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    This document outlines the major periods of English literature from Old English to contemporary works, including notable authors from each era. It begins with Old English literature from 450-1066 including works like Beowulf. The periods that followed include Middle English literature featuring Chaucer, Renaissance works by Shakespeare and others, Restoration texts by Dryden and Congreve, Neo-Classical works by Pope and Swift, Romantic works by Wordsworth and Keats, Victorian works by Dickens and the Brontes, Modernist works by Eliot and Joyce, and Contemporary works by Rushdie, Atwood and Morrison. Each period has unique characteristics that provide insight into the culture of the time.

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    A brief Study of English Literature Timeline with works and Authors.

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    This document outlines the major periods of English literature from Old English to contemporary works, including notable authors from each era. It begins with Old English literature from 450-1066 including works like Beowulf. The periods that followed include Middle English literature featuring Chaucer, Renaissance works by Shakespeare and others, Restoration texts by Dryden and Congreve, Neo-Classical works by Pope and Swift, Romantic works by Wordsworth and Keats, Victorian works by Dickens and the Brontes, Modernist works by Eliot and Joyce, and Contemporary works by Rushdie, Atwood and Morrison. Each period has unique characteristics that provide insight into the culture of the time.

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    Timeline of English Literature by SNS

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    This document outlines the major periods of English literature from Old English to contemporary works, including notable authors from each era. It begins with Old English literature from 450-1066 including works like Beowulf. The periods that followed include Middle English literature featuring Chaucer, Renaissance works by Shakespeare and others, Restoration texts by Dryden and Congreve, Neo-Classical works by Pope and Swift, Romantic works by Wordsworth and Keats, Victorian works by Dickens and the Brontes, Modernist works by Eliot and Joyce, and Contemporary works by Rushdie, Atwood and Morrison. Each period has unique characteristics that provide insight into the culture of the time.

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    TIMELINE OF ENGLISH LITERATURE

    Old English literature (450-1066)

    This period includes works like Beowulf, the epic poem written in Old English.

    Middle English literature (1066-1500)

    This period includes works like The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

    Renaissance literature (1500-1660)

    This period includes works by William Shakespeare, John Donne, and


    Edmund Spenser.

    Restoration literature (1660-1700)

    This period includes works by John Dryden, William Congreve, and Aphra
    Behn.

    Neo-Classical literature ( 1700-1785)

    This period includes works by Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, and


    Samuel Johnson.

    Romantic literature ( 1798-1832)

    This period includes works by William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor


    Coleridge, and John Keats.
    Victorian literature (1837-1901)

    This period includes works by Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, and


    Thomas Hardy.

    Modernist literature (1900-1950)

    This period includes works by T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, and Virginia Woolf.

    Contemporary literature (1950-present)

    This period includes works by Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, and


    Toni Morrison, among others.

    Each period of English literature has its unique characteristics, themes, and styles, and studying
    them can provide insight into the culture and society of the time.

    Presented by -

    Shibnayan Sardar, B.A. (Hons.) ENGLISH - S.B.S Government College, Hili

    shibnayanofficial@gmail.com

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