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800 BCE
OLD ENGLISH
Transmission: oral to memorize them used resources such as tropes, rhymes, repetitions etc. -
450
OLD ENGLISH ( 450-1066)
Languaje closer to modern German than modern english
Few surviving texts with little in common
Frequently reflect non-english influence -
950
EDDAS ( 950)
The material of the Eddas, taking shape in Iceland, derives from earlier sources in Norway, Britain and Burgundy -
1500
MIDDLE ENGLISH ( 1066- 1500)
Works frequently of a religiously didactic content Written for performance at court or for Geoffrey chaucer ( the canterbury tales) " the cuckoo´s song" mystery plays -
GOLDEN ENGLISH (1550-1630)
Explicit dynastic summary -
ENGLISH RENAISSANCE ( 1500-1660)
William shakespeare, christoper marlowe, Ben Jhonson, Francis Bacon, John Fletcher, Frances Beaumont Primarily texts for public perfomance ( plays, masques) and some books of poetry -
NEOCLASSICAL PERIOD ( ENLIGHTENMENT AGE OF REASON ( 1660-1785)
Reaction to the expansivenness of the renaissance in the direction of order and restraint Developed in France ( Moliere, Rousseau, voltaire) Art should reflect the universal commonality of human nature ( All men are created equal) -
ROMANTIC PERIOD ( 1800- 1860 )
Reaction against the scientific rationality of neoclassicism and the industrial revolution Developed in Germany ( Kant, Goethe) Elevation of the common man ( Folklore, myth) Mystery and the supernatural -
VICTORIAM PERIOD ( ENGLAND 1832-1901)
Named for the reigh of queen victoria, Britain´s longest reigning monarch
Literature seen as a bridge between romanticism and modernism
Generally emphasized realistic portrayals of common people sometimes to promote social change -
REALISTIC PERIOD ( AMERICA 1860-1914)
Mark twain the adventures of huckleberry finnl, Ambrose Bierce ( An ocurrence at owl creek bridge) wiliam Dean howells ( A modern instance) sister carrie) sought to depict life as it was, not idealized
