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Literary Periods
Shelby Thomas
Question | Answer |
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Old English | 450-1066, religious themes,narrative poems, oral tradition |
Middle English | 1066-1500, tales of knights & lords, religious themes |
English Renaissance | 1500-1660, lyric poetry, drama, social commentary |
English Neoclassical | 1660-1798, revival of ancient greek & roman ideals & democracy |
American Colonial | 1620-1750, religious, historical writing, letters, personal narratives |
American Revolutionary | 1750-1800, political style, with flowery language, travel writing |
English Romanticism | 1800-1860, nature writing and freedom of imagination |
American Renaissance | 1830-1860, gothic horror, idealism |
English Victorian | 1830-1870, nature writing & freedom of imagination, while Queen Elizabeth was still queen |
American Realism | 1855-1900, social stories with obvious presence of the author |
Modernism | 1900-1950, experimental, unique voices, youth culture and progress |
Postmodernism | 1950-present, anti-heroes, media culture, humorous irony, social conflict |