Epic
Epic
It is a long narrative poem about a hero of a nation
and his great deeds.
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Anglo-Saxon poet is called scop
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He was an entertainer in story and song.
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He used an harp while telling his story.
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He told his epic in alliterative verse
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He used stereotyped phrases for
descriptions
The epics circulated by word of mouth for
generations.
These epics were written down by late Anglo-
Saxon priests. All recorded English literary works
dated from Christian England for the priest was the
only source of literacy and learning. But these
priests changed the or
i
ginal form of Anglo-Saxon
epics. They added passages which told Christian
religion and they excluded the passages which
were thought sinful.
Beowulf
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Beowulf
is the only complete epic in Old
English, which has survived to the present.
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It’s in the British museum now.
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The original work was composed in
another dialect. The poet is indefinite.
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The Christian elements added indicate
that it was recorded by a priest or a group
of priests.
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The hero is a warrior, a lord belonging to a tribe called
Geats.
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The events in the epic tell the heroic ideals of Anglo-
Saxons
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The story describes three great deeds of Beowulf.
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The first great deed, he fights with Grendel
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The second great deed, he kills Grendel’s mother
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The third great deed, he kills the dragon. But he is
wounded
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The analysis of
Beowulf «The Fight with
Grendel»
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Source:
The Norton Anthology of English
Literature Vol:1
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Epic It is a long narrative poem about a hero of a nation and his great deeds. Anglo-Saxon Epics Anglo-Saxon poet is called scop
He was an entertainer in story and song. He used an harp while telling his story. He told his epic in alliterative verse He used stereotyped phrases for descriptions
The generations. These epics were written down by late Anglo- Saxon priests. All recorded English literary works dated from Christian England for the priest was the only source of literacy and learning. But these priests changed the original form of Anglo-Saxon epics. They added passages which told Christian religion and they excluded the passages which were thought sinful. epics circulated by word of mouth for
Beowulf is the only complete epic in Old English, which has survived to the present. It s in the British museum now. The original work was composed in another dialect. The poet is indefinite. The Christian elements added indicate that it was recorded by a priest or a group of priests.
The hero is a warrior, a lord belonging to a tribe called Geats. The events in the epic tell the heroic ideals of Anglo- Saxons The story describes three great deeds of Beowulf. The first great deed, he fights with Grendel The second great deed, he kills Grendel s mother The third great deed, he kills the dragon. But he is wounded
The analysis of Beowulf The Fight with Grendel Source: The Norton Anthology of English Literature Vol:1
