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literary periodization

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Literary periodization is a methodological approach within literary history and criticism that involves the division of the historical continuum of literary production into distinct chronological periods. This concept investigates patterns of change, continuity, and rupture in literary styles, movements, themes, and forms, often correlating these shifts with broader cultural, social, and historical developments to facilitate analysis, interpretation, and understanding of literary evolution.

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University of Edinburgh

RE

University of Nottingham

SB

University of Wisconsin–Madison

NB

University of Illinois System

DP

California State University, Fullerton

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University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Stanford University

Stanford, United States

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, United States

King's College London

London, United Kingdom