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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 Bible Translation Legal works Chronicles Riddles 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 Bible Translation Legal 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 rhyme 3-Things were not describing directly 4-Most of the things that describes in that age were sad events

Some Important writers Caedmon : -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 B Exodus Christ and Satan Andreas Guthlac The dream of the rood The Battle of Maldon

Genesis A and Genesis B

Christ and Satan

Lyrics poem Dero’d complaint The husband’s message The wife’s complaint

Prose Laws The 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.