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1 Beowulf and English literature
MIND MAP (pages ) Anglo-Saxon culture spread of Christianity written documents oral tradition birth of English literature: Beowulf

2 Beowulf GENRE: Epic poem (deeds of Beowulf)
SETTING: Denmark, Geatland and Sweden in the 6° or 7° century PROTAGONIST: Beowulf, strong and courageous warrior from Scandinavia STRUCTURE: two parts Beowulf kills Grendel and his mother Beowulf, king of the Geats, kills a dragon but he dies too Lines divided by caesuras  distinctive rhythm, no rhyme

3 COMPOSED BY: bards in Old English (mixture of Germanic dialects) with accompainment of harp WRITTEN BY: one or more poets in an easier English By Desirèe Mosca

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