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The document summarizes the history of English literature from the Dark Ages through the 18th century. It describes how English literature evolved from Old English manuscripts influenced by Germanic languages during Viking raids, to the Norman conquest establishing French as the dominant language. It then discusses the rise of English during the Middle Ages with Geoffrey Chaucer, the flourishing of English literature during the Elizabethan era with Shakespeare and Marlowe, and the focus on religion during times of war. The document concludes by outlining the birth of the novel in the 18th century and the rise of women authors challenging men.
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History of literature
- 2. The Dark ages English influenced by Germanic and Norse languages Old English literature is limited to a precious handful of manuscripts This literature shows a bleak, unfriendly world, full of Danish raids, ancient cities destroyed and sea voyages.
- 3. NormaN CoNquest Norman conquest over England. French became the language of the King, court and higher classes. English became considered as the 'vulgar tongue' spoken only by the common people.
- 4. the middle ages English is encouraged in the documents of the kings court. One of England's greatest poets, Geoffrey Chaucer, writes the acclaimed Canterbury Tales.
- 5. ElizabEthan litEraturE A period of brilliant literary growth for English. The age of Shakespeare, Jonson, Spenser, and the man who could have been the greatest if he had not been stabbed in a pub brawl, Christopher Marlowe. From 1593 Shakespeare, still a comparatively inexperienced poet began to get recognition for his work.
- 6. rEligion and Civil War The play houses are closed by order of the parliament in 1642 English writers turned their minds to poetry with the main focus being the relationship between God and man. Great authors of the period include Donne, Milton. Locke and Dryden. The birth of our modern day prose writing (not poetry or plays but sentences that make up stories and reports)
- 7. The BirTh of The Modern novel Travel and discovery is the focus of Londoners The first novelist included Jonathan Swift with Gulliver's Travels and Daniel Defoe with Robinson Crusoe. The greatest poet of the early 18th century was Alexander Pope Other great authors of this time include William Blake, Henry Fielding, Laurence Sterne and Samuel Johnson.
- 8. CoMing of Age From this time English Literature has established itself Women commence challenging men in their field of imagination and entertainment.