1920s: 1922 - 1929
...American Literature 1 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English North America United States 1925 1925 The first volume of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf is published Mein Kampf The Oxford Companion to German Literature 3 20th century Politics Germany 1925 1925 Scott FitzGerald publishes his novel The Great Gatsby , set in a contemporary world of lavish indulgence underpinned by crime Fitzgerald, F[rancis] Scott (1896–1940) The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 20th century Literature American literature Literature in...
Britain 1750-1900: 1750 - c. 1900
...‘Kubla Khan: a Vision in a Dream’ The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 18th century Literature English literature Literature in English Poetry Great Britain - from 1707 British Isles Europe Britain 1798 1798 English poets Wordsworth and Coleridge jointly publish Lyrical Ballads , a milestone in the Romantic movement Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 18th century Literature English literature Literature in English Poetry Great Britain - from 1707 British Isles Europe Britain 1798...
Great Britain - from 1707: 1707 - 2011
...T. S. (1888–1965) The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 1910s 20th century Literature American literature English literature Literature in English United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain North America United States 1914 1914 The Times Literary Supplement is published in London as an independent paper, separate from The Times Times Literary Supplement (1902– ) The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 1910s 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Social and domestic United Kingdom - from 1801...
Edwardian era: 1901 - 1910
...Dove, The The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 1900s 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction War Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain 1902 1902 Joseph Conrad publishes a collection of stories including Heart of Darkness , a sinister tale based partly on his own journey up the Congo ‘Heart of Darkness’ The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 1900s 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction War Great Britain - from 1707...
1950s: 1950 - 1959
...arts Theatre Literature English literature Literature in English Drama Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain 1958 1958 The Fire Raisers , by Swiss dramatist Max Frisch, is performed in Zürich Fire Raisers, The The Oxford Dictionary of Plays 1 20th century Performing arts Theatre Literature Drama Switzerland 1958 1958 Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita is published in Paris Lolita The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 20th century Literature American literature French literature Literature in English...
United Kingdom - from 1801: 1801 - 2011
...T. S. (1888–1965) The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 1910s 20th century Literature American literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 British Isles Europe Britain North America United States 1914 1914 The Times Literary Supplement is published in London as an independent paper, separate from The Times Times Literary Supplement (1902– ) The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 1910s 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Social and domestic Great Britain - from 1707...
Victorian era: 1837 - 1901
...(1854–1941) The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 19th century Britain 1750-1900 Literature English literature Literature in English Religion Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 Scotland British Isles Europe Britain 1890 1890 9-year-old Daisy Ashford imagines an adult romance and high society in The Young Visiters Ashford, Daisy (1881–1972) The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English 1 19th century Britain 1750-1900 Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction Great Britain - from 1707 United...
1930s: 1930 - 1939
...of Alice B. Toklas Toklas, Alice B[abette] (1877–1967) The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 20th century Literature American literature French literature Literature in English Europe France North America United States 1933 1933 The Pylon group of British poets get their name from Stephen Spender's poem 'The Pylons' Pylon School The Oxford Companion to English Literature 7 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Poetry Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain 1933...
1960s: 1960 - 1969
...novels, is published just a month before his death Reivers, The The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Fiction North America United States 1962 1962 British author Doris Lessing publishes an influential feminist novel, The Golden Notebook Golden Notebook, The The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain 1962 1962...
1900s: 1900 - 1909
...autobiographical novel, Martin Eden London, Jack (1876–1916) The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Fiction North America United States 1909 1909 The heroine of H.G. Wells' novel Ann Veronica is a determined example of the New Woman Ann Veronica The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English 1 Edwardian era 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction War Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe...
19th century: 1800 - 1900
...2 rev Literature Philosophy Europe Denmark 1845 1845 Escaped slave Frederick Douglass publishes the first of three volumes of autobiography Douglass, Frederick (1817–95) World Encyclopedia 1 Literature American literature Literature in English Slavery Society North America United States 1845 1845 US author Margaret Fuller publishes Woman in the Nineteenth Century , an early and thoughtful feminist study of women's place in society Hollinghurst, Alan (1954– ) The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 Literature American literature Literature in...
French Revolution: 1785 - 1799
...Wars and Revolutions 1790 1790 Anglo-Irish politician Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France , a blistering attack on recent events across the Channel Burke, Edmund (1729–97) World Encyclopedia 1 18th century Britain 1750-1900 Literature French literature English literature Literature in English Politics Protest and rebellion Great Britain - from 1707 British Isles Europe Ireland Wars and Revolutions Britain 1791 1791 Louis XVI and his family attempt to flee from Paris to the border but are captured at Varennes Louis XVI (1754–93) A...
1st century BCE: c. 100 BCE - CE 1
...Literature 3 Roman empire Religion Judaism Jerusalem Asia West Asia Palestine and Israel Empires c. 20 BCE 20 BCE The excellence of the arts, particularly literature, during the reign of Augustus Caesar causes it to be remembered as a golden age of culture Augustus (63 bc – ad 14) World Encyclopedia 1 Latin literature Roman empire Literature Europe Greece Italy Empires c. 20 BCE 20 BCE A collection of witty love poems, entitled Amores , brings Ovid an early success Ovid (43 bc – ad 18) World Encyclopedia 1 Latin literature Roman empire Literature...
1910s: 1910 - 1919
...Eliot, T. S. (1888–1965) The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 20th century Literature American literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain North America United States 1914 1914 The poem 'Mending Wall' features in Robert Frost's collection North of Boston Frost, Robert (1874–1963) The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Poetry North America United States 1914 1914 Marcel...
18th century: c. 1700 - 1800
...Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 Britain 1750-1900 Literature English literature Literature in English Poetry Great Britain - from 1707 British Isles Europe Britain 1798 1798 Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' is published in Lyrical Ballads Ancient Mariner, The Rime of the The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 Britain 1750-1900 Literature English literature Literature in English Poetry Great Britain - from 1707 British Isles Europe Britain 1799 1799...
20th century: 1900 - 1999
...his life Eliot, T. S. (1888–1965) The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 1910s Literature American literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain North America United States 1914 1914 The poem 'Mending Wall' features in Robert Frost's collection North of Boston Frost, Robert (1874–1963) The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 1910s Literature American literature Literature in English Poetry North America United States 1914 1914 Marcel Duchamp...
Peloponnesian Wars: 460 BCE - 404 BCE
...century BCE Ancient Athens War Europe Greece Wars and Revolutions 431 BCE 431 BCE The renewal of the Peloponnesian War prompts Thucydides to begin a great work of contemporary history Thucydides ( c. 460/455– c. 400 bc ) The Oxford Companion to English Literature 7 5th century BCE Greek literature Literature War Europe Greece Wars and Revolutions 430 BCE 430 BCE A plague strikes Athens in the second year of the Peloponnesian War Peloponnesian War A Dictionary of World History 2 5th century BCE Ancient Athens War Europe Greece Wars and Revolutions 427 BCE...
5th century BCE: c. 500 BCE - c. 400 BCE
...are dismantled by the Spartans in the final act of the Peloponnesian War Long Walls The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature 3 Peloponnesian Wars Ancient Athens War Europe Greece Wars and Revolutions 401 BCE 401 BCE Greek mercenaries, on the losing side at Cunaxa, begin a long journey home - described by Xenophon in the Anabasis Ana'băsis (‘Cyrus' expedition inland’) The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature 3 Greek literature Literature War Europe Greece c. 400 BCE 400 BCE Hippocrates, on the Greek island of Kos, founds an influential school of...
17th century: c. 1600 - 1700
...Literature English literature Literature in English Religion Christianity British Isles Europe Britain 1604 1604 William Shakespeare's name appears among the actors in a list of the King's Men Shakespeare, William (1564–1616) World Encyclopedia 1 Britain 1500-1750 Theatre Literature English literature Drama British Isles Europe Britain 1605 1605 Ben Jonson writes The Masque of Blackness , the first of his many masques for the court of James I masque The Oxford Dictionary of Dance 2 Performing arts Theatre Literature English literature Literature in...
1940s: 1940 - 1949
... Black Lamb and Grey Falcon West, Dame Rebecca The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 20th century Literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain 1941 1941 US author Eudora Welty publishes her first collection of stories, A Curtain of Green Welty, Eudora (1909–2001) The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Fiction North America United States 1941 1941 The US Congress declares war on...
