1. Old English Literature

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Genesis A and Genesis B

11. Christ and Satan

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

13. 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.