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Introduction to Generic Ideals The Anglo-Saxon Period. Record notes on organizer. Epic. a long narrative poem written in a lofty style, set in a remote time and place, involving heroic characters and deeds. Structural elements :. Larger-than-life hero Supernatural forces influence action
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Introduction to Generic IdealsThe Anglo-Saxon Period Record notes on organizer
Epic a long narrative poem written in a lofty style, set in a remote time and place, involving heroic characters and deeds
Structural elements: • Larger-than-life hero • Supernatural forces influence action • Vast setting • Lofty language • Often opens with an invocation, an appeal to the Muses for inspiration • Often begins in media res • Long formal speeches
Examples of epics: • Beowulf • Paradise Lost • The Odyssey • The Iliad • Aeneid • Braveheart • Lord of the Rings • Gladiator • Troy
Epic hero - the protagonist (main character) of an epic; Characteristics: strong, famous, noble, courageous
Alliteration repeated initial consonant sounds
Caesura - space in the middle of the line in Anglo-Saxon poetry which indicates a pause
Old English derived from Germanic language; ancestor of modern English; aka Anglo-Saxon
Kenning a metaphor substituted for a noun in Anglo-Saxon poetry Examples: Spear-Danes, whale-road, death-shadow