LITERATURE QUESTIONS
EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE
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All of these are right.
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Most literature always responds, at least in part, to prevailing cultural trends of its day.
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This makes it easier to compare and contrast the work with other texts.
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Knowing the time of a work’s creation can tell us a lot about the people who wrote and read it.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why does it matter what literary period a work is written in? All of these are right. This makes it easier to compare and contrast the work with other texts. Most literature always responds, at least in part, to prevailing cultural trends of its day.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dividing literature into periods helps people: Compare and contrast writing, poetry, drama, and other kinds of literature produced in different ages and cultures. Trace chains of influence from one writer or group of writers to another.
Detailed explanation-3: -Aside from understanding a literary text through a biographical perspective, it is also important to note the year or period it was written. Readers would be able to identify the historical events that took place in that year.
Detailed explanation-4: -Elizabethan Age a.k.a. The Golden Age of English Literature: (16th Century to Early 17th Century) Bringing a distinctive paradigm shift in the history of English Literature, the Elizabethan Age represents the brilliant century of all the periods and is also known as the Golden Age.
Detailed explanation-5: -Literary works almost always respond to the cultural trends of their day, providing insight into historical eras. Knowing when a work was written can also help readers learn about who wrote the work and what life was like for them, as well as what life was like for the people who first read the work in question.