Overview of British Literature Through the Ages
This presentation provides an insightful overview of British literature from the Middle Ages to Critical Realism, highlighting key periods, important literary works, and prominent authors. Covering a range of genres from poetry to plays, it traces the evolution of English literature and its significant contributors, offering a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of British writing.
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Nzev koly: Stedn prmyslov kola, Ostrava - Vtkovice, pspvkov organizace Autor: Mgr. Pavl na H rkov Datum: 11. 8. 2012 N zev: VY_22_INOVACE_1.1.29 slo projektu: Sada: CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0125 1 Re lie T ma: British Literature Anotace: Prezentace slou jako dopl uj c materi l k prob ran mu t matu. C lov skupina 3.,4. ro n k.
BRITISH LITERATURE BRITSK LITERATURA
THE MIDDLE AGES Pagan traditions, magic, Christian ideas chronicles, historical records of battles Beowulf the epic poem John Wycliffe religious literature
RENAISSANCE (1500 1600) Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales Sir Thomas More -The Utopia
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564 1616)
Comedies: The Merchant of Venice The Comedy of Errors The Taming of the Shrew The Midsummer-Night s Dream Merry Wives of Windsor As You Like It Much Ado about Nothing
Historical plays: Henry VI Richard III Richard II Henry IV Julius Caesar Antonius and Kleopatra
Tragedies: Romeo and Juliet Macbeth Hamlet King Lear Othello
CLASSICISM (1700 1800) Jonathan Swift Gulliver s Travels Daniel Defoe Robinson Crusoe
ROMANTICISM (1780 1832) Sir Walter Scott Ivanhoe, Waverley Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice the best romantic poets: Lord George Gordon Byron, William Wordsworth, Percy Bysshe Shelley
CRITICAL REALISM (1832 1901) VICTORAN AGE Charles Dickens
CHARLES DICKENS (1812 1870) The Pickwick Papers Oliver Twist Little Dorrit David Copperfield Great Expectations
20th CENTURY LITERATURE Agatha Christie George Bernard Shaw
Prose: George Orwell Agatha Christie David Herbert Lawrence Herbert George Wells John Wain J.R.R. Tolkien Arthur C. Clarke
Poetry: W.B. Yeats Thomas Hardy Philip Larkin
Drama: John Osborne Oscar Wilde Samuel Beckett George Bernard Shaw
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