Literary Periods
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Renaissance period
1485-1660
Key features of Renaissance period
central theme of love
sonnet as a popular form
metaphysical poetry -complex and intellectual views
Enlightenment/Age of reason
1680-1780
Key features of Enlightenment period
clarity and order
love is witty and rational instead of passionate
emphasis on rationality
Neoclassical period
1660-1798
Key features of Neoclassical period
focus on reason, logic and harmony
satirical
contrasts idealised love
Romantic period
1798-1832
Key features of Romantic period
intense personal emotion
freedom and the sublime
some Gothic lit appearing
Victorian period
1837-1901
Key features of Victorian period
social issues surrounding love and marriage
controlled emotions
monologues and elegies
Modern/contemporary period
1900-present
Key features of modern period
wide range of experiences
more colloquial
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