Слайд 1The Course of the Literature of Great Britain
Part 1. The
Dawn of English literature
Слайд 2Outline
Introduction. The notion of literature.
The notion of English literature.
Periods of
English literature
Old English period
The ancient Britons and their language
The Roman invasion
The invasion of Germanic tribes
Literature of Germanic tribes
The Anglo-Saxon dialects and the Runes.
Слайд 31. Literature is …
a term used to describe written and sometimes
spoken material. Derived from the Latin word litteratura meaning "writing formed with letters," literature most commonly refers to works of the creative imagination, including poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction, journalism, and in some instances, song.
Слайд 42. English literature …
Consists of poetry, prose and drama written in
the English language by authors in England, Scotland and Wales since 1707.
Слайд 53. Periodization of English literature
The 8 periods of English literature
:
428-1100 Old English Period
1100-1485 Middle English Period
1485-1660 Renaissance Period
1660-1798 Neoclassic Period
1798-1870 Romantic Period
1870-1914 Realistic Period
1914-1965 Modern or Modernist Period
1965-Post Modernist or Contemporary Period
Слайд 64. Old English Period (428-1100)
5. The Ancient Britons and their Language
In the 4th century BC the country we now call England was known as Britain. There lived Britons. (Celtic race, Celtic language)
The life of them was primitive. They were farmers and hunters.
They has a cruel and strange religion – the religion of Druids. Druids governed the country.
Слайд 9The Anglo-Saxon King and the Warrior
Слайд 106. The Roman Invasion
In the year 55 BC GB was conquered
by Romans (Latin). They were very practical.
Caesar was the 1st who invaded the country in the 1st century BC.
Слайд 11They were rather clever …
The Romans brought their civilization to
them and taught them to build bridges, houses and roads.
A large number of English words come from Latin, e.g. street comes from strata, wall from vallum, port from portus, etc.
Слайд 12It lasted for more than 400 years till Romans came back
Слайд 13They came from the shores of the North Sea and the
Baltic and settled in the county of Kent.
They spoke different dialects of the West Germanic Language. (Now it is German).
They were pagans.
All these invaders created the Anglo-Saxon England – “Angle-land”
Слайд 14During that period the land was divided into …
Little kingdoms. The
most important were –
Mercia
Northumbria
Kent
Wessex.
The political power was in Wessex.
Слайд 16The AS were…
well-developed, artistic, brave, hardy, poetic people.
They had NO written
language yet when they came to GB. But they had letters called RUNES which they carved on wood and stone.
One Anglo-Saxon poem “Beowulf” has reached our days. We call this period the Dawn of the English Literature.
Слайд 188. Literature of Germanic tribes
It was written but was remembered.
They were fond of poetry.
Their poems were based on historic facts and magic.
Their heroes often had supernatural power.
In the 7th century they adopted Christianity and began composing religious works.
Слайд 19The Language of the Poem
Anglo-Saxon verse had no rhyme and
no regular number of syllables in its lines, but it was necessary that each line should have three stressed syllables usually beginning with the same consonant. Such a sound effect is called "alliteration". Note the alliteration in the following lines:
[b] Bore it bitterly he who bided in darkness
[t] Twelve-winters' time torture suffered
[s] Soul-crushing sorrow. Not seldom in private
[k] Sat the King in his council; conference held they
[h] Heard in his home: of heroes then living
Слайд 20Monks …
were the most learned people of that time.
Such people
were called “scribes” – from Latin “scribere” (which means “to write”)
The written Anglo-Saxon literature developed on the basis of the Latin alphabet.
Слайд 21SUMMARY
Literature is a kind of art expressed in literary forms.
English literature is a literature written by the authors from England, Scotland and Wales.
EL has 8 periods.
Early El was mainly in oral forms.
The Romans greatly influenced on cultural development of Britons.
The Germanic tribes brought a lot of differences into social and cultural life of Britons as well.
Слайд 22Tasks and Questions
When was England called Britain?
What people lived there?
What race
did they belong to?
What language did they speak?
What can you say about their culture?
Who conquered the Britain in the year 55?
What language did the Romans speak?
What were the Romans good at?
Слайд 239. By whom was Britain conquered after Romans?
10. What dialects did
they speak?
What were the gods of Anglo-Saxons?
11. What land was created by invaders?
12. Prove that AS were comparatively well-developed.
Слайд 24Home Assignment
1. Gordeeva N. M. pp. 5-7 : to be
able to retell
2. Hecker M.J. pp. 7-9 : to be able to retell