English Faculty Library

Online Timelines

Don’t forget our online literature timelines

• The Cambridge Literature Timeline
• American Literature 
• Postcolonial Timeline 
• Modern Poetry

and more

Use them for:

• Starting a paper: Browse the timelines to get a broad idea of the historical and literary scope of a paper. The postcolonial and American timelines are ideal for getting a head start on the historical backdrop for Part II papers.
• Choosing a dissertation topic: Use the timelines to explore less well known authors and to make connections between papers.
• Revision: The timelines are particularly useful for Practical Criticism revision. They can fill out gaps in your contextual knowledge, put dates to names, and familiarise key authors, literary movements and groups.