A Comprehensive Guide to English Literature: Periods, Authors, and Key Works
Periods of English Literature
Old English or Anglo-Saxon (450-1066)
- Beowulf, Wonderr
Middle English (1066-1500)
- The Canterbury Tales (Chaucer)
The Renaissance (1500-1660)
- Shakespeare: Macbeth, Hamlet
- John Donne: The Flea
- Chudleigh (neoclassical): To the Ladies
The Neoclassical Period (1660-1798)
- Defoe: The Education of Women
- Swift: Gulliver’s Travels
- Richardson: Pamela
The Romantic Period (1798-1832)
- Shelley: Frankenstein
- Percy. B Shelley: Ozymandias
- Jane Austen: Sense & Sensibility
The Victorian Period (1832-
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Doc January
Cron: 1987
Style: Abstract Art
Tech: Mat casing: steel and concrete
Forms: Sculpture without Chromium
Monochrome
Dimens: 720cm x 650cm x 1200cm
Loc: Park Cruet Cervical
Historical Context
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Formal Composition Analysis
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Composition IV
General Documentation
Cron: 1911
Style: Abstract Art
Tech: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 1.59 m x 2.5 m
Location: Kunstammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf
Background
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Formal Analysis
Kandinsky’
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Guggenheim Bilbao
Architect: Frank O. Gehry (1929)
Date: 1991-1997
Location: Bilbao
Style: Deconstructivism
Materials Used: Titanium, Limestone, and Glass
Building System: Industrial Materials
Historical Context
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Formal Analysis
Support Elements
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