Time Period
It shows a crisis of identity of the human being in ethnicity and sexuality, as well as the struggle for social and cultural acceptance in a hypocritical society.
Postmodernism
An epic poem in 24 books traditionally attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer
Odyssey
a novel by Jonathan Swift.
Gulliver’s Travels
The novel celebrates the solid bourgeois qualities of the German merchants as well as the relationships between the characters and their work
Debit and Credit
Literature during this period were oral in nature.
Literature created in the ancient period
the earliest masterpiece of French literature.
The Song of Roland
A comedic play by William Shakespeare about misunderstandings, love and deception.
Much Ado About Nothing
sonnet by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth.
The World Is Too Much With Us
This period marked the emergence of three dominant cultures: Christianity, Islam, and the Germanic invaders.
Middle Ages/Medieval literature
is a German epic poem of the Middle Ages. It tells the story of Siegfried (Sigurd), a German prince.
Nibelungenlied
began in the early 20th century through roughly 1965
Modernism
The poem is essentially a set of images that have unexpected likeness and convey the rare emotion that Pound was experiencing at that time.
In a Station of the Metro
It is a literary movement against the aristocratic culture that started in the late 18th century.
Romanticism
It is a is a long Italian narrative poem.
Divine Comedy
Romanticism is a literary movement against the aristocratic culture that started in the _______
late 18th century
written by Samuel Beckett. The main theme of this literary piece is Humanity, Companionship, Suffering, and Dignity
Waiting for Godot
Thinking that they could be whatever they wanted to be, people paved the way toward scientific and industrial progress. This period could be summed up as the celebration of different ideas.
The Age of Enlightenment
This book shows importance of women’s past contributions to society.
The Book of the City of Ladies
It greatly focused on the fidelity of facts.
Realism
caused the formation of a new literary movement.
The First World War