Old English Period — Anglo-Saxon Period (450-1066)1.The History ?From 55 BC to 410 AD, the Romans conquered the land and transplanted its civilization. 2.The Literature Two divisions: Pagan & Christian Pagan The Seafarer 水手; The Fight at Finnisburg 芬尼斯郡之战 ; The Wanderer 流浪者; Waldhere 瓦登希尔; The Battle of Maldom 马尔登战役Widsith(威德西斯 ); The complaint of Deor 迪奥的抱怨?The wife’s Lament 妻子的哀歌 ; Ruin 毁灭 are good examples. Beowulf , England ’s national epic. Writing features not a Christian but a pagan poem of all advanced pagan civilization, The use of the strong stress and the predominance of consonants are very notable in this poem. Each line is divided into two halves, and each half has two heavy stresses The use of alliteration is another notable feature and makes the stresses more emphatic. There are a lot of metaphors and understatements in this poem Anglo-Norman Period (1066-1350) The literature ?The Growth of the Arthurian Legends?The legends of King Arthur and his knights had existed as an oral tradition since the time of the Celts. ?John Wycliffe (1320-1384) ?the first man who attempted to translate the Bible from sonorous Latin into English. ?Chanson de Roland 罗兰之歌William Langland Sir Gawain and the Green KnightGeoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) Chaucer ’s contribution to English Literature and Language the “ father of English poetry” the first most significant poet in English literary history to write in Middle English the “ heroic couplet” did much in making the dialect of London the foundation for the modern English language Popular Ballads大众民谣代表人物： Bishop Thomas Percy 托马斯 .帕希主教代表作： Robin Hood and Allin-a-Dale罗宾汉和阿林代尔The Renaissance The...
