FInal Exam - British Literature

“My very dear Peter Giles…in writing this book

Sir Thomas More, Utopia, 1530s

Sir Thomas Wyatt, “Whoso List to Hunt” (what time period is this associated with?)

1530s

“Most humbly prostate…Mary”

Mary I: letter to Henry VIII, 1530s

(“Father, although it has pleased God…Ghost.”)

Lady Jane Grey: letter, 1530s

(“Fortune hath taken…”); (“Ah, silly Pug…”)

Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Ralegh: exchange of poems, 1590

(“The West Indies were first offered…Indies.”_

Ralegh: The Discovery of the Large, Rich, and Beautiful Empire of Guiana, 1590s

Sir Philip Sydney, Astrophil and Stella, sonnets 1 and 37, what time period is this associated with?

1590s

(“When the right virtuous…a horse.”)

Sydney: Defense of Poesy, 1590s

(“Therewith she spewed out…has.”)

Edmund Spenser, Faire Queene, 1590s

(“Now hast thou but one bare hour...never come.”)

Christopher Marlow, Doctor Faustus, 1590s

William Shakespeare, Sonnets, 1 and 144, what type period is this associated with?

shakespeare, 1590s

“Howl, howl, howl…gone forever.

Shakespeare, King Lear, 1590s

(“Hail the world’s soul…room.”)

Ben Jonson, Valpone, 1590s

“The Flea”

John Donne, 1590s

“Death Be Not Proud”

John Donne, 1590s, Death Be Not Proud

“On the Death of My First and Dearest Child, Hector Philips”

Katherine Philips, 1650s

“Upon the Double Murder of King Charles”

Katherine Philips, 1650s, King Charles

“To His Coy Mistress”

Marvell, 1650s

“An Horatian Ode Upon Cromwell’s Return from Ireland

Marvell, 1650s, Cromwell’s Return

“Lycidas”

John Milton, 1650s

(“Give me liberty...above all other liberties.”)

Milton, “Areopagitica”,1650s

(“Proving that it is lawful...and put him to death.”)

Milton, “The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates”, 1650s

(the “Prayer to Light”)

Milton, Paradise Lost, 1650s

(“For preventing the children…publick.”)

Jonathan Swift, “A Modest Proposal”, 1700s

(“One of them desired to be called Martin, and the other…the same.”

Johnathan Swift, “A Tale of a Tub” 1700s

(“that the said Quinbus Flestrin…”)

Johnathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels, 1700s

(“I do not pretend in giving you the history of this Royal Slave…invention.”)

Aphra Behn, Oroonoko, 1700s

(“In pious times ere…land.”

John Dryden, “Absalom and Achitophel”, 1700s

(“Chaucer the Father of English Poetry”)

Dryden, “Preface” to the Fables, Ancient and Modern, 1700s

(“Then cease, bright nymph!...Belinda’s name.”)

Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock, 1700s

“A young woman of distinguished birth…Curiosity.

Eliza Haywood, Fantomina, 1700s

(“The chief glory of every people…Boyle.”)

Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language, 1700s

(“The Poet, of whose works…transmission.”)

Samuel Johnson, “Preface to Shakespeare”, 1700s

what happened in: 1066?

• norman invasion

what happened in: 1180s

marie de france

what happened in: 1400?

Chaucer’s death

What happened in 1509?

the year henry the eighth comes to the throne

what happened in 1516?

• sir thomas moore, utopia (it’s suprising how open he is to there being multiple regions)

what happened in 1534?

the 1534 act of supremacy

• henry the eight becomes the new head of the church

what happened in 1558?

• Elizabeth I comes to the throne

• ⁃ is very important because she’s going to rule for a very long time

what happened in 1599?

• the globe theatre was built

what happened in 1603?

• queen elizabeth dies

• ⁃ charles the 1st follows elizabeth to the throne

• queen elizabeth dies

• ⁃ charles the 1st follows elizabeth to the throne

what happened from 1608-1674?

• john milton (giveaway is that it’s after 1660, after the resteration)

• ⁃ gone blind

james the 1st

charles the 1st

charles the 2nd

james the 2nd

order of monarchs that reigned from 1608-1674

james the 1st

charles the 1st

charles the 2nd

james the 2nd

what happened in 1623?

• date of shakespeare’s first foley

• ⁃ shakespeare around this time was recognized as a great poet

what happened during 1625-49 (key date is 1649)?

• ⁃ charles the 1st is executed in 1649 (his reign is from 1625-1649)

(1650s)

• Katherine phillips (first middle class women to comment on a major political event in poetic form)

• andrew marvel

• ⁃ john milton

1642-51

• english civil war

  • fought between the parlimentarians

  • john milton

1649

the beheading of King Charles I

1660

• ⁃ the restoration of 1660

1667-1745

• jonathan swift (was born in 1667 and died in 1745)

  • embodies all of the politicl change going on

    • embodies satire

      • also embodies gulliver’s travels

• ⁃ embodies new literary form

1688

Glorious Revolution

1714-1901

1901: death of queen victoria

1719

• ⁃ Eliza Haywood publishing a novel called loves makes 

1755

Samuel Johnson publishing his dictionary

Manuscripts

handwritten documents, often used in literary works before printed texts became common.

Printed books

books produced using printing presses, allowing for mass distribution and greater accessibility to literature.

Stationers’ Register

a record of all books registered for publication in England, established to control the printing and distribution of literature.

booksellers

individuals or businesses that sell books, often acting as retailers for printed literature.

Quartos

books printed in a specific format, typically folding a sheet of paper into four leaves, often used for plays and poetry in the early modern period.

Folios

large books printed on sheets of paper folded once, commonly used for important works in the early modern period.

Newsbooks

A form of printed literature that emerged in the 17th century, which contained news and events often resembling a mixture of newspapers and pamphlets.

Miscellanies

Collections of various works, often including poetry, essays, and stories, published as a single volume in the early modern period.

Epic: literary genre

that is a lengthy narrative poem, typically detailing heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.

Romance: literary genre

a narrative genre that typically focuses on love and romantic relationships, often involving adventure and an idealized portrayal of characters.

Sonnet

a poetic form consisting of 14 lines, typically written in iambic pentameter, often exploring themes of love or nature.

Metaphysical Poem

a type of poetry characterized by its use of abstract ideas, philosophical themes, and elaborate metaphors, often focused on concepts such as love and existence.

Plays

dramatic works intended for performance, often exploring complex human emotions and social themes.

Satires

literary works that use humor, irony, and exaggeration to criticize or mock individuals, institutions, or societal norms.

Novel

a long fictional narrative that explores characters, plot, and themes, often reflecting the complexities of human experience.