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Chapter 1 Pre-Renaissance British Literature（Angle-Saxon, Middle period） Major knowledge points: A. Old English Literature (before 1066): Beowulf 《贝奥武甫 》 B. Age Literature (1066-1400): Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales《坎特伯雷故事集》 A. Old English Period (before 1066) History Celtic period (1800BC -55 BC) Arthurian legend Oral tradition: scoops and gleeman Roman period (55 BC-410 AD) Anglo-Saxon period (410 AD-1066) All Christianized at the end of 7th century Co-existence of heathen/pagan poems and religious poems Christian poets: Caedmon and Cynewulf Latin prose: The Ecclesiastical History of the