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Old English/Middle English period
It was the West Germanic language spoken in the area now known as England between the 5th and 11th centuries. -
1500
The Renaissance
The English Renaissance was a cultural and artistic movement in England dating from the late 15th to the early 17th century. -
1533
The Elizabethan period (1533-1613)
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The Puritan period
It is also called John's Milton Age because during the period, Puritan standards prevailed in England, and also because the greatest literary figure John Milton (1608-1674) was a Puritan.
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The Neoclassical period
the Neoclassical writers portrayed man as inherently flawed. They emphasized restraint, self-control, and common sense. This was a time when conservatism flourished in both politics and literature.
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The Romantic period
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The Victorian Age
Victorian novels tend to be idealized portraits of difficult lives in which hard work, perseverance, love and luck win out in the end.
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Realism
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The Edwardian Period
The time period ranges from 1901 to the 1920's. The Edwardian Period was mainly held in Britain and at that time Britain was the powerhouse of all nations. That was the main reason that literature was famous there and we know it today as British Literature. The authors were powerful in describing the language in a different point of view for the people to understand it.
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Modernism
In broad terms, the period was marked by sudden and unexpected breaks with traditional ways of viewing and interacting with the world. The Modernist Period in English literature was first and foremost a visceral reaction against the Victorian culture and aesthetic, which had prevailed for most of the nineteenth century.
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Postmodernism
The Postmodernist period focuses on several themes that are evident in the works of the time period. The themes of identity, racism, and a search for goodness in humanity are the main themes of this time period.
http://jordansylaramericanliterature.weebly.com/the-postmodernist-period.html
