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ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE download, two complementary modes of poetry, :arrow…

- - - - Historical report of Anglo-Saxon history from the Christian Age to the 12th century
- - - - long narrative poetical composition
      - objective tone: neither the author nor the characters criticise the ideals of their country
      - sense of pessimism and melancholy regarding the condition of man
      - vivid language
      - didactic aim :arrow_forward: elevated style
    - - supernatural creatures :dragon_face:
      - vivid type-scene such as the banquet, the funeral, the battle
    - - recollection of a glorious past and brave deed of heroes :muscle::skin-tone-3:
        
        heroic life and the function of leadership
      - description of aristocratic or military society :crown:
    - - anonymous epic poem
      - belonged to the oral tradition, it was transcribed by a monk in the 9th century
      - ideals of bravery, integrity and altruism
      - Germanic society when Christianity mingled with Paganism
      - supernatural tones and great battle scenes :crossed_swords: :dragon:
      - vivid language
      - strong sense of sadness :cry:
    - - Importance of STRESS
        
        each line can be divided in two halves which are split by caesura;
        
        each half has two main stress
      - ALLITTERATION
        
        it was used to link the two different halves of the line
      - KENNING
        
        an extended compound metaphor
        
        combination of two different words to create metaphors:
        i.e. sky-candle = sun
        whale-road=sea
  - - - THE SEAFARER
        
        Reflection on the hard conditions of life of an Anglo-Saxon explorer of the sea :ocean:
  - - - It's the earliest example of a poem in Old English
      - Written in the 7th century in Whitby
- - - - They were more liturgical appendices which exploited some theatrical devices such as costumes and dramatic dialogues.
        
        They represent the rebirth of drama in Medieval Europe
        
        QUEM QUAERITIS?
        
        contained in an Anglo-Saxon liturgical text of the 10th century
- - - - transmitting cultural values and preserving tradition
  - - - Religious works were copied in monastic scriptoria
        
        In medieval times book production was expensive. Authors would write their works by hand, in ink on parchment or vellum.
      - Non-religious texts were copied by independent craftsmen and groups of scribes in collaboration with book binders and illustrators (=limners)