HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE

MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD (1066- 1500)

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Hello Lovely Readers Hello Lovely Readers, Let us know something about ” MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD ” in the section ‘ HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE’. The Middle English period extends from 1066 to 1500 A.D. In 1066, the Normans ( a French speaking group) invaded England and started ruling over it. These Normans were descendents of … Read more

‘ANGLO-NORMAN PERIOD’ OR ‘MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD’

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HI FOLKS! Welcome to the section ‘HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE’ and the topic for today is ‘Middle English period’ or ‘Anglo-Norman period’. MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD STARTS WITH THE NORMAN CONQUEST OF ENGLAND IN 1066 A.D.  NORMANS WERE  A CIVILIZATION OF FRANCE. France was the literary and educational centre of all Europe. A French literary ideal was … Read more

ANGLO SAXON POETS AND PROSE WRITERS: CAEDMON, CYNEWULF AND ALFRED ,THE KING OF WESSEX

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HI READERS ! WELCOME TO MY BLOG AND THE SECTION ‘ HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE’. TODAY , WE SHALL BE STUDYING ABOUT THE REPRESENTATIVE POETS OF OLD ENGLISH CHRISTIAN POETRY . 1.CAEDMON——   (657A.D.–684A.D) HE IS THE EARLIEST ENGLISH POET KNOWN. HE WAS A NORTHUMBRIAN. HE IS ONE OF THE TWELVE ANGLO- SAXON POETS KNOWN . … Read more

ANGLO-SAXON EPIC POEM ‘BEOWULF’

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HI READERS ! WELCOME TO THE NEW SECTION OF MY BLOG , ‘HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE’. TODAY WE SHALL KNOW THE PECULIAR CHARACTERISTICS OF ANGLO-SAXON EPIC ‘ BEOWULF’. THE SUMMARY OF EPIC -POEM BEOWULF— THE SETTING OF THE STORY IS SCANDINAVIA IN 6TH CENTURY . A  HERO OF GEATS  (A NORTH GERMANIC TRIBE)WHOSE NAME IS BEOWULF, … Read more

( HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE ) ‘OLD ENGLISH’ OR ‘ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD’

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HI READERS ! WELCOME TO A NEW SECTION OF THE BLOG , “HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE” LET US KNOW THE PECULIAR CHARACTERISTICS OF ‘OLD ENGLISH‘ OR ‘ANGLO- SAXON PERIOD‘ AND TRIBES. THE OLDEST KNOWN TRIBES IN NORTHERN EUROPE WERE  ‘ CELTS ‘ OR ‘GALES‘ WHO USED TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGES  ‘CELTIC’ OR ‘GAELIC’. THESE CELTS … Read more