UNIT 1 Flashcards
Poetry in old English
Caedmon’s Hymn
Deor’s Lament
Exeter Book
Genesis A and Genesis B
Cynewulf
The battle of Maldon
Beowulf
Caedmon’s Hymn
ca.670): found in Whitby, Northumbria
-> the first text found that it’s not latin (the evolution of latin with all the other influencer languages):)
Deor’s lament
religious text that appears in the Exeter Book.
The exeter book
Exter, Devon (was an important religious center)-> it’s the largest extant collection of Old english poetry
- The Wanderer- no religious (with background of christianity)
- The Seafarer- no religious ( with background of
Genesis A and Gnesis B
about the genesis (when the world was created-> first part of the bible)
The dream of the Rood
end 7th C). Ruthwell Cross, Scotland/ Northumbria-> the earliest dream poem and one of the religious poems in the English language. (rood: creu)
Cynewulf
8th/9th C), Northumbria: is one of twelve Old english poets known by name, and one of four whose work is known to survive nowadays
-the Exeter Book (2 poems)
- the Vercell Book (2 poems)
The battle of Maldon
the story of this battle (991 AD)-> Wrote by a journalist/historian
Beowulf
750 AD- Between 6th and 11th C
Is an old English epic poem in the tradition of germanic heroic legend and it’s one of the most often translated works of old english literature.
epic hero from afar
Hrothgar, king of Danes
Heorot castle
Indefinite past
reality and fiction blurred
Power, success and honor
Prose in Old english
-Epic poetry
- recalls shared glorious past
- deeds of a brave man
-Tragedy: heroe inevitably dies
-Energy: recalls things & times now in the past
-Laws: (early 7th C) -> e.g. 30sh penalty for splitting a man’s ear
-The anglo-saxon Chronicle
- last decade of reign of King Alfred (849-901 AD)
- Translations in the vernacular
- early history of the country
-Cura Pastoralis: manual de conducta (per el seu fill-> religios)
