Old English Literature. John D. Niles

Old English Literature


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Old English Literature John D. Niles
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Probably the earliest extant Old English poem, composed sometime between 658 and 680. Chapter 1: A Brief History of Old English literature as quickly as humanly possible, thus preparing them for further study in Old English literature and culture. This epic poem of the 8th century is in Anglo-Saxon, now more usually described as Old English. It may not be obvious that the motives of scholars studying Old Englishliterature are ideological. Anglo-Saxon literature, Literature written in Old English c. Amazon.com: A New Critical History of Old English Literature (9780814730881): Stanley B. Old English literature started with the Anglo-Saxons in the fifth century. An additional concluding chapter on Old English after 1066 offers an overview of the study and cultural influences of Old English literature to the present day. The documents which have survived from the Old English period are clearly only The main literary piece from the Old English period is the epic poem Beowulf. General editor: Peter Brown, University of Kent at Canterbury. BLACKWELL HISTORIES OF LITERATURE. The first page of the Beowulf manuscript with its opening. Anglo- Saxon poetry survives almost entirely in four manuscripts. As can be seen from the title of this chapter , this section is not only concerned with Old-English literature (one of the main focal points of this site).





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