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Lecture 2 English American Literature Old and Medieval English Literature（8th century—14th century）中古英国文学 Old English ---language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons, which is the foundation of English language and literature. Beowulf 《贝奥武甫》—the most impressive long poem (3000 lines). A heroic Scandinavian epic legend. Pagan heroism. 异教英雄主义 Prose Writers Venerable Bede 比德—Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum英吉利人教会史 Alfred the Great 阿尔弗烈德大帝—father of English Prose Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 盎格鲁-撒克逊编年史 4. Romances 传奇故事---the prevailing form of literature in the Middle ages. A long composition, sometime