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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Italian Renaissance: c. 1300 - 1600
...Italian Literature 1 Renaissance 14th century Commerce and industry Florence Europe Italy Society 1327 1327 Petrarch glimpses Laura in a church in Avignon and falls helplessly in love with her - or so he tells us Petrarch (1304–74) The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy 2 rev Renaissance 14th century Literature Italian literature Poetry Europe Italy 1341 1341 A laurel wreath is placed on the brow of Petrarch in Rome, in a renewal of interest in the classical world Petrarch (1304–74) The Oxford Companion to Western Art 1 Renaissance 14th century Literature Italian...
Napoleonic era: 1797 - 1847
...Rulers and politicians North America United States 1804 1804 Napoleon sends an ill-judged message to royalist opponents when he orders the seizure and execution of the young duke of Enghien Enghien, Louis‐Antoine‐Henri de Bourbon, ducd' (1772–1804) The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French 1 19th century Europe France 1804 1804 Napoleon has himself proclaimed emperor of France by the Senate Napoleon I (1769–1821) A Dictionary of World History 2 19th century Politics Dynasties and royalty Europe France 1804 1804 Beethoven changes the dedication of his...
