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Anglo-Saxon Period (440-1066)

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College 		10/21/99 - http://www.grendel.org/grendel/
Beowulf - Brief description of Characters, Links to Translations, Criticism, and discussion of the Anglo-Saxon Epic.
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College 		10/21/99 - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/3878/Saxon.html
The Anglo – Saxon Period - The Anglo-Saxon Period (440-1066) was a time of fierce battles coupled with equally fierce loyalty to rulers and tribes. It also saw the great change of Christianity remolding the pagan cultures.
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College 		10/30/99 - http://www.infoplease.com/ce5/CE002191.html
Encyclopedia Entry - Short but educational site presents an overview of Old English literature. Includes links to Bede, Caedmon, and King Alfred, plus a bibliography.

Medieval Period 1066 – 1485

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College 		10/21/99 - http://www.vmi.edu/~english/chaucer.html
Baragona’s Chaucer Page - This is one of the most useful tools available for the study of Chaucer.
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College 		10/30/99 - http://www.wheaton.edu/English/resources/litguide/medieval.stm
Guide to Literary Study: The Medieval Period - The Medieval Period is actually comprised of two periods: the Old English Period (500-1066) and the Middle English Period (1066-1485).
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College 		10/21/99 - http://www.okcom.net/~ggao/Europe/Britain/chaucer.html
Brief Introduction to Chaucer ( c.a. 1343–1400) - Here, as elsewhere in his work, Chaucer shows himself to be superior as any great writer of later generations in the art of providing entertainment on the most stimulating and inspiring details, and at the same time, of significantly increasing the reader
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College 		10/30/99 - http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/margery.htm
Margery Kempe (ca. 1373 – 1438) - An illumination from M.S. Royal 15 D 1 to Anthology of Middle English Literature Created by Anniina Jokinen on July 26, 1996. Last updated on March 1, 1999.

Renaissance 1485 - 1660

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College 		10/21/99 - http://tqd.advanced.org/3648/renas.html
The English Renaissance - The English Renaissance spanned the period from 1485 to 1660. It was at this time that the printing press was first brought to England by William Caxton.
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College 		10/30/99 - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/3878/Ren.html
The Renaissance - The Renaissance brought about a renewed interest in the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome. It was also a time of religious struggle as the new Protestant Reformation threatens the hold of the Roman Catholic Church.
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College 		10/21/99 - http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/wyattbio.htm
The Life of Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542) - Thomas Wyatt was born at Allington Castle, near Maidstone, in Kent, in 1503, son of Henry and Anne.2 His first court appearance was as Sewer Extraordinary to Henry VIII in 1516, in which year he also entered St.
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College 		10/30/99 - http://www.wam.umd.edu/~jlichten/milton.html
John Milton - Best known as the Puritan author of the epic poem Paradise Lost, Milton excelled in short forms as well. His relatively few sonnets include some of the finest in the language.
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College 		10/30/99 - http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/sidney.htm
Sir Philip Sidney (1554 – 1586) - Sir Philip Sidney was born on November 30, 1554, at Penshurst, Kent. He was the eldest son of Sir Henry Sidney, thrice Lord Deputy (governor) of Ireland, and nephew of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester.
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College 		10/30/99 - http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/spenser.htm
Edmund Spenser (1552 – 1599) - Born in or near 1552 to a family of small means, Edmund Spenser attended the Merchant Taylor's School under Richard Mulcaster, and went to Cambridge, about 1569-76, as a sizar of Pembroke Hall, where he befriended Gabriel Harvey.
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College 		10/30/99 - http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/henry.htm
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517 – 1547) - Henry Howard was born in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, in 1517, as the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 3rd duke of Norfolk, and Lady Elizabeth Stafford (daughter of the Duke of Buckingham).
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College 		10/30/99 - http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/marlowe.htm
Christopher Marlowe (1564 – 1593) - Christopher Marlowe was born in 1564, the year of William Shakespeare's birth. He was educated at Cambridge and was involved in difficulties there with the authorities with regard to the granting of his Master of Arts degree in 1587.

Restoration and the Enlightenment 1660 – 1798

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College 		10/28/99 - http://anvil.nome.alaska.edu/users/students/nssjd/18thcentury.html
18th Century - The "eighteenth century" actually begins during the 17th century, in 1660. This is the year of Restoration, or the reinstatement of a king, Charles II, after a period without a monarch, and marks a change in society as well, a move away from Puritan rule.
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College 		10/28/99 - http://www.robertburns.org/encyclopedia/index-a.html
Robert Burns Country - The ultimate Robert Burns reference work, with full text indexed and searchable online.

Romantic Period 1798 – 1832

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College 		10/28/99 - http://www.pambytes.com/poe/poe.html
Edgar Allan Poe - Biography and selected stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe.
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College 		11/21/01 - http://www.rc.umd.edu/
Romantic Period Culture and Literature- Feature electronic texts of Romantic period authors.
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College 		10/30/99 -http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/3878/Rom.html
The Romantic Period - Brief summary of the Romantic period.

Victorian Period 1832 - 1900

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College 		10/30/99 - http://www.english.uga.edu/~caudle/victorian.html
The Victorian Age - This is a overview of the distinct periods within the Victorian Age.
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College 		10/28/99 - http://landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/victov.html
The Victorian Web - This is an overview of the section of history known as the Victorian Period.
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College 		10/28/99 - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRdickens.htm
Charles Dickens - Charles Dickens, the son of John and Elizabeth Dickens, was born in Landport on 7th February 1812.

Twentieth Century: New Directions 1900 – 1939

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College 		10/30/99 - http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/nigel_h/dhl.htm
D.H. Lawrence and Eastwood - Pictures and text about D.H. Lawrence.
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College 		10/28/99 - http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/decades.html
American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century - The purpose of these pages is to present a series of web guides on the decades of the twentieth century.
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College 		10/28/99 - http://people.a2000.nl/avanarum/Eliot_introduction.htm
T.S. Eliot - On this site are the original texts of most of Eliot's poetry up to 1925, some annotated and/or discussed. Also Eliot's collection of essays, The Sacred Wood, and articles on Eliot's development, influences and life, links, a biography, further reading, e

Twentieth Century: Modern Period 1939 – 1986

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College 		10/28/99 - http://www.winstonchurchill.org/
The Winston Churchill Home Page - This site is dedicated to the history and life of Winston Churchill.
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College 		10/28/99 - http://www.twsu.edu/~scwww/92-22-a.html
Special Collections / University Archives - Stephen Spender, a British author of prose, plays, and novels, was born September 28, 1909, the son of writer Harold Spender. He was educated at University College School, and later University College in London. His professional career included stints as

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