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Introduction to Generic Ideals The Anglo-Saxon Period

Explore the characteristics and structural elements of epic poetry in the Anglo-Saxon period, focusing on larger-than-life heroes, supernatural influences, vast settings, and lofty language. Learn about key features such as invocations, formal speeches, and epic heroes like Beowulf. Discover the significance of alliteration, caesura, Old English language, and kennings in epic poems.

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Introduction to Generic Ideals The Anglo-Saxon Period

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  1. Introduction to Generic IdealsThe Anglo-Saxon Period Record notes on organizer

  2. Epic a long narrative poem written in a lofty style, set in a remote time and place, involving heroic characters and deeds

  3. 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

  4. Examples of epics: • Beowulf • Paradise Lost • The Odyssey • The Iliad • Aeneid • Braveheart • Lord of the Rings • Gladiator • Troy

  5. Epic hero - the protagonist (main character) of an epic; Characteristics: strong, famous, noble, courageous

  6. Alliteration repeated initial consonant sounds

  7. Caesura - space in the middle of the line in Anglo-Saxon poetry which indicates a pause

  8. Old English derived from Germanic language; ancestor of modern English; aka Anglo-Saxon

  9. Kenning a metaphor substituted for a noun in Anglo-Saxon poetry Examples: Spear-Danes, whale-road, death-shadow

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