- 1. ByYusuf Kurniawan,SS,MA The History of English Literature,
YK, 2005/2006
2. The Ancient English Period ( 50-1100) The History of English
Literature, YK, 2005/2006 3.
- In 50 AC Rome invaded to Englandmade it a
provincecivilization
- In 410 Roman soldiers withdrawn for good
- Celts turned weak towards Germanics invasion (Jutes, Angles
& Saxon) from Northern Germany
- Language turned to ancient English (Anglo Saxon)Middle English
( 1100 -1500)Modern English ( 1500 present).
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- The spreading of Christianity
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- Monasteries builtcentres of knowledge
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- Big change, from spoken to written culture brought great impact
to the society
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- Those carried by Germanic tribes (Europe)
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- The two were recorded for the sake of Christian
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- Beowulf (3000 lines epicheroic storyunknown author)
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- Beowulf as the reflection of the social condition at the
time
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- Other Anglo Saxons poems: sea war, towns ruins, living as an
expatriate, living as a minstrel. E.g.:The Battle of Brunanburgh,
The Battle of Maldon, The Seafarer(monologue),The Ruin,
Deor(minstrel).
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- Generally, poems reflect serious & gloomy feelings.
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- Prominence of manhood and loyalty
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- Cadmon from Whitby monastery:ParaphrasecontainingGenesis,
Exodusstories.
- Cynewulf from Anglia:The Christ, Juliana, The Fates of the
ApostlesandElene.The only English poet mentioned his name.
- English is no longer Germanic. Part of the Northern Europe
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- All cultural heritages & literary works destroyed
- Only small fragments remained (written in West Saxon)
- The end of Anglo-Saxons literature period
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- In the 9th century, England was one step ahead
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- Its because of King Alfred from Wessex (871-901)
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- Alfred managed to return England as it had ever been
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- Many books were translated
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- Pastoral Careby Paus Gregorius first translated
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- Ecclesiastical History the English Peopleby Bede
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- Historical events were recordedfor two centuriesAnglo-Saxon
Chronicle
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- Universal History and Geographyby Orosius
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- Consolations of Philosophyby Boethius
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- King Alfred became the first pioneer for English Prose
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