1. When was it? 1944 – c.1970 2. Who was writing? Jack Kerouac Allen Ginsberg William Burroughs Ken Kesey 3. …
Modernism
1. When was it? Late 19th Century – Early 20th Century 2. Who was writing? Joseph Conrad Franz Kafka George Bernard Shaw …
The Victorian Era
1. When was it? 1837-1901 2. Who was writing? William Thackeray Charles Dickens Alfred, Lord Tennyson Charlotte Brontë Emily Brontë …
Gothic Literature
1. When was it? Mid-18th century – present Gothic literature reached the height of its popularity in the 19th century. 2. …
The Romantic Period
1. When was it? c.1785-c.1830 2. Who was writing? William Blake Robert Burns Mary Wollstonecraft William Wordsworth Dorothy Wordsworth Samuel …
The Restoration and 18th Century
1. When was it? 1660 – late 18th century 2. Who was writing? John Dryden Jonathan Swift Alexander Pope Daniel …
The Elizabethan Period
1. When was it? 1558-1603 2. Who was writing? John Donne Edmund Spenser Sir Philip Sidney Thomas Middleton William Shakespeare …
Middle English
1. When was it? 1066 – 16th century The height of Middle English literature is generally seen as the 14th-15th …
Old English
Background on the English used between the 5th and 14th century.