There were many famous writers in England. English literature is subdivided into a lot of periods. Let's look at their most prominent representatives.
The first period is called the Old English. It was the time of the first written literature of England. We have the information about some poets of that period. The most famous of them was Caedmon. He was the Anglo-Saxon monk and the author of "Hymn".
The next period of English literature is Middle English. The well-known writer of that time was Geoffrey Chaucer. People know he wrote “The Canterbury Tales”. His works have a great popularity even today.
There was a period of the Renaissance in the 16 century. Renowned English poets and writers Edmund Spencer, Sir Philip Sidney, Francis Bacon lived and worked at that time. John Milton wrote his poem “Paradise Lost” and described the biblical story about heaven and hell. But the most brilliant representative of the Renaissance in England was William Shakespeare.
The greatest British poet and playwright was born in 1564. His hometown is Stratford-upon-Avon. William began to write his sonnets and plays in London at the age of 22. Later Shakespeare became one of the co-owners of the theatre Globe. He lived in London, but sometimes the poet visited his family in Stratford. The playwright died at 52. William was buried in Stratford church. There is also a monument to Shakespeare in Westminster Abbey. His best-known plays are: “Othello”, “Hamlet”, “Romeo and Juliet”, “Much Ado about Nothing”, “King Lear”.
It was the period of the Restoration in the 17th century. It was the time of new forms in literature. S. Pepys wrote the first memoirs “Dairy”. There were also changes in the poetry. They were reflected in John Dryden's comedy "Marriage a la Mode."
There were several literary movements in the 18th century. The representatives of literary elite were J. Swift, D. Defoe, H. Fielding. The main themes of the poems of S. Coleridge, W. Blake, W. Wordsworth were the forces of nature. Sir Walter Scott was the pioneer of the historical novel.
The most famous writers of the Victorian period were C. Dickens, W. Thackeray, G. Elliot and T. Hardy.
There was the First World War, and it was the beginning of the modern period in English literature. The best-known representatives of this period were T. Eliot and V. Woolf. Such writers as G. Greene, W. Golding, I. Murdoch worked at the end of the 20th century.
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The first period is called the Old English. It was the time of the first written literature of England. We have the information about some poets of that period. The most famous of them was Caedmon. He was the Anglo-Saxon monk and the author of "Hymn".
The next period of English literature is Middle English. The well-known writer of that time was Geoffrey Chaucer. People know he wrote “The Canterbury Tales”. His works have a great popularity even today.
There was a period of the Renaissance in the 16 century. Renowned English poets and writers Edmund Spencer, Sir Philip Sidney, Francis Bacon lived and worked at that time. John Milton wrote his poem “Paradise Lost” and described the biblical story about heaven and hell. But the most brilliant representative of the Renaissance in England was William Shakespeare.
The greatest British poet and playwright was born in 1564. His hometown is Stratford-upon-Avon. William began to write his sonnets and plays in London at the age of 22. Later Shakespeare became one of the co-owners of the theatre Globe. He lived in London, but sometimes the poet visited his family in Stratford. The playwright died at 52. William was buried in Stratford church. There is also a monument to Shakespeare in Westminster Abbey. His best-known plays are: “Othello”, “Hamlet”, “Romeo and Juliet”, “Much Ado about Nothing”, “King Lear”.
It was the period of the Restoration in the 17th century. It was the time of new forms in literature. S. Pepys wrote the first memoirs “Dairy”. There were also changes in the poetry. They were reflected in John Dryden's comedy "Marriage a la Mode."
There were several literary movements in the 18th century. The representatives of literary elite were J. Swift, D. Defoe, H. Fielding. The main themes of the poems of S. Coleridge, W. Blake, W. Wordsworth were the forces of nature. Sir Walter Scott was the pioneer of the historical novel.
The most famous writers of the Victorian period were C. Dickens, W. Thackeray, G. Elliot and T. Hardy.
There was the First World War, and it was the beginning of the modern period in English literature. The best-known representatives of this period were T. Eliot and V. Woolf. Such writers as G. Greene, W. Golding, I. Murdoch worked at the end of the 20th century.
Selena Gomez - Selena Gomez's stunning looks are due to her parents. From her father, Latin American Ricardo Gomez, she inherited a lush mane of curly hair and plump sensual lips, an from her mother, Anglo-Italian Mandy Cornett, she got a wide snow-white smile and bottomless brown eyes.
Селена Гомес - Сногсшибательная внешность Селены Гомес – заслуга ее родителей. От отца, латиноамериканца Рикардо Гомеса, она унаследовала пышную гриву вьющихся волос и пухлые чувственные губы, а от мамы, англо-итальянки Мэнди Корнетт, ей досталась широкая белоснежная улыбка и бездонные карие глаза.
Николь Кидман – замечательная австралийская и американская актриса, снявшаяся в нескольких десятках известных фильмов. За свою выдающуюся игру Николь получила премию американской киноакадемии, три Золотых Глобуса и множество других наград. Она также хорошо поет и является лицом нескольких известных компаний.
Nicole Kidman is a remarkable Australian and American actress, who starred in several dozen famous films. Nicole has won an Academy Award, three Golden Globes and a lot of other awards for her outstanding acting. She is also a good singer and a face of some famous companies.