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THE HISTORY OF LITERATURE

1. THE HISTORY OF LITERATURE

2. ‘‘ The relationship is reciprocal. Our culture affects what we write and what we write is used to interpret our history. However, our history influences culture, which creates a beautiful loop in which these three things work together to define a group of people, a nation, etc.’’ - ANONYMOUS

3. EARLY PERIOD OF LITERATURE The Classical Period (1200 BCE – 455 CE) The Medieval Period (455 CE – 1485 CE) The Renaissance Period (1485-1660 CE)

4. The Classical Period (1200 BCE – 455 CE) A golden  age  for  literature  and arts

5. Some Significant Literary work in this period: The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer Works and Days by Hesiod Theogony by Hesiod

6. Greek writer and philosopher during this period: Socrates Aristotle Euripides

7. The Medieval Period (455 CE – 1485 CE) Also known as Anglo-Saxon Period

8. Some Significant Literary work in this period: The Canterbury Tales Beowulf The Dark Ages and the Bards The Dream of the Holy Rood

9. Famous Author during this period: Geoffrey Chaucer Thomas Aquinas Martin Luther Caedmon

10. Significant Literary Genres Elegy Religious Liturgy Narrative Romance

11. The Renaissance Period (1485-1660 CE) It is considered to be the division between the Middle age and Modern era

12. Some Significant Literary work in this period: Romeo and Juliet When I was Fair and Young Utopia The faerie Queen

13. Famous Author during this period: William Shakespeare Sir Thomas More Queen Elizabeth I Edmund Spencer