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OLD ENGLISH (ANGLO - SAXON ) PERIOD (450-1066)
the prose of this time was a translation of something legal, medical, or religious nature.
From this period we can highlight:
- The venerable Bede (731) In his monastery, at Jarrow, completes the history of the English church and people.
- Beowulf (975-1025) is an anonymous Anglo-Saxon epic poem that was written in Old English in alliterative verse.
- The materials of Eddas (959) were written down in Iceland during the 13th century, is a collection of mythological poems of unknown author -
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MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD (1066-1500)
The writing of Middle English was religious in nature; however, from about 1350,secular literature began to grow.
from this period We can highlight:
-Piers Plowman (1367) is an epic poem, created by a narrator who called himself Will but his real name could be Langland
-100 Canterbury Tales in 1387 Chaucer began his writing, but only managed to complete 24 at the time of his death
-Morte d'Arthur (1469) Thomas Malory somewhere in England this English account of the French tales of King Arthur. -
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THE RENAISSANCE (1500-1660)
Poetry and theater stand out above all.
From this period we can highlight
- 1549 William Tyndale plans to translate the Bible into English
-1564 The first version of the prayer book is published with a text by Thomas Cranmer
-1567 Marlowe and Shakespeare are born
1588 the new testament, the book of common prayer, followed by the complete bible published in Welsh
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THE NEOCLASSICAL PERIOD (1660-1785)
In this period the restoration comedies and satire were developed
1667) The lost paradise of John Milton is published who only won 10 euros.
(1726) Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels are published anonymously, this is one of the classics of English literature.
(1755) Samuel Johnson published his masterful Dictionary of the English language.
Popular novelists include H. Fielding, S. Richardson, T. Smollett, and L. Sterne, as well as the poets W. Cowper and T. Percy. -
THE ROMANTIC PERIOD (1785-1832)
From this period we can highlight (1792) Mary Wollstonecrft publishes a passionately feminist work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
(1813) romantic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is published, tells the love story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.
(1831) Oliver Wendell Holmes' poem The Last Leaf, speaks about being the last person alive out of all the friends and family.
(1837) Charles Dickens, begins the monthly publication of his first work of fiction, Pickwick Papers -
THE VICTORIAN PERIOD (1832-1901)
Is one of the most popular, influential, and prolific periods in all of English literature. (1843) E. Scrooge amends his ways in Justin's time in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
(1859) B. Disaraely's novel Coningsby develops the theme of conservatism that took place in the 1830s
(1884) L. Carroll on a boat trip tells the girl Alice Liddell his adventures in wonderland
(1895) H. G. Wells publishes The Time Machine, a story about a time traveler whose first stop on his journey is 802701 -
THE EDWARDIAN PERIOD (1901-1914)
This period is named for King Edward VII and covers the period between 1901-1914
(1901) Beatrix Potter publishes The Tale of Peter Rabbit, it is a children's literature book
(1908) Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables is first published.
(1910) The History of Mr. Polly, by H.G. Wells is published, it is a novel about an escape from the monotonous everyday existence. This period has other great classical novelists such as J. Conrad, F. Madox Ford, R. Kipling, and H. James -
THE GEORGIAN PERIOD (1910-1936)
It usually refers to the reign of George V (1910–1936)
(1915) The Soldier, sonnet by Rupert Brooke is published, it reflects British sorrow over and pride in the young men who died in World War
(1925) Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs. Dalloway is published, in which the action is limited to a single day.
(1928) The final volume of My Life and Loves I by Frank Harris is published
in this period we can highlight other great Georgian poets, such as Ralph Hodgson, John Masefield, and W.H. Davies. -
THE MODERN PERIOD (1936-1950)
It applies to works written after the start of World War I. (1936) Margaret Mitchell publishes her book "Gone with the Wind", the best-selling novel of all time
(1940) Hemingway publishes the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls
(1945) In George Orwell's Animal Farm fable, a ruthless pig. Napoleon, control the corral using Stalin's techniques. Others writers of this period are J. Joyce, V. Woolf, A. Huxley, DH Lawrence, J. Conrad, D. Richardson, G. Greene, EM Forster, and D. Lessing, etc. -
THE POSTMODERN PERIOD (1950-2000)
It begins roughly at the time that World War II ended.
(1950) C.S. Lewis publishes Narnia in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
(1979) Author Maya Angelou publishes her first autobiographical novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
(1997) J.K. Rowling publishes Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, a children's literature novel that tells the first tricks of a school wizard. some writers of the period are S. Beckett, J. Heller, A. Burgess, J. Fowles, P. M. Lively, and I Banks. -
THE CONTEMPORARY PERIOD (2000- PRESENT)
It includes all the writings of recent times and today.
(2010) Suzanne Collins completes the Hunger Games trilogy with her last book: Mockingjay
(2013-present) J.K. Remo (under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith) starts Cormoran Strikes, a series of crime fiction novels.
