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english literature
英 国 文 学 English Literature
一，Anglo-Saxon Period (449-1066)
I. Background
1. The British Isles and the European Continent
2. Celts: the original inhabitants
3. The major invasions made by
– The Romans in 43
– The English around 449
– and the Normans in 1066
4. The Anglo-Saxons
– Tribes from Northern Europe
– Old English, a branch of the Germanic language family – Heathens, worshipped Heaven and Earth, Woden and Thor – Summer god, Winter monster, Frost Giants
5. St. Augustine and Christianity
1.Four English dialects II. Old English Poetry
1). Kentish (Jutes)
2). West Saxon (Saxons)
3).Mercian (Angles)
4). Northumbrain (Angles)
2. Alfred the Great (871-901) ---West Saxon dialect became the Standard Language in literature.
3. The Religious Group
– Genesis A and Genesis B
– Exodus
– The Dream of the Rood
– Beowulf
– The Wanderer
– Deor
– The Seafarer 4. The Secular Group
