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950 BCE
Duns Scotus
The material of the Eddas, taking shape in Iceland, derives from earlier sources in Norway, Britain and Burgund
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Duns Scotus, known as the Subtle Doctor in medieval times, later provides humanists with the name Dunsman or dunce. -
Period: 450 to 1066
Old English
Old English literature, also called Anglo-Saxon literature, originated in Germanic tribes called Saxons. It began when Germanic tribes invaded Celtic England around 450 and lasted until the Norman-French conqueror William conquered England in 1066. These works include epics, biographies of saints, sermons, Bible translations, legal works, chronicles, and riddles. The most famous example of Old English literature is the untitled epic "Beowulf". -
731
The beginning of English literature
Venerable Bede, in his monastery in Jarrow, completes his history of the English church and people. -
800
legends of scandinavia
Beowulf, the first great work of Germanic literature, mingles the legends of Scandinavia with the experience in England of Angles and Saxons -
Period: 1066 to 1500
MIDDLE ENGLISH
During the English period in the Middle Ages, the language, culture and lifestyle of England had undergone tremendous changes. Some examples of words left over to English. -Some matters related to the crown (e.g., crown, castle, prince), government and administration (e.g., parliament, government, governor, city). -
1367
Narrator Will
A narrator who calls himself Will, and whose name may be Langland, begins the epic poem of Piers Plowman -
1387
100 cuentos de Canterbury
Chaucer comienza un ambicioso plan para 100 Cuentos de Canterbury , del cual solo cumple 24 para el momento de su muerte. -
1469
Tales of Thomas Malory
Thomas Malory, in gaol somewhere in England, compiles Morte d'Arthur – an English account of the French tales of King Arthur -
1549
First sentence in English
The first version of the English prayer book, or Book of Common Prayer, is published with text by Thomas Cranmer -
1567
The Bible
The Book of Common Prayer and the New Testament are published in Welsh, to be followed by the complete Bible in 1588 -
1582
wedding of William Shakespeare
The 18-year-old William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway in Stratford-upon-Avon -
The Protestant Elizabeth I
English poet Edmund Spenser celebrates the Protestant Elizabeth I as The Faerie Queene -
Ben Jonson
The satirical voice of the English playwright Ben Jonson is heard to powerful effect in Volpone -
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PURITAN
The Puritan period is also known as the period of the famous writer John Milton. This brief and sad period was from 1653 to 1660. The Puritans influenced religion, family life, community service and literature with great and noble poetry. -
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RESTORATION AGE
During this period, the term "Puritan" was largely controversial, and English literature was written after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 following the Commonwealth period. Many literary forms typical of the modern world, such as novels, biographies, history, travel literature, and news, gained confidence during the reformation period. Most importantly, the restoration period is a great age of dramatic and heroic works, influenced by the principles of French neoclassicism. -
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18TH CENTURY
In the eighteenth century, it is often referred to as the age of reason, divided into two periods: Augustan literature and the sensitive age. It began in English literature and claimed to be comparable to the prosperity under Augustus Caesar. The literature of "The Age of Reason" published by Thomas Paine became very enlightening. The creative works show a sense of order and restraint. -
Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith's play She Stoops to Conquer is produced in London's Covent Garden theatre -
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ROMANTICISM
The Romantic era is about people's ancient connections and awe of nature. This is a movement of art, literature and music. Romanticism refers to a novel of free imagination, taking into account the value of imagination, emotion and rules. Some leftover words. Tragic, helpless, precarious, creeping, respectable, heavy. -
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VICTORIAN
The Victorian period was very important for Britain because it was the most powerful country at the time. This period was very harsh for several writers who were condemned for engaging in homosexual activities.The novelists of this period responded to the industrial and political scenario. Therefore, Queen Victoria brought peace by creating an era of moral rigidity to repress sexual behavior. Some slang words of the Victorian era.
- late.
-Back to the slang.
-Fighting elephants -
Peter Mark Roget
London physician Peter Mark Roget publishes his dictionary of synonyms, the Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases -
Henry James
Henry James's early novel Roderick Hudson is serialized in the Atlantic Monthly and is published in book form in 1876 -
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MODERN LITERATURE
This period was from 1901 to 1940, breaking the tradition and rejecting romanticism. World War I responded to the values and new literary genres appeared (poetry, free poems, epiphanies began to appear in literature, speeches, memoirs and novels) Modernists are concerned about the uncertainty and complexity of the postwar world. -
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POST MODERNS
Modernism is an important literary movement of the first half of the 20th century. The term postmodern literature is used to describe certain trends in post-World War II literature. In the mid-20th century, important writers began to appear in different Commonwealth countries, including several Nobel laureates. -
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POST MODERN PERIOD
Postmodern literature is at the same time a continuation of the experiments advocated by writers in the modernist period. This experiment is largely based on fragmentation, paradoxes, suspicious narrators, etc. Postmodern literature is a novel about metaphors or satire that reveals skepticism. -
Philip Pullman
The Amber Spyglass completes Philip Pullman's trilogy, His Dark Materials -
Contemporary Period
Contemporary literature refers to all literature of the 21st century. Literary works are used to discuss sociopolitical, economic, and religious issues. In addition, literature has become a genre through the development of hypertext and the development of the World Wide Web. Today, England is invaded by a large number of English language influencers.
Some new words in English: (Scrumptious, Textrovert, Eunoia).
