THE HISTORY OF EARLY MODERN ENGLISH 1500 1650

THE HISTORY OF EARLY MODERN ENGLISH 1500 1650

Contents l Important Dates l Outstanding Persons l Major Attributes of the Language

IMPORTANT DATES A Chronology of Relevant Historical and Literary Events

1460 -1529 Life of John Skelton l l l Clergyman, satirist, and poet. Skelton typifies the enormous growth in the English vocabulary. Skelton introduces about 1500 new words into the language.

1485 -1509 Reign of Henry VII First of the Tudor Dynasty l His reign marks the end of Middle English l

1509 -1547 Reign of Henry VIII l The Protestant Reformation reduces the dominance of Latin in England.

1531 – Publication of Sir Thomas Elyot’s The Governour l l First book on Education printed in England. Effort to enrich the vocabulary of the EME with foreign loans

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Relevant Periods and eras in the History of Early Modern English l l l Tudor period (1485– 1603) Elizabethan era (1558– 1603) Stuart Period (1603– 1714) Jacobean era (1603 – 1625) Caroline era (1625— 1642)

CHRONOLOGY Ruler Historical Events Literary Events Henry VII (1485 -1509) Discovery of America (1492) Skelton Henry VIII (1509 -47) Dissolution of Monasteries (1536 -39) Tyndale’s Bible 1500 Edward VI (1547 -53) Mary (1533 -58) Elizabeth I (1558 -1603) Loss of Calais 1558)

1600 James I (1603 -1625) Charles I (1625 -49) The Commonwealth (1649 -60) Charles II (1660 -85) James II (1685 -88) William (1689 -1702) and Mary (1689 -94) East India Co founded (1600) Union with Scotland (1603) First American Colonies A. V. of Bible (1611) Shakespeare First Folio (1623) Paradise Lost (1667)

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Works Cited and Sources l l l Damrosch, David, ed. The Longman Anthology of British Literature. Volume A. 2 nd Compact Edition. London: Longman, 2004. David Burnley. The History of the English Language. 2 nd ed. London: Pearson Education, 2000. Glatthorn, Allan A. , Charles W. Kreidler & Enerst J. Heiman. The Dynamics of Language. Book 4. USA: D. C. Heath and Company, 1971.

Works Cited and Sources l l l Jordan, Constance, and Clare Carroll. “The Early Modern Period. ” The Longman Anthology of British Literature. Ed. David Damrosch. Vol. A. London: Longman, 2004. 391 1039. Miller, James E. , Jr. , Myrtle J. Jones, and Helen Mc. Donnel. England in Literature. Macbeth Edition. London: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1973. Nist, John. A Structural History of English. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1966.

Videos and Films l l Elizabeth I the Virgin Queen. By Paula Milne. Perf. Anne Marie Duff, Tom Hardy, Hans Matheson, Ian Hart, et al. Masterpiece Theater. BBC/Power and WGBH Boston Video, 2005. Samuel Johnson. . Dir. Malcolm Hossick. The Famous Authors Series. Videocassette. USA: Kultur. .

Videos and Films l l Schama, Simon. “The Body of the Queen. ” A History of Britain. The History Channel. VHS Documentary. BBC. New York: New Video, 2001. , Twelfth Night. By William Shakespeare. Dir. Trevor Nunn. Perf. Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Nigel Hawthorne, Ben Kingsley, Mel Smith, Imelda Staunton, Toby Stephens, Imogen, Stubbs. USA: Fine Line Features. Image Entertainment.

Works Cited and Sources Internet Sources l Sixteenth Century Renaissance English Literature (1485 -1603)A comprehensive guide to British literature of the Renaissance with over 100 original pages, biographies, and works never before published on the web. www. luminarium. org/renlit