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Literary Movements and Periods Flashcards

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When was the Medieval Period?

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AC 500 - 1500 (16th Century)

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What were the two languages of Medieval Period?

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Anglo-Saxon and Middle English

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What was the focus, subjects and themes of the Anglo-Saxon language?

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Focus on the heroic ideal. Typically had Christian in it’s themes after the 7th century.

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What was the focus, subjects and themes of the Middle English language?

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They focused on everyday people and situations. Similar to Anglo-Saxon, they had Christianity in it’s themes after the 7th century.

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What are some characteristics of Anglo-Saxon writing?

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  • Anglo-Saxon Literature
  • Based on oral storytelling
    -Written for aristocracy (higher end people, not to be confused with royalty)
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What characteristics are from Middle English?

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  • Middle English period
  • Written for lower-class people
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What are some literary examples of Anglo-Saxon writing?

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  • Beowulf (unknown author)
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What are some literary examples of Middle English writing?

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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

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When was the Renaissance / Reformation time period?

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1500 - 1660
16th - mid-17th century

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What were some focuses, subjects and themes of the Renaissance / Reformation time period?

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Age of exploration and expansion
* Classical learning/humanities
* Function of true religion
* Form and structure of government
* Focus on love (both romantic and Platonic)
* Psychological and moral analysis

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What characteristics are from Renaissance / Reformation time period?

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  • Bold, intricate plots
  • Early poems used elaborate technique
  • Later poetry featured odes and sonnets
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Who were some notable authors from the Renaissance / Reformation time period?

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William Shakespeare
Edmund Spenser
John Donne
Anne Bradstreet

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When was the Neoclassical time period?

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1660 - 1800
Mid-17th to 19th Century

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What were some focuses, subjects and themes of the Neoclassical time period?

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  • Saw man as a limited being in a hierarchical society
  • Discover meaning in the order of things
  • Placed society before the individual
  • Valued human reason over natural passions
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What are notable characteristics of the Neoclassical era?

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  • Simplicity, clarity, order
  • Restraint, regularity
  • Imitated Roman writers such as Virgil
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Who were some notable authors from the Neoclassical time-period?

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Benjamin Franklin
Daniel Defoe
Jonathan Swift

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When was the Enlightenment time-period?

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1700 - 1800
18th - 19th Century

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What were some focuses, subjects and themes of the Enlightenment time period?

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  • Heavy focus on government, ethics and science, rather than on imagination, emotions or religion. (Seems like there’s a connection to the realist time period)
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What are some characteristics of the Enlightenment time period?

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There’s a heavy emphasis on science and reasoning and many approaches to knowledge and education.

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Who were some notable authors from the Enlightenment period?

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John Lock
Benjamin Franklin
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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What was the effects of the Enlightenment time-period?

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It caused the development of the romantic and realism era, which are polar opposites in how the writing is formed.

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When was the Romantic time period?

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1800 - 1865
19th - Mid-late 19th century

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What were some focuses, subjects and themes of the Romantic time period?

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  • Saw the individual as god
  • Belief in mankind’s innate goodness, equality, and potential
    for achievement
  • Nature as a symbol of freedom
  • Scenic beauty as a model for harmony
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What are some notable characteristics from the Romantic time-period?

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Emotion, imagination, and intuition valued
above reason and restraint

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Who were some notable authors from the Romantic time period?

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Sir Walter Scott
James Fenimore Cooper
Henry David Thoreau

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What was connected to the literary period of “Realist”?

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Naturalist

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What was the time period for the Realist?

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1840 - 1914
Mid-19th century to early 20th century

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What were the focus, subjects, themes for the Realists?

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  • Saw the individual as a common man
  • Realists sought to portray the world and man realistically
  • Interested in the relationship between traditional religion and
    new philosophies such as Darwinism
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What were the focus, subjects, themes for the Naturalists?

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  • Saw the individual as a helpless animal for whom free will
    was only an illusion
  • Belief that chance, rather than Providence or Fate, determined
    man’s destiny
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What were the notable characteristics from the Realist writing?

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Works dealt with issues such as industrialization, poverty, and inequality

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What were the notable characteristics from the Naturalist writing?

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  • Naturalism is a form of Realism
  • Heroes were those on the fringe of society
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Who were some notable authors from the Realist time period?

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Charles Dickens
Brontë sisters
Mark Twain

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Who were some notable authors from the Naturalist time period?

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Jack London
Stephen Crane

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When was the Modernist time-period?

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1900 - 1945
20th Century and Mid-20th Century

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What were the focus, subjects, themes for the Modernists?

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Belief that all traditional structures of human life—religious,
social, political, economic, and artistic—had either been destroyed or proven false

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What were the notable characteristics from the Modernist writing?

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  • Fragmented form
  • Aimless and frustrated protagonists
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What were some notable authors from the Modernist time period?

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F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Willa Cather

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