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Saxon___seax:
ashortsword:
fighter
Heptarchy___7kingdoms
Essex,Wessex,Sussex,Kent,EastAnglia,Mercia,Northumbria,
legendaryfigure__KingArthurandhisknightsoftheRoundTable
KingAlfredoftheWessex:
ChristianizedtheAnglo-Saxons(heathens___Christianreligion)
597PopeGregorysentSt.Augustine
4.TheDanesortheVikings.
KingAlfredfightagainsttheDanes
KingEdgar___Englandwasunitedunderoneking
5.TheNormanConquered:
William
1066
ThelastSaxonking:
Harold
.TwohighlightsoftheAnglo-Saxonliterature
A.Northumbrianschool:
*Caedom:
thefirstAnglo-Saxonpoet
work:
Paraphrase___turnedthestoriesofBibleintoverseform
*VenerableBede:
thefatherofEnglishhistory
work:
TheEcclesiasticalHistoryoftheEnglishPeople
B.WessexLiterature:
*KingAlfred:
thefatherofEnglishnavy
contributionstoEnglishliterature
1.LatinbooksweretranslatedintoWestSaxondialect
2.responsibleforthelaunchingofTheAnglo-SaxonChronicle
3.createdastyleofAnglo-Saxonprose
DetailofanengravingofAlfred(artist
.Anglo-Saxonpoetry____Beowulf
Beowulf,writteninOldEnglishsometimebeforethetenthcenturyA.D.,describestheadventuresofagreatScandinavianwarriorofthesixthcentury.
Arichfabricoffactandfancy,BeowulfistheoldestsurvivingepicinBritishliterature.
Beowulfexistsinonlyonemanuscript.ThiscopysurvivedboththewholesaledestructionofreligiousartifactsduringthedissolutionofthemonasteriesbyHenryVIIIandadisastrousfirewhichdestroyedthelibraryofSirRobertBruceCotton(1571-1631).
Thepoemstillbearsthescarsofthefire,visibleattheupperleftcornerofthephotograph.TheBeowulfmanuscriptisnowhousedintheBritishLibrary,London.
ThefirstpageoftheBeowulfmanuscript.
Beowulf:
1.earliestheroicpoetry
8thcenturyinWessexdialect
3,183lines
partlyhistoricalandpartlylegendarymaterials
2.threeparts:
thefightagainstGrendel
thefightagainstGrendel’smother---seamonster.
thefightagainstdragon:
agedkinganddied
story:
theexcitingadventuresofagreatlegendaryhero
3.theme:
highspiritualqualities
resolutiontoservethecountryandkinsfolk
truecourage
courteousconduct
loveofhonour
4.hero:
Beowulfisstrong,courageous,selfless,readytoriskhislife
paganism(heathen)andChristianelements
5.artisticfeatures/technicalstructure:
A.*caesura___everylineconsistsoftwoclearlyseparatedhalflinesbetweenwhichisapause,calledcaesura
……
Grendelstalking;
God’sbrandwasonhim.
thegold-hallofmen,themead-drinkingplace
nailedwithgoldplates.Thatwasnotthefirstvisit
B.*alliteration___aformofinitialrhyme,orheadrhyme.Itistherepetitionofthesamesoundorsoundsatthebeginningoftwoormorewordsthatarenexttoorclosetoeachother.
Hecameonundertheclouds,clearlysawatlast
Rage-inflamed,wreckage-bent,berippedopen
C.*foot___ismadeupofanaccentedsyllableandavaryingnumberofunaccentedsyllable.
Formen/maycome/andmen/maygo
Grendel/stalking;
/God’sbrand/wasonhim.
D.*Kenning___afigurativelanguageinordertoaddbeautytoordinaryobjects.Itisametphorusuallycomposedoftwoworks,whichbecomestheformulaforaspecialobject.
Helmetbearer___warrior
Swanroad___thesea
Theworldcandle___thesun
E.*theuseofrepetitionandvariation
Grendal___Thespoiler/warlikecreature/thefoe/horriblemonster
Ahostofyoungsoldiers/acompanyofkinsmen/awholewarrior-band
Beowulf
Downoffthemoorlands’mistingfellscame
Grendelstalking;
god’sbrandwasonhim.
Thespoilermeanttosnatchaway
Fromthehighhallsomeofhumanrace.
Hecameonundertheclouds,clearlysawatlast
Thegold-hallofmen,themead-drinkingplace
Nailedwithgoldplates.Thatwasnotthefirstvisit
HehadpaidtothehallofHronthgartheDane:
Heneverbeforeandneverafter
Harderlucknorhall-guardsfound.
Walkingtothehallcamethiswarlikecreature
Condemnedtoagony.Thedoorgaveway,
Toughenedwithiron,atthetouchofthosehands.
Rage-inflamed,wreckage-bent,herippedopen
Thejawsofthehall.Hasteningon,
Thefoethensteppedontotheunstainedfloor,
Angrilyadvanced:
outofhiseyesstood
Anunlovelylightlikethatoffire.
Hesawtheninthehallahostofyoungsoldiers,
Acompanyofkinsmencaughtawayinsleep,
Awholewarrior-band.Inhishearthelaughedthen,
Horriblemonster,hishopesswelling
Toagluttonousmeal.Hemeanttowrench
Thelifefromeachbodythatlayintheplace
Beforenightwasdone.Itwasnottobe;
Hewasnolongertofeastonthefleshofmankind
Afterthatnight.
Homework:
1.Explaintheterms
Csesura
Alliteration
Foot
Kenning
2.Shortanswer
WhatarethetwohighlightsoftheAnglo-Saxonliterature
(Northumbriaschool)
ThecontributionKingAlfredgavetotheEnglishliterature
3.MakecommentsonBeowulf
Chapter2TheNormanPeriod(1066–1350)
1066usheredinanewperiodinEnglishhistory
William,theDukeofNormandydefeatedKingHarold
TheNormanconquestin1066acceleratedthedevelopmentoffeudalisminEngland.
WhatisthefeudalismlikeinEngland?
William
theking
Thesoleownerofallland
|
thechurch
barons(relativesandfollowers)
knights(householdservants)
(readytofightfortheking)
serfsandpeasants
thechiefclassconflict:
theserfsandthepeasants______feudallords(theking,thebaronsandthechurch)
thepeasantuprisingin1381
.MiddleEnglish
3languagesusedsidebyside
Latin___thelanguageofeducation
French___thelanguageoftheupperclasses
MiddleEnglish(Anglo-Saxon)___thelanguageofthecommon
>
TheinflectionalsystemofoldEnglishwasweakened
AlargenumberofFrenchwordsborrowed
Formalgrammarsimplified
.Literatureintheperiod
1.thelargestproportionofsurvivingMiddleEnglishliteratureisreligious.
2.Romance____theinfluenceofFrenchliterature
Romance___apopulartypeofliteratureintheMiddleAges.ItschiefbreedinggroundwasthearistocraticsocietyinFrance.Itisataleinverse,embodyingthelifeandadventuresofknights.Thecontentofromancewasusuallyaboutlove,chivalryandreligion.
3.categoriesofromance:
ThematterofFrance:
CharlemagnetheGreat
Roland___theFrenchnationalhero
ThematterofRome:
AlexandertheGreat
ThesiegeofTroy
ThematterBritain:
KingArthur
SirGawain
SirGawainandtheGreenKnight
Unknownwriterwrittenin1375-1400
2500lines
Structure:
fourfyttes(stanza,orpassageinpoem)
Fytte1:
theappearanceofthegreenknightandhischallengetoSirGawain
Fytte2:
SirGawainwenttomeetthegreenknightandstayedinacastle
Fytte3:
whathappenstoGawainduringthethreedays
Day1:
deer_____resistthetemptationofthewife,onlyonekiss
Day2:
boar____resistagain,onekiss
Day3:
fox____threekissesandagirdleandhidthegirdle
Fytte4:
thefightbetweenthegreenknightandGawain
Theme:
reflectstheidealoffeudalknighthood.
Atrueknight:
notonlydedicatehimselftothechurch
Butalsopossessthevirtuesofcourage,fidelitytohispromise,physicalchastityandpurity.
Literaryachievements:
Containsseveralelementswhichpreparedgroundforanewculture
1.avividportrayaloftheheroandafineanalysisofhispsychology
2.awellunifiedandexcitingplotfullofclimaxesandsurprises
3.thethreehuntingscenesandthethreebedchamberscenesarecloselyrelatedwitheachother.
4.amixtureofAnglo-SaxonpoetryandFrenchpoetry.
Anglo-Saxonpoetry:
alliteration
Frenchpoetry:
metricalverseesp.theuseof“bob”and“wheel”
Bob___referstoparagraphsoflongalliterativelinesofvaryinglengtharefollowedbyasinglelineoftwosyllables
Wheel___referstoagroupoffour-stressedlinescalledwheelandthissetofshortlinesformingtheconcludingpartofastanza.
SirGawainismadeupoftwostories,one(thetestingatBercilak'
scastle)setinsidetheother(thebeheadingoftheGreenKnightatthebeginningandthereturnblowattheend).itisthoughtbymanytobethefinestliteraryworkoftheMiddleAges.Itisalsotherarestoftales:
alovestorythatisn'
t,really,aswellasoneofthefunniesttalesoftheMiddleAges
InthefirstepisodeatKingArthur'
scastle,youmustbearinmindthatnooneknowswhatisgoingon.LikeGrendel,theGreenKnightisasortofcreatureneverseenbeforebymen.SirGawainis,throughoutthepoem,markedbyabsolutecourtliness,thatistosay,heisalwayscourageous,honorable(hekeepshisword),devout,loyal,andgracioustowardallmenand(especially)women(payspecialattentiontothepentangle).Hethinksitishiscouragethatisbeingtested.Hedoesnotrealizethattheincidents
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