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Welcome!
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War & Peace
Beowulf - Anglo-Saxon Period
World War I Poets
Anglo-Irish Conflict
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Roadmap
Beowulf
understand the fight with Grendel
Start assignments
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Lesson goal
In class, you familiarise yourself with part of the content of the epic poem 'Beowulf'
By the end of this class you understand the content of 'The Fight with Grendel'
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Periods of British Literature
Renaissance = also called 'Early Modern Period'
Beowulf
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Beowulf
Setting:
Early 6th Century
Present-day Denmark and Sweden
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What went on before
Hrothgar - Heorot
Grendel
Hygelac - King of the Geats, uncle to Beowulf
Beowulf - prince of the Geats
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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.
