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Renaissance Themes
humanism, religious order of the standing government
Renaissance Authors
Shakespeare, Erasmus, John Milton, Bacon
Romantic Themes
individualism, the imagination, and nature as a response to industrialism
Romantic Authors
William Wordsworth, John Keats, Edgar Allan Poe
Renaissance Period
1485-1660
Romantic Period
1790-1830
Neoclassical Themes
reason and order, structure, rationalism
Neoclassical Authors
John Milton, Alexander Pope, Diderot
Neoclassic Period
1660-1798
Cavalier Themes
fighting, loyalty, elegance
Cavalier Authors
Richard Lovelace, Robert Herrick
Cavalier Period
1642-1651
Metaphysical Themes
unsettling philosophical ideas, unusual imagery
Metaphysical Authors
John Donne, George Herbert
Metaphysical Period
1600-1690
Victorian Themes
issues of class, progress, and the consequences of industrialization
Victorian Authors
The Brontes, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde
Victorian Period
1837-1901
Realist Themes
focus on the middle and lower classes, focus on characterization and plot
Realism Authors
Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Robert Frost
Realist Period
1850-1930
Modernist Themes
disillusionment and loneliness, desire for restoration
Modernist Authors
Marcel Proust, Franz Kafka, E.E. Cummings
Modernist Period
1890-1950
Post Modern Themes
pessimism and suspicious, challenging the idea that life is rational
Post Modern Authors
Kurt Vonnegut, William S. Burroughs
Post Modern Period
1945+
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