Historical Periods and Descriptions
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| Old English (Angelo-Saxon) | 450-1066*;
oral tradition, narrative poems, religious themes
*Norman conquest of England by the French
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| Middle English | 1066-1500;
tales of knights and lords, religious themes
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| English Renaissance (Englnad) (1607-1780 considered Colonial in America) | 1550-1660;
lyric poetry, drama, social commentary
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| Neoclassical Period | 1660-1798;
"new classic"
Return to Ancient Roman/ Greek leaders
-plays
-orations
-fixed form poetry
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| Colonial Period | 1650-1750;
religious, historical writing, letters, personal narrative
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| Revolutionary Period (America) | 1750-1800;
political style with flowery language, travel writing
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| Romantic Period | 1792-1832;
nature writing and freedom of imagination
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| Early Victorian Age | 1832-1870
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| American Renaissance | 1840-1860;
Gothic horror, idealism, and spiritual uplift
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| Realistic Period (American) | 1865-1914 <-- (after civil war)
social stories without obvious presence of the author
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| Naturalistic & Symbolistic Period (American Only) | 1900-1930
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| Modernism | 1900-1950 <--- after WWI
experimental, unique voices, youth culture, and progress
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| First World War | 1914-1918
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| Second World War | 1939-1945
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| Postmodernist Period | 1965-present <---- after WWII
anti-heros, media culture, numerous irony, and social conflict
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