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英国文学纵览 一．英国文学大事记 1. The Medieval period : 450---1485 Anglo-saxon or Old English Period (450---1066): poetry in oral form Anglo-Norman Period (1066---1340): romance The 14th Century (1340---1400):Age of Chaucer The 15th Century 2. The Renaissance Period (the late 15th century---1750s): Drama and poetry The Renaissance Humanism The Elizabethan Age (1558-1603): the golden age of English poetry 3. The 17th Century The Jacobean Age (1603-1625): the Metaphysical poetry The Caroline Period (1625-1649): the Cavalier poetry The Revolutionary period or The Puritan Age (1640---1660): Milto