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- Heroic poetry
-Elegiac poetry
-Riddles
-Classical and Latin poetry
-Christian poetry [ saints’ lives, Biblical paraphrases and
Original Christian poems]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/englishliterature-160504134509/75/English-literature-20-2048.jpg)
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- 3. English Periods 1. Pre-history (Celts) 400BC 2. Roman Empire up to 43 BC-400 AD 3. Old English (450-1066 A.D.) 4. Middle English (1066-1500 A.D.) 5. Modern English (1500-present days)
- 5. Pre-Historical / Pre-Roman The island we know as England was occupied by a race of people called the Celts. One of the tribes was called they Brythons or Britons The Celts were Pagans and their religion was know as “animism” a Latin word for “spirit.” Celts saw spirits everywhere Theologians (priests); their role was to go between the gods and the people
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- 7. Important Events DuringRoman Occupation Julius Caesar begins invasion/occupation in 55 B.C. Occupation completed by Claudius in 1st cent. A.D. Hadrian’s Wall built about 122 A.D. Romans “leave” in 410 A.D. because Visigoths attack Rome
- 8. Important Cultural andHistorical Results of the Roman Occupation Military—strong armed forces (“legions”) Pushed Celts into Wales and Ireland “Rome’s greatest gift to Britain was peace” Infrastructure Government (fell apart when they left) Walls, villas, public baths (some remains still exist) Language and Writing Latin was official language Religion Christianity
- 9. Important Events inthe (First) Anglo-Saxon Period 410- 450 Angles and Saxons invade from Baltic shores of Germany, and the Jutes invade from the
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- 11. Important Results ofthe Viking Invasions Politically and Culturally Continued political instability and conflict Linguistically (The English Language at its Earliest) Old English is mainly Germanic in grammar and lexicon (words) LOTS of dialects of Old-English, as one might imagine. This is because there were several separate Kingdoms many founded by essentially five or six different cultures: Angles, Saxons, Frisians, Jutes, Danes, and Swedes
- 13. Quick History ofEnglish Language Old English (OE) dates from approximately* 400 A.D. to 1066 They are quite different to the eye and ear. Old English is nearly impossible to read or understand without studying it much like and English speaker today would study French, Latin, or Chinese A perfect example of the old English is BEOWULF
- 14. Poets of theOld English Literature Only four English poets are known 1. Caedman 2. Cynewulf (‘s poems are religious, wrote 4 poems Jaliana, The Fates of the Apostles, Christ and Elene) 3. Alfred Great 4. Bede
- 15. Themes of OldEnglish poetry 1. Heroic poetry
- 16. Themes of OldEnglish poetry 2. Elegiac poetry
- 17. Themes of OldEnglish poetry r 3.Riddle
- 18. Themes of OldEnglish poetry 4. Classical and Latin poetry
- 19. Themes of OldEnglish poetry 5. Christian poetry
- 20. Themes of OldEnglish poetry - Heroic poetry -Elegiac poetry -Riddles -Classical and Latin poetry -Christian poetry [ saints’ lives, Biblical paraphrases and Original Christian poems]
- 21. Characteristics of OldEnglish poetry Old English poetry has no rhyme Each half-line is joined to other by ALLETRATION e.g. Care / cut fire/ fight Thins are described indirectly and in combination of words. e.g. Ship= sea traveler sailor = sea soldier or seaman sea = waves or ocean-way
- 22. Most interesting pieceof the OEL Beewolf Genesis Exodus Christ and Satan Andereas Guthlac The Dream of the Road The Battle of Maldon The Husband’s Message (lyric) Deor’s Complant (lyric) The Wanderer (lyric) The Wife’s complaint (lyric)
- 25. Old English Text Ofthim an-haga are gebideþ Metodes mildse þeah-þe he mod-cearig Geond lagu-lade lange scolde Hreran mid handum hrim-cealde sæ Wadan wræc-lastas. Wyrd biþ ful aræd. Swa cwæþ eard-stapa earfoþa gemyndig Wraþra wael-sleahta wine-maga hryre. Oft ic scolde ana uhtna gehwelce Mine ceare cwiþan nis nu cwicra nan ðe ic him mod-sefan minne durre Sweotule asecgan. Ic to soþe wat ðæt biþ on eorle indryhten þeaw ðæt he his ferhþ-locan fæste binde Healde his hord-cofan hycge swa he wille.
- 26. Another Way ofLooking at the History of English Old English 400-1066 Beowulf (from Beowulf!) “Gaæþ a wyrd swa hio scel” (OE) = “Fate goes ever as it must” (MnE) OE=Old English MnE=Modern English
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- 28. Most interesting pieceof the OEL Genesis B It is shorter and concerned with the begging of the world and the fall of angel ( angels servants of God in heaven & Satan and other angels disobeyed God became devil’s servants in Heal.
- 29. Most interesting pieceof the OEL Guthlac It is written in two parts. Guthlac is a holy man