Timeline: British Literature Timeline _ | Timetoast

Apr 30, 600

The Wanderer

The Wanderer's author is unknown and it is a British poem.
Jan 1, 650

Beowulf

An epic poem about a tragic hero. The author is unknown.
Apr 26, 1370

The Wife of Bath's Tale

This is also by Geoffrey Chaucer. It follows a man as he goes around seeking what woman want after he had been sentenced to death.
Jan 1, 1389

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales is a story written by Geoffrey Chaucer. It is about a bunch of people who travel and share stories.
Period: Jan 1, 1485 to Jan 1, 1625

The English Renaissance Period

There was a lot of poetry in this period and many authors began into drama/plays.
Apr 30, 1590

Macbeth

Macbeth was written by WIlliam Shakespeare, and it is about death, prophocies, and kings.
Apr 30, 1595

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare and was about two lovers that had problems with each otheres family.
Apr 1, 1599

The Passionate Shepherd to His Love

This is a love poem written by Christopher Marlowe.
Apr 30, 1600

The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd

This was written by Sir Walter Raleigh as a reply to Christopher Marlowe's orginial poem.
Apr 26, 1611

King James Bible Published
Period: Jan 1, 1625 to Jan 1, 1798

Age of Reason

In this period, authors wrote about what they felt was wrong with world.
Apr 30, 1626

Holy Sonnet 10

Holy Sonnet 10 was written by John Donne.
Apr 30, 1640

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost was written by John Milton.
Apr 30, 1640

On My First Son

On My First Son was written by Ben Johnson and is about death.
Apr 30, 1713

The Rape of the Lock

This was written by Alexander Pope and is based on an actual occurance.
Apr 30, 1726

Gulliver's Travels

This was written by Jonathan Swift and contains satire about a voyage.
Period: Jan 1, 1798 to Jan 1, 1832

The Romantic Period

This period was all about the social scene.
Apr 30, 1813

Pride and Prejudice

This is a romantic novel written by Jane Austen.
Apr 30, 1818

Frankenstein

The author is May Wollencraft Shelley.
Apr 30, 1819

Ode to the West Wind

This was written by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Apr 30, 1820

Ode on a Grecian Urn

This was written by John Keats.
Period: Jan 1, 1833 to Jan 1, 1901

The Victorian Period

In the VIctorian Period, the people thought that they were the leaders in technology and that nothing could get better.
Apr 30, 1840

The Lady of Shalott

This was written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Apr 30, 1850

Ulysses

This was written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Apr 30, 1850

Sonnets from the Portuguese

This was published by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Apr 30, 1865

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

This wild story was written by Lewis Carroll.
Apr 30, 1868

The Ring and the Book

This was written by Robert Browning.
Apr 30, 1896

A Shropshire Lad

This was written by A. E. Housman.
Period: Jan 1, 1901 to Jan 1, 2013

The Modern Period

The modern period is what we live in today.
Apr 30, 1902

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad is the author of this story.
Apr 30, 1922

The Waste Land

T.S. Eliot is the author of this story.
Apr 30, 1945

Animal Farm

George Orwell wrote this story about animals that take over a farm.
Apr 30, 1962

The Golden Notebook

This was written by Doris Lessing.
Apr 30, 1979

A Bend in the River

This was published by V.S. Naipaul.
Mar 2, 2022

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

The author is unknown and this is a story about Gawain who fights a knight who is green.
Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1485

The Medieval Period

This period was had mostly poems which were eiter epics or elegies.