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Old English 450 - 1066
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English Renaissance 1500 - 1660
The Renaissance Period: 1550–1660
In a tradition of literature remarkable for its exacting and brilliant achievements, the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods have been said to represent the most brilliant century of all. -
Puritan 1653 - 1660
During the early years of Charles I's reign, a close-knit network of Puritan magnates revolving around the Earl of Warwick, Lord Saye-and-Sele and Lord Brooke sponsored further colonial ventures, including Sayebrook and Massachusetts Bay in New England and Providence Island in the Caribbean. -
Restoration Age 1660 - 1700
The period from 1660 to 1700 is known as the Restoration period or the Age of Dryden because monarchy was restored in England. Dryden was the representative writer of this period. -
18 th Century 1700 - 1798
In the 1700s, countries were ruled by kings or other powerful leaders including emperors or sultans. In many countries such as Russia, the poorest people were owned by the richer people. However, new ideas about the rights of people began to spread in the eighteenth century. Many revolutions occurred.
In 1775, settlers in America went to war with the English. They wanted to set up a republic.
In 1798, the people of France took power from the King and rich nobles. -
Romanticism 1798 - 1837
Romanticism was an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century. Various dates are given for the Romantic period in British literature, but here the publishing of Lyrical Ballads in 1798 is taken as the beginning, and the crowning of Queen Victoria in 1837 -
Victorian 1837 - 1901
The Victorian Era gets its name from Queen Victoria who ruled England from 1837 to 1901. During this long reign of 64 years, many changes were brought about in England. Victorian Era is known for the vast developments that took place changing the political and economic structure of England -
Modern Literature 1901 - 1940
the Modernist Period in English literature was first and foremost a visceral reaction against the Victorian culture and aesthetic, which had prevailed for most of the nineteenth century. -
Post Moderns 1901 - 2000
is a wide-ranging set of developments in critical theory, philosophy, .... The term post-millennialism was introduced in 2000 by the American cultural theorist Eric Gans to describe the era ... of a sensibility that oscillates between, and must be situated beyond, modern positions and postmodern strategies. -
Contemporary 2000
Contemporary Literature publishes scholarly essays on contemporary writing in English, interviews with established and emerging authors, and reviews of recent critical books in the field. The journal welcomes articles on multiple genres, including poetry, the novel, drama, creative nonfiction, new media and digital literature, and graphic narrative.
