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450 – 1066 Old English
Old English literature, also called Anglo- Saxon literature It's the because of Germany tribes called Saxons. It begins with the invasion of Celtic England by Germanic tribes c.450 and lasts until the conquest of England by the Norman-French William the Conqueror in 1066. These works include genres such as epic poetry, hagiography, sermons, Bible translations, legal works, chronicles and riddles and the most famous example of Old English literature is the anonymous epic Beowulf. -
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1066 -1500 MIDDLE ENGLISH
The Middle English period sees a huge transition in the language, culture, and lifestyle of England.was spoken from about 1066 AD and 1500 AD.
An example of some bequeathed words into English.
• Some related to matters of crown (e.g. crown, castle, prince), of government and administration (e.g. parliament, government, governor, city). -
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1500- 1660 ENGLISH RENAISSANCE
The English Renaissance was a period in which England was going through an artistic and cultural movement, It was divided in three periods; the first one was Elizabethan era in the second half of the 16th century is usually regarded as the height of the English Renaissance, the second period Jacobean era, and the last Caroline period.
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Apothecary, apprentice, basilica, chateau, diplomat. -
1653 -1660 – PURITAN
The Puritan period was also known as John Milton´s era, who was a prominent writer. This short and sad period was from 1653-1660 where Puritans influenced religion, family life, community service, and literature, with Grand and sublime poetry. -
1660 -1700 – RESTORATION AGE
During this period the term "Puritan" becomes largely moot, English literature written after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 following the period of the commonwealth. Many typical literary forms of the modern world including the novel, biography, history, travel writing, and journalism goined confidence during the restoration period. The restoration period was, above all, a great age of drama, heroic plays, influenced by principles of French Neoclassicism -
1700 – 1798 - 18TH CENTURY
During the 18th century is often referred to as the Age of Reason And it was divided into 2 periods: Augustan literature and Age of Sensibility. Begins in English Literature, claming comparison with the equivalent flowering under Augustus Caesar. Thomas Paine published "Age of Reason" Literature became very instructive. creative works show a sense of order and moderation. Arguments in prose are calm and logical; poems are carefully structured and often contain classical allusions. -
1798 – 1837 – ROMANTICISM
This Romantic Era was about people´s ancient connection and reverence with nature. It was a movement in art, literature, and music. Romantic refers to a freely imaginative fiction taking in mind imagination, emotion and, the value of rules.
Some bequeathed words.
Miserly, forlorn, precarious, prostrate, venerable, ponderous.
Various dates are given for the Romantic period the publishing of Lyrical Ballads in 1798 is taken as the beginning and the crowning of Queen Victoria in 1837 as its end. -
1837 -1901- VICTORIAN
The Victorian period was significant for Britain because it was the most powerful nation in that era. This period was too hard for several writers, who were sentenced for engaging in homosexual activities and the novelists of this period responded to industrial and political scenes. Thus, the empress Victoria brought peace repressing sexuality creating a time of rigid morals.
Some slangs of the Victorian era
• Afternoonified.
• Back slang it.
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1901 – 1940 – MODERN LITERATURE
This period was from 1901 to 1940 and it broke with tradition, rejecting romanticism. First World War made to react about values and appeared new literary genres (poetry, free verse, epiphanies begin to appear in literature, speeches, memoir, and, novels)
Modernists were concerned with the uncertainty and complexity of the postwar world. -
POST MODERN PERIOD (1940-2000)
Postmodern literature is both a continuation of the experimentation championed by writers of the modernist period relying heavily, for example, on fragmentation, paradox, questionable narrators, etc, the psotmodern stories are novels on parofy, or satiries, reveals skepticism to create meaning. -
1940 – 2000 – POST MODERNS
Modernism is a major literary movement of the first part of the twentieth century. The term Postmodern literature is used to describe certain tendencies in post-World War II literature.
In the mid-twentieth-century major writers started to appear in the various countries of the British Commonwealth, including several Nobel laureates. -
Contemporary Period
Contemporary literature refers to all the Literature of the XXI century. literature has been used to discuss socio-politico, economic, and religious topics. Besides, Literature is developed as a genre because of the development of hypertext and then for the World Wide Web. Nowadays, England is invaded by a lot of different people who influence the English language.
Some new English words: (Scrumptious, Textrovert, Eunoia).
