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Beowulf – an Introduction

Beowulf – an Introduction. A “self-portrait of a culture” (our own culture?). Origin and Setting. Action is 6 th century Scandinavia Told in Old English between 500 and 1000 Beowulf, the Geat (Sweden) Danish King Hrothgar The monster, Grendel Herot (the mead hall)

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Beowulf – an Introduction

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  1. Beowulf – an Introduction A “self-portrait of a culture” (our own culture?)

  2. Origin and Setting • Action is 6th century Scandinavia • Told in Old English between 500 and 1000 • Beowulf, the Geat (Sweden) • Danish King Hrothgar • The monster, Grendel • Herot (the mead hall) • 3 mortal battles depicted in the epic poem

  3. Terms • Scops • Epic • The Iliad • Kenning • Caesura • Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631) • Seamus Heaney • Burton Raffel

  4. Readings • Today – pg. 36-41 • Homework – pg 41-49 Be prepared to tell the plot in your own words • In next class – pgs. 50 – 60 selected passages • What “portrait” has been taken of Anglo-Saxon culture? • What remains in our culture? • Next – Medieval Ballads

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