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A Brief Introduction of English Literature 1. Literature before the 20th century in England: Part One: The Anglo-Saxon Period (449-1066) Beowulf Part Two: The Anglo-Norman Period (1066-1350) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Part Three: Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) The Canterbury Tales Popular Ballads Robin Hood and Allin Dale Part Four: Renaissance (Humanism) 16th Century William Shakespeare Hamlet The Merchant of Venice Sonnet 18, 19, 106 Francis Bacon Of truth Of Studies Part Five: 17th Century Revolution and Restoration John Donne Song A Valediction