Literature periods

English literature

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  • 450

    Old English (Anglo - Saxon)

    Old English (Anglo - Saxon)
    Prose at this time was characterized by containing religious texts, medical and translation legal. Most Old English poets are anonymous. There are four representatives we can name: Caedmon, Bede, Alfred, and Cynewulf.
    Old English iterature works: The Seafarer, by anonymous author; Bede's Death Song by Bede.
  • 1066

    Middle English Literature

    Middle English Literature
    Cultural life was influence by the church, also authors were anonymous.
    Characteristic works: allegorical fable, Verse and secular lyrics.
  • 1500

    The renaissance

    The renaissance
    People wanted to learn. There were questions about everything.
    there was comedy, drama and skepticism. It was represented by authors such as Nicoló Machiavelli (1469-1527), Martín Lutero (1483-1546), Miguel de Cervantes (1547 – 1616), William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) and Teresa de Ávila (1515–1582).

  • The Neoclassical Period

    The Neoclassical Period
    Is characterized by order, accuracy, and structure (control). Inspired from The Classical Art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. DOminance of Materialism and Empirical Science. Restoration of Drama. This period was represented by Alexander (1688- 1744), Jean de la Fontaine (1621 - 1695).

  • The Romantic Period

    The Romantic Period
    Cultural movement that took place at the end of the 18th century in the United Kingdom and Germany, which aimed to fight against neoclassicism and rationalism. Glorification of nature, awareness and Acceptance of emotions, celebration of artistic creativity and imagination. Poems, verse, lyrics. Representative authors: Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870) and Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834).

  • The Victorian Period

    The Victorian Period
    Industrial Revolution. There were many women writers. There was a transition from romanticism to realism. Some highlights were Tennyson and Browning.

  • The Edwardian Period and The Georgian Period

    The Edwardian Period and The Georgian Period
    Elegance and luxury among the rich and powerfull. Revolutionary movements such as Post-impressionism, Cubism, Expressionism and Futurism. Used of Metaphorics and Symbolism in writen. There we include Charlotte, Anne, and Emily Bronte, Emily Dickinson and Louisa May Alcott.

  • The Modern Period

    The Modern Period
    Individualism, Experimentation, Symbolism, Adsurdity and Formalism and Relativism. Use of symbolism to represent things for which pessimism is suffered. I consider that since the beginning of the twentieth century restlessness and hopelessness reign due to so many conflicts that have maintained these feelings, which has been marked in the literature; Therefore, we are still in the Modern Period. Know as "The Lost Generation".