General Outline of English Literature
Old English Literature (450-1066) Medieval Literature (1066-1500) Renaissance Literature (1550-1642) Revolution & Restoration Period (1642-1688) Neoclassic Literature (1688-1798) Romantic Literature (1798-1832) Victorian Age (1832-1901) Modernist Literature (1920s-1940s) Post-war Literature (since 1940s)