1. Ivan Varga APIN, 2016

2. Overview  1. Old British  2. Medieval literature  3. The Renaissance  4. Neoclassicism  5. 19th-century literature  6. 20th-century literature  7. 21st-century literature

3. Old English (658–1100)  Also known as Anglo-Saxon literature  Includes genres:  Epic poetry  Hagiography  Sermons  Bible translations  Chronicles  About 400 surviving manuscripts Judith

5. Beowolf

6. Medieval literature (1100-1500)  Geoffrey of Monmouth brings popularity for the tales of King Arthur  The 12th-century poet Wace the founder of Jersey literature  Sir Gawain and the Green Knight established type known as the "beheading game„  Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – 1400), known as the Father of English literature Tale of King Arthur Geoffrey Chaucer

7. A woodcut from William Caxton's book

8. The Renaissance (1500-1660)  Prosperity in era, successful sea voyages and cultural activities improve life conditions  Religion changed to Protestant  Era of one of the most famous writers: William Shakespeare

10. Neoclassicism (1660-1798)  Age of reason  The Restoration of monarchy launch a fresh start to literature

11.  John Dryden (1631–1700) and his Age of Dryden  He established the heroic couplet as a standard  The Augustan age (1700-1750)  John Dryden  Jonathan Swift  William Congreve  Joseph Addison  Richard Steele  Alexander Pope  Henry Fielding  Samuel Johnson

12. The roots of Romanticism: (1750–1798)  "Age of Johnson„  Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)  "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history"

14. 19th-century literature  Romanticism (1798–1837)  Sentiments  Traditions  Exotic settings  William Blake  Lord Byron  Mary Shelley

15. Victorian literature (1837–1901)  During the goverment of Queen Victoria  Rise of literacy, technological advances in printing, and improved economics of distribution  The Brontë sisters

17. Thomas Hardy The Mayor of Casterbridge

18. Bram Stoker (1847 - 1912)  an Irish author  Best known novel is Dracula  Personal assistant, business manager

19. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 –1930)  Creator of Sherlock Holmes  He studied medicine  Doyle played football as a goalkeeper, cricketer, golfer  He believes in fairies, died while holding a flower

20. Sherlock Holmes  Sherlock Holmes was originally going to be called Sherrinford  The second Sherlock Holmes novel was the result of a dinner party with Oscar Wilde  Arthur Conan Doyle’s old teacher inspired Sherlock Holmes.  Sherlock Holmes is the most- filmed fictional character (kind of)

21. J.R.Kipling

22. 20th-century literature  Under the influence of World War I and World War II  Literature can be divided into two groups:  1. Modernism and cultural revivals (during war)  2. Late modernism (after war)

23. Modernism and cultural revivals (1901–1945)  First World War:  Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna – describes the use of poison gas  Dorothy Richardson – Pointed Roof

24. Second World War  Keith Douglas – poetry, his wry memoir of the Western Desert Campaign  Sidney Keyes  David Gascoyne  Edith Sitwell  Denton Welch

25. After the War  Also called Late Modernism  1945-2000  George Orwell  Era of one of the most known author of all times J.R.R.Tolkien

26. George Orwell  novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic  wrote literary criticism, poetry, fiction, and polemical journalism  Novels: Nineteen Eighty-Four Animal Farm

27. J.R.R.Tolkien  writer, poet, philologist, and university professor  was born in South Africa  spoke at least 20 languages  Tolkien & his wife Edith were married for more than 50 years.  The Hobbit began on a blank exam paper  The Silmarillion

28. C.S.Lewis  Novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer  He was part of a group called "Inklings„, together with J.R.R.Tolkien  Known for The Screwtape Letters 1942, The Chronicles of Narnia and The Space Trilogy

29. 21st-century literature  Big increase of popularity in literature due to:  1. New technology  2. Inspiration from work of writers as J.R.R.Tolkien and C.S.Lewis  3. More opportunities to succeed in the world

30. Neil Gaiman  Author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films  The Sandman, novels Stardust and Caroline  First author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work

31. J.K. Rowling  It took her five years to outline the plots for each book  She was unemployed  Harry Potter series

32. References  http://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseypippin/things-you-probably- didnt-know-about-sherlock-holmes#.fcEJxJyqa http://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseypippin/things-you-probably- didnt-know-about-sherlock-holmes#.fcEJxJyqa  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_literature#Victorian_poetr y https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_literature#Victorian_poetr y  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3040964/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3040964/  http://www.britain-magazine.com/features/history/20th- century-britain-timeline/ http://www.britain-magazine.com/features/history/20th- century-britain-timeline/  http://www.jkrowling.com/en_GB/#/about-jk-rowling http://www.jkrowling.com/en_GB/#/about-jk-rowling

33. Quiz: 1. Which work is the earliest surviving work of literature?  1. Beowolf  2. Lord of the Ring  3. Cædmon's Hymn  4. Little prince

34. 2. Who was the first to be buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey ?  1. Judith  2. Sir Gawain  3. No one has ever been buried there  4. Geoffrey Chaucer

35. 3.Which author is used nowadays as meme?  1. Samuel Johnson  2. Samuel L. Jackson  3. Samuel Beckett  4. Samuel Brojk

36. 4. Which Charles Dickens‘ work is most know and is always played on TV during winter?  1. A Summer Carol  2. A Autumn Carol  3. A Spring Carol  4. A Christmas Carol

37. 5. How many languages did J.R.R.Tolkien speak?  1. 5 exactly  2. at least 20  3. approximately120  4. 0 or less