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    BRIEF HISTORY AND MAJOR EVENTS OF LITERATURE:

    A. Classical Period (8th century BCE - 5th century CE)


     The literature of ancient Greece and Rome. The term, usually spelled “classical,”
    is also used for the literature of any language in a period notable for the
    excellence and enduring quality of its writers’ works.
     Schools and Universities were established, the first encyclopedias and dictionaries
    were published. The piano was invented and became popular. The first concert
    halls were also built in the Classical Period.
     During the classical period, many of the genres of western literature became more
    prominent. Lyrical poetry, odes, pastorals, elegies, epigrams; dramatic
    presentations of comedy and tragedy; histories, rhetorical treatises, philosophical
    dialectics, and philosophical treatises all arose in this period.

    B. Medieval Period (5th century - 15th century)


     Much of the early literature of this period consists of sermons, prayers, lives of
    saints, and homilies. In secular medieval literature, the figure of King Arthur, an
    ancient British hero, attracted the attention and imagination of these early writers.

    C. Renaissance (14th century - 17th century)


     Renaissance literature is characterized by the adoption of a Humanist philosophy
    and the recovery of the classical literature of Antiquity, and benefited from the
    spread of printing in the latter part of the 15th century.

    D. Enlightenment (17th century - 18th century)


     Two of the most important things that happened during the Enlightenment period
    were the Scientific and the American Revolution. There were extremely important
    advances in the fields of philosophy, astronomy, physics, etc.
     Th Enlightenment period had become an age of reasoning, revolutions, art,
    culture, literature, and exploration.

    E. Romanticism (late 18th century - mid-19th century)


     The Romantic Period overthrew the values instilled during the Augustan Age and
    strove to sever itself from the rigid writing styles of the ancient, classical
    examples of Virgil, Horace, and Homer. Instead, poets and authors were inspired
    to write in their own individual and creative voices.
     Imagination, emotion, and freedom are certainly the focal points of romanticism.

    F. Victorian Period (1837-1901)


     Victorian era literature was characterized by depictions of everyday people, hard
    lives, and moral lessons. They were meant for more than just entertainment.
    Victorians were interested in the hero as well as folk art. Victorian novels often
    focused on these themes.
     The full effects of the Industrial Revolution, characterized by technological
    developments, were felt during the Victorian Era and changed daily life.

    G. Modernism (late 19th century - mid-20th century)


     Modernism refers to a global movement in society and culture that from the early
    decades of the twentieth century sought a new alignment with the experience and
    values of modern industrial life.
     Modernism explicitly rejected the ideology of realism and made use of the works
    of the past by the employment of reprise, incorporation, rewriting, recapitulation,
    revision and parody. Modernism also rejected the certainty of Enlightenment
    thinking, and many modernists also rejected religious belief.

    H. Postmodernism (mid-20th century - present)


     Over two decades, from about 1970 to 1990, Postmodernism shattered established
    ideas about art and design, bringing a new self-awareness about style itself. An
    unstable mix of the theatrical and theoretical, Postmodernism ranges from the
    ludicrous to the luxurious – a visually thrilling, multifaceted style.

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