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Old and Medieval English Literature Historical line 1.Early habitants: Celts(Native, Briton) 2.Cultural influences: The Romans(55B.C.-410A.D.) The Roman Conquest Julius Caesar: “I came, I saw, I conquered” lifestyle; the Roman roads; towns, e.g. London Christianity The Anglo-saxons(449-1066, England) The Normans 3. The period of old English literature: 450-1066 Anglo-Saxon Period (441-1066) Jutes Anglo Saxon The Formation of England Roman Britain (55BC-410AD) Jutes(Denmark);Saxons, and Angles; (three Teutonic tribes) Angle-land(England) language: Anglo-Saxon/ Saxon Religion:The Roman ---converted the heathen English to Christianity 【盎格鲁撤克逊人不信基督教，他们搞多神崇拜，其中的北方神“沃登”(Woden)和“索”(Thor)以后成了英语里的“星期三”和“星期四”。】 HA of English Literature Facts Anglo-Saxons were made up of Angles, Saxons and Jutes, who were the first Englishmen. The first known religious poet of England is Caedmon, who wrote a poetic “Paraphrase” of the Bible. Among the oldest Anglo-Saxon prose writers were Venerable Bede and Alfred the Great. The oldest surviving epic in the English language is The Song of Beowulf. The first major English poem and the greatest work of literature of the period; Beowulf is the most ancient epic ever since the demise of the Greek and Roman literatures; Beowulf was anonymously recorded in the 8th century; The existing manuscript of Beowulf is dated 10th century. Beowulf III. Beowulf 1. The story—a narrative of the adventures of the heroic figure Beowulf with the monster Grendel and his mother in Demark and with the dragon in the land of the Geats Beowulf kills Grendel Beowulf fights with Grendel’s mother Beowulf Genre: epic poem Writing time: 6-10 century Length: 3182 lines Main content: the Scandinavian hero Beowulf fights against hostile forces Epic 史诗 Origins: The Iliad《伊里亚特 》, The Odyssey《奥德赛 》, Aeneid 《埃涅伊德》. Definition: an extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero. Featu