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Page 1: Old English Literature. from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons

Old

English

Literature

Page 2: Old English Literature. from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons
Page 3: Old English Literature. from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons
Page 4: Old English Literature. from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons
Page 5: Old English Literature. from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons

from 5th -10th centuryThe works were poetry and proseThere works include genres such as :Epic poetryHagiographySermons Bible TranslationLegal works Chronicles Riddles

Old English Literature

Page 6: Old English Literature. from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons

from 5th -10th centuryThe works were poetry and proseThere works include genres such as :Epic poetryHagiographySermons Bible TranslationLegal works Chronicles Riddles

Page 7: Old English Literature. from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons

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

Page 8: Old English Literature. from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons

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

Page 9: Old English Literature. from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons

The greatest works at this age

Beowulf Genesis A and Genesis BExodusChrist and SatanAndreasGuthlacThe dream of the roodThe Battle of Maldon

Page 10: Old English Literature. from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons

Genesis A and Genesis B

Page 11: Old English Literature. from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons

Christ and Satan

Page 12: Old English Literature. from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons

Lyrics poem

Dero’d complaint The husband’s messageThe wife’s complaint

Page 13: Old English Literature. from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons

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.

Page 14: Old English Literature. from 5 th -10 th century The works were poetry and prose There works include genres such as : Epic poetry Hagiography Sermons