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400
Ecclesiastical History of England
bede the religious and political history of the Anglo-Saxons from the fifth century to 731 AD. Focuses on the difference between Romans and Celtic Christians. One of the most important texts in Anglo-Saxon history. -
Period: 400 to Dec 31, 1066
Old English
Old English
A.K.A. Anglo-Saxon. Most texts were written in West Saxon, one of the four main dialects. The others being Mercian, Northumbrian, and Kentish. However, some later texts were initially spread orally, such as Beowulf. -
Apr 2, 600
Consolation of Philosophy
alfred Written by Beothius and translated by Alfred the Great. Perhaps he was known as the most perfect character in Anglo-Saxon history. he lived the best life and had great reputation. "I desired to live worthily as long as I lived, and to leave after my life, to the men who should come after me, the memory of me in good works." -
Apr 2, 700
Elene
cynewulf
is a poem of 1,321 lines about the finding of the True Cross by St. Helena. -
Period: Jan 1, 1066 to Dec 31, 1485
Middle English
The Church and the concept of chivalry were prominent in literature. -
Aug 1, 1086
Domesday Book
domesday book
Written by William the Conquerer, but he died before finishing it. It is called Domesday Book because it is a great land survey wher not a single inch of land or lone animal was left out of the records. -
Jan 1, 1100
Beowulf
bepojewiulf
Beowulf was actually created somewhere between the 600s and 900s.
Beowulf was written in Old English some time before the tenth century. It follows the tadventures of a 6th century Scandinavian warrior. This is the oldest surviving work in British history. There is only one copy, and it is being preserved in the British Library in London. It was originally shared orally until -
Mar 25, 1387
Canterbury Tales
canterbiury talekjs
Written by Geoffrey Chaucer, a collection of stories in a frame story, between 1387 and 1400. It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England). The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to kill time while they travel to Canterbury. They were each to tell two stories on the way and two back, but never finished. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Renaissance
Renaissance
Society reinvested in the promise of material and spiritual gain. There was the sincerely held belief that humanity was making progress towards a noble summit of perfect existence. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Modern
modern britain
Covers at least the 20th and 21st centuries. Literature covers all written works including letters and journals, but is best known for novels, poetry and non-fiction articles as found in magazines and newspapers. It should not be confused with modernist literature, even though the two groups are contemporary. -
Love's Labours Lost
loves laobors lost
Love's Labor's Lost (4 men vow to eschew women for 3 years but fall in love;
King Ferdinand of Navarre with French princess, Biron with Rosaline, Longaville
with Maria, and Dumain with Katherine; others include Don Armado, clown
Costard, and constable Dull), -
The Merchant of Venice
emrchant of nveie(
Antonio borrows money from Jewish Shylock to send Bassanio from Venice to Belmont to marry Portia, promising a pound of flesh if
not repaid in three months; Portia and maid Nerissa rescue Antonio at his trial;
Shylock's daughter Jessica elopes with Bassanio's friend Lorenzo), -
Period: to
Neo-Classical
Neo classical
Relies on classical styles of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. its main characteristic is an emphasis on logic, common sense, properness and adequate performance in society. Largely a response to the previous chaos of the Renaissance, the writings of this time included a variety of genres, including novels, diaries, essays and satires. Grammar and word study became more formalized, simple. -
Gulliver's Travels
By Jonathan Swift of the travels of Lemuel Gulliver. this is a work of satire to travellers' tales. -
Period: to
Romanticism
Romanticism
The writings of English poets William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge explored the themes of nature and emotion in a poetic language that was simpler than the highly formal poetry of the 18th century. -
Frankenstein
frankieFrankenstein, the novel, first written in 1818, but revised into the version read today in 1831, is by Mary Shelley, wife of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. The Gothic horror novel is about a scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who decides to create a living person from various organs and body parts of people who have died. His plan works, yet when the creature comes to life, he is hideous. He immediately flees from scientist's laboratory and kills Victor's brother. -
Period: to
Victorian
Victorian
In general, classic Victorian compositions are exceptionally attentive to verse, display some sentimentality, and often play on chivalric themes. Poets of this time often composed epic poems and dramatic monologues. The sonnet form was also frequently used. -
The Scarlet Letter
scarlet lettter
Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic about a woman's life-long punishment for adultery became an instant classic, though it only took him a few months to write. -
Hard Times
hard times
Hard Times takes place in an industrial town at the peak of economic expansion. In it, Dickens focuses on the shortcomings of employers as well as those who seek change. -
Period: to
Post Modern
post moidrehjbPostmodernism is a broad term used to describe movements in a wide range of disciplines, including art, philosophy, critical theory, and music. Many view it as a response to the preceding modernist movement, but where modernism simply reacts against classical concepts, particularly in the arts and literature, things that are postmodern take this reaction to its extreme conclusion. Indeed, some see it not as a separate movement, but simply as a continuation of the modernist struggle. Nihilistic -
The Wasteland
eliot By T.S. Eliot. He writes about the burial of the dead, chess, death by water, and thunder. -
The Hobbit
tolkien Tolkien was a professor at Oxford University when he bagan to write this. He was teaching The Silmarillion during wirting. The Hobbit can be seen as a bildungsroman as one reads they see Bilbo Baggins mature on his adventures from a hideway hobbit to an adventurous hero. -
Period: to
Contemporary
contemporaety litersature
The word refers to both poetry and prose, where prose includes works of fiction such as novels and novellas, essays, and dramatic works. This term also refers to the quality of writing. In order to be considered literature, a written work must uphold the highest writing standards and contain a particular beauty and style. Many literary works become socially relevant and move the public. -
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Narnia)
cs lewis By C.S. Lewis. Has many biblical references and appeals to the younger age as well as older. Four siblings from London are sent to a home to be watched during WWII. They find a magical wardrobe and experiance many fantasies.
