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450
OLD ENGLISH 450 - 1066
Literature period: Anglo-Saxons and Norman Conquest.
Most literatura from this period are, Caedmon’s Hymn, history books and poetry.
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1066
MIDDLE ENGLISH 1066 - 1500
During this period the literary works did not change much until the Renaissance period. -
1500
ENGLISH RENAISSANCE 1500 - 1660
In which we find great literary works, both drama and poetry.
1. Elizabethan Literature
2. Jacobean Literature
3. Carolina Literature -
PURITAN 1653 - 1660
It was based and took the form of a sermon, a poem, or a historical narrative, illustrating its values and the importance of God in their lives. -
RESTORATION AGE 1660 - 1700
Dryden was the representative writer of this Era. There was a growing interest in science and the beginning of rational research. -
18 th CENTURY 1700 - 1798
During this literary period we find (poetry, drama, satire) and the development of the modern novel. The most known "Robinson Crusoe of Daniel Defoe". -
ROMANTICISM 1798 - 1837
This originated in Europe at the end of the 18th century, beginning of the publication of William Wordsworth in 1798 figure of the Romantic Era. It was emphasized in feelings of emotion and individualism, nature. -
VICTORIAN 1837 - 1901
This was a transition between the writers of Romantic literature and modernist literature. In which the novel was the most prominent in English literature. The best known works of Emily and Charlotte Brontte, Robert Browning etc
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MODERN LITERATURE 1901- 1940
This is where the Age of Enlightenment begins and for innovation in free verse mode.
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POST MODERNS 1940 - 2000
It is characterized by the great variety of styles, schools and genres. There are three variants: magical realism, the theater of the absurd and the literature of political protest.
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CONTEMPORARY
It is the beginning of the nineteenth century, and the Industrial and French revolution. Various genres such as Comic, Manga, Dadaism, Avant-garde, historical novel, love, terror, children, etc. emerge.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literatura_del_siglo_XX
