Beowulf (700)
The Old English language, also called AngloSaxon, was the earliest form of English. (7)
Old English was spoken from about 600 A.D.
to about 1100.
First English epic, a story of 3,000 lines,
author unknown
Story of Beowulf about Hrothgar, King of
the Danes, and a brave young man, Beowulf,
from southern Sweden, who goes to help the
King
The first great poem (Anglo-Saxon) to be
written
Grendel in Beowulf
Canterbury Tales
Miracle Plays
Subjects of the
Miracle Plays:
Disobedience of Adam and
Eve (p.20)
Noah and the great flood
Abraham and Isaac
Events in the life of Christ
Miracle Plays
Acted on a stage called pageant
Performed at the same time in different places
Serious and religious in intention
Characters in the play has a tendency to become
recognizably human
Morality Plays