British literature

Britain has been home to many famous writers in history, from William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens to J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling.

The oldest xxx xxx written in Old English was xxx. We do not know the author, but we know it was written in the 8th century. Some of the characters in the poem existed.

• lyric tradegy, Werewolf

• epic comedy, Beware

• Epic poem, Beowulf

He is a famous writer who belongs to British Medieval Literature authors, the father of English literature. He wrote Canterbury tales.(funny stories told by pilgrims travelling from London to Canterbury. )

• William Shakespeare

• William Styron

• William Faulkner

• Geoffrey Chaucer

The times during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I a period of prosperity (16^h and 17^th centuries). The most famous writer of this period was William Shakespeare . What is this period called ?

• Romanticism

• Renaissance

• Contemporary period

The English Revolution

In 1640, (the Civil War) started a revolution of the parliament led by Oliver Cromwell against King Charles I and his army. Charles I was executed.

XXX XXX lived at the time of The Civil War. He is best known for his epic poem XXX XXX

• John Milton, Paradise Lost

• Daniel Defoe, In Paradise

• Charles Dickens, Paradise Found

The 18th century was the times of development of sciences and a great technical progress. The most important writers of those times were XXX XXXX , who wroteXXX XXXX and XXX XXX, an author of XXX XXX.

• George Orwell, Robinson Crusoe Gulliver's Travels - Daniel Defoe,Gulliver's Travels

• Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe - George Orwell,Animal Farm

• Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels - Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe

Name 18th century fictional autobiography of a castaway , who spends years on a remote tropical island meeting cannibals and captives before being rescued .

• The Castaway

• The Revenant

• Robinson Crusoe

Romantic Literature 18th century

What ist the name of the author of romantic novels Sense and Sensibility,Emma, Mansfield Park?

• Jane Of Arc

• Jane Seymour

• Jane Austin

Victorian novels, 19^th century literature

Name the novel and author according to the main characters :

Heathcliff ,the main character of the novel, orphaned as a child, constantly on the outside, constantly losing people. Although he and Catherine Earnshaw profess that they complete each other, her decision to marry Edgar Linton almost destroys their relationship. He spends most of his life contemplating and acting out revenge. He is abusive, brutal, and cruel.

• Wuthering Highlands,Jane Bronte

• Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte

• Wuthering Lowlands, Anne Bronte

He is the Victorian Era author, he criticized the society His famous works are The Pickwick Papers, David Copperfield & XXXX XXXX

• Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

• Charles Brown, Oliver Cromwell

• Charles Cromwell, Oliver Dickens

Contemporary Literature

The books about a boy wizard xxxx xxxxx who went to school at Hogwarts and had to fight the evil Lord Valdemort were written by x x xxxxxx

• Hary, Poter, J.K.Rowling

• Harry Potter, J.K.Rowling

• Prince Harry, J.K.Rowling