Hopefully, Christopher can also help you understand more about the history of English literature! 🙂
Oh, but please take all of the information with a grain of salt! Even though I relied on and checked various sources, I’m not perfect, so this definitely isn’t either. Still, it should simplify most of the periods, so give it a try~
Old English/Anglo-Saxon Period (ca. 450 – 1066)
Middle English/Medieval Period
Renaissance/and Reformation Period
Neo-classic Period
Romantic Period
Victorian/Edwardian/Georgian Period
Modern Period (ca. 1914 – 1945)
Post-modern Period (ca. 1945 – present)