some authores from the time -
Charcterized by Weird fiction and speculative fiction, Authors like M. Jhon harrison, K. J. Bishop are important here.