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The Norman Conquest had a significant impact on the English language during the Middle English period.
The Norman Conquest had a significant impact on the English language during the Middle English period.
True
John Donne's poetry is characterized by its emphasis on emotion and nature.
John Donne's poetry is characterized by its emphasis on emotion and nature.
False
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an example of a Renaissance epic poem.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an example of a Renaissance epic poem.
False
The King James Bible was published in 1511.
The King James Bible was published in 1511.
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T.S. Eliot's poetry is characterized by its social realism and industrialization.
T.S. Eliot's poetry is characterized by its social realism and industrialization.
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Caedmon's Hymn is an example of a kennings in poetry.
Caedmon's Hymn is an example of a kennings in poetry.
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الalphabet العربي يتكون من 30 حرفا
الalphabet العربي يتكون من 30 حرفا
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جميع الحروف العربية ت-connected في سكريبت cursif
جميع الحروف العربية ت-connected في سكريبت cursif
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الحروف القمرية لها 10 حروف فقط
الحروف القمرية لها 10 حروف فقط
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شكل الحرف يبقى ثابتا في أي مكان في الكلمة
شكل الحرف يبقى ثابتا في أي مكان في الكلمة
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الفاتحة是一شارة رأسية فوق الحرف لتحديد صوت "a" قصير
الفاتحة是一شارة رأسية فوق الحرف لتحديد صوت "a" قصير
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Study Notes
English Literature
Old English (c. 450-1100)
- Anglo-Saxon period
- Epic poem: Beowulf
- Christian influence: Caedmon's Hymn
- Kennings and caesura in poetry
Middle English (c. 1100-1500)
- Norman Conquest's impact on language
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
- Emergence of English as a literary language
Renaissance (c. 1500-1660)
- William Shakespeare's plays and sonnets
- Christopher Marlowe's tragedies
- John Donne's metaphysical poetry
- King James Bible (1611)
18th and 19th Centuries
- Neoclassicism: Alexander Pope and Samuel Johnson
- Romanticism: William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats
- Victorian era: Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Robert Browning
20th Century
- Modernism: T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, and Virginia Woolf
- Postmodernism: Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter
- Postcolonial literature: Salman Rushdie and Zadie Smith
Key Movements and Styles
- Medieval: allegory and chivalric romance
- Renaissance: humanism and pastoral
- Romantic: emphasis on emotion and nature
- Victorian: social realism and industrialization
- Modern: experimentation and fragmentation
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Test your knowledge of the major periods and movements in English literature, from Old English to the 20th century. Explore key authors, works, and styles that shaped the literary landscape.
