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The term ‘English literature’ refers to the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles from the 7th century to the present, ranging from drama, poetry, and fiction to autobiography and historical writing.
- Wwi, Interwar, Poetry
English literature - WWI, Interwar, Poetry: The impact of...
- Playwrights After Shakespeare
English literature - Restoration, Romanticism, Modernism:...
- The Lyric
English literature - Lyric Poetry, Verse Forms, Metrics: The...
- Swift
English literature - Swift, Satire, Poetry: Jonathan Swift,...
- Dickens
English literature - Dickens, Victorian, Novels: Charles...
- Chaucer and Gower
English literature - Chaucer, Gower, Poetry: Geoffrey...
- Jonson, Cavalier Poets
English literature - Jonson, Cavalier Poets: By contrast,...
- Shakespeare’s Works
English literature - Shakespeare, Plays, Poetry: Above all...
- Wwi, Interwar, Poetry
15 maj 2014 · Here's a brief overview of commonly delineated periods in English literature, with author and title examples for each, from 450 to the present.
25 mar 2024 · Literary periods are spans of time for literature that shares intellectual, linguistic, religious, and artistic influences. The following links, organized by literary period, are to the library's catalog for works by author, title, literary movement, type of work, etc.
20 sty 2024 · This exploration of the history of English literature unveils the nuanced evolution through the ages. Each epoch reveals distinctive styles, offering insights into the literary landscapes that poets and authors once traversed.
18 lip 2018 · The Old English language or Anglo-Saxon is the earliest form of English. The period is a long one and it is generally considered that Old English was spoken from about A.D. 600 to about 1100. Many of the poems of the period are pagan, in particular Widsith and Beowulf.
English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world. The English language has developed over more than 1,400 years. [ 1 ] The earliest forms of English, a set of Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the fifth century, are called Old English .
In the 19th century, historians believed that the evolution of the culture of a society could be traced through its literature. ‘Periods and movements’ looks at the ebbs and flows of the development of English literature.
