Middle Ages Period-Norton Anthology Website
16th and Early 17th Century Period--Norton Anthology Website
Restoration and 18th Century --Norton Anthology Website
Romantic Period--Norton Anthology Website
Victorian Period--Norton Anthology Website
The 20th Century and After--Norton Anthology Website
English Literary Periods Website
Articles for Note-Taking--AngloSaxon_Medieval Period
Overview of Lit Periods--Article for Note-Taking
Introduction to Medieval Literature
Video Summaries of Lit Periods
Video Links to English IV AP Literary Periods: Great Places to start!
Overview of Literary Periods and Movements: A Historical Crash Course
When it comes to studying literature, there's about 1500 years of it to take in - and that's just in the English language! Fortunately, you can check out our crash course of key literary movements to see how the art form has developed over time.
Mr. Osborne - British Literature Unit Preview 1 - Anglo Saxons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkZ6GvMlktY
The first in Mr. Osborne's series of videos discussing British Literature sets the stage for the course and discusses both the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England as well as the first major work for the course: the epic poem Beowulf.
Mr. Osborne - British Literature Unit Preview 1.5 - Medieval Period
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c9xi_iTDHA
Marking the midpoint in the first unit in British Literature, Mr. Osborne discusses the events depicted in The Bayeux Tapestry, Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, and Arthurian legend as chronicled in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Brittaniae (The History of the Kings of Britain).
Mr. Osborne - British Literature Unit Preview 2 - The English Renaissance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2udg2L49hc
Moving into the English Renaissance, Mr. Osborne covers the historical contexts surrounding the period, as well as some Renaissance-era poetry including the English (or Shakespearean) sonnet, and concludes with a brief overview of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Hamlet.
Mr. Osborne - British Literature Unit Preview 3 - The Restoration & Enlightenment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Jzp4Ywuek
Mr. Osborne covers the historical contexts surrounding the period known as the Restoration.
Mr. Osborne - British Literature Unit Preview 4 - The Romantic Period
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqQKwJvFGYI
Mr. Osborne covers the historical contexts surrounding the period known as the English Romantic Period.
Mr. Osborne - British Literature Unit Preview 5 - The Victorian Age
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBG6-BtCnxQ
Mr. Osborne covers the historical contexts surrounding the period known as the Victorian Age.
Introduction to Periods Videos
Turn-of-the-Century Literature