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British literature

British literature. AN OUTLINE until 18th century. Martina Korejtková, C4A. Content. Old English L iterature Middle English Literature Renaissance Literature 17th century L iterature – Revolution and Restoration 18th century Literature – C lassicism. Old English literature.

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British literature

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  1. Britishliterature AN OUTLINE until 18th century Martina Korejtková, C4A

  2. Content • OldEnglishLiterature • MiddleEnglishLiterature • RenaissanceLiterature • 17th centuryLiterature – Revolution and Restoration • 18th centuryLiterature– Classicism

  3. OldEnglishliterature • (700-1100) • Anglo-Saxon period • Chronicles • recordsofbattles

  4. OldEnglishliterature • Beowulf • Poem ofconquest and bravery • mainhero – Beowulf • human-eatingmonsters – Grendel • and his mother • fierydragon

  5. MiddleEnglishliterature • (1100-1500) • BattleofHasting (1066) • Normans • William Caxton - printing (1476)

  6. MiddleEnglishliterature religiousliterature • John Wyckliffe – Bible translation heroicliterature • Sir Thomas Malory – TheDeathof Arthur • Balladsabout Robin Hood GeoffreyChaucer– The Canterbury Tales

  7. MiddleEnglishliterature TheDeathof Arthur • knightlynovel • a legendaryBritish leader • theKnightsoftheRound Table

  8. MiddleEnglishliterature Robin Hood • popular folk figure • SherwoodForest • Nottingham

  9. MiddleEnglishliterature The Canterbury Tales • collectionofstories • unfinishedwork • groupofpeople • Journey to Canterbury

  10. RenaissanceLiterature • (1500-1600) • Elizabeth I • period offloweringarts and moderntimes • dramas and poetry • William Shakespeare

  11. RenaissanceLiterature William Shakespeare • comedies - TheTamingoftheShrew, A Midsummer-night's Dream,The Merchant ofVenice • histories – Henry VIII • tragedies – Romeo and Juliet • sonnets - 116

  12. RenaissanceLiterature William Shakespeare • Stratford-upon-Avon

  13. Rovolution and restoration • (1600-1700) • conflict: feudalclasses x Puritants • John Donne – methaphysicalpoet • John Milton – ParadiseLost, ParadiseRegained

  14. Rovolution and restoration ParadiseLost • anepic poem • concernsBiblicalstories thetemptationofAdam and Eva by Satan

  15. Classicism • (1700-1780) • period ofsocialcriticism and satire • novels • Jonathan Swift - Gulliver'sTravels • Daniel Defoe – Robinson Crusoe • Alexander Pope - poet

  16. Classicism Gulliver'sTravels • satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers'tales • 4 travells

  17. Classicism Robinson Crusoe • novel • castaway • in anuninhabitedisland

  18. resources • notes and materialsfromEnglishconversationlessons

  19. The End Thank you for your attention

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