BRITISH LITERATURE STUDYING

Old English Period

Literary period from (500-1066) characterized by works written in Old English.

Key Works of Old English Period

Includes epic poetry like Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

Middle English Period

Literary period from (1066-1550) characterized by works written in Middle English.

Key Works of Middle English Period

Includes The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory.

English Renaissance

Literary period from (1550-1660) marked by a focus on drama and human character.

Key Works of English Renaissance

Includes Hamlet and other works by Shakespeare, and Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe.

The Enlightenment (Neoclassical Period)

Literary period from (1660-1785) characterized by classical influences and focus on logic over superstition.

Key Works of The Enlightenment

Includes Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift and Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan.

British Romantic Period

Literary period from (1785-1837) known for its poetry emphasizing nature, imagination, and individuality.

Romanticism

Key Works of British Romantic Period

Includes Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, and Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats.

Victorian Period

Literary period from (1837-1901) noted for the rise of novels and examination of class systems.

Key Works of Victorian Period

Includes Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Middlemarch by George Eliot, and novels by the Brontë sisters.