old english literature. from 5 th -10 th century the works were poetry and prose there works include...
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Old
English
Literature
from 5th -10th centuryThe works were poetry and proseThere works include genres such as :Epic poetryHagiographySermons Bible TranslationLegal works Chronicles Riddles
Old English Literature
from 5th -10th centuryThe works were poetry and proseThere works include genres such as :Epic poetryHagiographySermons Bible TranslationLegal works Chronicles Riddles
The poetry Characteristics of that age :1-There were different categories :1\ Heroic Germanic .2\ Religious about Christianity .2-There were no rhyme3-Things were not describing directly4-Most of the things that describes in that age were sad events
Some Important writersCaedmon :-uneducated man-he was originally ignorant of the art .Cynewulf : -Religious compositions .- 4 poems : Juliana ,the fates of the Apostles ,Christ and Elene
The greatest works at this age
Beowulf Genesis A and Genesis BExodusChrist and SatanAndreasGuthlacThe dream of the roodThe Battle of Maldon
Genesis A and Genesis B
Christ and Satan
Lyrics poem
Dero’d complaint The husband’s messageThe wife’s complaint
Prose
LawsThe Anglo-saxon chronicle.King Alfred had a great influence
on this work :The focus in old English to build
country.-religious, politics are important
thing-literature meant to record history.