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Encompasses literature written in Old English, in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th century to the decades after the Norman Conquest of 1066.
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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
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Written down in Iceland during the 13th century in Icelandic
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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.
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Philosophical views and arguments . Scotus is generally considered to be a realist
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He is considered to be one of the major figures of medieval
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Narrative poem. The poem, a mix of theological allegory and social satire, concerns the narrator/dreamer's quest for the true Christian life
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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
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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.
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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
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Includes the complete forms of service for daily and Sunday worship in English
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English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist.[
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Richard III is a historical play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written around 1593.
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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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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.
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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.
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Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature.
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1798, English poets Wordsworth and Coleridge jointly publish Lyrical Ballads, a milestone in the Romantic movement.
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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.
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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.
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The lay of the Last Minstrel, Written in six cantos, the Lay is a verse romance in the Gothic style.
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Lord Byron begins publication in parts of his longest poem, Don Juan an epic satirical comment on contemporary life.
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Publishes Ode to a Nightingale.
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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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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.
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Tragedy of the love between to confronted families.
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Self funds her publication of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, eventually selling 45 million copies.
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Publishes The Great Gatsby, at first unappreciated but considered a classic.
