Periods of English Literary History

Hareshwar Roy,


Periods of English Literary History:

English literature has evolved over centuries. Scholars have divided it into distinct periods. It's important to remember that these periods are not always strictly defined and that is why there can be overlaps and transitions between them. The following is a breakdown of the major periods:
(A) 450-1066: Old English (or Anglo-Saxon Period)
(B) 1066-1500: Middle English Period
(C)1500-1660: The Renaissance - This period is often subdivided into four parts:
a. 1558-1603: Elizabethan Age
b. 1603-1625: Jacobean Age
c. 1625-1649: Caroline Age
d. 1649-1660: Commonwealth Period (or Puritan Interregnum)
(D) 1600-178: The Neoclassical Period -  This period is also subdivided into three parts:
a. 1660-1700: The Restoration Age
b. 1700-1745: The Augustan Age (or Age of Pope)
c. 1745-1785: The Age of Sensibility (or Age of Johnson)
(E) 1785-1832: The Romantic Period - The beginning date for the Romantic period is often debated. Some scholars claim that it began in 1785. Others say that it began in 1789. Some others believe that it began in 1798.
(F) 1832-190: The Victorian Period - Some scholars are of the view that it began in 1837. This period has often been divided into the following parts:
a. 1832–1848: Early Victorian Era
b. 1848–1870: Mid Victorian Era
c. 1870–1901: Late Victorian era
It is also divided into two phases:
a. 1848–1860: Pre-Raphaelites
b. 1880–1901: Aestheticism and Decadence.
(G) 1901-1914 : The Edwardian Period
(H) 1910-1936 : The Georgian Period
(I) 1914-1945 : The Modern Period
(J) 1945-present : Postmodern Period
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Currently Dr. Roy is working as Professor of English at Govt. P.G. College Satna, Madhya Pradesh. He is the author of the following books: (1) Diasporic Articulation in the Novels of M.G. Vassanji (2) A Study of M.G. Vassanji 's Novels (3) Varieties of Indianity in the Works of M.G. Vassanji & Rohinton Mistry (4)Diaspora & Indian Diaspora: A Brief Study (5) Short Notes of English Literature - I (6) Short Notes of English Literature - II (7) हमार पहचान ह भोजपुरी - भोजपुरी कविता संकलन (8) हमरा प्यार हो गइल - भोजपुरी गज़ल संकलन (9) भोजपुरी कविताएँ

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