Tabular Outline of English Literature A. Preparation. From Cædmon's Paraphrase (670) to the death of Chaucer (1400). I. Prior to Chaucer's birth (1340?). I. The period of Italian Influence from the death of Chaucer to the Restoration of Charles II (1660). 1. The Age of Reaction. From the death of Chaucer to the accession of Queen Elizabeth (1558). Malory. Morte d' Arthur. William Tyndale 1490(?)-1536. 2. The Age of Elizabeth. From 1558 to 1603, the Accession of James I. John Lyly 1554(?)-1606. FRANCIS BACON 1561-1626. 3. The Puritan Age. From the Acces sion of James I to the Restoration II. The period of French Influence. From the Restoration of Charles II to the death of Pope (1744). 1. Age of the Restoration. From the Restoration of Charles II to the Accession of Queen Anne (1702). |