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Literature The Old English Period and Middle English Period (450-1500) The Renaissance (1500-1660) The Neo-Classical Period (1660-1785) The Romantic Period (1785-1830) The Victorian Period (1832-1901) The Modern Period (1914-1945) The Postmodern Period (1945- Beowulf 《贝奥武甫》 the most famous work in the Old English Period. It had been passed down by word of mouth for hundreds of years before it was written down in the 10th century. The most significant Middle English author. And the first court poet to write in English. The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400) 《坎特伯雷故事集》 The Renaissance