Old English literature , or Anglo-Saxon literature , encompasses literature written in Old English , in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th century to the decades after the Norman Conquest of The strict adherence to the grammatical rules of Old English is largely inconsistent in 12th century work — as is evident in the works cited above — and by the 13th century the grammar and syntax of Old English had almost completely deteriorated, giving way to the much larger Middle English corpus of literature. The poem Beowulf , which often begins the traditional canon of English literature , is the most famous work of Old English literature. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle has also proven significant for historical study, preserving a chronology of early English history.
What You Need to Know About the Epic Poem 'Beowulf'
An Old English love poem from « Thijs Porck
Now for the first time, the entire Old English poetic corpus is rendered into modern strong-stress, alliterative verse in a masterful translation by Craig Williamson. The Complete Old English Poems also features his essay on translation and Tom Shippey's introduction on the literary scope and vision of these timeless poems. About fourteen hundred years ago, mourners buried a man in what archaeologists have now labeled "Grave 32" in the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Snape, in Suffolk, England. He was laid out carefully and respectfully, in pagan fashion, with a spear by his right side and a round shield covering the left side of his torso. Underneath the shield, though, the mourners placed what may have been the dead man's most precious possession: his harp. Technically speaking, it is a lyre, but Anglo-Saxons would have called it a hearpe.
Old English Core Vocabulary. The list below presents some Old English words which could be regarded as literary core vocabulary. Some of the words are among the most frequent in Old English literature; some are of particular importance on account of their literary or linguistic usage.
Some information about the structure of Old English Anglo-Saxon poetry and how this structure fits together. First a word about the structure of Old English poetry. The Old English poetic line consists of two rhythmical half-lines that alliterate.
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