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731
Anglo-Saxon Period Year 731
Beda the Venerable was a Benedict monk, he was recognized for his great work as a writer and scholar, known as the doctor of the Church, the best known works of Beda the Venerable was De Temporum Ratione, Ecclesiastical History, at the time the literature was focused in the description of the towns, myths, culture, customs, characteristics among others. -
800
Period of Old English Year 800
The writer who characterized this period was Beowulf with an ancient English and focused on the pondering alliterative verse of Germanic roots, stands out in this period for a work that bears his name -
1300
Year 1300
In this period Duns Scotus is also identified as an exponent, also called "the doctor Sutil", this era is characterized by his works that were focused on constructive criticism, always within a philosophical and theological current. Among his most important works are Ordinatio y Reportata parisiensa and of course the renowned "Discurso de Ratisbona" -
1340
Year 1340
William de Ockham is one of the greatest exponents of this era, his works were characterized by having a quite accentuated philosophical and theological style since he was excommunicated he dedicated himself to writing about politics, language and spiritual power, his main literary works were Scriptum in quatuor libris Sententiarum, Questiones earumque decisiones, Opus nonaginta dierum (1330-1332) -
1385
Year 1385 - 1387
This period was characterized by the development of poetry, Geoffrey Chaucer was the most important exponent of this period in English literature, so he was known as the father of poetry giving the English language literary category which allowed to accredit and legitimize the literary use of English; His most important literary work was The Canterbury Tales also highlights The Book of the Duchess, House of Fame -
1510
Year1510
Erasmus and Thomas More stand out as exponents of the literature of this period were characterized by their literature and Christian humanistic culture; the main writing of Thomas More was Uthopia on the other hand one of the most outstanding literary works of Erasmus was Praise of Madness -
1524
Year 1524 - 1549
William Tyndale his contribution to English literature is given by the first translation of the bible and impression to the English language. On the other hand Thomas Cranmer English priest contributed to English literature forging cultural identity, through his prose strengthened the development of English within his most important literary works is the Book of Prayer. In 1588 the bible and the common prayer book were published -
The Isabeline Literature Period begins
This literature was developed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, is characterized by a literary flowering, one of his literary was Christopher Marlowe poet and translator, his poems were known to be erotic and loving one of his best known poems is Hero and Leander He was also the first English theater author -
Year 1606 - 1616
It is a time recognized in English literature by Shakespeare's literary work called Hamlet being one of the most influential literary works in English literature, Shakespeare was one of the most important and influential authors in literature. By 1606 Ben Jonson takes a turn to literature with his talent for satire and writing comedy works within them The Masque of Blackness. -
Year 1660
The Cromwell Republic generates changes that affect literature, beginning with the closing of the theaters, which generated an almost total disappearance of all the advances in literature. It was known as the time of restoration -
Year 1709 - 1749
The first magazine containing collections of gossip and opinions of the townspeople begins with the publication of Tatler, by the year of 1709 the author Daniel Defoe with his novel Daniel Defoe as one of the first novels on the other hand Alexander Pope gives poetry a new direction by including mythology and satire one of his works The Rape of the Lock. In 1749 Henry Fielding publishes Tom Jones venturing into the satirical novel, the parody and humorous prose -
Year 1759 - 1764
Laurence Sterne publishes the Tristram Shandy starting the experimental novel annealed by an erratic structure. In 1764 Horace Walpole writes The Castle of Otranto where he ventures into the genre of terror being the first gothic novel. -
Year 1810 - 1839
The children's literature begins with the compilations of the Grimm Brothers, at this time the gothic novel Frankenstein flourishes in the horror literature with literary works such as The Vampire Production by John William Polidori. This century was also known for its incursion in romanticism Charles Dickens novels like Oliver Twist are a strong portrait of romanticism -
Year 1857 - 1869
Alexandre Dumas is one of the great authors of the realistic novels, one of the best known novels The Lady of the Camellias, beginning a new career in literature, in this same century appears Julio Verne as one of the parents of science fiction within the most important literary works this Journey to the Center of the Earth -
Year 1930 - 1957
At this time the literature has a new incursion becoming more reflective, on the other hand Dylan Thomas explores modernism in English literature with works such as Death and Entrances, in 1940 the existentialism arises with Jean-Paul Sartre -
Year 1970
At the end of the decade of the 70s, literary postmodernity began being an era framed by the mixture of genres, hypertextuality. -
Year 2000
Start the relationship of literature with the Internet making a new literary period and a new literary generation
