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Time Periods
Sierra Vincent
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| old english 450-1066 | oral tradition, narrative poems, religious themes |
| middle english 1066-1500 | tales of knights and lords, religious themes |
| english renaissance 1550-1660 | lyric poetry, drama, social commentary |
| English Neoclassical 1660-1798 | A revival in literature in the late 17th and 18th centuries, characterized by a regard for the classical ideals of reason, form, and restraint. A revival in the 18th and 19th decorative arts, characterized by order, symmetry, and simplicity of style. |
| American Colonial 1620-1750 | impressive body of literature, much of it in the form of nonfiction prose, such as autobiography and sermon. |
| American Revolutionary 1750-1800 | Political, humor, its poetry, and even its fiction |
| English Romanteism 1800-1860 | At the turn of the century, fired by ideas of personal and political liberty and of the energy and sublimity of the natural world, artists and intellectuals sought to bre |
| American Renaissance 1830-1860 | The period is also characterized by widespread religious wars, geographical discovery and colonization, and major reforms of state |
| English Victorian 1830-1870 | The intellectuals and artists of the age had to deal in some way with the upheavals in society, the obvious inequities of abundance for a few and squalor for man |
| American Realism 1855-1900 | social stories without obvious presence of author |
| Modernism 1900-1950 | experimental, unique voices, youth culture and progress |
| Postmodernism 1950-present | Anti-heros, media culture, humorous irony, social conflict |
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