NYSTCE English CST (003) Periods &
Writers. Questions And Answers With
Verified Solutions 100% Correct!!!
Old English Period - ANSWER✔✔ 450-1066 / Characteristics: Primarily religious
verse or prose. Beowulf, The Wanderer, The Seafarer, and Deor.
Middle English Period - ANSWER✔✔ 1066-1500 / Characteristics: Chivalric
Romances, religious songs, and folk ballads. Medieval drama: morality and
miracle plays.
Renaissance - ANSWER✔✔ 1500-1660 / Characteristics: Meaning rebirth,
referred to the flourishing of the arts and learning in general that began in Italy in
the 14th century.
Neoclassical Period - ANSWER✔✔ 1660-1798 / Characteristics: Literature was
written in this period where social order was undergoing tremendous changes.
Victorian Period - ANSWER✔✔ 1830-1901 / Characteristics: Marked by prose
fiction and non-fiction, with common themes of loss and wistfulness. Realism and
its forms were part of this era. An English movement starting in 1837, when Queen
Victoria was crowned, and ending in 1901, when she died.
Romantiscim Period - ANSWER✔✔ 1820's-1860's / Characteristics: Romanticism
is concerned with the individual more than the society. The Romantic period
covers the time-frame between Jacksonian democracy to the end of the Civil War.
, Modern Period - ANSWER✔✔ 1890-1945 / Characteristics: Works in this period
reflect the changing social, political, and cultural climate and are diverse,
experimental, and non traditional.
Post Modern Period - ANSWER✔✔ 1945 --> Characteristics: After modernism
wanted to contradict the modernist ideals, focus on a low to high art change.
Harlem Rennaisance - ANSWER✔✔ 1920's -1930's / Characteristics: A
blossoming African American culture, particularly in the creative arts, and music.
It was the most influential movement in African American literary history.
Naturalism - ANSWER✔✔ 1890's-1920's / Characteristics: Used Realism to
suggest social conditions, heredity, and environment had inescapable force in
shaping human character.
Age of Transedndentialism - ANSWER✔✔ 1836-1860 / Characteristics: These
works investigated the relationship between nature, society, and the divine.
Realism - ANSWER✔✔ 1865-1900 / Characteristics: Authors of this time period
recognize and identify with the characters and world they inhabit.
American Rennainsance - ANSWER✔✔ 1850-1855 / Characteristics: Outburst of
American culture contributed to by romanticism and new methods of
transportation. Emphasized emotion and inner feeling and created a more
democratic literature, accessible to everyone.
Revolutionary / Age of Reason - ANSWER✔✔ 1765-1790 / Characteristics:
Patriotism, pride and common agreement about issues. Contributors: Thomas
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller classhub. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $10.49. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
