河套大学英语泛读课件PART ONE English Literature.pptVIP

PART ONE: English Literature An Introduction to Old and Medieval English Literature Introduction to some necessary concepts Celts: member of one of the races that now include the Irish, Welsh, Cornish and highland Scots. Anglo-Saxons: one of the race of people who settled in England (from NW Europe ) before the Norman Conquest; their language ( also called Old English ) The Normans: those who conquered England in 11th century (Scandinavian and Frankish descendant The Outline of Time Old English: 450-1066 (AD5th -11th century ) Medieval English: 1100-1500(AD11th-15th century ) The Renaissance