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Welcome!
Slide 1 - Diapositive
War & Peace
Beowulf - Anglo-Saxon Period
World War I Poets
Anglo-Irish Conflict
Slide 2 - Diapositive
Roadmap
Beowulf
understand the fight with Grendel
Finish assignments
Slide 3 - Diapositive
Lesson goal
By the end of this class you understand the content of 'The Fight with Grendel'
You have thought about what it means to be human / a monster
Slide 4 - Diapositive
Periods of British Literature
Renaissance = also called 'Early Modern Period'
Beowulf
Slide 5 - Diapositive
Beowulf
Setting:
Early 6th Century
Present-day Denmark and Sweden
Slide 6 - Diapositive
What went on before
Hrothgar - Heorot
Grendel
Hygelac - King of the Geats, uncle to Beowulf
Beowulf - prince of the Geats
Slide 7 - Diapositive
Kenning
a form of circumlocution that replaces a simpler noun or concept with metaphorical combination of words. They are like taking the long way home, linguistically.
