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Period: 450 to 1066
Old English Literature C. 450 - 1066
Encompasses literature written in Old English, in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th century to the decades after the Norman Conquest of 1066. -
731
Bede C 731
He is well known as an author, teacher and scholar, and his most famous work, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, gained him the title "The Father of English History". His ecumenical writings were extensive and included a number of Biblical commentaries and other theological works of exegetical erudition -
950
Edda C. 950
Written down in Iceland during the 13th century in Icelandic -
Period: 1066 to 1500
Middle English Literature 1066 - 1500
The term Middle English literature refers to the literature written in the form of the English language known as Middle English, from the 14th century until the 1470s. There are three main categories of Middle English Literature: Religious, Courtly love, and Arthurian, though much of Geoffrey Chaucer's work stands outside these. -
1300
Duns Scotus 1300
Philosophical views and arguments . Scotus is generally considered to be a realist -
1340
William of Ockham C.1340
He is considered to be one of the major figures of medieval -
1367
Piers Plowman C. 1367
Narrative poem. The poem, a mix of theological allegory and social satire, concerns the narrator/dreamer's quest for the true Christian life -
1469
Sir. Thomas Malory 1469
It is a reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of existing tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory interpreted existing French and English stories about these figures and adds original material -
Period: 1500 to
English Renaissence 1500 - 1660
By the time of Elizabethan literature a vigorous literary culture in both drama and poetry included poets such as Edmund Spenser, whose verse epic The Faerie Queene had a strong influence on English literature but was eventually overshadowed by the lyrics of William Shakespeare, Thomas Wyatt and others. -
1524
William Tyndale 1524
English scholar who became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation in the years leading up to his execution. He is well known for his translation of the Bible into English -
1549
Book of common Prayer 1549
Includes the complete forms of service for daily and Sunday worship in English -
1564
William Shakespeare 1564
English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist.[ -
Richard III
Richard III is a historical play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written around 1593. -
Pepys, Samuel 1660
Detailed private diary. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London -
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Restoration Age 1660 - 1700
The Restoration period of English literature roughly lasts from 1660 to 1688. It begins with Charles II returning to the throne following the rule of various republican governments that ruled England from 1649 to 1659 after Charles I was executed. -
Aphra Behn 1688
Aphra Behn's novel Oroonoko makes an early protest against the inhumanity of the African The eponymous hero is an African prince from Coramantien who is tricked into slavery and sold to British colonists in Surinam where he meets the narrator. Behn's text is a first-person account of his life, love, rebellion, and execution. -
John Bunyan 1678
Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature. -
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18th Century 1701 - 1800
1798, English poets Wordsworth and Coleridge jointly publish Lyrical Ballads, a milestone in the Romantic movement. -
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Romanticism 1798 - 1837
was an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century, and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850. -
William Wordsworth
It is a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The intention was to make poetry accessible to the average person via verse written in common, everyday language. -
Walter Scott 1805
The lay of the Last Minstrel, Written in six cantos, the Lay is a verse romance in the Gothic style. -
Lord Byron
Lord Byron begins publication in parts of his longest poem, Don Juan an epic satirical comment on contemporary life. -
John Keats
Publishes Ode to a Nightingale. -
Frances Milton Trollope
Domestic Manners of the Americans 1832. Fanny Trollope set sail for America in 1827 with hopes of joining a Utopian community of emancipated slaves. On her return she wrote her book and it was a vivid and hugely witty satirical account of a nation -
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Victorian Literature 1837 - 1901
Mainly written in English, during the reign of Queen Victoria, while in the preceding Romantic period, poetry had been the dominant genre, it was the novel that was most important in the Victorian period. -
Romeo and Juliet
Tragedy of the love between to confronted families. -
Beatrice Potter
Self funds her publication of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, eventually selling 45 million copies. -
American F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publishes The Great Gatsby, at first unappreciated but considered a classic.
