Literary Periods and Movements

• American Colonial
• Anglo-Saxon@
• Beat
• Bloomsbury Group
• Classical Greek and Roman@
• Dadaism@
• Enlightenment
• Existentialism
• Gothic
• Hard-Boiled
• Harlem Renaissance
• Magical Realism
• Medieval
• Metafiction

• Modernism
• Naturalism
• Oulipo
• Postmodernism@
• Pre-Raphaelites
• Pulp Fiction
• Realism
• Renaissance
• Restoration
• Romanticism
• Surrealism
• Transcendentalism
• Victorian

• The Classic Text: Traditions and Interpretations  - Presents the various ways in which classic texts have been presented to audiences throughout time.
• Gothic Undercurrents: Instructor Overview  - Contains an overview about American literature specifically on the Gothic movement during the nineteenth-century.
• Literary History  - Contains an index to literary criticism on over 250 British and American writers in the 19th and 20th centuries. Also contains some information on 16th and 17th century authors.
• Literary Movements  - Gives information and background for several American literary movements, prominent authors, and more.
• Luminarium  - Compilation of English literature that highlights the periods and movements of the Medieval, the Renaissance, the 17th-Century and the Age of Restoration.
• The Novel in Europe: 1670-1730  - Contains information on early novels in various European languages, topics, a literary map, contemporary views, and an FAQ.
• Postcolonial and Postimperial Literature in English  - Anthology of literary pieces from various countries that became British colonies. Categorized according to geographical locations.
• Psychedelic '60s: Literary Tradition and Social Change  - Compilation of literary traditions that depict the social and political aspects during the sixties.
• Women Writers Project  - Offers a wide variety of texts dated from 1400-1850. The database is available by subscription only.