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Victorian Poets
September 20, 2026
Victorian poets are also known as later nineteenth-century poets. Most of the writing of this period reflects current social, economic, and intellectual problems. The poetry of this period shows the crisis of religion and philosophy...
Romantic Poets
September 20, 2026
Romantic poets are also called the early nineteenth- century poets. These poets revolted against the poetic tradition of the eighteenth century. They turned to the nature. They disliked the set rules and orders of the...
Eighteenth Century Prose
September 20, 2026
Eighteenth century period is supposed to be very fertile period in the development of prose work. The writer slowly turned into reasonable things. The prose was thought to be a good medium in order to...
Neoclassical Poets
September 20, 2026
English poets from 1660 to 1798 are generally known as neo-classical poets. They are called so because they had a great respect for classical writers and imitated much from them. Order, correctness and established rules...
Restoration Drama and Prose
September 20, 2026
The Restoration of King Charles II to the English throne in 1660 brought a new change in English literature. Previously closed theatres were opened again. New groups of writers began to write plays. During the...
Age of John Milton
September 20, 2026
Undoubtedly Milton is regarded as one of the greatest poets in English literature. He is second only to Shakespeare. He was born in London in 1608, and educated at Christ’s College, Cambridge. As a youth,...
Elizabethan Prose
September 20, 2026
Many writers of the Elizabethan age translated various books into English. Sir Thomas North translated Plutarch’ Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans. He was one of the best translators with a good command of...
Elizabethan Drama
September 19, 2026
Drama was the chief literary glory of the Elizabethan age. In the beginning, these dramas were not so well- written, though the comedies were better than the tragedies. Ralph Roister Doister is taken as the...
Elizabethan Poetry
September 19, 2026
Elizabethan age was a great age of English literature. During this time the writing of poetry was the part of education among the educated people. That is why many books of poetry by different writers...
Middle English Period
September 19, 2026
The Middle English was spoken in England from about 100 A.D. to about 1500 A.D. It was much easier than the old English. Poetry The greatest poet of this period was Geoffrey Chaucer, often called...
