英国文学简史完全版AConciseHistoryofBritishLiteratureChapter1EnglishLiteratureofAnglo-SaxonPeriodI
Introduction1
Thehistoricalbackground(1)BeforetheGermanicinvasion(2)DuringtheGermanicinvasiona
immigration;b
Christianity;c
heptarchy
socialclassesstructure:hide-hundred;eoldermen(lord)–thane-middleclass(freemen)-lowerclass(slaveorbondmen:theow);e
socialorganization:clanortribes
militaryOrganization;g
Churchfunction:spirit,civilservice,education;h
economy:coins,trade,slavery;i
feastsandfestival:Halloween,Easter;j
legalsystem
TheOverviewoftheculture(1)ThemixtureofpaganandChristianspirit
(2)Literature:a
Poetry:twotypes;b
prose:twofigures
Beowulf
Ageneralintroduction
Thecontent
Theliteraryfeatures
(1)theuseofalliteration(2)theuseofmetaphorsandunderstatements(3)themixtureofpaganandChristiane