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Transmission: oral to memorize them used resources such as tropes, rhymes, repetitions etc.
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Languaje closer to modern German than modern english
Few surviving texts with little in common
Frequently reflect non-english influence -
The material of the Eddas, taking shape in Iceland, derives from earlier sources in Norway, Britain and Burgundy
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Works frequently of a religiously didactic content Written for performance at court or for Geoffrey chaucer ( the canterbury tales) " the cuckoo´s song" mystery plays
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Explicit dynastic summary
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William shakespeare, christoper marlowe, Ben Jhonson, Francis Bacon, John Fletcher, Frances Beaumont Primarily texts for public perfomance ( plays, masques) and some books of poetry
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Reaction to the expansivenness of the renaissance in the direction of order and restraint Developed in France ( Moliere, Rousseau, voltaire) Art should reflect the universal commonality of human nature ( All men are created equal)
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Reaction against the scientific rationality of neoclassicism and the industrial revolution Developed in Germany ( Kant, Goethe) Elevation of the common man ( Folklore, myth) Mystery and the supernatural
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Named for the reigh of queen victoria, Britain´s longest reigning monarch
Literature seen as a bridge between romanticism and modernism
Generally emphasized realistic portrayals of common people sometimes to promote social change -
Mark twain the adventures of huckleberry finnl, Ambrose Bierce ( An ocurrence at owl creek bridge) wiliam Dean howells ( A modern instance) sister carrie) sought to depict life as it was, not idealized
