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Medieval (1330-1400)
Women were mens property
Religion dominated texts
Courtly love - parodies insulted poor and humoured the rich
Divide in social status and wealth - weathly married for buisnesses, poor for love
Pilgrimages bought together communities
Elizabethans (1550-1600)
Arranged marriages
Religion still dominant
Still divides in social classes
Drama and poetry flourished - sonnets wooed women
Elizabeth I on throne - but women were still subservent
Jacobean (1600-1625)
Metaphysical poetry - juxtaposed images to express love
Love is painful rather than romantic
Religion still dominated
Women still inadequate
Science and maths werer spoken about
Restoration (1650-1689)
Charlies 1 enjoyed comedy - flourish of poetry and drama
Turbulent period - reflective in literature, society fukl of contradictions
Religion still dominated literature
Romantic (1789-1830)
Nature = key feature
Odes and poetry were popular
Science becoming benevolent
Literature asked questions - fantasical and magical images
Victorian (1840-1901)
Restricted era
Queen Victoria believed women belonged at home
Time of contrast - satirical literature due to restrictions compared to romantic era
Modernist (1918-1960)
Political disgruntlement - writers expressed rebellion towards goverment
Stream of consiousness and internal monologues
Structure = free, emotional expression in deep ways
Most people were unhappy and isolated from society
Contemporary (1960-now)
Little restrictions = variation in literature
Women have equal rights
