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The document summarizes British literature through different time periods. It covers Old English (449-1066), Middle English (1066-1485), the Renaissance (1485-1660), and the Neoclassical period (1660-1798). Each period saw changes in content, style, genres, and historical context that influenced literary works and authors of the time.
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- 2. OLD ENGLISH ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD 449 – 1066
- 3. CONTENT Strong belief in fate Juxtaposition of the church and pagan worlds Admiration of heroic warriors who prevail in battle Express religious faith and give moral instruction through literature URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 4. EFFECT ♠ Christianity helps literacy to spread ♠ Introduces Roman alphabet to Britain ♠ Oral tradition helps unite diverse people and their myths URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 5. Style / Genres ♠ Oral tradition of literature ♠ Poetry is the dominant genre ♠ Unique forms includes: o Caesura o Alliteration o Repetition o 4 beat rhythm URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 6. Historical Context ♠ ♠ ♠ Life centered around ancestral tribes/clans that ruled themselves At first the people were warriors from invading outlying areas: Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Danes Later they became primarily agricultural URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 7. Key Literature: Authors Beowulf Exeter Book The Venerable Bede URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 8. MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD (The MEDIEVAL Period) 1066 – 1485 URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 9. CONTENT ♣ Plays that instruct the illiterate masses in morals and religion ♣ Chivalric code of honor ♣ Religous devotion ♣ Romances URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 10. STYLE / GENRE ♠ Oral tradition continues ♠ Folk ballads ♠ Mystery and miracle plays ♠ Morality plays ♠ Stock epithets ♠ Kennings ♠ Moral tales ♠ Frame stories URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 11. EFFECT ♣ Church instructs its people through the morality and miracle plays ♣ An illiterate population is able to hear and see the literature URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 12. Historical Context Crusades bring the development of a money economy for the first time in Britain ♣ Trading increases deamatically as a result of the Crusades ♣ William the Conquerer crowned king in 1066 ♣ Henry III crowned king in 1154, brings a judicial system, royal courts, juries, and chivaly to Britain ♣ URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 13. Key Literature: authors ♠ Domesday Book ♠ L’Morte de Arthur Geoffrey Chaucer URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 14. The Renaissance 1485 – 1660 URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 15. CONTENT World view shifts from religion and afterlife to one stressing the human life on earth Popular them: development of human potential Popular theme: exploding the many aspects of love: Unrequited love Courtly love Love subject to Constant love change Timeless love URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 16. STYLE / GENRES Poetry sonnet Dramma: o Written in verse o Supported by royalty o Tragedies, comedies, historics Methaphysical poetry: o Elaborate unexpected metaphors called conceits o URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 17. Historical Context War of Roses ends in 1485 and political stability arrives Printing press helps stabilize English as a language and allows more people to read a variety of literature Economy chages from farm-based to one of international trade URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 18. Key Literature: authors William Shakespeare John Donne Cavalier poets Metaphysical poets Christopher Marlowe Andrew Marvel URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 19. Neoclassical Period (The ResToRaTion) 1660 – 1798 URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 20. CONTENT Emphasis on reason and logic Stresses harmony, stability and wisdom Locke: a social contract exists between the government and the people. The government governs guaranteeing «natural rights» of life, liberty, and property URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 21. STYLE / GENRE Satire: uses irony and exaggeration to poke fun at human faults and foolishness in order to correct human behavior Poetry Essays Letters, diaries, biographies Novels URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 22. EFFECT Emphasis on the individual Belief that man was basically evil Approach to life «the world as it should be» URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 23. Historical Context 50% of men are functionally literate (a dramatic rise) Fenced enclosure of land cause the demise of traditional village life Factories begin to spring up as the industrial revolution starts Impoverished masses begin to grow as farming life declines and factories build Coffe houses – where educated men spend evenings with literary and political associates URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE
- 24. Key Literature: authors Alexander Pope John Dryden Jonathan Swift Daniel Dafoe Samuel Johnson John Bunyan URSULA HUANCAS DONAYRE