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Jan 1, 673
Major Work: Caedmon's Hym
Caedmon's Hymn by Caedmon
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Jan 1, 1066
Key Historical Event
The Duke of Normandy wins the Battle of Hastings and becomes King William I of England. His reign brought new changes to the English culture.
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Jan 1, 1066
Historical Context
In 1348, the Black Plague killed many and movement in social classes were possible.
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael9/section/volA/overview.aspx -
Jan 1, 1066
Style and Genre
Middle English used the same verse as old Englsih, but it's verses were alliterative. The writing was influenced by Old French. Writings from this timewas focused on the virtues and vices of man.
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael9/section/volA/overview.aspx -
Period: Jan 1, 1066 to Dec 31, 1470
Middle English
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Jan 1, 1260
Major Work: "King Horn"
"King Horn" The author of this poet is unknown.
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Jan 1, 1390
Major Work: The Confessio Amantis
The Confessio Amantis by John Gower
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Jan 1, 1413
Key Historical Event
King Henry V, who reigned between 1413 to 1422, changed England's main language from French to English.
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Jan 1, 1470
Major Work: Le Morte Darthur
Le Morte Darthur by Sir Thomas Malory
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Jan 1, 1485
Historical Context
The Renaissance was a time of rebirth that focused on humanistic values.
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Jan 1, 1485
Style and Genre
Common styles of writing from this time period included the lyric, the elegy, the tragedy, and the pastoral. Some of the poetry was expected to be read along music. Expectations of the style was different depending on the genre of the poem.
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Period: Jan 1, 1485 to
Renaissance
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Jan 1, 1492
Key Historical Event
Christopher Columbus sails to the New World.
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/flemish/timeline.html -
Jan 1, 1498
Key Historical Event
Vasco da Gama reached India and opened a sea route between Europe and Asia.
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Jan 1, 1578
Major Work: The Lady of May
The Lady of May by Philip Sidney
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Major Work: The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
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Major Work: La Arcadia
La Arcadia by Lope de Vega
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Style and Genre
Writings from this time focused more of social positions. The style from this period lucid and polish. Structure became simple and unified.
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Historical Context
The Neoclassical period relied mostly on classical themes from the Greeks and Romans. It emphasized logic, common sence, properness and adequate performance in society. Grammar and diction become more formalized.
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Period: to
Neo-Classicism
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Major Work: An Essay upon Projects
An Essay upon Projects by Daniel Defoe
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Key Historical Event
The Act of Settlement of 1700 was passed to prohibit a Catholic from becoming king or queen.
http://faculty.winthrop.edu/fikem/Courses/ENGL%20203/203%20Neoclassical%20Period%20Handout.htm -
Key Historical Event
Robert Walpole officially is appointed Prime Minister who primarily helped the upper class.
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Major Work: The Apprentice’s Vade Mecum
The Apprentice’s Vade Mecum by Samuel Richardson
http://writershistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=595&Itemid=39 -
Major Work: The New Dunciad
The New Dunciad by Alexander Pope
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Key Historical Event
The American Declaration of Independence was created.
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Key Historical Event
The Society for the Purpose of Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade is created in London.
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Historical Context
The Romantic Period revolved around emotion, adventure, and imagination.
https://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/scott.windeatt/assignments/Avgousti_Maria%20Iosifina/AVGOUSTI_CALL1_PROGRAMMING/page3.html -
Style and Genre
Romantic writings expressed thedesire to be free of the traditional tyranny and emphasisized the rights of the individual. Poems were the most popular form of writing at this time.
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Period: to
Romanticism
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Major Work: "Frost at Midnight"
"Frost at Midnight" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Major Work: "Ode to the West Wind"
"Ode to the West Wind" by Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Major Work: Don Juan
Don Juan by George Gordon, Lord Byron
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Historical Context
Food was a reoccuring theme in this era because of the increased hunger among people. Victorian writings explored the women's morality and sensuality, like in Jane Eyre.
https://sites.google.com/a/cheshire.k12.ct.us/victorian-era/influential-authors/the-bronte-sisters/biography/jane-eyre-analysis/literary-anlysis-of-jane-eyre -
Style and Genre
Poems became more realistic and writings were often in the form of novels. Pieces in magazines and newspaper became popular. Dickens took advatage of the newspaper's popularity.
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Period: to
Victorian
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Key Historical Event
House of Parliament was built.
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/victorians/timeline.htm -
Key Historical Event
Victoria becomes Queen of England after William IV dies.
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/victorians/timeline.htm -
Major Work: Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
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Major Work: Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/pva/pva90.html -
Major Work: A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
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Historical Context
This was the early modern period where the theatre flourished.
https://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/scott.windeatt/assignments/Avgousti_Maria%20Iosifina/AVGOUSTI_CALL1_PROGRAMMING/page3.html -
Key Historical Event
World War 1 begins.
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Style and Genre
Modernism writings have a strong reaction against traditional religious, political, and social values. Writings in this period revovle around the idea that life is random and that there is no absolute truth.
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Period: to
Modern
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Major Work: Windy McPherson's Son
Windy McPherson's Son by Sherwood Anderson
http://writershistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=36 -
Key Historical Event
The Easter Uprising led to Irish independence in 1921.
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Major Work: Death in the Woods
Death in the Woods by Sherwood Anderson
http://writershistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=36 -
Major Work: The Stranger
The Stranger by Albert Camus
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Historical Context
This period included writings that were after World War II.
https://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/scott.windeatt/assignments/Avgousti_Maria%20Iosifina/AVGOUSTI_CALL1_PROGRAMMING/page3.html -
Key Historical Event
World War II ends.
http://www.public.asu.edu/~gelderen/hel/timeline6.html -
Key Historical Event
The United Nations was founded.
http://www.public.asu.edu/~gelderen/hel/timeline6.html -
Style and Genre
In this time period, novels began using an "unreliable" narrator instead of the traditional narration. Modernism was a time where writers experimented with style and genre.
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Period: to
Post Modern
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Major Work: Sweet-Shop Owner
Sweet Shop Owner by Graham Swift
http://writershistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=210&Itemid=42 -
Major Work: The Assignment
The Assignment by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
http://writershistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=191&Itemid=42 -
Major Work: Tanglewreck
Tanglewreck by Jeanette Winterson
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Style and Genre
Poems in this time period was epics that were memorized and passed down orally. There were written down later on. Most epics praised the doings of heros and reflect the realities of life.
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Major Work: Beowulf
Beowulf. No one knows for sure its original author.
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Key Historical Event
The Angles and Saxons began to migrate to northern Europe. A part of Britain became Angle-land or England. Here, Anglo-Saxon culture grew and became the foundation of English culture.
http://www.sjschools.org/cms/lib7/MI01000643/Centricity/Domain/251/PDF_Beowulf_Background_pgs_23-27_b.pdf -
Key Historical Event
The Vikings began to invade Denmark and Norway. They were cruel and violent people who often burned down villiages and murdered many peasants.
http://www.sjschools.org/cms/lib7/MI01000643/Centricity/Domain/251/PDF_Beowulf_Background_pgs_23-27_b.pdf -
Historical Context
During the 17th century, the adoption of Christianity influenced literary works.
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael9/section/volA/overview.aspx -
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Period: to Dec 31, 1066
Old English/ Anglo Saxon
