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The literature of the Old English Period
• The epics are the earliest pieces of literature surviving from the Old English period. They are usually the composing in verse of tribal or national legends about a great hero, always a fighting warrior. Beowulf is a good example.
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Beowulf (1)
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A manuscript of Beowulf
Beowulf (2)
• Beowulf, an Anglo-Saxon epic poem, the most important work of Old English literature. The poem consists of 3182 lines, each line with four accents marked by alliteration and divided into two parts.The somber story is told in vigorous, picturesque language, with heavy use of metaphor. The poem tells of a hero, a Scandinavian prince named Beowulf, who rids the Danes of the monster Grendel, half man and half fiend, and Grendel's mother, who comes that evening to avenge Grendel's death. Fifty years later Beowulf, now king of his native land, fights a dragon who has devastated his people. Both Beowulf and the dragon are mortally wounded in the fight. The poem ends with Beowulf's funeral as his mourners chant his epitaph..
Period
• Beowulf
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Origin of the English Nation
• Many centuries ago, the Celts were taken as the earliest natives, who were later also called the Britons. The Celt is one of an Indo-European people originally of central Europe and spreading to western Europe, the British Isles, and southeast to Galatia during pre-Roman times. They actually knew nothing of a written language.
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• Roads. Along these roads there were scores of towns, London, one of them became the most important trading center. It was also during the Roman rule, Christianity was introduced to Britain. In 410 A.D. when the Germanic races were attacking Rome, all the Roman troops were withdrawn.
English Literature
Part One: Early and Medieval English Literature
1. The Old English Period
• பைடு நூலகம்rigin of the English Nation • The Roman Conquest • The English Conquest • The Old English Language • The literature of the Old English
The English Conquest
• At the same time, Britain was invaded by swarms of pirates. They were the tribes from Northern Europe: the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes. They drove the Britons west and north, and settled down themselves. The three tribes had mixed into a whole people called English, and the three dialects spoken by them grew into a single language called Anglo-Saxon, which is now called Old English.
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The Roman Conquest
• The Roman Conquest started from 55 B.C. Not until 78 A.D. the Romans established their ruling role in Britain. At the same time, Roman civilization was brought in: a knowledge of iron, a better way of cultivation and Roman law were introduced; highways, towns, temples, theatres and fine buildings were built. The Roman occupation lasted for about 400 years, during which the Romans, for military purposes, built a network of highways, later called the Roman
The literature of the Old English Period
• The epics are the earliest pieces of literature surviving from the Old English period. They are usually the composing in verse of tribal or national legends about a great hero, always a fighting warrior. Beowulf is a good example.
Back
Beowulf (1)
•
A manuscript of Beowulf
Beowulf (2)
• Beowulf, an Anglo-Saxon epic poem, the most important work of Old English literature. The poem consists of 3182 lines, each line with four accents marked by alliteration and divided into two parts.The somber story is told in vigorous, picturesque language, with heavy use of metaphor. The poem tells of a hero, a Scandinavian prince named Beowulf, who rids the Danes of the monster Grendel, half man and half fiend, and Grendel's mother, who comes that evening to avenge Grendel's death. Fifty years later Beowulf, now king of his native land, fights a dragon who has devastated his people. Both Beowulf and the dragon are mortally wounded in the fight. The poem ends with Beowulf's funeral as his mourners chant his epitaph..
Period
• Beowulf
Next
Origin of the English Nation
• Many centuries ago, the Celts were taken as the earliest natives, who were later also called the Britons. The Celt is one of an Indo-European people originally of central Europe and spreading to western Europe, the British Isles, and southeast to Galatia during pre-Roman times. They actually knew nothing of a written language.
Back
• Roads. Along these roads there were scores of towns, London, one of them became the most important trading center. It was also during the Roman rule, Christianity was introduced to Britain. In 410 A.D. when the Germanic races were attacking Rome, all the Roman troops were withdrawn.
English Literature
Part One: Early and Medieval English Literature
1. The Old English Period
• பைடு நூலகம்rigin of the English Nation • The Roman Conquest • The English Conquest • The Old English Language • The literature of the Old English
The English Conquest
• At the same time, Britain was invaded by swarms of pirates. They were the tribes from Northern Europe: the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes. They drove the Britons west and north, and settled down themselves. The three tribes had mixed into a whole people called English, and the three dialects spoken by them grew into a single language called Anglo-Saxon, which is now called Old English.
Back
The Roman Conquest
• The Roman Conquest started from 55 B.C. Not until 78 A.D. the Romans established their ruling role in Britain. At the same time, Roman civilization was brought in: a knowledge of iron, a better way of cultivation and Roman law were introduced; highways, towns, temples, theatres and fine buildings were built. The Roman occupation lasted for about 400 years, during which the Romans, for military purposes, built a network of highways, later called the Roman