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Historical Background Beowulf and Chaucer Prof. 何木英 Email: muyinghe619@ Tel Warm-up questions Can you tell us some major similarities and differences between China and UK from your point of view? Do you know some ideas of mythology? Do you know the Hundred Years War and the Peasant Uprising in 1381 in Bri.? Do you have some ideas about Chaucer? Outline of the lecture History 1. Making of England 2. Roman conquest and its significance to English society 3. Anglo-Saxon period and its significance Norman conquest and its significance Text Studies 1. Bewulf 2. Chaucer The Canterbury Tales Assignment for next lecture Historical background 1. The making of England Who were the early inhabitants in the island of Britain? Britons, a tribe of Celts Where did the Celts come from? Powerful Celts in central and north Europe from 750 BC to 12 BC mainland Celts (Gauls) and island Celts (Britons and Gaels) Gaels in Scotland and Ireland speaking Gaelic The history of the UK 2. Roman Conquest (55 B.C—410 A.D): Julius Caesar—social conflict: Romans conquerors vs. Britons slaves-literature: ballads (p.17) Significance of Rorman Conquest left no deep impression on its national life except the buildings Roman mode of life: theatres and baths in the towns (the city of Bath) Appearance of Roman streets and city ancient London city Bath, England’s world heritage city Founded in Roman Conquest Famous for its hot springs Jane Austins’ second home: Bath museum Wife of Bath Royal Crescent and the Circus built in the 18th century (the most important symbol of the Islamic faith) sumery: Although they ruled over the country for more than 3 centuries, they had made little influence on the culture of the Celts 3. Anglo-Saxon Period (5th century-11th century) English Conquest (since 410-787 ) Why English today called themselves as the descendents of Anglo-Saxons? In the 8th century, the Continent began to use the word Anglo-Saxon to distinguish Saxons in