CHRONOLOGICAL ENGLISH LITERATURE

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OLD ENGLISH PERIOD(450- 1066)

Chronological English literature

MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD (1066-1500)

The Renaissance (1500–1660)

golden age of English drama

named for the reign of James I

covers the reign of Charles I

This period is based on the Germanic language brought by the Anglo-Saxon invaders. half of this period—prior to the seventh century, had oral literature.The invasion of Celtic England circa 450 which it ends in 1066 when Norman France, under William, conquered England.

A huge transition in the language, culture, and lifestyle of England and results in what we can recognize today as a form of “modern” (recognizable) English.

Critics and literary historians started calling this the “Early Modern” period, but here we retain the historically familiar term “Renaissance.” This period is subdivided into four parts

1649

1600

1660

1700

1745

1785

The end of the English Civil War and the restoration of the Stuart monarchy.

The Neoclassical Period (1600–1785)

The Restoration (1660–1700)

The Augustan Age (1700–1745)

The Age of Sensibility (1745–1785)

The Romantic Period (1785–1832)

period ends with the passage of the Reform Bill (which signaled the Victorian Era) and with the death of Sir Walter Scott.

Chronological English literature

Burgess, Adam. (2021, February 16). A Brief Overview of British Literary Periods. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/british-literary-periods-739034

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1901

1910

1914

2000

1945

The Edwardian Period (1901–1914)

Chronological English literature

The Victorian Period (1832–1901)

The reign of Queen Victoria. It was a time of great social, religious, intellectual, and economic issues, heralded by the passage of the Reform Bill, which expanded voting rights.

The Georgian Period (1910–1936)

The Modern Period (1914–1950)

The Postmodern Period (1945–2000)

It refers t o the reign of George V

IIt begins about the time that World War II ended. Poststructuralist literary theory and criticism developed during this time.

This period is named for King Edward VII and covers the period between Victoria’s death and the outbreak of World War IPoets Alfred Noyes and William Butler Yeats. Dramatists James Barrie, George Bernard Shaw, and John Galsworthy.

Traditionally 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.

The contemporary Period (2000 - PRESENT)

Contemporary issues such as global warming and international conflicts received attention, writers seemed to find greater imaginative stimulus in the past than in the present and the future.