Literary Movements in English Literature

In this course, all the literary movements in English Literature have been covered comprehensively so that the reader might grasp the idea of evolutionary as well as the chronological timeline of literary movements.

Renaissance

Scottish Chaucerians in English Literature – Characteristics
University Wits in English Literature – Characteristics
Comedy of Humors in English Literature – Meaning & Characteristics
Masque in English Literature – Meaning & Characteristics
Sons of Ben in English Literature – Meaning & Characteristics
Metaphysical Poets
Cavalier Poetry in English Literature

Enlightenment Age

Commedia Dell’arte in English Literature – Meaning & Characteristics
Kit Kat Club in English Literature – Meaning & Characteristics
Scriblerus Club in English Literature – Meaning & Characteristics
Graveyard Poets in English Literature – Meaning & Characteristics

Romantic Age

Lake Poets in English Literature – Meaning & Characteristics
Satanic School of Poetry in English Literature – Characteristics
Cockney School of Poetry in English Literature – Meaning & Characteristics
Dark Romantics in English Literature – Meaning & Characteristics
Transcendentalism in English Literature – Meaning and Characteristics

Victorian Age

Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in English Literature – Meaning and Characteristics
Aestheticism in English Literature – Meaning and Characteristics
Fireside Poets in English Literature – Meaning and Characteristics
Oxford Movement in English Literature – Meaning and Characteristics
Realism in English Literature – Meaning and Characteristics
Naturalism in English Literature – Meaning and Characteristics
Impressionism in English Literature – Meaning and Characteristics
Symbolism in English Literature – Meaning and Characteristics
Imagism in English literature – Meaning and Characteristics
Surrealism in English Literature – Meaning and Characteristics

Modern Age

Rhymer’s Club in English Literature – Meaning and Characteristics
Irish Dramatic Movement
Auden Group
Georgian Poets
Harlem Renaissance
War Poets
Lost Generation
Bloomsbury Group
Stream of Consciousness
Black Mountain Poets 
New Apocalyptics
Southern Agrarians

Post Modern Age

Black Arts Movement
Existentialism
Agit Prop
Theatre of Cruelty
Epic Theatre
Angry Young Man
Kitchen Sink Drama
Theatre of Absurd
Theatre of Oppressed
Beat Generation
Confessional Poetry
Movement Poets