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Old English literature encompasses literature written in Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon), during the 600-year Anglo-Saxon period of England, from the mid-5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. These works include genres such as epic poetry, hagiography, sermons, Bible translations, legal works, chronicles, riddles, and others. In all there are about 400 surviving manuscripts from the period, a significant corpus of both popular interest and specialist research. Among the most important works of this period is the poem Beowulf, which has achieved national epic status in Britain. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle otherwise proves significant to study of the era, preserving a chronology of early English history, while the poem Cædmon's Hymn from the 7th century survives as the oldest extant work of literature in English. Anglo-Saxon literature has gone through different periods of research—in the 19th and early 20th centuries the focus was on the Germanic roots of English, later the literary merits were emphasized, and today the focus is upon paleography and the physical manuscripts themselves more generally: scholars debate such issues as dating, place of origin, authorship, and the connections between Anglo-Saxon culture and the rest of Europe in the Middle Ages. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License what in tarnation is Anglo-Saxon literature? Q. what in tarnation is Anglo-Saxon literature? Asked by 5'5'' with browneyes - Sun Sep 17 18:42:24 2006 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Anglo-Saxon literature (or Old English literature) encompasses literature written in Anglo-Saxon (Old English) during the 600-year Anglo-Saxon period of Britain, from the mid-5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. These works include genres such as epic poetry, hagiography, sermons, Bible translations, legal works, chronicles, riddles, and others. Beowulf is a good example of Anglo-Saxon literature. I hope this helps. BTW, I greatly enjoyed your use of the word 'tarnation'. Thank you. Answered by mattwms_97 - Sun Sep 17 18:47:14 2006 what time period of british literature does the anglo-saxon period cover? Q. what time period of british literature does the anglo-saxon period cover? Asked by HB - Thu Oct 16 13:17:49 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. From the works of the Venerable Bede (c715CE) until 1066. Answered by MBK - Fri Oct 17 12:51:02 2008 Literature ?
Q. How does Beowulf reflect the Anglo-Saxon period? Examples would be nice:) Asked by think.nerd - Wed Sep 6 23:04:44 2006 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. You can gain access to all the book reviews on Beowulf by Anonymous via the link below. At the bottom you will find a short extract of what you can expect from these reviews. Historical Context Beowulf, which is the largest surviving Old English poem, came down to us in a single manuscript, which is currently stored at the British Museum. The poem is believed to be composed by a Christian author in the 8th Century, but it was transcribed in the West Saxon dialect only towards the end of the 10th Century, a time at which there was a monastic revival in England and the literary culture had reached its high point. The fact that the poet of Beowulf is anonymous is not surprising as of all the Old English poetry, we know only two poets… [cont.] Answered by Crazy - Thu Sep 7 05:49:10 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Anglo-Saxon literature"
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