Background and Development of English Literature from the Earliest Time to Eighteen Century Contents 1. What is Literature? 2. Why the Knowledge of English Literature’s history is important 3. Distinct phases from Earliest to Modern Age 4. Brief survey of ages before Eighteen Century • Anglo-Saxon period • The Medieval period • The Renaissance period • The Puritan period • The Restoration period 5. A panorama of Eighteen century • General
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was rapidly transforming during the 19th century. Certain factors‚ such as the extension of railways‚ immigration and industrialization‚ caused the United States to transform into the country it is today. As people began to see the vast opportunities that the United States possessed‚ immigrants began to enter the country left and right. The diverse cultures of these foreigners helped define the rapidly expanding United States. During the second half of the 19th century‚ railways began to cover
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During the late 19th century to the 1930s‚ workers and managers fought each other for control of the work routine‚ wages‚ and hours in the American industry. Trade unions‚ craft unions‚ and strikes were many of the main forces at work during this time period when people were fighting for better working conditions. As the government was struggling to stay out of free labor‚ they also felt the need to impose as the laws in place may not be helping capitalism in America. The government‚ in response
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During the sixteenth-century‚ Calvinist theology spread across much of Europe‚ even reaching England.25 In England‚ the English Reformation occurred when King Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife‚ Maria of Aragon‚ but was not permitted by the Church of Rome. So‚ he broke the Church of England off from the Church of Rome and established himself as the head of the church. The resulting theological shifts in Church doctrine tended to lean to the Calvinist side.26 In the 39 Articles of the Church of
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The 17th and 18th centuries were a period filled with nation building and expansion across the globe as extensive‚ and often overseas‚ holdings became an indicator of a strong and wealthy country in this politically competitive era. However‚ the extent of a ruler’s control was not their only concern. Many monarchs throughout Europe took great initiative to consolidate and increase their power‚ building absolute monarchies in which they held absolute power. The pursuit of political absolutism frequently
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The rise of Europe during the 16th century had many contributing factors some of which being economical‚ social‚ and political. One economic factor is European exploration and the resources it provided. When Europeans explored they gained access to resources such as spices‚ cotton‚ silk‚ gold/diamonds‚ coffee‚ and sugar. These resources translated to wealth and control for European countries. This wealth helped establish a system of capitalism. A wealthy merchant class was created which allowed countries
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1997). Overall‚ nationalism has made a drastic impact on multiple countries of the world‚ specifically during the early-to-mid twentieth century. Nationalism as a whole can affect specific groups of people more so than others during a given time period‚ as well as political and economic values. Specifically‚ nationalism has affected regions
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Romanticism in English literature of the Beginning of the 19th Century (The Age of Romanticism) Britain became a large trading empire. The cities grew fast. London remained the largest one. In the 19th century Britain was at its height and self confidence. It was called the "workshop" of the world. The rich feared the poor both in the countryside and in the fast-growing towns. Nevertheless the great emphasis was made on the individual based on interdependence of Man and Nature. During the
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To what extent did the British authors of young children’s literature promote nationalist attitudes during the late nineteenth century? During this time‚ the genre of children’s literature was growing with topics and began to indirectly teach children what to believe. Also‚ authors passed on their own beliefs to children so that they would grow up with the same values‚ and thus maintain the status quo of popular beliefs. Authors would have wanted to do this so that children could either maintain
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4. Development of Diphthongs 5. The great Vowel Shift 6. Changes of short vowels in Early NE. 7. Growth of long monophthongs and diphthongs in Early New English due to vocalisation of consonants 8. Quantitative vowel changes in Early New English 9. Evolution of consonants in Middle English and Early New English 10. Growth of sibilants and affricates 11. Treatment o fricative consonants in Middle English and Early New English 12. Loss of consonants
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