Anglo Saxon Period and Middle English Period of Literature

Anglo Saxon Period and Middle English Period of Literature

Anglo Saxon Period and Middle English Period of Literature English Old Periods or Anglo Saxon Periods Middle English Periods Major Works of this periods History of English Literature (toc) The Old & Middle English Period & The Anglo-Saxon Period History of English Literature The history of English literature is-very closely related to the history of the English people. It began with the emergence of the English nation and kept on evolving along with the social development of the nation. In the history of this nation there had been several religious and political changes. Scientific discoveries and inventions also changed the mode of life from time to time. All these historical changes brought about significant changes in literature. So,-in the history of English literature there were different phases of progress. Each of those phases,known as Age or Period, has been given a particular name, sometimes after the name of the king or queen, sometimes after the name of a great writer, and s…