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Review: The Development of English Literature From the academic angle, English literature can be divided into seven periods: 1.Early and Medieval English literature; 2.The English Renaissance; 3.The 17th C. – The Period of Revolution and Restoration; 4.The 18th Century –The Age of Enlightenment 5. Romanticism in England in the 1st half of the 19th century; 6. The Victorian Age; 7. The 20th Century Literature –Modernism and Post-Modernism. Early and Medieval English literature(中古文学) 1) Anglo-Saxon Period (449-1066) The main literary contribution of this period is the Epic, and its masterpiece is the national epic The Song of Beowulf, which is a long poem of 3182 lines about the deeds of the Teutonic (条顿)hero Beowulf in the 6th century. It is the oldest poem on the English language and the oldest surviving epic in Anglo-Saxon literature. Epic: A long narrative poem on the adventures and great deeds of heroes. 2) The Anglo-Norman Period (1066-1350) The literature of this period is greatly influenced by the Norman conquest. After the conquest, the customs and ideals known as chivalry was introduced by the Normans into England and can be reflected in literature, such as the knightly code, the romantic interest in women , tenderness and reverence paid to Virgin Mary etc.. The prevailing form of literature in the Feudal England was Romance (传奇，骑士文学). The most famous Romance was Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Lecture 2 Geoffrey Chaucer (1343—1400) “Father” of English Poetry (2008)III. General Knowledge 35. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury is an important poetic work by . A. William Langland B. William Shakespeare C. Geoffrey Chaucer D. Alfred Tennyson Contents 1. The Life Experience 2.