English literature is divided into number of ages or centuries. As a student of english literature, it becomes important for you to know these ages, for effective study of the subject. These ages have been dividedd on the basis of time or on the most popular trend of that time period. Some of the ages are also termed on the ruler/ king of the time period.
The division of history is something like the this :
- Middle english/ Anglo-norman period - 1100-1500
- The Renaissance Period - 1500-1600
- 7th century is divided in two parts:
1. The Puritan Age or Age of Milton - 1600-1660
this is further divided into two:
Jacobean period (James I) Caroline period ( Charles I)
( 1603-1625) (1625-1649)
2. The Restoration period or the Age of Dryden - 1660-1700
- 18th century
- The Romantic age - 1798-1824
- The Victorian age - 1832-1900
- Modern literature - 1900-1961
- Post - modern literature
Detailed discussion about each age individually will be taken up later.
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