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Lecture 1: Anglo-Saxon verse form & Beowulf. Middle English Literature
6th centur!
spreading of Christianity
Canterbury = the centre of the Catholic Church in England
pagan mythology supplanted by Christian myths"th centur!
#aedmon - Christian poet; retelling/paraphrasing biblical stories
his only known surviving work is Cdmon's Hymn ( lines!=praise poem in honour
of "od
$th - %th centur!
#newulf - introducing new literary form = legend
stories inspired by the lives of saints
ing Alfred- th century; many reforms
translated #atin books into English
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle- an early history of the country
$ritain%s population: Celts & $ritons ' omans ' "ermanic invaders ' )nglo-
*a+ons (warriors , pre-eminent position in society!
BE'()L*
first epic in the ld English
warrior%s story; . lines; not composed in England but on the continent of Europe
events related to the story , 0th , 1th c2; story influenced by 3orthern Europeanlegends
written probably in the 4th century5 author = unknown (oral narratives!
struggle between "ood and Evil
only one manuscript
6he 7ing of 8anes builds a great hall-building (9eorot! to memorialise his triumphant career2
6he 8anes warriors meet there and celebrate2 ne night5 a terrible creature living in lake
("rendel! comes and eats . men and drinks their blood2 "rendel terrories the warriors for
4 winters2
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Eostra - goddess of spring / = Easter
BE'()L*
first epic in the ld English
warrior%s story; . lines; not composed in England but on the continent of Europe
events related to the story , 0th , 1th c2; story influenced by 3orthern Europeanlegends
written probably in the 4th century5 author = unknown (oral narratives!
struggle between "ood and Evil
only one manuscript
parts: 4st part = set in 8enmark; nd part = set in southern *weden ( years later!
$eowulf = real historical figure (legend!
no rhyme
alliteration
metaphorical compound words: ship = sea wood; fog = air helmet; sea = the ocean-
way or the swan?s way
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6he 7ing of 8anes builds a great hall-building (9eorot! to memorialise his triumphant career2
6he 8anes warriors meet there and celebrate2 ne night5 a terrible creature living in lake
("rendel! comes and eats . men and drinks their blood2 "rendel terrories the warriors for
4 winters2
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the Blac: ;eath 7 one of the deadliest
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epic poemaradise Los#, machinations of *atan leading to the fall of )dam and Eve
from the state of innocence
central Christian truths of freedom5 sin5 and redemption
8he develoyatt and 9enry 9oward5 known as Earl
of *urrey
4I-line poem with a formal rhyme scheme5 usually in iambic pentameter in English
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