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Survey of British Literature

The Historical and Social Context for Prominent Literary


Movements, Key Genres, Major Writers, and Notable Works

449-1066 A.D. - The Anglo-Saxon Period


1066-1485 A.D. - The Medieval Period
1485-1660 A.D. - The English Renaissance 1660-1798
A.D. - The Restoration & Enlightenment
The Anglo-Saxon Period
449 A.D. - 1066 A.D.

Live fast, die young, and be a good


looking epic hero.
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Angle:
Jutes
Saxons
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