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Literature TimelineIB EnglishSouth Island School

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What do you know?

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What do you know?HOW OLD IS PLANET EARTH?

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What do you know?HOW OLD IS PLANET EARTH?

ABOUT 4.6 BILLION YEARS OLD.

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What do you know?

HOW LONG HAS HUMANKIND BEEN AROUND FOR?

HOW OLD IS PLANET EARTH?

ABOUT 4.6 BILLION YEARS OLD.

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What do you know?

HOW LONG HAS HUMANKIND BEEN AROUND FOR?

POSSIBLY 7 MILLION YEARS, AT LEAST 2.7 MILLION YEARS. DEPENDS WHAT COUNTS AS A ‘HUMAN’.

HOW OLD IS PLANET EARTH?

ABOUT 4.6 BILLION YEARS OLD.

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What do you know?

HOW LONG HAS HUMANKIND BEEN AROUND FOR?

POSSIBLY 7 MILLION YEARS, AT LEAST 2.7 MILLION YEARS. DEPENDS WHAT COUNTS AS A ‘HUMAN’.

HOW OLD IS PLANET EARTH?

ABOUT 4.6 BILLION YEARS OLD.

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What do you know?

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What do you know?WHEN WAS WRITING INVENTED?

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What do you know?WHEN WAS WRITING INVENTED?

PEOPLE WERE MAKING PRIMITIVE MARKS 50,000 YEARS AGO. MESOPOTAMIA (IRAN) USUALLY GETS CREDITED WITH ‘INVENTING’WRITING ABOUT 6000 YEARS AGO.

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What do you know?WHEN WAS WRITING INVENTED?

PEOPLE WERE MAKING PRIMITIVE MARKS 50,000 YEARS AGO. MESOPOTAMIA (IRAN) USUALLY GETS CREDITED WITH ‘INVENTING’WRITING ABOUT 6000 YEARS AGO.

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What do you know?WHEN WAS WRITING INVENTED?

PEOPLE WERE MAKING PRIMITIVE MARKS 50,000 YEARS AGO. MESOPOTAMIA (IRAN) USUALLY GETS CREDITED WITH ‘INVENTING’WRITING ABOUT 6000 YEARS AGO.

EARLY WRITINGMESOPOTAMIA

C. 3000 BCE

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What do you know?

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What do you know?WHAT IS THE OLDEST PIECE OF LITERATURE WE KNOW OF?

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What do you know?WHAT IS THE OLDEST PIECE OF LITERATURE WE KNOW OF?

POSSIBLY THE EPIC POEM GILGAMESH; OLDEST WRITTEN VERSION MIGHT DATE FROM ABOUT 2200 BCE. IT ORIGINATES IN SUMERIA (SOUTHERN MESOPOTAMIA)

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What do you know?WHAT IS THE OLDEST PIECE OF LITERATURE WE KNOW OF?

POSSIBLY THE EPIC POEM GILGAMESH; OLDEST WRITTEN VERSION MIGHT DATE FROM ABOUT 2200 BCE. IT ORIGINATES IN SUMERIA (SOUTHERN MESOPOTAMIA)

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What do you know?WHAT IS THE OLDEST PIECE OF LITERATURE WE KNOW OF?

POSSIBLY THE EPIC POEM GILGAMESH; OLDEST WRITTEN VERSION MIGHT DATE FROM ABOUT 2200 BCE. IT ORIGINATES IN SUMERIA (SOUTHERN MESOPOTAMIA)

THE ‘DELUGE’ TABLET

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How old is the Bible?

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How old is the Bible?PROBABLY LARGELY WRITTEN IN MESOPOTAMIA, SOME SCHOLARS ESTIMATE THE OLD TESTAMENT OR THE TORAHWAS WRITTEN BETWEEN 1200 AND 200 BCE

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How old is the Bible?PROBABLY LARGELY WRITTEN IN MESOPOTAMIA, SOME SCHOLARS ESTIMATE THE OLD TESTAMENT OR THE TORAHWAS WRITTEN BETWEEN 1200 AND 200 BCE

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Who else was writing?

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Who else was writing?THE GREEKS!

HOMER - ILIAD AND ODYSSEY - C. 1000 BCE (IF HE EXISTED)

SOPHOCLES -496 BCE-406 BCE

OEDIPUS REX - 429 BCE

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Who else was writing?THE GREEKS!

HOMER - ILIAD AND ODYSSEY - C. 1000 BCE (IF HE EXISTED)

SOPHOCLES -496 BCE-406 BCE

OEDIPUS REX - 429 BCE

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Who else was writing?THE GREEKS!

HOMER - ILIAD AND ODYSSEY - C. 1000 BCE (IF HE EXISTED)

SOPHOCLES -496 BCE-406 BCE

OEDIPUS REX - 429 BCE

SOPHOCLES

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Who else was writing?

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Who else was writing?THE CHINESE!

CONFUCIUS - 551 - 479 BC

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Who else was writing?THE CHINESE!

CONFUCIUS - 551 - 479 BC

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Who else was writing?THE CHINESE!

CONFUCIUS - 551 - 479 BC

CONFUCIUS

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When did English arrive?

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When did English arrive?OLD (ANGLO-SAXON)

ENGLISH - 500 AD - 1200 AD

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When did English arrive?OLD (ANGLO-SAXON)

ENGLISH - 500 AD - 1200 AD

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When did English arrive?OLD (ANGLO-SAXON)

ENGLISH - 500 AD - 1200 AD

BEOWULF (1100 AD)

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OLD ENGLISH: A poem

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OLD ENGLISH: A poemIC EOM WUNDERLICU WIHT WIFUM ON HYHTENEAHBUENDUM NYT; NÆGUM SCEÞÞEBURGSITTENDRA NYMTHE BONAN ANUM.STAÞOL MIN IS STEAPHEAH STONDE IC ON BEDDENEOÐAN RUH NATHWÆR. NEÞEÐ HWILUMFUL CYRTENU CEORLES DOHTORMODWLONC MEOWLE ÞÆT HEO ON MEC GRIPERÆSEÐ MEC ON REODNE REAFATH MIN HEAFODFEGEÐ MEC ON FÆSTEN. FELEÞ SONAMINES GEMOTES SEO ÞE MEC NEARWAÐWIF WUNDENLOCC. WÆT BIÐ ÞÆT EAGE.

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And a translationI AM A WONDERFUL HELP TO WOMENTHE HOPE OF SOMETHING GOOD TO COMEI HARM ONLY MY SLAYERI GROW VERY TALL, ERECT IN A BEDI AM SHAGGY DOWN BELOWTHE LOVELY GIRL GRABS MY BODY, RUBS MY RED SKINHOLDS ME HARD, CLAIMS MY HEAD.THAT GIRL WILL FEEL OUR MEETING!I BRING TEARS TO HER EYES!WHAT AM I?

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And the answer...

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And the answer...

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MIDDLE ENGLISHGEOFFREY CHAUCER - CANTERBURY TALES

CHAUCER - C. 1343 - 1400

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Middle English

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Middle EnglishA POVRE WYDWE, SOMDEEL STAPE IN AGE WAS WHILOM DWELLYNG IN A NARWE COTAGE, BISIDE A GROVE, STONDYNGE IN A DALE. THIS WYDWE, OF WHICH I TELLE YOW MY TALE, SYN THILKE DAY THAT SHE WAS LAST A WYF, IN PACIENCE LADDE A FUL SYMPLE LYF,FOR LITEL WAS HIR CATEL AND HIR RENTE.

CHAUCER, ‘THE NUN’S PRIEST’S TALE’

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Middle EnglishA POVRE WYDWE, SOMDEEL STAPE IN AGE WAS WHILOM DWELLYNG IN A NARWE COTAGE, BISIDE A GROVE, STONDYNGE IN A DALE. THIS WYDWE, OF WHICH I TELLE YOW MY TALE, SYN THILKE DAY THAT SHE WAS LAST A WYF, IN PACIENCE LADDE A FUL SYMPLE LYF,FOR LITEL WAS HIR CATEL AND HIR RENTE.

CHAUCER, ‘THE NUN’S PRIEST’S TALE’

A WIDOW POOR, SOMEWHAT ADVANCED IN AGE,LIVED, ON A TIME, WITHIN A SMALL COTTAGE

BESIDE A GROVE AND STANDING DOWN A DALE.THIS WIDOW, NOW, OF WHOM I TELL MY TALE,

SINCE THAT SAME DAY WHEN SHE'D BEEN LAST A WIFEHAD LED, WITH PATIENCE, HER STRAIT SIMPLE LIFE,

FOR SHE'D SMALL GOODS AND LITTLE INCOME-RENT;

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Middle EnglishA POVRE WYDWE, SOMDEEL STAPE IN AGE WAS WHILOM DWELLYNG IN A NARWE COTAGE, BISIDE A GROVE, STONDYNGE IN A DALE. THIS WYDWE, OF WHICH I TELLE YOW MY TALE, SYN THILKE DAY THAT SHE WAS LAST A WYF, IN PACIENCE LADDE A FUL SYMPLE LYF,FOR LITEL WAS HIR CATEL AND HIR RENTE.

CHAUCER, ‘THE NUN’S PRIEST’S TALE’

A WIDOW POOR, SOMEWHAT ADVANCED IN AGE,LIVED, ON A TIME, WITHIN A SMALL COTTAGE

BESIDE A GROVE AND STANDING DOWN A DALE.THIS WIDOW, NOW, OF WHOM I TELL MY TALE,

SINCE THAT SAME DAY WHEN SHE'D BEEN LAST A WIFEHAD LED, WITH PATIENCE, HER STRAIT SIMPLE LIFE,

FOR SHE'D SMALL GOODS AND LITTLE INCOME-RENT;

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Middle EnglishA POVRE WYDWE, SOMDEEL STAPE IN AGE WAS WHILOM DWELLYNG IN A NARWE COTAGE, BISIDE A GROVE, STONDYNGE IN A DALE. THIS WYDWE, OF WHICH I TELLE YOW MY TALE, SYN THILKE DAY THAT SHE WAS LAST A WYF, IN PACIENCE LADDE A FUL SYMPLE LYF,FOR LITEL WAS HIR CATEL AND HIR RENTE.

CHAUCER, ‘THE NUN’S PRIEST’S TALE’

A WIDOW POOR, SOMEWHAT ADVANCED IN AGE,LIVED, ON A TIME, WITHIN A SMALL COTTAGE

BESIDE A GROVE AND STANDING DOWN A DALE.THIS WIDOW, NOW, OF WHOM I TELL MY TALE,

SINCE THAT SAME DAY WHEN SHE'D BEEN LAST A WIFEHAD LED, WITH PATIENCE, HER STRAIT SIMPLE LIFE,

FOR SHE'D SMALL GOODS AND LITTLE INCOME-RENT;

C. 1380 - 1400

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Modern English

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Modern EnglishEVERYTHING FROM 1500 ONWARDS...

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Modern EnglishEVERYTHING FROM 1500 ONWARDS...

...INCLUDING SHAKESPEARE, SO STOP COMPLAINING!

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Modern EnglishEVERYTHING FROM 1500 ONWARDS...

...INCLUDING SHAKESPEARE, SO STOP COMPLAINING!

OTHELLO - C. 1603

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Modern EnglishEVERYTHING FROM 1500 ONWARDS...

...INCLUDING SHAKESPEARE, SO STOP COMPLAINING!

OTHELLO - C. 1603

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Modern EnglishEVERYTHING FROM 1500 ONWARDS...

...INCLUDING SHAKESPEARE, SO STOP COMPLAINING!

OTHELLO - C. 1603

SHAKESPEARE - 1564 - 1616

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