English - College Literature - Survey of British literature - British Literary Periods
Timeline of British literature periods with key works and characteristics: (1) OLD ENGLISH (450-1100): Beowulf, alliterative verse, oral tradition. (2) MEDIEVAL (1100-1500): Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, romance, allegory. (3) RENAISSANCE (1500-1660): Shakespeare, Marlowe, sonnets, drama flourishes. (