Literary periods Flashcards
Anglo Saxon Period
Old English
The term Anglo-Saxon comes from two Germanic tribes, the Angles and the Saxons. This period of literature dates back to their invasion (along with the Jutes) of Celtic England circa 450. The period ends at 1066, when Norman France, under William, conquered England. Much of the first half of this period, prior to the seventh-century, at least, was oral literature; however, some works, such as Beowulf and the works of Caedmon and Cynewulf, period poets, are also important.
English Renaissance
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Enlightenment
Neoclassical
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Romantic
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Transcendental Movement
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Victorian Period
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Realism
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Naturalism
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The Bloomsbury Group
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Existentialsim
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The Beat Generation
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Modernism
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Post Modernism
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