Chronological Overview

Anglo-Saxon LITERATURE:

449 BCE

the Anglo-Saxon dialect known as Old English, appeared in the early Middle Ages. The oldest known text is the hymn of Caedmon. At that time the oral tradition was very important and a large part of the literary works were written to be able to be represented. Epic poems became very popular and some, like Beowulf, have survived to this day.

MEDIEVAL

1066

At the end of the medieval period, the ideals of courtly love reached England and authors began to write romances, both in verse and in prose. Subjects related to King Arthur and his court were especially popular. The poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight shows much of the characteristics of the literature of this time: set in the times of the legendary Arthur, the work emphasizes the behavior of knights with religious overtones.

RENAISSANCE

1485

William Caxton introduced the printing press to England. From that moment on, vernacular literature began to flourish. The Protestant Reformation inspired the production of a liturgy of its own that led to the Book of Common Prayer, a key influence on English literature. The poetry, drama, and prose that were written during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I constitute what is now called the "English Renaissance."

Elizabethan literature

1578

Elizabethan literature refers to the literature produced in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. It emerged between 1578 and 1660, beyond the death of the queen, and was maintained during the reigns of James I and Charles I. During these periods the world of theater was of great importance and important authors such as William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson and Edmund Spenser stood out.

Jacobean literature

1603

The poet and playwright Ben Jonson led Jacobean literature after Shakespeare's death. Several authors followed his style such as Beaumont and Fletcher, all of whom were called "sons of Ben". Another popular style of the time was revenge theater made popular by John Webster and Tomas Kyd.

NEOCLASSIC

1660

it was an artistic and literary movement that emerged in the 18th century and lasted until the 19th century. It was based on the renewal of the philosophical and aesthetic values ​​of Classical Antiquity and the cult of reason, interpreted as models for modernity. The neoclassic movement originated in France, where it was simply called classicism. From there it spread to the rest of Europe and America with the expansion of the Enlightenment, the philosophical key to the neoclassical movement.

Restoration literature

1660

Restoration literature is the name given to the literature written in English during the period known as the English Restoration, corresponding to the last years of the reign of the House of Stuart in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

political literature

1701

The turbulent period of the mid-17th century, during the reign of Carlos I, witnessed the birth of political literature. The pamphlets written by supporters ranged from viscerally written personal attacks to various forms of propaganda to schemes seeking a way to reform the nation. Thomas Hobbes's work Leviathan is one of the most prominent works in British political philosophy. This period also witnessed the birth of "new books", precursors of newspapers,

Romanticism

1798

The literature of Romanticism was a literary movement that began in the 18th century (ca. 1770) in Germany, England, and France, spread and cultivated throughout Europe until the mid-19th century, and continues to exert its influence to this day. Among its main characteristics are the constant presence of pre-industrial themes such as nature, Greco-Latin and medieval myths.

VICTORIAN

1832

Victorian literature that produced in the United Kingdom during the reign of Victoria. The so-called Victorian era constitutes a very important cultural stage in the history of England and in Europe. England's great moment, though not in the brilliant splendor of the Elizabethan period, instead displays an organized tenacity in all fields of human endeavor, and shows a determined will to transform the world and the forces of nature for well-being and service of man

postmodern literature

1961

Postmodern literature is literature characterized by a reliance on narrative techniques such as fragmentation, paradox, and the unreliable narrator; and is often (but not exclusively) defined as a style or trend that emerged in the post-World War II era.

MODERNISM

1990

Modernism names a literary movement that developed in Colombia, a Latin American country, mainly in the field of poetry, which was characterized by an ambiguous creative rebellion, a narcissistic and aristocratic refinement, literary culturalism and a profound aesthetic renovation of language and language. metrics.