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Medieval
Literature of this era was dominated by religious writings -
Jan 1, 679
The hymn of Caedmon
The oldest known text in ancient English or Anglo-Saxon It is found in two dialects (that of Northumbria and Western Saxon) and five recensions: aelda of Northumbria, eordu of Northumbria, eorðan of western saxon, and lda saxon Western, and Western Saxon Eorðe. -
Jan 1, 1501
Renaissance
It is also known as "The time of Shakespeare" or "The Elizabethan era", referring to the most important author and monarch of the time -
Jan 1, 1558
Elizabethan literature
refers to literature produced in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I The Elizabethan era saw a great flowering of literature, especially in the field of theater. The most prominent author of this era was William Shakespeare -
Period: Apr 23, 1564 to
William Shakespeare
He is recently recognized as the greatest writer of all time, a unique figure in the history of literature. The fame of other poets, stories like Homer and Dante Alighieri -
Jacobean literature
The poet and playwright Ben Jonson led the Jacobean literature, after Shakespeare's death. Several authors followed his style as Beaumont and Fletcher -
Restoration Literature
The term refers to a series of works, with a relatively homogeneous style, which focus on the celebration or rejection of the restored court of Carlos II. -
Augustan literature
It was a literary epoch that featured the rapid development of the novel, an explosion in satire, the mutation of drama from political satire into melodrama and an evolution toward poetry of personal exploration -
English Romantic literature
Is characterized by a love of nature, distrust of reason, and rejection of traditional authority. -
Victorian Literature
Mainly written in English, during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901). The novel was the most important literary form of Victorian literature. Most of the authors were more focused on knowing the tastes of the middle class they read, than on satisfying the aristocrats. -
Modernist literature
has its origins in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly in Europe and North America, and is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional ways of writing, in both poetry and prose fiction -
Postmodern literature
That is characterized by the use of metafiction, unreliable narration, self-reflexivity, intertextuality, and which often thematizes both historical and political issues.
