British Literature

 Jun 16, 2023


01. Article | English Literature

Anglo-Saxon(670 - 1100)

The earliest phase of English literature started with Anglo-Saxon literature of the Angles and Saxons (the ancestors of the English race) much before they occupied Britain. English was the common name and tongue of these tribes...


Anglo-Saxon (670 - 1100)



02. Article | English Literature

Anglo-Norman period (1100 - 15th)


William (Duke of Normandy) defeated Harold Godwinson in 1066 in the battle of Hastings. The battle of Hastings ended the period of Anglo-Saxon period with the victory of William the Conqueror of Normandy. William the Conqueror became the King of England after defeating Harold Godwinson and the Anglo-Norman period started in 1066 in England...

Anglo-Norman period (1100 - 15th)



03. Article | English Literature 

RENAISSANCE AND HUMANIST PROSE (16THCENTURY-1642)

At the end of the 15th centuryEnglish literature was influenced by the Renaissance, which originated in Italy and found its home at Oxford University from there it spread quickly because of the invention of the printing press...

RENAISSANCE AND HUMANIST PROSE (16TH CENTURY-1642)

04 Article | English Literature 

BRITISH LITERATURE IN THE 17TH  CENTURY

John Milton (1608-1674), a leading poet of the English Revolution, actively supported the ideas of Puritanism in his works. After the execution of Charles I, he was appointed Latin secretary to the newly formed Council of State in Cromwell’s government...

BRITISH LITERATURE IN THE 17TH  CENTURY

05. Article | English Literature 

BRITISH LITERATURE IN THE 18TH  CENTURY

The 18th century is a century of the Enlightenment, the “Age of Reason”. All branches of science were developed and this resulted in great technical progress...

BRITISH LITERATURE IN THE 18TH  CENTURY



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