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1st period (450-1066)
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Period: 450 to 1066
1st period (450-1066)
old English or Anglo-xajon: we could say that it is the oldest form of the English language, spoken in England and Scotland at the beginning of the middle ages. After the time was taken to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers about the fifth century. Old English was developed from a set of Anglo-Saxon dialects apparently spoken by Germanic tribes. There are 4 main dialects of Antoguan English: • Mercian
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1066
2 second period (1066-1500)
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Period: 1066 to 1500
2 second period (1066-1500)
Middle English: was developed from late English and had great changes in its grammar, pronunciation and spelling. It must be taken into account that this language was inhabited after the Norman conquest (1066) until the end of the 15th century and had some variations. As an important point we have the invention of the printing press (1439) by Johannes Gutberg, there was established a norm based on the London dialect (chancery Standar). -
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3rd third period (1500-1660)
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Period: 1500 to
3rd third period (1500-1660)
English Renaissance: a cultural and artistic movement is highlighted in England, similarly often taken as a convenience (1485) when the Battle of Bosworth Field ended the Wars of the Roses and inaugurated the Tudor dynasty.
For this period the dominant form of the English Renaissance is taken into account, in the part of literature and music.
This time of the rebirth of English is also called the time of "Shakespeare" or the Elizabethan era. -
4th period (1653-1675)
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4th period (1653-1675)
Puritan: also known as the age of John Milton, the Puritans fought for justice and freedom, this led to a great movement involving members of the English church and extreme separatists. Paradise Lost "by Milton and" Paradise Regained "are works that stand out during this time. -
5th fifth period (1660-700)
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5th fifth period (1660-1700)
Restoration Age: begins when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were restored by King Charles II. We could say that the term of restoration refers to the way in which the monarchy was restored and the period in which a new political period was established. -
6th period (1700-1798)
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6th period (1700-1798)
18th Century: during this time saw a violent trade in slaves and global human trafficking, likewise the music included the Baroque period (Johan Bach and George Handel) and the classical period (Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Mozart). During this time saw the development of the modern novel as a literary genre of which Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe were the best known.
Some known subgenera: Epistolary novel, sentimental, stories, gothic novel, and the libertine novel. -
7 Seventh period (1798-1837)
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7 Seventh period (1798-1837)
Romanticism: was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement whose origin was in Europe, is taken as the beginning the lyrical ballads of William Wordsworth in 1978, and the coronation of Queen Victoria is concluded.
The romantic period was one of the main social changes in England, can be seen as a reaction to the industrial revolution -
8th period (1837-1901)
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8th period (1837-1901)
Victorian: occurred during the reign of Queen Victoria, highlights the great cultural upheaval that england had, within it the radical change of literature, art and music. This stage had a novel as the most remarkable literary term, there are some works that stand out as: • satirical vanity fair by Willian Makeapeace,
• realistic novel by George Eliot
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9 ninth period (1901-1940)
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9 ninth period (1901-1940)
Modern literature: it has its peak in Europe and North America, is characterized by 'rupture in its traditional forms of writing both in poetry and prose. -
10th period (1940-2000)
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10th period (1940-2000)
Post moderns: emerged after the Second World War, had a failure to radically renew the forms of art, ie traditional forms, for this era, all sciences are involved grouped form (art, literature, architecture etc) . As an important point, speaking of capitalism and communism, this bipolarity ended with the Berlin wall. -
11 Eleventh period
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11 Eleventh period
Contemporany: makes reference to the literary styles used in the period from the nineteenth century to the present, is based on major changes at the social, cultural and political level. With the arrival of new technologies and industry emerge expressions of middle social classes, that is to say that literary culture appears, where fantastic themes arise, mystery and science fiction. For contemporary literature, time does not pass chronologically. -
Introduction
First of all we must understand that English literature is one that goes back to an ancient period of the Middle Ages where we can observe different stages, until we reach the modern one, where we can find changes due to its writers and great schools created for such finish -
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