English Literature

Old english

450

450-1066 its name comes from two Germanic tribes: the Angles and the Saxons. This period of literature dates back to their invasion (along with the Jutes) of Celtic England circa 450. The era ends in 1066 when Norman France, under William, conquered England.

Midle English

1066

1066-1500 The myth literature begins with the classical myth which brings with its invisibles gods

Renaissence

1500

1500-1660 This period is often subdivided into four parts, including the Elizabethan Age (1558–1603), the Jacobean Age (1603–1625), the Caroline Age (1625–1649), and the Commonwealth Period (1649–1660).

Neoclassical

1600

1600-1785 The Neoclassical period is also subdivided into ages, including The Restoration (1660–1700), The Augustan Age (1700–1745), and The Age of Sensibility (1745–1785). Some authors were Aphra Behn, John Bunyan, and John Locke.

Romantic

1700

1700-1832
writers were specialized in life, love and nature.
This era includes the works of such juggernauts as Wordsworth, Coleridge, William Blake, Lord Byron, John Keats, Charles Lamb, Mary Wollstonecraft, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Thomas De Quincey, Jane Austen, and Mary Shelley. There is also a minor period, also quite popular (between 1786–1800), called the Gothic era. Writers of note for this period include Matthew Lewis, Anne Radcliffe, and William Beckford

Victorian

1832

Beginning of the 20th century 1832-1901
One of the most importans writers in that period was Virginia Wolf. Some Poets of this time include Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina Rossetti, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and Matthew Arnold, were advancing the essay form at this time. Finally, prose fiction with Charles Dickens, Charlotte and Emily Bronte, Elizabeth Gaskell. etc

The Edwardian Period

1901

1901–1914 Its named was for King Edward VII and covers the period between Victoria’s death and the outbreak of World War I. Although a short period (and a short reign for Edward VII). Some of its famous authors were lfred Noyes and William Butler Yeats; and dramatists such as James Barrie, George Bernard Shaw, and John Galsworthy.

Modern Literature

1914

1. It applies to works written after the start of World War I. Common features include bold experimentation with subject matter, style, and form, encompassing narrative, verse, and drama

Post- Modern Literature

1940

1940-2000 The postmodern period begins about the time that World War II ended. Some people say the period ended about 1990, but it is likely too soon to declare this period closed.

Contemporary

2001

Present It got underway, history remained the outstanding concern of English literature, its topics talk about current things which happens these days