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450-1066 Old English
Old English literature, also called Anglo-Saxon literature It is that of the German 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 sermons, epic poetry, hagiography, riddles, Moving from the Bible, legal works, and chronicles, 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 great transition in the language, culture, and lifestyle of England. It was spoken from around 1066 AD to 1500 AD.
An example of some words inherited into English.
• Some related to matters of the crown (for example, crown, castle, prince), of government and administration (for example, 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 into three periods; the first was the Elizabethan era in the second half of the 16th century, generally considered the height of the English Renaissance, the second period was the Jacobean era, and the late Caroline period.
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Apothecary, apprentice, basilica, castle, diplomat. -
1653-1660
The Puritan period was also known as the era of John Milton, who was a prominent writer well known for his poems and essays. This brief period was from 1653 to 1660, when the Puritans influenced religion, family life, community service, and literature with great and sublime poetry. -
1660-1700 Restoration Age
During this period, the term "puritan" becomes largely moot, the English literature written after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 after the community period. Many typical literary forms of the modern world, including the novel, biography, history, travel writing, and journalism, gained confidence during the restoration period. The Restoration period was, above all, a great era of theatre, heroic works, influenced by the principles of French Neoclassicism. -
1700-1798-18th Century
During the 18th century it is usually called the Age of Reason and it was divided into 2 periods: Augustan literature and the Age of Sensitivity. It begins in English literature, Augustus Caesar. Thomas Paine published "The Age of Reason" Literature became very instructive. creative works display a sense of order and restraint. The prose arguments are calm and logical; the poems are carefully structured and often contain classical allusions. -
1798-1837 Romanticism
This Romantic Era was about the ancient connection and reverence of people with nature. It was a movement in art, literature and music. Romantic refers to a freely imaginative fiction, the emotion and the value of the rules.
Some inherited words.
Greedy, abandoned, precarious, prostrate, venerable, heavy.
Various dates are given for the romantic period, taking the publication of the Lyrical Ballads in 1798 as the beginning and the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837 as the end. -
1837-1901 Victorian
The Victorian period was significant for Britain because it was the most powerful nation at that time. This period was too harsh for several writers, who were convicted of engaging in homosexual activities, and the novelists of this period responded to industrial and political scenes. Thus, Empress Victoria brought peace by repressing sexuality, creating a time of rigid morality. -
1901-1940 Modern Literature
This period was from 1901 to 1940 and broke with tradition, rejecting romanticism. The First World War caused a reaction on values and new literary genres appeared (poetry, free verse, epiphanies begin to appear in literature, speeches, memoirs and novels)
Modernists were concerned with the uncertainty and complexity of the postwar world. -
1940-2000 Post Moderns
Modernism is an important literary movement of the first part of the 20th century. The term postmodern literature is used to describe certain trends in post-World War II literature.
In the middle of the 20th century, great writers began to appear in the different countries of the British Commonwealth, including several Nobel Prize winners. -
Contemporary Period
Contemporary literature refers to all the literature of the 21st century. the literature has been used to discuss sociopolitical, economic, and religious issues. In addition, literature is developed as a genre by the development of hypertext and then by the World Wide Web. Today England is invaded by a huge number of different people who influence the English language.
Some new English words: (Scrumptious, Textrovert, Eunoia).