Module 8: Literary History and Movements
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MyLitLab
In order to quickly find the history and author timelines in MyLitLab, you can open the MyLitLab and paste the following link into the Address bar. Please note that this is not your only resource.
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_kennedy_mylitlab_1/57/14792/3786960.cw/-/3787006/index.html
Activity 5: Website Visit
- NOTE: While all of the websites listed below will help you identify literary periods and their major authors and works, these top three links provide the most comprehensive historical view:
http://www.socsdteachers.org/tzenglish/literature_timeline.htm
http://www.literatureclassics.com/ancientpaths/timeline.html
http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rickard/Timeline.html
Be sure to check MULTIPLE links for the widest array of literary and historical information.
- When? What Happened in Literature
- Classical
- Britannica Online - Western Literature: Ancient Literature
- Medieval
- Britannica Online - Western Literature: Medieval Literature
- Norton Anthology of English Literature – The Middle Ages: Topics
- Renaissance
- Britannica Online - Western Literature: Renaissance and 17th Century
- Norton Anthology of English Literature – The 16th Century: Topics
- Norton Anthology of English Literature – The Early 17th Century: Topics
- 17th and 18th century Literature:
- Britannica Online - Western Literature: The 17th Century:
- Norton Anthology of English Literature – The Restoration and the 18th Century: Topics
- Norton Anthology of American Literature – American Literature to 1820: Topics
- Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events: Pre-1620 to 1920: Topics: American Literature
- 19th century
- Britannica Online - Western Literature: The 19th Century
- Norton Anthology of American Literature – American Literature to 1820: Overview
- Norton Anthology of English Literature – The Romantic Period: Topics
- Norton Anthology of English Literature – The Victorian Age: Topics
- 20th century
- Britannica Online - Western Literature: The 20th Century
- Norton Anthology of American Literature: American Prose since 1945:
- Norton Anthology of English Literature: The 20th Century: Topics
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