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Period: 450 to 1066
Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period (450–1066)
The term Anglo-Saxon comes : the Angles and the Saxons these were two Germanic tribes. This era ends in 1066 -
700
Beowulf
Beowulf is a heroic poem, The author of Beowulf is unknown. f presents to King Hrothgar Grendel’s decapitated head and the jeweled hilt of the sword he used to kill Grendel’s mother. It is the consider such highest achievement of Old English literature -
866
Christ II
Cynewulf is one of twelve Old English poets known.
Known for his religious compositions he wrote Christ II it is also called The Ascension -
Period: 1066 to 1500
Middle English Period (1066–1500)
Here we find a great transition in language and culture, this era extends to around 1500 -
1371
Piers Plowman
By. William Langland Piers Plowman it is consider one of the greatest works of English literature of the Middle Ages. The poem, a mix of theological allegory and social satire, concerns the narrator/dreamer's quest for the true Christian life in the context of medieval Catholicism. -
1400
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Author(s) Gawain Poet (anonymous) It is one of the best-known Arthurian stories, with its plot combining two types of folk motifs: the beheading game, and the exchange of winnings
The story describes how Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur's Round Table, accepts a challenge from a mysterious "Green Knight" -
Period: 1500 to
The Renaissance (1500–1660)
Well known like Early Modern, this period is subdivided in four
Elizabethan Age (1558–1603) -The Elizabethan Age was the golden age of English drama
The Caroline Age (1625–1649),
Jacobean Age (1603–1625)
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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (1597) is a tragedy and melodrama that tells the story of two young people who, despite the opposition of their relatives, rivals each other, decide to marry illegally and live together; however, the pressure of that rivalry and a series of fatalities lead the couple to choose suicide rather than live apart. -
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The Neoclassical Period (1600–1785)
In this era we find Restoration comedies (comedies of manner) this era is subdivided into ages
The Restoration (1660–1700),
The Augustan Age (1700–1745)
We find The Age of Sensibility and ideas such critical and literary mode and neoclassicism -
The temple
The Temple By. George Herbert (1633) It is he best-known religious poem in the English language, is shaped by the order of church ritual and liturgy. At the heart of The Temple stands "The Church," poems that are patterned on the Church's liturgical calendar and that discuss theological ideas such as death, judgment, and heaven. -
Oroonoko
Oroonoko By.Aphra Behn
Tells of a tragic love affair that, apparently, was inspired by the author's own trips to the South American colonies, the protagonist is an enslaved African taken to Suriname during the 1660s, -
A Letter Concerning Toleration
A Letter Concerning Toleration By John Locke.
John Locke in The Neoclassical Period (1600–1785) He is one of the notable writers in this age, in his book is excluded atheists from religious toleration because they could be expected either not to take the original contractual oath or not to be bound by the divine sanctions invoked for its violation. -
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The Romantic Period (1785–1832)
The Age of Sensibility. Also we find French Revolution
This era includes the works as such Jane Austen,Wordsworth, Coleridge, John Keats,William Blake,Mary Wollstonecraft. -
Frankenstein
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus), By Mary Shelley.Published on January 1, 1818 and framed in the tradition of the Gothic novel, the text talks about topics such as scientific morality, the creation and destruction of life and the daring of humanity in its relationship with God. -
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The Victorian Period (1832–1901)
This period is named for the reign of Queen Victoria
It was a time intellectual,religious and economic issues
The period wasidivided into “Early” (1832–1848), “Mid” (1848–1870) and “Late” (1870–1901) -
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist By. Charles Dickens Published on 1837 Oliver is an orphan boy who spends his first years in an orphanage, he continually suffers hunger,Oliver knows poverty, filth, and crime. In London he meets a woman named Nancy, who makes a living on the streets. -
The Love Letters
The Love Letters. Published 1845. By. Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning Romantic Correspondence between two great poets of the Victorian era.
Browning met the poet Elizabeth Barrett, six years his elder, who lived as a semi-invalid in her father's house in Wimpole Street, London. They began regularly corresponding and gradually a romance developed between them, leading to their marriage and journey to Italy -
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The Edwardian Period (1901–1914)
Named for King Edward VI. between Victoria’s death and the outbreak of World War I
Here we find amazing classic novelists (Ford Madox Ford, Kipling, Henry James ) -
Peter Pan
Peter Pan by James Matthew Barrie Published on December 1904
Peter Pan is a boy who never grows up, he is ten years old and he hates the adult world. He is always accompanied by his fairy, Tinkerbell. The dust that this gives off makes Peter have the ability to fly indefinitely. He lives in Neverland, an island populated by both pirates and Indians, fairies and mermaids, where he lives numerous adventures with his friends, the Lost Boys. -
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The Georgian Period (1910–1936)
Here we find reign of George V (1910–1936)
Georgian poetry (minor poets anthologized by Edward Marsh) themes tended to be rural or pastoral in nature, -
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf in this novel we see details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional high-society woman in post–First World War England
Works written after the start of World War I.
Narrative, verse, and drama. are often referred to when describing feeling.
James Joyce is one of most notable writers also D.H. Lawrence, Joseph Conrad, and the dramatists Frank McGuinness, Caryl Churchill. -
Mrs Dalloway
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf published on 14 May 1925 . This is one of Woolf's best-known novels, a fictional high-society woman in post–First World War England. -
Waiting for Godo
In the he Postmodern Period (1945–present) we find Waiting for Godo The by Samuel Beckett. Tragicomedy in two acts, The plot is about Vladimir (also called Didi) and Estragon (also called Gogo), who arrive at a place next to a road, next to a tree, to await the arrival of Godot This age Begins when World War II ended the period ended about 1990
Writers of the period Anthony Burgess, John Fowles, Penelope M. -
Catch-22
By Joseph Heller Published on November 10, 1961
Catch-22 is a satirical war novel it is was one of the most significant novels of the twentieth century.. describing events from the points of view of different characters. The separate storylines are out of sequence so the timeline develops along with the plot.