1. Are we reading poetry yet? Old English Verse, Media, and Poetic Form 2. Table of Contents Song & Poetry Media & Authorship Manuscripts, Copies, and the Idea of…

1. The Anglo-Saxon Period 449-1066Stonehenge (c. 2000 BC) 2. Celtic InvasionBetween 800 and 600 BC, two groups ofCelts moved into the British isles:The Britons settled in…

1. A Brief History of English ...or why this language is so difficult to master... 2. Overview of English Influences Pre-History-1066 A.D. C.R.A.V.N. Celts (Brythons and…

Slide 1Language that communi- cates meaning beyond the literal meanings of the words Slide 2  Kennings- Old English metaphorical descriptions used to replace a noun (Ex:…

Slide 1 Medieval and Renaissance English Literature Old English Literature 2.: Poetry Natália Pikli, PhD ELTE Slide 2 Hymn of Cædmon (Old English→ Latin → Old English)…

Slide 1 Beowulf Is a long heroic poem considered the supreme achievement of Anglo-Saxon poetry because of its length (3,182 lines) and sustained high quality. Please take…

Slide 1 eowulf and Old English Literature Beowulf is the Oldest Surviving Northern European Epic Slide 2 Gloomy Fierce Stalwart “Nothing stirred the poet’s imagination…

Slide 1 Middle English Literature in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries GAZZARA Slide 2 Middle English Literature in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries 1200  poetry…

Beowulf Text and Context Background Composed around 10th century A.D. The story had been in circulation as an oral narrative for many years before it was written. The action…

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