Old English literature refers to the language and writings of Anglo-Saxon England between the 5th and 12th centuries. It was first an oral tradition but later developed a written form using manuscripts. The literature reflected the strong religious faith and admiration for heroic warriors of Anglo-Saxon culture at the time. Popular genres included poetry which was the dominant form, using unique literary devices like caesura and alliteration. Old English was influenced by the Germanic languages of invading populations like the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, as well as Latin and Old Norse from the Vikings, and provides insight into early English history.
Presentation include the brief historical description of old English periods. It includes all the periods which describes the timeline of events that occurred in each periods
Old English LiteratureOld English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc) or Anglo-Saxon[2] is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages
Presentation include the brief historical description of old English periods. It includes all the periods which describes the timeline of events that occurred in each periods
Old English LiteratureOld English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc) or Anglo-Saxon[2] is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages
The presentation highlights the major periods or the eras of English Literature dated from Anglo-Saxon till 20th century i.e. the Modern Era. It shows the political, social, economic background of the ages.
Anglo-Norman literature is literature composed in the Anglo-Norman language developed during the period 1066–1204.
The Norman language came over to England with William the Conqueror. Following the Norman conquest, the Norman language became the language of England's nobility.
1. Scandinavian (those who came in the end of the Old English period) — over 500 words (take, give, sky, wrong, etc.);
2. French (the language of the Norman conquerors) — over 3500 words (government, army, battle, etc.). Though the number of the French words is greater, all the Scandinavian words — common, colloquial, everyday, indispensable — entered the very core of the language, and their influence is very great. The French words are generally terms indispensable only in certain official spheres, but not colloquial.
A power point presentation on Middle English by the students of English dept. at Metropolitan University, Sylhet.
Pulak Barua Ex Lecturer Dept. of English Metropolitan University, Sylhet, Bangladesh
It is about the changes that take place in the English Language due to The English Renaissance, Great Vowel Shift, Printing press, The Bible, Dictionaries and Grammars, Golden age of literature, William Shakespeare and International trade.
This detailed presentation gives a clear overview of the evolution of the English language throughout the ages.
Including the Old English, Middle English, Early Modern, Modern and Late Modern periods, the slideshow covers contextual elements, key features of language, key dates and examples of text for each.
Bullet points and images and a nice layout make the presentation concise and simple, while still containing a lot of information.
This presentation is suitable for English language A-level at A2 level (made for the WJEC A2 exam)
Correction: Old English example text states that the Anglo Saxon Chronicle was written in the 19th century. This is a typo - it was actually the 9th century!
The presentation highlights the major periods or the eras of English Literature dated from Anglo-Saxon till 20th century i.e. the Modern Era. It shows the political, social, economic background of the ages.
Anglo-Norman literature is literature composed in the Anglo-Norman language developed during the period 1066–1204.
The Norman language came over to England with William the Conqueror. Following the Norman conquest, the Norman language became the language of England's nobility.
1. Scandinavian (those who came in the end of the Old English period) — over 500 words (take, give, sky, wrong, etc.);
2. French (the language of the Norman conquerors) — over 3500 words (government, army, battle, etc.). Though the number of the French words is greater, all the Scandinavian words — common, colloquial, everyday, indispensable — entered the very core of the language, and their influence is very great. The French words are generally terms indispensable only in certain official spheres, but not colloquial.
A power point presentation on Middle English by the students of English dept. at Metropolitan University, Sylhet.
Pulak Barua Ex Lecturer Dept. of English Metropolitan University, Sylhet, Bangladesh
It is about the changes that take place in the English Language due to The English Renaissance, Great Vowel Shift, Printing press, The Bible, Dictionaries and Grammars, Golden age of literature, William Shakespeare and International trade.
This detailed presentation gives a clear overview of the evolution of the English language throughout the ages.
Including the Old English, Middle English, Early Modern, Modern and Late Modern periods, the slideshow covers contextual elements, key features of language, key dates and examples of text for each.
Bullet points and images and a nice layout make the presentation concise and simple, while still containing a lot of information.
This presentation is suitable for English language A-level at A2 level (made for the WJEC A2 exam)
Correction: Old English example text states that the Anglo Saxon Chronicle was written in the 19th century. This is a typo - it was actually the 9th century!
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2. • Old English is the term to refer to the language literature spoken and
written in Anglo-Saxon England.
• It is the language and literature of the Anglo-Saxon populations.
• Old English is directly related to Modern English. (many words come
from Old English)
• Old English was first oral but then it attained alphabets writing on
manuscripts.
3. Content of Old English
• They have strong belief and fate
• Wide church and pagan World
• Admiration of heroic warriors who win in battles
• Express religious faith and give moral instruction through literature
4. Style of Old English
Literature
• Only oral tradition was used at first
• Poetry was the dominant genre of
literature
• Some unique forms included: Caesura,
Alliteration, Repetition
6. Historical
Events
• British history was
characterised by foreign
invasions and internal
problems
• As a result of these events:
many different kind of races,
tongues and cultures
1. Anglo-Saxon
2. Vikings
3. Rome
1
2
3
7. As a result of these invasions
• English words were Germanic, having come from the languages of
Angles, Jutes and Saxons.
• Latin, however, also had a strong influence on early English.
• Then, Scandinavians (Vikings) contributed many words to Old English.
• Old English literature consists of poetry, prose, charms, riddles,
maxims, proverb, and other wisdom sayings.
• It is a mixture of pagan traditions, thoughts about life, the universe
and nature as well as Christian thought and moral values
8. Importance of Old English
• Showes us where English
exactly comes from and how
it relates to other languages
• Tells about the history, social
structure and geography of
England.
