English Renaissance Prose This article is all about English Renaissance prose. The English Renaissance, a cultural and intellectual movement spanning roughly the 15th to the 17th century, brought about a…
Renaissance Poetry—Age of Rebirth of Arts, Literature and Humanism The Renaissance, a cultural and intellectual movement that spanned roughly from the 14th to the 17th century, marked a pivotal period…
Medieval Lyric and Ballads Medieval lyric and ballad are literary forms that flourished during the Middle Ages, roughly spanning from the 5th to the 15th century. These poetic traditions are…
chivalry and chivalric poetry
Elegy and Heroic Poetry During the Middle Ages English elegy and heroic poetry during the Middle Ages are two distinct literary traditions that flourished during this period. Let's explore each…
The Age of Chaucer (1340—1400) The Age of Chaucer covers the period from 1340 to 1400. He was born in the reign of Edward III, lived through that of Richard…
Geoffrey Chaucer As a Poet Chaucer as a Poet has the following features: Language and Versification Chaucer as a poet is one of the first three greatest poets of English…
Characteristics of Middle English Literature “Middle English literature” refers to English literature that developed during the roughly 300-year period from 1066 AD to around 1485 after the Angles, Saxons, and…
Middle English Literature (1066--1485) By 1300s, English was again the dominant language of England, and literature written in English was again common hence called Middle English Literature. By then, the…
Middle English period or the Anglo Norman Period is considered to begin with the Norman Conquest in 1066. Nothing important was produced in English literature for nearly 150 years after the Norman Conquest in 1066. The previous age, Old English Period, was known for alliterative verse and Anglo-Saxon heroism.
Anglo-Saxon Prose Or Old English Prose (Histories and Sermons) Much of the notable Anglo-Saxon Prose or Old English prose was created during the reign of king Alfred the Great, the…
Anglo-Saxon Poetry: (Heroes, laments, Salvation) Almost all Old English or Anglo-Saxon poetry that has been preserved comes from four manuscripts—the Beowulf manuscript, the Exeter Book, the Junius manuscript, and the…