Overview of British Literature Through the Ages

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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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  1. 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.

  2. BRITISH LITERATURE BRITSK LITERATURA

  3. THE MIDDLE AGES Pagan traditions, magic, Christian ideas chronicles, historical records of battles Beowulf the epic poem John Wycliffe religious literature

  4. RENAISSANCE (1500 1600) Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales Sir Thomas More -The Utopia

  5. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564 1616)

  6. 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

  7. Historical plays: Henry VI Richard III Richard II Henry IV Julius Caesar Antonius and Kleopatra

  8. Tragedies: Romeo and Juliet Macbeth Hamlet King Lear Othello

  9. CLASSICISM (1700 1800) Jonathan Swift Gulliver s Travels Daniel Defoe Robinson Crusoe

  10. 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

  11. CRITICAL REALISM (1832 1901) VICTORAN AGE Charles Dickens

  12. CHARLES DICKENS (1812 1870) The Pickwick Papers Oliver Twist Little Dorrit David Copperfield Great Expectations

  13. 20th CENTURY LITERATURE Agatha Christie George Bernard Shaw

  14. Prose: George Orwell Agatha Christie David Herbert Lawrence Herbert George Wells John Wain J.R.R. Tolkien Arthur C. Clarke

  15. Poetry: W.B. Yeats Thomas Hardy Philip Larkin

  16. Drama: John Osborne Oscar Wilde Samuel Beckett George Bernard Shaw

  17. Dkuji za pozornost. Zpracovala Mgr. Pavl na H rkov Zdroje: Bel n, J.: Odmaturuj z anglick ho jazyka. Didaktis, 2004. Matou kov , K., Faktorov , B.: Maturita. Fragment, 2007. Odehnalov , J.: Reading about the English-Speaking Countries.

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